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HOUSTON, TEXAS, December 15, 2014 The long-awaited Breast Center and IVF lab opens next month at Westside Surgical Hospital. Patients will receive comprehensive breast and fertility care with the most advanced imaging and reconstructive surgery techniques available. The landmark center offers 3D mammograms, 3D ultrasounds, stereotactic breast biopsies and bone density testing, in addition to the robust reconstructive surgery program. “Westside Surgical Hospital has always had a special focus on breast health, but with this new center we will be able to care for women from diagnosis through treatment,” shares Dr. Jay Shenaq, plastic and reconstructive surgeon who is the…

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Joyce is a true survivor. 20 years before she came to Westside Surgical Hospital, she had already survived one bout with breast cancer following surgery, chemotherapy and radiation. Then, shortly after a mammogram that had been clear, she found a lump. “The mammogram may have shifted the lump so I was able to find it on my own,” Joyce explains. Westside Surgical Hospital was featured on Fox 26 News at 9 with health reporter, Melissa Wilson. Hear more about Joyce, and her experience with Westside Surgical Hospital in the full interview:

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Westside Surgical Hospital is pleased to announce that construction has begun on the eagerly awaited breast center at the hospital. This landmark center will offer patients access to stereotactic breast biopsies, a 3D mammogram unit (breast tomosynthesis), 3D ultrasound, and bone density testing. This advanced imaging, combined with the hospital’s robust reconstructive surgery program sets the hospital apart and offers the ideal environment for early detection and treatment. Dr. Jay Shenaq will serve as the executive director for the center. Through the establishment of the breast center, an IVF lab will also open, under the direction of Dr. Michael Heard.…

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