Dr. Dubin - a former model and Miss Sweden, as well as a mother, a wife, and a physician - says that when was told that she had breast cancer, it was like her whole world shut down. But she was better prepared to cope than most people who receive a cancer diagnosis. Her medical training gave her the ability to expertly evaluate the treatment options avialable to her. She set about on a months-long quest to identify the best medical care, and decided to be treated at Mount Sinai.

After Mount Sinai helped her win her battle against breast cancer, Dr. Dubin was determined to do more to help other women in the same situation. She and her husband Glenn Dubin, a Mount Sinai Trustee since 2004, envisioned creating a center where all the services that a breast cancer patient needs could be found under one roof.

Every detail of the new Center has been evaluated by Dr. Dubin and Drs. Port and Raptis. Helping them is an advisory panel of women, most of whom are also breast cancer survivors, who are able to suggest improvements to the patient experience.

With a multidisciplinary focus in mind, the three doctors shaped a program that includes space for diagnostic evaluation in radiology, surgery and reconstruction, medical treatment by experienced breast oncologists, and infusion for chemotherapy and other therapeutics. Services are available not just for women with cancer, but also for those in remission and those looking to minimize their risk of getting the disease.

Behind the scenes, the doctors have worked with Mount Sinai administrators to ease the paperwork and records burden typically associated with transferring care between facilities or between doctor's offices. Medical records for the Center's patients will be contained in one overall electronic medical record, so that records are easily transportable and accessible in one centralized location.

Source: The Mount Sinai Medical Center