MicheleM.CarpenterMDFACS

General Surgery • Orange, CA

Breast

Breast Surgeon Providence St. Joseph Hospital Orange

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Office
1000 West Laveta Ave
Orange, CA 92868
Phone+1 714-734-6216

Fax+1 888-424-9767

Summary

Dr. Michele Carpenter is a general surgeon in Orange, CA and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including MemorialCare, Saddleback Memorial Medical Center and St. Joseph Hospital. She received her medical degree from Georgetown University School of Medicine and has been in practice 34 years. She specializes in breast and oncoplastic breast surgery,

Remembering Suzanne Somers and her battle with cancer

Suzanne Somers battled cancer long before her well-publicized breast cancer diagnosis in 2000. Michele Gile reports.

Education & Training

Naval Hospital San Diego1985 - 1989
Naval Medical Center (San Diego)Residency, Surgery, 1989
Naval Hospital San Diego1983 - 1984
Georgetown University School of MedicineClass of 1983, MD
University of Scranton BS, Biology, Magna cum Laude, 1975 - 1979

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 1986 - 2025
American Board of Surgery Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Orange County CA Physician of Excellence OCMA, 2011-2012, 2014-2023
Best Doctor Best Doctors, 2012-2021
Top Doctors:LA Area Castle Connolly, 2013
Top Doctors:San Diego Area Castle Connolly, 2013
Orange County CA Physician of Excellence e.g. National Academy of Sciences, 2011
Scranton Preparatory School T. Donald Rinfret Alumni Award 2010
University of Scranton Frank O’Hara Alumni Award 2009
Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
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Clinical Trials

Early Surgery or Standard Palliative Therapy in Treating Patients With Stage IV Breast Cancer Start of enrollment: 2011 May 16
Completed
Not Applicable
Intraoperative Boost Radiotherapy With Electrons (IOERT) Followed By Hypofractionated Whole-Breast Irradiation (WBRT) Start of enrollment: 2011 Jan 01
Active, not recruiting
Not Applicable
Single Fraction Intraoperative Radiotherapy Start of enrollment: 2012 Feb 01
Completed
Not Applicable

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

New Technology for the Breast Surgeon.
Michele Carpenter, Julie Le
The Surgical Clinics of North America. 2023-02-01
6 citations
Intraoperative electron radiotherapy boost as a component of adjuvant radiation for breast cancer in the community setting.
Afshin Forouzannia, Jay K. Harness, Michele Carpenter, Robert Ash, Williams
The American Surgeon. 2012-10-01

Lectures

Breast Cancer and Nutrition.
St. Joseph Cancer Center
Health and Wellness:Sorting Myths from Reality.
Woman Sage Conference
Numerous talks to Primary doctors and Public regarding breast cancer.
(2009-2010)
Treatment Is Over: Now What?
Susan G Komen Orange County Annual Symposium, Anaheim, CA
Breast Cancer Discussion.
Nestle Corporation, Glendale, CA
The View.
Scranton Preparatory School, Scranton, PA
New Reasons for Optimism in Breast Cancer Treatment.
St. Josephs “The Spiritual Side of Cancer” Lecture
Breast Cancer and CBE The Basics.
California Dept of Health
Breast Cancer Basics.
Susan G. Komen For the Cure, Orange County
Breast Cancer: How Genetics Affects Screening and Treatment.
St. Joseph Cancer Center
Perioperative Radiotherapy for Rectal Cancer: A Retrospective Review.
M.S. Deweese Society, Spring Symposium
Breast Cancer Update.
Cordelia Knott Wellness Foundation
Options for Breast Cancer Treatment.
Irvine Medical Center
Anatomy and Physiology of the Breast.
BCEDP Proficiency in Breast Examination Course (1996-2012)
Breakthroughs in Breast Cancer Treatment.
Community Outreach Presentation, Saint William of York, Del Mar, CA
Current Concepts in Breast Disease.
Scripps Clinic Seminar for the Practicing Dentist
Breast Cancer Screening and Genetics.
Grand Rounds Scripps Clinic
Breast Cancer Screening.
CMEA Primary Care Conference, San Diego (1996)
Breast Cancer and the Surgeon.
San Diego Surgical Society
Pulmonary Embolism and Deep Vein Thrombosis Prophylaxis.
Department of Surgery Grand Rounds, UCSD Medical School
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