Meet Dr. Melanie Lynch
October 09, 2024Melanie Lynch, MD, is director of breast surgery at the Norma Pfriem Breast Center at Smilow Cancer Hospital, which has locations at Park Avenue Medical Center in Trumbull and Fairfield and at Bridgeport Hospital.
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- 00:00Taking care of patients with
- 00:01breast concerns
- 00:03is is just an awesome
- 00:04job. I love my practice.
- 00:06I see patients with benign
- 00:08breast disease, patients who are
- 00:10at increased risk for breast
- 00:11cancer, and we help manage
- 00:13that risk, and patients who
- 00:14have a breast cancer diagnosis,
- 00:16the moment of the diagnosis
- 00:18is a very stressful time.
- 00:20And so being able to
- 00:21approach patients with
- 00:23compassion
- 00:24and calm
- 00:25and information
- 00:26so they feel empowered to
- 00:28make their best decisions
- 00:31is really meaningful to me.
- 00:32And that work is really
- 00:34done best by an entire
- 00:36team.
- 00:37And so what's very meaningful
- 00:38to me about my work
- 00:39is that I work with
- 00:40a group of nurses, nurse
- 00:42practitioners,
- 00:43my colleagues in medical oncology
- 00:45and radiation oncology.
- 00:46I collaborate with our pathologists
- 00:48and our radiologists.
- 00:50And as a team,
- 00:51not only do we come
- 00:52to a good diagnosis, but
- 00:53we come to a treatment
- 00:55plan that's really tailored for
- 00:56every patient. And we now
- 00:58cure ninety percent of women
- 01:00with breast cancer.
- 01:01So every day, I get
- 01:03to go to work and
- 01:04cure cancer, which is really
- 01:06gratifying.