Shelley Nakamura, MD
Cancer Prevention Specialist
Phone:
602-786-0720
Address:
19646 N. 27th Ave, #407
Phoenix, AZ 85027
Expertise
Genetic education, counseling, and testing
Individualized breast risk assessment and management
Complete breast examination
Increased surveillance for high-risk lesions (ADH, LCIS, etc.) and high-risk genetic mutations for breast cancer
Referral to other specialists to encompass overall management of high risk including risk-reducing surgery
About Dr. Nakamura
After years of surgically treating breast cancer, Dr. Shelley Nakamura now eagerly to focuses her expertise on counseling patients on its prevention. She is a fellowship-trained breast surgeon who completed her Breast Surgery Oncology fellowship at the University of Southern California. She is a published author of several articles regarding breast cancer and has contributed to a book chapter by the nationally renowned breast surgeon, Dr. Melvin Silverstein.
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A native of Arizona, Dr. Nakamura is a graduate of the University of Arizona with a degree in Molecular and Cellular Biology. After obtaining her medical degree from Tulane University School of Medicine, she completed her General Surgery residency at Hahnemann Hospital in Philadelphia.
In her spare time, Dr. Nakamura enjoys reading a good book, Pilates, and being with her family.