Brigham and Women's Hospital, Division of Breast Surgery
75 Francis Street
Boston, MA  02115
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Breast Oncology Program
450 Brookline Avenue
Susan F. Smith Center for Women's Cancers
Boston, MA  02115
About Christina Ahn Minami, MD, MS
Gender
Female
Specialties
Breast Surgery
Clinical Interests
breast cancer
breast cancer surgery
breast conservation surgery
geriatric oncology
LGBTQ Health
mastectomy with immediate reconstruction
multidisciplinary approach to breast cancer
reducing health care disparities
skin-sparing mastectomy
surgical oncology
Bio

Dr. Christina Minami is a surgeon in the Division of Breast Surgery at Brigham and Women's Hospital. Dr. Minami is a graduate of Harvard University and received her medical degree from the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. She also holds an MS in Health Services and Outcomes Research from Northwestern University and an MFA from the University of Iowa Writers' Workshop.

Dr. Minami completed residency training in General Surgery at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine followed by a fellowship in Breast Surgery at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. She is board certified by the American Board of Surgery. Her clinical interests include breast cancer treatment in the elderly, breast conservation and extent of axillary surgery. Her research interests include health services and outcomes research in the arena of geriatric breast oncology, patient-centered decision-making and cancer quality measures.

Education

Internship
Northwestern Memorial Hospital, 2011 - 2012
Medical School
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA***, 2005 - 2011
Board Certifications
General Surgery, 2018
Fellowship
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 2018 - 2019
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