Asal Rahimi, M.D., M.S., Chief of Breast Radiation Oncology Service
Breast Cancer
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UT Southwestern’s Center for Breast Care offers comprehensive, patient-focused breast cancer treatment using the latest medications, techniques, and therapies. Our team includes some of the best breast cancer specialists in the world who have dedicated their entire clinical activities to treating breast cancer. This expertise means patients receive unsurpassed care from specialists who treat breast cancer patients every day.
Meet Our Team
Prasanna Alluri, M.D., Ph.D.
Mona Arbab, M.D., M.Ed.
Shohreh Bahrami, M.S., APRN, FNP-C
Dillon Li, M.D., M.P.H.
Narine Wandrey, M.D.
Program Overview
Our breast care physicians have dedicated their entire clinical activities to treating breast cancer, which means patients receive unsurpassed care from specialists who treat breast cancer patients every day.
ABC Education Video
We have two Active Breathing Coordinator (ABC) machines used to monitor patients requiring breast/chest wall and lymph node treatments. This video will help you understand what to expect.
Surface-Guided Radiation Therapy
Mona Arbab, M.D., M.Ed., Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology and Associate Program Director of the Medical Residency and David Parsons, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology and Associate Program Director of the Medical Physics Residency discuss what surface-guided radiation therapy is and how you will perform a breath hold during your radiation treatments.
Breast Skin Care
During your breast cancer treatments, you may experience several side effects to your skin. Jane Steele, a registered nurse on our breast disease-oriented team, discusses these side effects and the skin products and methods you can use to alleviate them.
Breast Cancer Clinical Trials
As one of the top academic medical centers in the country and the only NCI-designated cancer center in North Texas, we lead and participate in a number of clinical trials aimed at improving the outcomes of patients with cancer. Our Department enrolls approximately 200 new patients in clinical trials each year.
Clinical trials are critical in developing new therapies for cancer and can mean having access to new medication, groundbreaking research, and additional clinical care. Our clinical trials team is comprised of radiation oncologists, radiation biologists, clinical research coordinators, quality assurance coordinators, and clinical data specialists.
Therapeutic
STU 052018.052 (GammaPod Boost) Tumor Bed Boost Using a Breast-Specific Radiosurgery Device, the GammaPod: Registry Study and Evaluation of Quality of Life with Development of Sizing Nomogram. Learn about the GammaPod.
STU 2018.0236 (Tailor RT) A Randomized Trial of Regional Radiotherapy in Biomarker Low-Risk Node-Positive Breast Cancer.
STU 2019.1099 (Carbon-13) Single Institution Pilot Study to Detect Radiation-Induced Cardiotoxicity in Left-Sided Breast Cancer Patients Using Hyperpolarized Carbon 13-Based Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopic Imaging.
STU 2019.1183 A Phase I Dose-Escalation Study of Single Fraction Pre-Operative Partial Breast (S-PBI) for Early Stage Breast Cancer.
If you’re interested in a clinical trial, please talk to your doctor.
Learn more about clinical trials.
Helpful Resources
Our patients share their stories and experiences within the Department of Radiation Oncology at UT Southwestern.
Radiation therapy can sound frightening, but we’re here to guide patients throughout their journey. From our dedicated team of physicians and therapists to dietitians and social services, we can help with any questions or concerns.
We offer a variety of support services to help those with cancer and their families.