SquamousCellCarcinomaofSkin near Tarrytown, NY

Biography: Michelle Boyar, MD, is board certified in medical oncology and an assistant clinical professor of medicine at Columbia University Medical Center. Dr. Boyar has a clinical interest in palliative care practices in oncology, gastrointestinal cancers, genitourinary cancers, as well as general oncology. She treats patients with oncologic conditions, such as bladder, prostate, bowel, colon-rectal, esophageal, gallbladder, bile duct, gastric, kidney, and pancreatic cancers. Dr. Boyar strives to form close relationships with her patients and serves her community by offering comprehensive care and connecting them to local resources. Dr. Boyar completed her medical degree at University of Texas Southwestern Medical School and remained at the university to serve her internship and residency at Southwestern Medical Center. She then completed her fellowship in hematology and oncology at Columbia University Medical Center.

Care Philosophy: I have treated patients with cancer for 32 years in private practice and have been the chief of oncology and director oncology at Lawrence Hospital in Bronxville, NY. I founded the first Cancer Survivorship Program in the region outside of MSKCC. I am interested in how lifestyles and other disorders such as diabetes influence cancer risk and outcomes. I am also interested in cancer genetics and how patients can be proactive in optimizing their quality of life before, during and after treatment.

Biography: Dr. Nancy Mills is a Medical Oncologist and Hematologist. She is noted for her expertise in the treatment of breast cancer and gynecologic malignancies. She received her medical degree from Mount Sinai School of Medicine completing both her internship and residency in Internal Medicine, but later on she completed her fellowship in Hematology & Medical Oncology. Dr. Mills is known as a very caring physician who makes enduring personal connections with her patients. She devotes significant personal time to various community endeavors, such as participating in and helping to sponsor the Westchester County American Cancer Society Breast Cancer Walk. In 2000 through 2002, she was named one of the Best Doctors in New York for medical oncology by New York Magazine, and was honored with Physician's Recognition Award in Continuing Medical Education by American Medical Association, 2001-2003.Dr. Mills is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Columbia University Medical Center and she is currently practicing at NewYork-Presbyterian Lawrence Hospital Cancer Center located in Bronxville, NY.