Ian T Greenwalt, MD
Breast Surgery
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Bio & Overview
Ian T. Greenwalt, MD, is a breast surgeon. He treats patients who have breast cancer or have a high risk of breast cancer. He uses minimally invasive surgery and advanced oncoplastic skills (the combination of breast cancer surgery and plastic surgery) to provide high-quality care.
Dr. Greenwalt earned his undergraduate degree at Boston College. He earned his medical degree at Drexel University College of Medicine in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He completed his general surgery residency at University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center/Case Western Reserve University. Then, he completed a fellowship in breast surgical oncology at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital and Medstar Washington Hospital Center.
Dr. Greenwalt takes a multidisciplinary, patient-centered approach to treatment.
"I strongly believe in the importance of helping patients understand their disease process so that they can make thoughtful, informed decisions about their care,” he says.
Dr. Greenwalt is an active member of the American College of Surgeons, the American Society of Breast Surgeons, and the Society of Surgical Oncology. He is also a fellow of the American College of Surgeons (FACS).
In addition to treating patients, Dr. Greenwalt also conducts research. He has published papers and book chapters on many subjects, including:
- Breast mastectomy and reconstruction safety
- Disparities in breast cancer care
- Personalized breast cancer care
Treats malignant breast disease including:
- Invasive Ductal Carcinoma
- Invasive Lobular Carcinoma
- Ductal Carcinoma In Situ
- Hormone positive breast cancer
- Triple negative breast cancer
- HER2 positive breast cancer
- Inflammatory breast cancer
- Paget's Disease
- High Risk/Family History of Breast Cancer
- Malignant Phyllodes Tumor
- Angiosarcoma of the breast
Treats benign breast disease including:
- Atypical Ductal Hyperplasia
- Atypical Lobular Hyperplasia
- Intraductal Papilloma
- Radial Scar/Sclerosing Lesions
- Fibroadenoma
- Benign Phyllodes Tumor
- Nipple Discharge
- Breast Abscesses
- Mastitis
Procedures performed:
- Lumpectomy (partial mastectomy)
- Nipple Sparing Mastectomy
- Skin Sparing Mastectomy
- Simple Mastectomy with flat closure
- Modified radical mastectomy
- Oncoplasty
- Sentinel Lymph node biopsy
- Delayed Sentinel lymph node biopsy
- Targeted Axillary Dissection
- Axillary Dissection
- Excisional (surgical) Biopsy
- Abscess Drainage
- Cyst Aspiration
- Gender
- Male
- Languages
- English
- Age Groups Seen
- Adults (21-65)
Older Adults (65+)
- Primary Education
- Drexel University College of Medicine
- Residency
- Case Western Reserve University
- Fellowships
- MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
- Certification
- American Board of Surgery (Surgery (General Surgery))
Highlights
Meet Breast Surgeon Ian Greenwalt, MD
I'm Dr. Ian Greenwalt. I'm director of breast surgical oncology at UVA Health and I'm a fellowship trained breast surgical oncologist. I provide care for all realms of breast health for patients. That includes patients with a breast cancer diagnosis, benign breast disease, such as breast infections or precancerous lesions, also patients who are at high risk because of family history or personal health history, and then patients with any specific breast concerns in terms of breast cancer screening or breast density. I developed an interest in medicine from an early age. I was exposed to a lot of medicine through my family, through physicians and nurses in the family. After trying my own path along different of life, I came back to them and got more inspiration and counseling from the physicians and nurses in my family and ultimately decided that it was the right fit for me. In breast health and breast surgical oncology, an important part of that is patients having an understanding of their diagnosis so that they can make informed decisions about their care. The best thing as a breast surgical oncologist is seeing people on the other side and getting back to normal and having their lives kind of restored after a tough diagnosis.
Awards
- 2024 Washingtonian Top Doc
- 2023 Washingtonian Top Doc
- 2022 Washingtonian Top Doc
Reviews
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