Dr. Maureen T Kavanah M.D.
Surgical Oncologist | Surgical Oncology
88 E Newton St D510 Boston MA, 02118About
Dr. Maureen Kavanah is a surgical oncologist practicing in Boston, MA. Dr. Kavanah specializes in diagnosing, staging and treating cancer-related symptoms. Surgical oncologists also decide if the patient is a candidate for surgery or other cancer treatments based on certain factors such as age, physical fitness and other possible coexisting medical conditions
Education and Training
Tufts Univ Sch of Med, Boston Ma 1975
Tufts University School of Medicine 1975
Board Certification
SurgeryAmerican Board of SurgeryABS
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Tamoxifen in treatment of intraductal breast cancer: National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project B-24 randomised controlled trial.
- Lymphedema and quality of life in survivors of early-stage breast cancer.
- Efficacy of polyglycolic acid mesh sling in keeping the small bowel in the upper abdomen after abdominal surgery: a 12-month study in baboons.
- Small bowel exclusion from the pelvis by a polyglycolic acid mesh sling.
- A complementary role for thallium-201 scintigraphy with mammography in the diagnosis of breast cancer.
Awards
- 2011 Boston Super Doctors
- 2001 President Mass Chapter American College
- 2012 Clinical Investigator Lifetime Achievement Award of the National Surg
Treatments
- Gynecomastia
- Melanoma
- Skin Cancer
- Breast Cancer
Fellowships
- Boston Univ Med Center, Surg/Gyn Oncology Fellowship 1979
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