Inova in the News
Dr. Cocilovo Meets the Bidens
Dr. Constanza Cocilovo, medical director of Inova Breast Care Institute, meets Vice President Joe Biden and his wife, Dr. Jill Biden.
News story: "Changing the Breast Cancer Patient Experience," The Huffington Post
Breast cancer survivor Renee Messalle, a 43-year-old mother in Arlington, Va., knows just how important coordinated care is to patients. Her story illustrates the national need to bring health care's many "moving parts" more closely together in order to improve the patient experience. Two years ago, Messalle found a small lump in her breast. Fortunately for Messalle, her surgeon was part of the Inova hospital system, and she was immediately assigned a breast cancer navigator. Read more ![arrow](/upload/images/more-icon.png)
Inova Breast Care Institute physicians featured on WUSA 9
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Dr. Sara Bruce, breast surgeon with Inova Medical Group, spoke about who should be tested for BRCA genes
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Dr. Constanza Cocilovo, medical director of Inova Breast Care Institute,
spoke about BRCA 1 and 2 genes
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Good Morning Washington’s Jacqui Jeras speaks about her preventative double mastectomy
Inova performs first lymph node transplant
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Alexandria resident Violet Karbo receives the first regional lymph node transplant at Inova. She beat breast cancer and now hopes the transplant will end her struggle with lymphedema. She’s excited about getting back to her life!
Inova featured on historic first lymph node transplant
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See the ABC 7 coverage of Vi’s story.
Jennifer Aniston, Jill Biden visit Inova
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In recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the Inova Breast Care Center hosted Actress Jennifer Aniston. Aniston, along with Dr. Jill Biden, wife of Vice President Joe Biden, and Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, visited the Center on Oct. 3. Inova surgeons Costanza Cocilovo, MD, and Sara Bloom Bruce, MD, guided them on a tour.