Kathryn Marie Eckert, DO

Kathryn Eckert, D.O., is a fellowship-trained breast surgical oncologist and board-certified general surgeon, specializing in the comprehensive, multidisciplinary treatment of benign and malignant breast conditions. Dedicated to providing patient-centered and compassionate care, Dr. Eckert offers the most current surgical approaches. Her surgical expertise includes advanced techniques, such as: breast-conserving surgery, oncoplastic surgery, nipple-sparing and skin-sparing mastectomies, and sentinel lymph node surgery.

Dr. Eckert's commitment to the patient experience extends to her research, which focuses on enhancing the quality of life for breast cancer survivors. She has contributed to the medical field through various publications and has shared her knowledge through national and local presentations on breast cancer treatment. Dr. Eckert is an active member of the professional community, holding a committee position with the American Society of Breast Surgeons and memberships in the Society of Surgical Oncology and the American College of Surgeons.

Specialties include:

• Nipple sparing mastectomy
• Skin sparing mastectomy
• Total mastectomy with aesthetic flat closure
• Radical mastectomy
• Nerve preservation with mastectomy
• Partial mastectomy
• Oncoplastic tissue rearrangement
• Sentinel lymph node biopsy
• Axillary lymph node dissection
• Excisional biopsy
• Intraoperative ultrasound/localization