Susan A. McManus MD, FACS

Dr. McManus, principal partner of NJ Breast Surgeons, is chief of St. Peter's University Hospital's breast surgery section and director of its breast center.

Following her residency and relocation to New Jersey, Dr. McManus joined the medical staff at both Saint Peter’s and Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital. She also served as Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery in RWJ's School of Medicine, where as director of the OB-GYN breast rotation, she was recognized by surgical residents with the James Jones Teaching Award for best instructor.  

  

A Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, Dr. McManus is a member of the American Society of Breast Surgeons; the American Society of Breast Diseases; the Society of Surgical Oncology; the American College of Surgeons and the New York Metropolitan Breast Group, as well as several hospital and community health committees located throughout the region and state. She is a former president of the medical staff at St Peter's, and a member of the hospital's Board of Trustees, as well as a past president of the American Cancer Society's Middlesex Division.

Mary Martucci DO, FACOS

Following graduation from the University of Philadelphia, she earned her degree in medicine at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. Dr. Martucci then completed her surgical residency at Mercy Suburban Hospital in Norristown, Pennsylvania and a Breast Surgical Oncological Fellowship at the Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia.

Dr. Martucci's practice is focused on patients whose clinical findings and/or x-ray studies are found to be abnormal, as well as those individuals suspected to have breast cancer. In keeping with St. Peter's mission for its breast center, Dr. Martucci is committed to providing personalized and confident care to women who require treatment for diseases of the breast.

Lisa Hopkins MD

Dr. Hopkins recently joined NJ Breast Surgeons and St. Peter's Breast Center, having completed a breast surgical oncology fellowship at St. Luke's-Roosevelt/Beth Israel Medical Center in New York City.

A graduate of the Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, Chicago Medical School in Chicago, Illinois with a degree in medicine, Dr. Hopkins performed her surgical residency at York Hospital in York, Pennsylvania.

Dr. Hopkins is member of the American Society of Breast Surgeons, the American Medical Association and the American College of Surgeons,  She is a former member of the hospital's Cancer Committee and Institutional Review Board. Currently, she is licensed to practice medicine in both New York and New Jersey.

Melissa Martinez NP

Ms. Martinez is a Nurse Practitioner and Patient Navigator with NJ Breast Surgeons and the Breast Center at St. Peter's.

Prior to her current position, Ms. Martinez worked for seven years as a Registered Nurse at the Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital where she specialized in the areas of oncology, interventional radiology, women's health and internal medicine.

Ms. Martinez earned her Master's Degree in Nursing from The University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey in 2008, and is a 2002 graduate of The College of New Jersey with a Bachelor's Degree in Nursing. She is board certified by the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners.

St. Peter's Breast Program Earns NAPBC Accreditation

The American College of Surgeons recently announced that St. Peter's University Hospital in New Brunswick had successfully completed its National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers (NAPBC), placing the hospital's among the nation's elite in the level of comprehensive, multi-disciplinary care and treatment available to breast cancer patients.

During the NAPBC's extensive review and evaluation of St. Peter's breast care program — which is under the direction of Dr. McManus — the hospital was required to consistently demonstrate the capacity to:

1. • Use a multi-disciplinary team approach in offering patients a complete range
   

   of care and treatment options.

1. • Access and implement the full range of information and advice available from various educational and professional resources to support decisions made regarding treatment protocols.
   

1. • Collect and manage breast cancer data, including quality indicators of all sub-specialties involved in diagnosis and treatment.
   

1. • Implement, monitor and assess results obtained from improvements in care.
   

1. •Provide doctors and staff with access to ongoing educational programs covering outcomes of clinical trials and new treatment options.
   

The NAPBC was established in 2008 to standardize the practice of using "coordinated interdisciplinary teams" in order to identify and implement the most effective breast cancer treatment programs. While a wide variety of care and treatment facilities are in operation, only centers that demonstrate they consistently "bring together all the members of the breast care team" qualify for accreditation.

NAPBC accreditation is a voluntary process and participating breast centers must agree to monitor and report compliance with NAPBC standards while undergoing an on-site review every three years.