Shared Decision Making with Breast Surgeon and Cancer Survivor Anne Peled, MD

Anne Peled, MD, is a practicing breast and plastic surgeon. In this episode, we discuss the importance of representation in the medical system and how being a breast cancer survivor has changed the way she practices medicine.

• Intro :04
• About Peled :15
• The interview 1:07
• Peled’s journey to becoming a practicing breast cancer and plastic surgeon 1:51
• Does your family practice near you?  3:59
• Has becoming a breast cancer survivor changed how you practice medicine? 5:15
• Addressing the disruption in care involved with cancer treatments 9:11
• Were you able to continue working throughout your cancer treatment? 11:26
• How did you manage work-life balance while going through cancer treatment? 12:44
• As both a breast surgeon and a patient, have you come across perspectives where some breast cancer initiatives can do the opposite of what they were intended to do? 17:14
• Have you found effective ways to address disparities in breast cancer care? 19:15
• The importance of representation in the medical system 20:43
• How effective has the use of social media for information been for you, and how did you get involved doing it through Instagram? 24:18
• The impact of social media and expanding communities 26:44
• Peled’s take-home message 29:18
• How to reach Dr. Peled 30:31

Anne Peled, MD, is a practicing breast cancer and plastic surgeon based in San Francisco. She is the co-director of the Breast Care Center of Excellence at Sutter Health California Pacific Medical Center.  

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Disclosures: Jain reports she is a paid freelance writer for Lippincott. Peled reports no relevant financial disclosures.