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Lorena Gonzalez,

Breast Surgeon

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Location
South Bay
5215 Torrance Blvd.
Torrance, CA 90503
Specialties
Breast Surgical Oncology
Education
Medical school:
Board Certifications

  • 2015, Vascular Surgery, American Board of Surgery

  • 2013, American Board of Surgery

  • 2005-present, ACLS

  • 2005-present, BLS

Degrees

  • 2005, M.D., SUNY Stony Brook School of Medicine, Stony Brook, NY

Fellowship

  • 2019-2020, Breast Surgical Oncology, Division of Breast Surgery, City of Hope, Duarte, CA

  • 2012-2014, Vascular Surgery, Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX

Residency

  • 2005-2007, General Surgery, University of Medicine and Dentistry of NJ, Newark, NJ

  • 2009-2012, General Surgery, University of Medicine and Dentistry of NJ, Newark, NJ

Internship

  • 2007-2009, Research Fellowship, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York City, NY

Professional Experience

  • 2020-present, Assistant Clinical Professor, Division of Breast Surgery, Department of Surgery, City of Hope, Duarte, California

  • 2014-2019, Assistant Professor of Surgery, Department of Surgery, Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY

Academic Appointments
  • Assistant Clinical Professor, Division of Breast Surgery, Department of Surgery
About Me
“I chose to come to City of Hope because its motto spoke to me: ‘There is no profit in curing the body if, in the process, we destroy the soul.’”

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 – patients with the BRCA1 mutation for example. “I am most passionate about this,” she explained, “because it represents a true opportunity to practice preventive medicine against cancer of the breast.”
 
Dr. Gonzalez earned her medical degree from SUNY Stony Brook School of Medicine, Stony Brook, New York, and continued her training at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey and Baylor College of Medicine in Houston. Making the switch to breast cancer, Dr. Gonzalez then joined City of Hope where she completed her fellowship in breast surgical oncology.
 
A firm believer in giving back and serving the community, the bilingual (English/Spanish) Gonzalez traveled to Peru to perform surgery for indigenous underserved populations.
 
Dr. Gonzalez understands that cancer treatment can be challenging and overwhelming for many patients. “I feel that at City of Hope we recognize this,” she said, “and we’re sure to incorporate patient wishes into treatment decision-making to improve healing of all parts of the patient: mind, body and soul.”
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