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Local Surgeon Prepares to Lead Medical Team To Dominican Republic

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Dr. Edna Kapenhas at the Ellen Hermanson Breast Center at Stony Brook Southampton Hospital. DANA SHAW

Dr. Edna Kapenhas at the Ellen Hermanson Breast Center at Stony Brook Southampton Hospital. DANA SHAW

The 2019 team, from left: Meriz Yliana Guzman Cabrera, patient navigator; Dr. Edna Kapenhas; an unnamed patient; Christina Wolchok, surgical resident; and Michael Valdes. courtesy Edna Kapenhas, MD

The 2019 team, from left: Meriz Yliana Guzman Cabrera, patient navigator; Dr. Edna Kapenhas; an unnamed patient; Christina Wolchok, surgical resident; and Michael Valdes. courtesy Edna Kapenhas, MD

Kitty Merrill on Jan 7, 2020
Dr. Edna Kapenhas’s face lights up when she talks about seeing five-year survival patients again. For the last seven years, Dr. Kapenhas, the director of breast surgery and the medical... more

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