Massachusetts General Hospital

Biography

Suzanne B. Coopey, MD is an Assistant in Surgery in the Division of Surgical Oncology at the Massachusetts General Hospital.  She specializes in breast surgery.  She also serves as an Instructor in Surgery for Harvard Medical School.  Dr. Coopey received her undergraduate training at the Pennsylvania State University and her medical degree from the Ohio State University College of Medicine.   She did her general surgery training at the Cleveland Clinic and received her fellowship training in breast oncology at the combined Massachusetts General Hospital, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Brigham & Women's Hospital program.

Research

Dr. Coopey's research activities are focused on innovations in lumpectomy techniques to optimize re-excision rates and cosmetic outcomes, clarifying the risk of breast cancer in women with atypical breast lesions, and evaluating nipple-sparing mastectomy techniques and outcomes.

Research Interests:
  - Optimizing Lumpectomy Outcome
  - High Risk Patients

Publications

View my most recent publications at PubMed

Coopey SB,Buckley JM, Smith BL, Hughes KS, Gadd MA, Specht MC.  Lumpectomy Cavity Shaved Margins Do NotImpact Re-Excision Rates in Breast Cancer Patients.  Annalsof Surgical Oncology [in press].

Coopey SB,Smith BL, Hanson SA, Buckley JM, Hughes KS, Gadd MA, Specht MC.  The Safety of Multiple Re-Excisions afterLumpectomy for Breast Cancer.  Annals of Surgical Oncology 2011 Jun 1[Epub ahead of print].

S Brooks, R Djohan, R Tendulkar, B Nutter, J Lyons, J Dietz.  Risk Factors forComplications of Radiation on Tissue Expander Breast Reconstructions.  TheBreast Journal [in press].

T Berry, S Brooks, N Sydow,R Djohan, J Lyons, J Dietz. Complication Rates of Radiation on TissueExpander and Autologous Tissue Breast Reconstruction.  Annalsof Surgical Oncology 2010:17;S202.