MEET DR. WERTHEIMER

Michael D. Wertheimer, MD, FACS, Director of the Cambridge Breast Center, is a prominent surgeon and breast disease expert who has provided high quality care to the women of Massachusetts for more than two decades.

As founder and director of the UMass-Memorial Comprehensive Breast Center in Worcester, MA, Dr. Wertheimer has developed
a comprehensive, multidisciplinary approach in the management
of breast disease and breast cancer.

Today, Dr. Wertheimer is developing a new program at Cambridge Health Alliance using the same patient-focused philosophy of care.

Dr. Wertheimer is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and completed his surgical residency at Beth Israel Hospital and the University of Massachusetts Medical School. Dr. Wertheimer has been professor and Vice Chair of the Department of Surgery at University of Massachusetts Medical School and Director of the Comprehensive Breast Center at UMass Memorial Healthcare for more than 20 years. Dr. Wertheimer is certified by the American Board of Surgery and is a member of numerous professional societies. His academic range includes
a passion for teaching and he also served as Assistant Dean for Student Affairs at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. In this role Dr. Wertheimer has imbued future generations of clinicians with his sound philosophy that is genuinely patient-centered.

Over the last several years, this academic leader and researcher has published in many journals and lectured internationally. He remains current in this vital field by participating in professional societies such as the Massachusetts Medical Society, New England Surgical Society, Society for Surgical Oncology, Association of Academic Surgeons, American College of Surgeons, and the American Society of Breast Surgeons.

MEET BLAKE CADY, MD

Cambridge Health Alliance is pleased to announce that Blake Cady, MD, a distinguished breast cancer surgeon, has joined the staff of its Cambridge Breast Center and Department of Surgery. He will see patients both the Cambridge campus and the Breast Center satellite office at the CHA Whidden campus in Everett, MA.

Dr. Cady is a graduate of Amherst College and Cornell University Medical College. He has worked at the Lahey Clinic and New England Deaconess Hospital and has served as Director of the Breast Center at both Women and Infants Hospital and Rhode Island Hospital, in Providence, RI.

Dr. Cady is known nationally as a leader in the field of Breast Health. Over the course of his career, he has served as president
of the New England Cancer Society, the New England Surgical Society, The Society of Surgical Oncology, the American Association of Endocrine Surgeons, The Boston Surgical Society and the Massachusetts Division of the American Cancer Society.
He also served for eight years on the national board of the American Cancer Society.

Over his career, Dr. Cady has received many awards for his efforts including the Annual Distinguished Service Award of the American Cancer Society, the annual Heritage Award of the Society of Surgical Oncology, the Annual Inspiration Award of the National Consortium of Breast Centers, The Annual Cancer Lecture from the Commission on Cancer of the American College of Surgeons, the annual Hayes Martin Lectureship of the Society of Head and Neck Surgeons, as well as the Lemuel Shattuck Medal of the Massachusetts Public Health Association and the Henry Chadwick Medal of the Massachusetts Thoracic Society, the latter two for his efforts in tobacco control in Massachusetts. He is also the author of over 300 articles, book chapters, commentaries and editorials on surgery and oncology.

MEET DENISE LANDRIGAN, ANP

Denise J. Landrigan, M.S.N., A.N.P. has been with Cambridge Health Alliance since 1997. She graduated from the MGH Institute
of Health Professions with a concentration in women’s health.
She is fluent in Spanish and Portuguese.

Over the past 8 years, Denise has played an important role in the Alliance’s primary care network, working both at Cambridge Family Health and the East Cambridge Health Center, two of the busiest medical practices in the region. In this capacity, she helped diagnose and treat patients with a wide variety of health problems.

Today, Denise is proud to help women at the new Breast Center.
In addition to working as a nurse practitioner, Denise is the center’s point person, triaging patients, coordinating referrals, and making sure women get the care they expect and deserve.