Breast disease
We rely on innovative technology in the hands of experienced breast specialists. We promise to tailor our service to your needs, recognize your individuality, and respect your privacy. Whether we're providing a routine mammogram or diagnosing a breast problem and determining treatment options, you will be evaluated by experts and receive individualized care in a single visit in a spa-like setting. Located at 1035 Cass Street, in Monterey, please call (831) 658-3633 for an appointment.
Breast Care Center Features
- Comprehensive breast care in a single setting, where breast specialists become your personalized team
- Mammography with MammoPad®, ensuring the most comfortable patient experience possible
- All-female staff
- Computer-assisted detection using R2 imaging equipment
- Minimally invasive diagnostic procedures using ultrasound, MRI, and stereotactic guidance
- Same-day biopsy, if indicated
- Quick turnaround on test results
- Customized treatment options based on discussion and consensus of a multidisciplinary team of specialists, including radiologists, pathologists, surgeons, radiation oncologists, medical oncologists, and plastic surgeons
- On-site clinical consultation with breast specialist
- An integrated breast program to ensure seamless access to hospital-based services, open communication among all physicians and the patient, and continuity of care
- A nurse navigator to ensure patients get every appointment they need and to provide support and counseling throughout their diagnosis, treatment, and recovery
- A second-opinion service
- Access to clinical trials
- Individualized breast self-exam instructions
- Screening for osteoporosis
Dr. Susan Roux
Say Hello to Dr. Susan Roux, Director of Breast Imaging and Diagnosis
She’s a grandmother of three, an art collector, and hopes to improve her golf game.
Dr. Roux has been a dedicated breast radiologist since 1988. Since that time, her commitment to excellence has been evident in the attention she gives to all details of breast imaging, from film processing to needle biopsy techniques.
Before she came to Monterey, Dr. Roux worked in a hospital network with four breast centers in Southern California and in the largest, oldest center in the United States (in Rochester, New York). At the Breast Care Center, Dr. Roux’s expertise is an invaluable asset to both the patients and her colleagues.