Sentinel Node Biopsy
Patients with invasive Breast Cancer have an increased for metastasis or spread of the cancer to the regional lymph nodes. In the case of breast cancer, this most commonly translates to the lymph glands in the armpit/axillary area..
A new technology, Sentinel Node Biopsy, has been developed. This technology allows your surgeon to identify and remove the lymph nodes most likely to be involved with metastasizing cells. If the intraoperative evaluation of the lymph node does not show cancer, a complete lymph node dissection is no longer required. Dr. Donahue has performed more than a thousand sentinel node biopsies. Dr. Donahue travelled to the University of Texas, Southwest, in Dallas,Texas, to receive the latest updates in this emerging technology in 1999.
Dr. Donahue presented a paper at the American Society of Breast Surgeons 2nd Annual meeing in La Jolla, Ca on May 5, 2001. His paper, SENTINEL NODE IMAGING AND BIOPSY IN BREAST CANCER PATIENTS, WAS PUBLISHED IN THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SURGERY, OCTOBER, 2001.
Dr. Donahue's paper can be seen in the American Journal of Surgery 182 (2001) pp426-428

Selected as one of America's Top Doctors for Breast Cancer Surgery
Dr Donahue has been selected as one of America's Top Doctors-"The Best in American Medicine 2011" Breast Cancer Surgery, by Castle Connolly Medical
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Stereotactic image guided breast biopsy
Dr. Donahue is a member of the Steering Committee for Stereotactic Breast Biopsy for the American College of Surgeons. Dr Donahue has participated as an Instructor in the American College of Surgeons Stereotactic Image Guided Breast Biopsy Postgraduate courses for The American College of Surgeons since 2002. Dr Donahue is the co-Director of a stereotactic breast biopsy course offered this spring in Scottsdale proir to the annual Meeting of the American Society of Breast Surgeons.
Dr. Donahue provides state of the art image guided stereotactic breast biopsy techniques. If you have been told that you have an abnormal mammogram, please call our office so that we can schedule an appointment for you immediately.

Ultrasound guided breast biopsy
Dr. Donahue is a member of the National Ultrasound Faculty of the American College of Surgeons. Dr. Donahue has also received certification in Breast Ultrasound from the American Society of Breast Surgeons. Dr. Donahue has state of the art ultrasound equipment in his office AND in the operating room when he performs breast surgery.
Office based ultrasound guided breast biopsy is performed in the office, under local anesthesia.

American Society of Breast Surgeons
Dr. Donahue is a member of the American Society of Breast Surgeons, serving as Chair of the Ethics Committee since 2005. Dr. Donahue has participated as an instructor at both the Basic and Advanced
Breast Ultrasound and Stereotactic Courses at the Society's Annual meetings since 2002.
Dr. Donahue is an active member of the American Society of Breast Surgeons.