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BY JENNIFER WEBSTER BREAST SURGEONS MARY ELLEN GRECO, MD, FACS, AND KRISTINE M. KEENEY, MD — BOTH CENTRAL NEW YORK NATIVES — BRING UNEQUALED SPECIALIZED CARE TO THE REGION. THE UPSTATE BREAST CARE CENTER, the practice of Drs. Greco and Keeney, has provided comprehensive breast care services within the community since 2012. Dr. Greco and Dr. Keeney joined the practice at Upstate University Hospital Community Campus to create the first comprehensive breast care center in the community, utiliz- ing their expertise in the areas of benign and malignant breast disease. "We are unique in our area in that we focus exclusively on the treatment of breast- related problems," says Dr. Keeney, who holds a voluntary faculty appointment at Upstate University Hospital and is the only surgeon in the city who is fellowship- trained in breast surgery. "From imaging abnormalities or palpable findings to sur- gery and follow-up care in our practice, we treat women who live throughout a wide geographic area and provide excel- lent navigation while maintaining close relationships with referring physicians and the medical and radiation oncologists we partner with." " In a dd it ion to Dr. Keeney a nd I being the only two surgeons focusing exclusively on comprehensive breast ca re in our reg ion, we a re a ff iliated with Upstate University Hospital and Upstate Cancer Center," adds Dr. Greco. "We have received accreditation from the Nationa l Accreditation Program for Breast Centers (NAPBC), which is granted to centers that have voluntarily committed to provide the highest level of breast care and undergo a rigorous eva luation process accreditation to demonstrate their firm commitment to oer its patients every significant advan- tage in their battle against breast disease. The NAPBC accreditation means that brea st ca re patients under our ca re can be confident that their providers are following the highest standards of scientifically proven treatment." MULTIDISCIPLINARY EXPERTISE Patients of the Upstate Breast Care Center have access to Upstate University Hospital's Cancer Center, a new, state-of- the-art facility located on the hospital's downtown campus. The Upstate Cancer Center offers the most advanced out- patient treatment, clinica l resea rch studies, and support services all in one convenient location. Drs. Keeney and Greco Upstate Community Medical, P.C.: Breast Care for Women Across Central and Upstate New York 1 4❱❱❱❱❱ S P E C I A L F E A T U R E