Breast Care That Brings Experience and Teamwork Together

When it comes to breast health, some­times the hard­est part is not know­ing what comes next. A new lump, an unex­pect­ed change, or a call for addi­tion­al test­ing can leave you with ques­tions and worry.

Chris­t­ian Zwick, DO, breast sur­geon at Quin­cy Med­ical Group (QMG), works close­ly with spe­cial­ists in radi­ol­o­gy, oncol­o­gy, and plas­tic surgery to help patients nav­i­gate their breast health con­cerns. At QMG, that con­nect­ed approach is part of how the team pro­vides care every day.

A Team That Works Together

Breast care often involves sev­er­al steps — includ­ing an exam­i­na­tion, imag­ing, a poten­tial biop­sy, con­sul­ta­tions, and treat­ment. For anx­ious patients, know­ing what comes next and mov­ing for­ward with­out unnec­es­sary delays makes a dif­fi­cult time easier.

At QMG, spe­cial­ists col­lab­o­rate through­out every step of that jour­ney. Inter­ven­tion­al radi­ol­o­gists per­form biop­sies when need­ed, while Dr. Zwick com­mu­ni­cates direct­ly with oncol­o­gy and oth­er spe­cial­ists to coor­di­nate care and dis­cuss treat­ment options.

That team­work is built on per­son­al rela­tion­ships and open communication.

“I’m in con­tact with mem­bers of our team through­out the week, talk­ing about patients and work­ing through ques­tions togeth­er,” says Dr. Zwick. ​“We know each oth­er, we know how each oth­er works, and we can have those con­ver­sa­tions direct­ly. That makes a real dif­fer­ence when you’re try­ing to coor­di­nate care and keep things mov­ing for a patient.”

By col­lab­o­rat­ing behind the scenes, the team helps patients move seam­less­ly from diag­no­sis to treat­ment with­out hav­ing to nav­i­gate next steps on their own.

Per­son­al­ized Care, More Treat­ment Options

For patients diag­nosed with breast can­cer, find­ing the right approach means under­stand­ing indi­vid­ual goals, dis­cussing options thor­ough­ly, and devel­op­ing a tai­lored plan.

QMG offers a range of advanced sur­gi­cal options, includ­ing breast-con­serv­ing oncoplas­tic pro­ce­dures and skin- and nip­ple-spar­ing mas­tec­tomies with imme­di­ate recon­struc­tion. Dr. Zwick works close­ly with plas­tic sur­geon Eric Fynn-Thomp­son, MD, to seam­less­ly coor­di­nate care for patients who choose recon­struc­tive surgery.

“We have a lot of options avail­able to help our breast can­cer patients, and it’s impor­tant that they under­stand what those options are,” says Dr. Zwick. ​“Work­ing close­ly with our plas­tic surgery and oncol­o­gy teams helps us devel­op a plan that makes sense for each patient and their unique situation.”

Breast Care Goes Beyond Cancer

While treat­ing breast can­cer is a vital part of QMG’s mis­sion, it is only one aspect of the com­pre­hen­sive care pro­vid­ed. Not every wor­ry or symp­tom is can­cer-relat­ed; the team reg­u­lar­ly eval­u­ates and treats benign con­di­tions such as gyneco­mas­tia, fibroade­no­mas, mas­ti­tis, phyl­lodes tumors, and gen­er­al changes in the breast or nipple.

Many breast con­di­tions share sim­i­lar symp­toms, so hav­ing an expe­ri­enced team eval­u­ate each con­cern is essen­tial to peace of mind.

“There’s a lot more to breast health than can­cer,” says Dr. Zwick. ​“We see patients with all kinds of con­cerns, and some­times there can be over­lap between con­di­tions. Hav­ing deep expe­ri­ence with these dif­fer­ent issues helps us make sure patients get the cor­rect eval­u­a­tion and treat­ment right from the start.”

Expe­ri­enced Breast Care, Close to Home

For peo­ple through­out the region, hav­ing access to com­pre­hen­sive breast care means know­ing an expert team is near­by to help, what­ev­er the con­cern may be. At QMG, sur­geons, radi­ol­o­gists, oncol­o­gists, and plas­tic sur­geons unite their exper­tise to sup­port patients through­out their entire breast health journey.

“It’s real­ly the expe­ri­ence of the whole team and the rela­tion­ships we have with one anoth­er that make the dif­fer­ence,” says Dr. Zwick. ​“We can talk direct­ly, work through com­pli­cat­ed sit­u­a­tions togeth­er, and help patients get the care they need. We’re proud to offer that lev­el of care right here in our region.”

Learn more about Breast Can­cer care at QMG.