Division of Breast Surgery

Division of Breast Surgery

For those who have been diagnosed with breast cancer, City of Hope's breast cancer program provides state-of-the-art surgical and other therapies. Meet our breast cancer surgeons.

Team

Moshe Faynsod, F.A.C.S., M.D.
Moshe Faynsod, M.D.
Surgical Oncologist
South Bay

Moshe Faynsod, M.D., is surgical oncologist at City of Hope ǀ South Bay in Torrance, California.

Doctor Lorena Gonzalez
South Bay; Duarte - Main Campus

Lorena Gonzalez, M.D., spent five years as a noted vascular surgeon before deciding to follow a new path and focus on hereditary breast cancer.

Duarte - Main Campus

Veronica Jones, M.D., is a Chief and Assistant Professor in the Division of Breast Surgery at City of Hope. A breast cancer researcher, she focuses on understanding mechanisms of aggressive biology across different races and ethnicities with hormone-sensitive breast cancer. 

Lily Lau Lai, M.D.
Colorectal Surgeon
Duarte - Main Campus

Lily Lai, M.D., is a surgical oncologist and associate professor in the Division of Colorectal Surgery, Department of Surgery.

Andrew Nguyen, M.D.
Andrew Nguyen, M.D.
Surgical Oncologist
South Bay

Specializing in bioengineering and tumor micro-environment in cancer development and progression, Andrew Nguyen, M.D., is an assistant clinical professor in the Division of Surgical Oncology in the Department of Surgery at City of Hope.

I. Benjamin Paz, M.D.
Surgical Oncologist
Duarte - Main Campus; South Pasadena

I. Benjamin Paz, M.D., is a nationally renowned surgical oncology surgeon, with expertise in breast cancer, gastrointestinal and rectal cancers, and tumors involving the bone and soft tissues.

Heather Player, M.D.
Heather Player, M.D.
Surgical Oncologist
Antelope Valley; Santa Clarita

Heather Player, M.D., is breast and colon cancer surgeon and an assistant clinical professor in the Division of Surgical Oncology at City of Hope. She practices at City of Hope | Antelope Valley and Mission Hills.

Jamie Green Rand
Jamie Rand, M.D.
Surgical Oncologist; Breast Surgeon
Duarte - Main Campus

Jamie Rand, M.D., is an assistant professor in the Division of Breast Surgery, Department of Surgery.

Katharine Schulz-Costello, D.O.
Surgical Oncologist; Breast Surgeon
Arcadia; Duarte - Main Campus; South Pasadena

Katharine Schulz-Costello, D.O., is a breast cancer surgeon at City of Hope in Arcadia, Duarte and South Pasadena.

Nikita Shah, M.D.
Nikita Shah, M.D.
Breast Surgeon
Simi Valley; Thousand Oaks

Nikita Shah, M.D., is an assistant clinical professor in the Division of Breast Surgery, Department of Surgery.