MammoPad Inventor Elected to Board of American Society of Breast Disease.Business Editors & Health/Medical Writers ALISO VIEJO, Calif.--(BW HealthWire)--April 25, 2002 BioLucent Inc., manufacturers of the Woman's Touch(TM) MammoPad(TM), today announced that MammoPad's inventor, Gail Lebovic, M.D., has been elected to the Board of Directors of the American Society of Breast Disease (ASBD ASBD American Society of Breast Disease ASBD Active Service Base Date ). "I'm so honored to be serving the society," Dr. Lebovic said. "I've devoted my entire career to supporting multidisciplinary treatment of breast disease. It is a great privilege to help advance the work of an organization dedicated to the same approach." Dr. Lebovic's three-year term will commence during the society's Annual Symposium in San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden , April 19-20, 2002. "Dr. Lebovic's rich and varied background will provide great strength to the ASBD board as it moves forward to meet the needs of healthcare professionals," said the society's president, Debu Tripathy, M.D., of the University of California, San Francisco . Dr. Lebovic, a breast surgeon breast surgeon A general surgeon specialized in breast surgery at Stanford University Stanford University, at Stanford, Calif.; coeducational; chartered 1885, opened 1891 as Leland Stanford Junior Univ. (still the legal name). The original campus was designed by Frederick Law Olmsted. David Starr Jordan was its first president. Hospital (Palo Alto, Calif.) and founder of the Bay Area Breast Center, developed the MammoPad breast cushion to make mammography mammography, diagnostic procedure that uses low-dose X rays to detect abnormalities in the breasts. The early diagnosis of breast cancer made possible by the routine use of mammography for screening women increases a woman's treatment alternatives and improves her more comfortable for women. She also hoped the improved comfort would encourage greater compliance with physicians' and government recommendations that all women over age 40 receive regular mammograms. Several clinical studies demonstrate that mammography discomfort is a primary reason for poor compliance with mammography screening guidelines. The MammoPad breast cushion, a single-use, adhesive-backed foam cushion, covers and cushions the cold, hard surfaces of the mammography device, thereby creating a softer, more comfortable mammogram mammogram /mam·mo·gram/ (mam´o-gram) a radiograph of the breast. mam·mo·gram n. An x-ray image of the breast produced by mammography. experience. A clinical assessment by the eminent Swedish mammographer Professor Laszlo Tabar, M.D., along with a U.S. study, tested the cushion's effectiveness with nearly 1,300 patients. In both research settings, a majority of women reported that the cushion significantly reduced discomfort. The research also confirmed that the recyclable, FDA-cleared cushion does not affect X-ray quality. Dr. Lebovic's medical practice encompasses the diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer, management of congenital breast deformities, and cosmetic and reconstructive breast surgery. In addition to her private practice, she is a clinical assistant professor of surgery at Stanford University School of Medicine Stanford University School of Medicine is affiliated with Stanford University and is located at Stanford University Medical Center in Stanford, California, adjacent to Palo Alto and Menlo Park. . She is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, often listed as "FACS", is a post-nominal title used to indicate that the surgeon's education and training, professional qualifications, surgical competence, and ethical conduct have passed a rigorous evaluation, and have been found to be and author of numerous peer-reviewed journal peer-reviewed journal Refereed journal Academia A professional journal that only publishes articles subjected to a rigorous peer validity review process. Cf Throwaway journal. articles. The American Society of Breast Disease is the only medical society in the United States that welcomes all healthcare professionals involved in breast disease. Founded in 1976, the ASBD advocates a multidisciplinary team approach to breast health management, provides a forum for consensus development, offers education programs and professional development, supports a national breast disease research agenda, and builds community among health professionals. The society publishes The Breast Journal, its official publication, and represents the U.S. at the World Society for Breast Health. For more information, email Chris Brockles at asbd1@aol.com or call 214/368-6836. Based in Aliso Viejo, BioLucent Inc. designs and manufactures products to increase patient comfort during mammography, while also ensuring high-quality images. For more information about the MammoPad breast cushion, call (toll-free) 866/460-4141 or access www.MammoPad.com. |
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