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Dr. Sheldon M. Feldman, one of the country’s top breast care surgeons, was named president of the American Society of Breast Surgeons (ASBrS) at its annual meeting in Dallas, Texas. Dr. Feldman is the chief of breast surgery at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center and the Vivian L. Milstein Associate Professor of Surgery at Columbia University Medical Center.

“It’s an honor to be recognized by my esteemed colleagues as a leader in our field,” said Dr. Feldman. “I’d like to thank my entire team at NewYork-Presbyterian and Columbia, and I look forward to continuing to drive discovery and improve care for patients across the country.”

Dr. Feldman is a leader in the innovation and utilization of new surgical techniques and diagnostic tools, and is the principal investigator for both single-site and multi-centered research protocols that aim to advance the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer. He has lectured and published extensively on minimally invasive breast surgery, tumor ablation, mammary ductoscopy, endoscopic/oncoplastic surgery, sentinel node biopsy, lymphedema prevention, environmental factors and breast cancer, compassion in medicine, physician-patient communication and holistic surgical practices.

He is a past chairperson of the publication committee for ASBrS and served on the ASBrS Board of Directors from 2010-2013. He became president-elect of the ASBrS at its annual conference last year. In addition, he is an active member of the Society of Surgical Oncology, the American Society of Clinical Oncology and the American Society of Breast Disease. He is a member of the editorial board for The Breast Journal, the Annals of Surgical Oncology and invited reviewer for the Cancer and American Journal of Surgery.

ASBrS is the primary leadership organization for general surgeons who treat patients with breast disease. It aims to improve the practice of breast surgery by serving as an advocate for surgeons who seek excellence in the care of breast patients, and provides a forum for the exchange of ideas by promoting education, research and the development of advanced surgical techniques. ASBrS now has more than 3,000 members throughout the United States and in 35 countries around the world.

NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center

NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center, located in New York City, is one of the leading academic medical centers in the world, comprising the teaching hospital NewYork-Presbyterian and its academic partner, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia provides state-of-the-art inpatient, ambulatory and preventive care in all areas of medicine, and is committed to excellence in patient care, research, education and community service. NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital also comprises NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center, NewYork-Presbyterian/Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Westchester Division, NewYork-Presbyterian/The Allen Hospital and NewYork-Presbyterian/Lower Manhattan Hospital. The hospital is also closely affiliated with NewYork-Presbyterian/Hudson Valley Hospital, NewYork-Presbyterian/Lawrence Hospital and NewYork-Presbyterian/Queens. NewYork-Presbyterian is the #1 hospital in the New York metropolitan area, according to U.S. News & World Report, and consistently named to the magazine’s Honor Roll of best hospitals in the nation. For more information, visit www.nyp.org.