Breast Surgery » Physicians

• College: California State University
• Medical School: Flinders University of South Australia
• Residency: Pennsylvania State University
• Breast Surgical Fellowship: The Cancer Institute of New Jersey

Dr. Kimberli Cox specializes in treating benign and malignant breast disease. She has a special interest in breast conservation and minimally invasive techniques. With this emphasis, she helps each patient choose the best surgical and oncologic results while preserving as much normal breast tissue as possible.

Dr. C ox joined Arizona Center for Cancer Care in 2015 when Comprehensive Breast Center of Arizona entered into a partnership with them. After completing undergraduate and graduate degrees at California State University, Dr. Cox graduated from Flinders University of South Australia. She completed her general surgery training at Pennsylvania State University Milton S. Hershey Medical Center and a Breast Surgical Oncology fellowship at The Cancer Institute of New Jersey/UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Hospital.

Dr. Cox enjoys hiking in the Arizona foothills and Bikram yoga. She travels and, in particular, enjoys the beautiful culture and history of the Asian countries.

Dr. Cox sees patients at the Peoria and North Phoenix locations.

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• College: Princeton University
• Medical School: Albert Einstein College of Medicine
• Residency: University of Michigan

“Achieving optimal aesthetic results should be addressed in the initial planning of any breast cancer surgery— and not as an afterthought.”

Dr. Liu integrates cutting-edge technology with attention to cosmesis for the best oncologic and aesthetic outcomes possible. She performs nipple sparing mastectomies and is a strong advocate for direct-to-implant reconstruction, when feasible, which avoids use of painful expanders.

Working closely with her plastic surgery colleagues during lumpectomies, she uses Oncoplastic technique to reshape the breast. This innovative approach allows larger tumors to be removed without mastectomy, while often enhancing a patient’s cosmetic appearance.

Dr. Liu has been voted by her peers as a “Top Doc” in PHOENIX magazine. She is board-certified and completed general surgery training at the University of Michigan. She graduated with honors from Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York and Princeton University.

Dr. Liu grew up outside of Washington, D.C. and enjoys art history, Japanese gardens, and the narrative behind tattoos.

Dr. Liu sees patients at the Scottsdale location. Please call for an appointment at (480) 629.8390.

• Medical School: Tulane University School of Medicine
• Residency: Hahnmemann Hospital
• Fellowship: University of California

After years of surgically treating breast cancer, Dr. Nakamura is eager to focus her expertise on counseling patients on its prevention. She is the Director of the Cancer Prevention Clinic at the Comprehensive Breast Center of Arizona which educates and follows patients with a higher risk of developing breast cancer. Her goal is to empower patients with increased awareness and a strategy for early detection or risk reduction. Being a fellowship trained breast surgeon, she is uniquely qualified to discuss preventative surgeries. Dr. Nakamura completed her Breast Surgery Oncology fellowship at the University of California with the nationally renowned breast surgeon, Dr. Melvin Silverstein, and has contributed a chapter in his book. She graduated from Tulane University School of Medicine and completed General Surgery residency at Hahnemann Hospital in Philadelphia. In her spare time, she is an avid softball mom and enjoys spending time with her family.

Biography

“Together we accomplish what no one can achieve alone.”

Dr. Sigalove specializes in treating both benign and malignant diseases of the breast. Experienced in minimally invasive techniques, she focuses on care with compassion, and emphasizes the team approach to fighting cancer. She strives to achieve the most optimal cancer treatment with the least amount of disfigurement to the breast.

Partnering with her husband, a reconstructive surgeon, Dr. Sigalove helped advance novel surgical techniques that minimize pain, maximize recovery, and enhance the appearance of the reconstructed breast. With multiple publications, she actively lectures and continues to teach the technique of nipple sparing mastectomy with pre-pectoral reconstruction.

Dr. Sigalove held the position of Breast Program Director at Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital and Health System Clinician at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. She was selected by her peers as “Top Cancer Doctor” in Chicago Magazine in 2017 and was chosen as “Top Doctor” by Castle Connolly in 2014 and 2017.

Dr. Sigalove is board certified by the American Board of Surgery and completed her surgical residency at Rush Medical Center and Cook County Hospital in Chicago. She graduated from Rush Medical College and obtained her undergraduate degree from Northwestern University.

Her love of the desert, heat and sun attracted Dr. Sigalove to Arizona, where she now lives with her twin children and husband. Dr. Sigalove’s practice philosophy is based on the premise, that in medicine, you always have the ability to “do the right thing.”

• College: Stanford University
• Medical School:   University of California Los Angeles
• Residency: Maricopa Medical Center
• Dr. Victor Zannis has been a surgeon for more than 30 years and has been an 11 time “Top Doc” honoree, specializing in breast surgery. Dr. Zannis has been heavily involved in research, publishing numerous articles on breast cancer diagnoses and treatment. He serves as a national instructor in image-guided minimally invasive breast care techniques. A fellow of the American College of Surgeons, Dr. Zannis has served as president of the Phoenix Surgical Society, the Southwestern Surgical Congress and the American Society of Breast Surgeons.Dr. Zannis earned his undergraduate degree from Stanford University and went on to the University of California Los Angeles School of Medicine. He completed both his internship and residency at the Maricopa Medical Center in Phoenix, Arizona.When Dr. Zannis is not working, he enjoys golf, hiking and spending time with his wife and two children.Dr. Zannis sees patients at the central Phoenix location.