Cynara Coomer
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Cynara Coomer is the Chief of Breast Surgery and Director of the Comprehensive Breast Center at Staten Island University Hospital
and a Fox News medical contributor. She is also an assistant clinical professor of surgery specializing in breast health and breast cancer surgery at Mount Sinai School of Medicine
in New York City. Dr. Coomer is the recipient of several awards including the Patient’s Choice Award and America’s Top Surgeons.
. She specializes in performing nipple-sparing and areola-sparing mastectomies with immediate reconstruction. She is also experienced in providing partial breast radiation.
A native of South Africa
, Dr. Coomer completed her medical school degree in 2002 at Loma Linda University School of Medicine in Southern California. She fulfilled her surgical residency at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences Medical Center
. Soon after, she was appointed an Assistant Professor of Surgery there.
Before coming to Staten Island University Hospital, Dr. Coomer was a breast surgeon at Mount Sinai Medical Center and Lenox Hill Hospital
in New York City. At both hospitals she established a clinical practice devoted to treating breast diseases of all kinds, both benign and malignant.
Breast health isn’t something Dr. Coomer only focuses on while at work. She’s involved in many community awareness programs. She is also affiliated with a number of professional societies like the American Society of Breast Surgeons and the Metropolitan Breast Cancer group.
as a medical contributor in May 2009. She provides expertise on a variety of topics in cancer research with a focus on women's health. She also appears as a contributor on WNYW-FOX 5 News and as a medical reporter, host and blogger for FoxNewsHealth.com.
Dr. Coomer appears regularly on America Live, America's Newsroom
, Fox & Friends
, Fox Report with Shepard Smith
, Happening Now
, Red Eye with Greg Gutfeld, Studio B with Shepard Smith, The O’Reilly Factor and Your World with Neil Cavuto
.
, in December 2010. Her diagnosis came just four weeks after giving birth to her first child. She underwent a total thyroidectomy
where surgeons removed her thyroid gland and several lymph node
s. The prognosis for this type of cancer is quite good with a 80-90 percent survival rate. She's spoken out about her experience on Fox News Channel and written several columns about it for Foxnews.com. In February 2011 she was treated for thyroid cancer with radioactive iodine.
Staten Island University Hospital
Staten Island University Hospital is a major tertiary referral center on Staten Island, in New York City.SIUH is a two-campus, 785-bed teaching hospital consisting of a North Campus, a South Campus, and the now closed Concord Campus....
and a Fox News medical contributor. She is also an assistant clinical professor of surgery specializing in breast health and breast cancer surgery at Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Mount Sinai School of Medicine is an American medical school in the borough of Manhattan in New York City, currently ranked among the top 20 medical schools in the United States. It was chartered by Mount Sinai Hospital in 1963....
in New York City. Dr. Coomer is the recipient of several awards including the Patient’s Choice Award and America’s Top Surgeons.
Medical Background
Dr. Coomer is board certified in general surgery and a fellow of the American College of SurgeonsAmerican College of Surgeons
The American College of Surgeons is an educational association of surgeons created in 1913 to improve the quality of care for the surgical patient by setting high standards for surgical education and practice.-Membership:...
. She specializes in performing nipple-sparing and areola-sparing mastectomies with immediate reconstruction. She is also experienced in providing partial breast radiation.
A native of South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
, Dr. Coomer completed her medical school degree in 2002 at Loma Linda University School of Medicine in Southern California. She fulfilled her surgical residency at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences Medical Center
SUNY Downstate Medical Center
The State University of New York Health Science Center at Brooklyn, better known as SUNY Downstate Medical Center, is a public university and medical center located in central Brooklyn, New York and the only academic center for health education, research, and patient care serving Brooklyn’s 2.5...
. Soon after, she was appointed an Assistant Professor of Surgery there.
Before coming to Staten Island University Hospital, Dr. Coomer was a breast surgeon at Mount Sinai Medical Center and Lenox Hill Hospital
Lenox Hill Hospital
Lenox Hill Hospital, on Manhattan's Upper East Side in New York City, is a 652-bed, acute care hospital and a major teaching affiliate of New York University Medical Center. Founded in 1857 as the German Dispensary, today's 10-building Lenox Hill Hospital complex has occupied its present site since...
in New York City. At both hospitals she established a clinical practice devoted to treating breast diseases of all kinds, both benign and malignant.
Breast health isn’t something Dr. Coomer only focuses on while at work. She’s involved in many community awareness programs. She is also affiliated with a number of professional societies like the American Society of Breast Surgeons and the Metropolitan Breast Cancer group.
Journalism
Dr. Coomer joined Fox News ChannelFox News Channel
Fox News Channel , often called Fox News, is a cable and satellite television news channel owned by the Fox Entertainment Group, a subsidiary of News Corporation...
as a medical contributor in May 2009. She provides expertise on a variety of topics in cancer research with a focus on women's health. She also appears as a contributor on WNYW-FOX 5 News and as a medical reporter, host and blogger for FoxNewsHealth.com.
Dr. Coomer appears regularly on America Live, America's Newsroom
America's Newsroom
America's Newsroom, written on-air as "America's Newsroom with Bill Hemmer and Martha MacCallum" is an American news/talk program on Fox News Channel, first airing on February 12, 2007.-Synopsis:...
, Fox & Friends
Fox & Friends
Fox & Friends is an American morning television show on the Fox News Channel.-History:The show begins at 6:00 a.m. Eastern Time with the latest Fox News Live headlines and analyzes the news of the morning...
, Fox Report with Shepard Smith
Fox Report
The Fox Report is a fast-paced American nightly news program on Fox News Channel, hosted weekdays by Shepard Smith and weekends by Harris Faulkner.-About the program:...
, Happening Now
Happening Now
Happening Now is a news program broadcast on the Fox News Channel weekdays at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time.-About the show:The show is hosted by Jon Scott and Jenna Lee with breaking news updates from Harris Faulkner and Rick Folbaum. Happening Now replaced the 11am-1pm ET block of Fox News Live in 2007...
, Red Eye with Greg Gutfeld, Studio B with Shepard Smith, The O’Reilly Factor and Your World with Neil Cavuto
Your World with Neil Cavuto
Your World with Neil Cavuto , which debuted as the Cavuto Business Report on the network's launch in 1996, is an American business television program appearing on Fox News Channel.-About the program:...
.
Thyroid Cancer
Dr. Coomer was diagnosed with papillary carcinoma, which is the most common form of thyroid cancerThyroid cancer
Thyroid neoplasm is a neoplasm or tumor of the thyroid. It can be a benign tumor such as thyroid adenoma, or it can be a malignant neoplasm , such as papillary, follicular, medullary or anaplastic thyroid cancer. Most patients are 25 to 65 years of age when first diagnosed; women are more affected...
, in December 2010. Her diagnosis came just four weeks after giving birth to her first child. She underwent a total thyroidectomy
Thyroidectomy
A thyroidectomy is an operation that involves the surgical removal of all or part of the thyroid gland. Surgeons often perform a thyroidectomy when a patient has thyroid cancer or some other condition of the thyroid gland...
where surgeons removed her thyroid gland and several lymph node
Lymph node
A lymph node is a small ball or an oval-shaped organ of the immune system, distributed widely throughout the body including the armpit and stomach/gut and linked by lymphatic vessels. Lymph nodes are garrisons of B, T, and other immune cells. Lymph nodes are found all through the body, and act as...
s. The prognosis for this type of cancer is quite good with a 80-90 percent survival rate. She's spoken out about her experience on Fox News Channel and written several columns about it for Foxnews.com. In February 2011 she was treated for thyroid cancer with radioactive iodine.