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January 13, 2021
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Shared Decision Making with Breast Surgeon and Cancer Survivor Anne Peled, MD

Anne Peled, MD, is a practicing breast and plastic surgeon. In this episode, we discuss the importance of representation in the medical system and how being a breast cancer survivor has changed the way she practices medicine.

  • Intro :04
  • About Peled :15
  • The interview 1:07
  • Peled’s journey to becoming a practicing breast cancer and plastic surgeon 1:51
  • Does your family practice near you? Are they in the same state? Or are they kind of scattered? 3:59
  • Has becoming a breast cancer survivor changed how you practice medicine? 5:15
  • Addressing the disruption in care involved with cancer treatments 9:11
  • Were you able to continue working throughout your cancer treatment? 11:26
  • How did you manage work-life balance while going through cancer treatment? 12:44
  • As both a breast surgeon and a patient have you come across perspectives where some breast cancer initiatives can do the opposite effect of what it was intended to do? 17:14
  • When you talk about breast cancer disparities have you found that there are really effective ways to address that type of problem when it comes to breast cancer care? 19:15
  • The importance of representation in the medical system 20:43
  • How effective has the use of social media for information been for you and how did you get involved doing it through Instagram? 24:18
  • The impact of social media and expanding communities 26:44
  • Peled’s take-home message 29:18
  • How to reach Dr. Peled 30:31

Anne Peled, MD, is a practicing breast cancer and plastic surgeon based in San Francisco. She is the co-director of the Breast Care Center of Excellence at Sutter Health California Pacific Medical Center. 

We’d love to hear from you! Send your comments/questions to Dr. Jain at oncologyoverdrive@healio.com. Dr. Peled can be reached on Instagram @drannepeled. Follow us on Twitter @HemOncToday @ShikhaJainMD

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Disclosures: Jain reports she is a paid freelance writer for Lippincott. Peled reports no relevant financial disclosures.