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Comprehensive Breast Care Team Members
HCC’s Comprehensive Breast Care team works together to treat the physical and emotional needs of each breast cancer patient, providing guidance from diagnosis through treatment and evaluation.  We review individual cases every week during Breast Tumor Board Meetings, make recommendations and schedule appointments to accommodate the patient’s comfort and convenience. This level of thoroughness and patient focus is what makes our care unique.

The Comprehensive Breast Care team includes:

Medical Director: 
Megan Baker Ruppel, MD

Surgery:
Megan Baker Ruppel, MD  
David Cole, MD 
Virginia Herrmann, MD 
Paige Teller, MD

Medical Oncology:
Rita Kramer, MD 
Neal Christiansen, MD

Radiation Oncology:
Joseph Jenrette, MD 
Jennifer Harper, MD

Breast Imaging/Radiology:
Thomas Pope, MD 
Abid Irshad, MD  
Susan Ackerman, MD 

Amy Campbell, MD

Plastic Surgery:
Patrick O’Neil, MD
John Robinson, MD
Dennis Schimpf, MD

Patient Appointments

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If you are a new patient and would like to schedule an appointment by phone call Health Connection at
843.792.1414

ArrowIf you are outside the Charleston area, call Health Connection toll free at 1.800.424.MUSC
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Physician Referral Information

ArrowCall MEDULINE at 843.792.2200 or 1.800.922.5250, 24 hours a day, seven days a week


Pathology:
John Metcalf, MD 
Mary Richardson, MD 
Tihana Rumboldt, MD

Survivorship Services:
Brenda Toohey, NNP

Breast Cancer Nurse Coordinator:
Denise Kepecs, RN

Breast Cancer Patient Navigators:
Coretta Magwood
Melanie Slan

Wachovia High Risk Breast Initiative:
Megan Baker Ruppel, MD 

Genetics:
Lyn Hammond, MS 

Social Work:
Elena Bell, MSW

Lymphedema Clinic:
Octavia McLeod, PT, MHS, CLT (843-792-0724)



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