Personal Notes:
Winnie M. Polen, DO, specializes in diagnosing and managing benign and malignant breast conditions. Dr. Polen performs sentinel lymph node mapping, full axillary lymph node dissection, localized needle excisional biopsy, lumpectomy, partial mastectomy, and total mastectomy. She also is adept at a wide range of breast biopsy procedures, including ultrasound-guided breast biopsy and stereotactic breast biopsy. Dr. Polen collaborates with her colleagues in radiology, pathology, medical oncology, radiation oncology, plastic surgery, and social work to help her patients get comprehensive care.
Before joining Summit Medical Group, Dr. Polen was Director of the Great Lakes Naval Breast Care Center in Great Lakes, Illinois. As a US Naval officer and general surgeon at the Great Lakes Naval Medical Center and North Chicago Veterans Affairs Hospital, she increased services for patients and received commendations for excellence in patient care.
Dr. Polen is involved in breast cancer research and stays current on advances that can provide her patients the best outcomes. She has also delivered local, regional, and national invited presentations on topics including high-risk breast cancer patients. She is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons, and member of the American Society of Breast Surgeons, Society of Surgical Oncology, and Association of Women Surgeons. Dr. Polen has earned the Vitals.com Patients' Choice Award and MDx Medical Most Compassionate Doctor Award. She has also been featured in New Jersey Monthly “Top Doctors” listings.


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Abnormal mammogram
Abscess excision
Atypical ductal hyperplasia
benign and malignant breast conditions
Benign breast conditions
Benign breast disease
Breast abcess
Breast cancer
breast cancer research
Breast cancer risk assessment
Breast conditions
Breast conserving techniques
Breast cyst aspiration
Breast cysts
Breast infection
Breast infection / mastitis
Breast lump
Breast lumps
Breast mass
Breast MRI evaluation
Breast nodule
Breast pain
Breast pain / mastodynia
Breast treatment with nurse navigation
Breast ultrasound
Cyst aspiration
Cyst excision
Ductal carcinoma in situ / DCIS
Excisional breast biopsy with or without wire localization
Fibroadenomas
Fibrocystic breast disease
Fine needle aspiration
full axillary lymph node dissection
High risk breast screening
Lipoma excision
localized needle excisional biopsy
Lumpectomy
Male breast disease
Malignancy of breast
Malignant breast conditions
Malignant breast disease
Mammotome biopsy
Mastectomy
Mastectomy with reconstruction
medical oncology
Microcalcification assessment
Multidisciplinary breast treatment
Nipple discharge / galactorrhea
Nipple drainage
Nipple inversion
Oncoplastic breast surgery
partial mastectomy
pathology
Phyllodes breast tumors
radiation oncology
Sentinal lymph node biopsy
Sentinel lymph node mapping and biopsy
stereotactic breast biopsy
Stereotactic mammotome needle breast biopsy
Sterotactic mammotome needle breast biopsy
total mastectomy
ultrasound-guided breast biopsy
Ultrasound-guided core needle breast biopsy