Tara L. Huston, MD, FACS, of the Stony Brook Medicine Department of Surgery's Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, has been appointed Medical Director of Stony Brook Medicine's Breast Care Service for the Clinically Integrated Network (CIN). She will work with senior leadership from the breast cancer team (including Drs. Brian O’Hea, Cindy Lee, and Allison Stopeck), CIN leadership and the Cancer Center.
“We are excited to welcome Dr. Huston to the breast cancer leadership team," said Brian J. O'Hea, MD, FACS; Professor of Clinical Surgery, Chief, Breast Surgery; and Director, Carol M. Baldwin Breast Care Center. "We are grateful that she has assumed this important responsibility and are confident she will be an outstanding addition to our leadership team," added Todd R. Griffin, MD, MBA; Vice Dean for Clinical Affairs, Vice President for Clinical Services and Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Medicine.
In this new position, Dr. Huston will focus on initiatives to strengthen, differentiate and expand mammographic screening and breast care throughout Stony Brook Medicine. In addition to this new role, Dr. Huston is also a Professor of Surgery and Dermatology in the Renaissance School of Medicine and Leader, Melanoma Management Team. She is affiliated with Stony Brook Medicine's Breast Center, Cancer Center and Plastic & Cosmetic Surgery Center.
“It is an honor to take on this role and partner with the exceptional colleagues whose dedication has built such a strong breast care program at Stony Brook Medicine," said Dr. Huston. "I look forward to building on that momentum by collaborating with Cancer Center and CIN leadership to drive innovative strategies that expand mammographic screening, enhance coordinated breast care, and elevate Stony Brook Medicine as a destination for comprehensive breast health for the patients and communities we serve.”
“It is an honor to take on this role and partner with the exceptional colleagues whose dedication has built such a strong breast care program at Stony Brook Medicine." -- Dr. Tara Huston
Dr. Huston earned a Bachelor's Degree in Biochemical Sciences from Harvard College in 1997 and an MD from the School of Medicine at Stony Brook University Medical Center in 2001, she completed residency training in General Surgery and Plastic Surgery at New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center between 2008 to 2011 and a fellowship in Translational Research in Breast Cancer from New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center in 2011. She is certified in General Surgery by the American Board of Surgery (2008) and in Plastic Surgery by the American Board of Plastic Surgery (2012). Dr. Huston is a Fellow, American College of Surgeons (FACS); a Member, Alpha Omega Alpha; a Member, American Society of Plastic Surgeons; a Member, New York Regional Society of Plastic Surgeons; and a Member, Northeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons.
Her clinical interests and expertise includes:
- Aesthetic and reconstructive surgery, with special attention to the face, breast, and body
- Breast reconstruction after cancer
- Immediate reconstruction following nipple-sparing mastectomy
- Skin and soft-tissue reconstruction after cancer
- Skin cancer, including melanoma surgery and sentinel node biopsy
- Breast reduction, breast lift, breast augmentation
- Facelift
- Eyelid surgery
- Arm lift surgery
- Thigh lift
- "Mommy makeover"
- Reconstruction after burn injury
- Body contouring following massive weight loss
- Liposuction
- Non-surgical cosmetic enhancement, including autologous fat, toxins, and fillers
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For More Info
- Tara Huston, MD, FACS Patient Profile
- Tara Huston, MD, FACS Renaissance School of Medicine Profile
- Stony Brook Medicine Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
- Clinically Integrated Network (CIN)
- Stony Brook Medicine Breast Cancer Center
- Stony Brook Medicine Cancer Center
- Stony Brook Medicine Department of Surgery