Barbara Warnock-Morgan saw a number of different breast cancer specialists at Mount Sinai. She was happy with the way they cared for her—and with the way they worked with each other.
“Mount Sinai was there for me when I needed it,” she says. “I chose to do my chemotherapy and radiation at Mount Sinai Chelsea because of proximity—the location is close to my work. Everyone there made me feel comfortable and cared for.”
At the Women’s Cancer Program at Mount Sinai Chelsea, one of the first things she asked her doctor, Paula Klein, MD, was if she would lose her hair. “I was offered the option of scalp cooling, which helped me to keep my hair and my sense of my identity. So even when I felt sick, I didn’t look sick, and that was important to me,” she says.
At Mount Sinai Chelsea, she saw Dr. Klein, an Associate Professor of Oncology and Hematology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, for chemotherapy.
She also saw Elisa Port, MD, Associate Professor of Surgery, for breast surgery at the Dubin Breast Center; Alice Yao, MD, Assistant Professor of Surgery, for breast reconstruction at The Mount Sinai Hospital; and Manjeet Chadha, MD, a Professor of Radiation Oncology, for radiation treatment at Mount Sinai Chelsea.
She found Mount Sinai Chelsea—a newly expanded and renovated office close to the Chelsea Market, the High Line and other neighborhood landmarks—extremely convenient and easy to reach by public transportation. “The facility is modern and comfortable, and the level of care I received was excellent,” she says. “Getting appointments was also pretty easy. The atmosphere is very pleasant, and the staff is fantastic.”
Along the way, she appreciated the coordination of care and the special patient services. “Mount Sinai made it easy. I would recommend others take advantage of the comprehensive services offered at Mount Sinai Chelsea. Seeing a psychiatrist helps you feel more normal. Guided meditation during chemotherapy helped me relax a lot.”
At times, Barbara actually looked forward to leaving her office for the relative calm of Mount Sinai Chelsea. She liked meeting and talking with other patients who were facing some of the same issues.
“From my first visit to my last, Mount Sinai was able to provide coordinated services for my entire treatment plan. All my doctors have access to my records in a centralized system,” she says. “I never had to leave the system, and that relieved a lot of the anxiety and stress that patients in my situation feel. Having breast cancer is scary—Mount Sinai was able to take care of the details and make it less scary.”