{"id":12879,"date":"2014-12-19T12:52:28","date_gmt":"2014-12-19T17:52:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/?p=12879"},"modified":"2015-12-17T14:41:47","modified_gmt":"2015-12-17T19:41:47","slug":"utc-alumna-dr-yara-roberston-raises-awareness-treatment-breast-health-issues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2014\/12\/utc-alumna-dr-yara-roberston-raises-awareness-treatment-breast-health-issues\/","title":{"rendered":"UTC alumna Dr. Yara Roberston raises awareness and treatment of breast health issues"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"794\" height=\"398\" data-attachment-id=\"12881\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2014\/12\/utc-alumna-dr-yara-roberston-raises-awareness-treatment-breast-health-issues\/robertson-yara-sisters-by-choice-bus\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2014\/12\/robertson-yara-sisters-by-choice-bus.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"794,398\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D300&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1415710522&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;18&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"robertson-yara-sisters-by-choice-bus\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2014\/12\/robertson-yara-sisters-by-choice-bus.jpg\" class=\"img-rounded wp-image-12881 size-full alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2014\/12\/robertson-yara-sisters-by-choice-bus.jpg\" alt=\"robertson-yara-sisters-by-choice-bus\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\"style=\"max-width: 100%;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2014\/12\/robertson-yara-sisters-by-choice-bus.jpg 794w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2014\/12\/robertson-yara-sisters-by-choice-bus-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2014\/12\/robertson-yara-sisters-by-choice-bus-580x290.jpg 580w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2014\/12\/robertson-yara-sisters-by-choice-bus-610x305.jpg 610w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2014\/12\/robertson-yara-sisters-by-choice-bus-250x125.jpg 250w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2014\/12\/robertson-yara-sisters-by-choice-bus-600x300.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 794px) 100vw, 794px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This year, one in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer and thousands will not receive lifesaving screenings and treatment because they either lack access or resources to receive quality care. One UTC alumna, Dr. Yara Robertson, is doing her part to ensure awareness and treatment of breast health issues.<\/p>\n<p>Robertson, a Memphis, TN native, came to UTC to major in biology. After graduating from UTC in 1998, Robertson went on to enter medical school at Quillen College of Medicine at East Tennessee State University. Her accomplishments were so great that when she graduated in 2004, she earned a surgical residency at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock, AR.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"533\" height=\"800\" data-attachment-id=\"12880\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2014\/12\/utc-alumna-dr-yara-roberston-raises-awareness-treatment-breast-health-issues\/robertson-yara-02\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2014\/12\/robertson-yara-02.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"533,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"robertson-yara-02\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2014\/12\/robertson-yara-02.jpg\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12880 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2014\/12\/robertson-yara-02.jpg\" alt=\"robertson-yara-02\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\"style=\"max-width: 100%;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2014\/12\/robertson-yara-02.jpg 533w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2014\/12\/robertson-yara-02-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2014\/12\/robertson-yara-02-133x200.jpg 133w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2014\/12\/robertson-yara-02-266x400.jpg 266w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cHer work at ETSU was outstanding. Only the very cream-of-the-crop get surgery residencies!\u201d said Rebekah Bell, one of Robertson\u2019s former professors in the Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences at UTC.<\/p>\n<p>After completing her residency in 2010, Robertson was accepted into the Breast Surgical Oncology Fellowship at the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute at the University of Arkansas.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDuring my general surgery training, I developed a passion for treating diseases of the breast,\u201d Robertson said.<\/p>\n<p>Since completing her fellowship in 2011, Robertson has gone on to work at Metro Surgical Associates, Inc in Atlanta, GA, as a Breast Surgical Oncologist.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI moved to Atlanta to join Dr. Rogsbert Phillips-Reed at Metro Surgical Associates. She is the founder of Sisters By Choice, an innovated leader in breast cancer education, awareness, and support for women diagnosed with breast cancer,\u201d said Robertson.<\/p>\n<p>Robertson is board certified in General Surgery by the American College of Surgeons and a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. She is also a member of the American Society of Breast Surgeons, the Society of Surgical Oncology, the American College of Surgeons, the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), and the Association of Women Surgeons.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, Robertson spends much of her time engaging in community outreach.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI believe that everyone, including the uninsured and the underinsured, should be given quality breast health care,\u201d Robertson said. \u201cI\u2019m passionate about eliminating disparities in breast cancer treatment, especially in the African American community.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She participates in a number of health fairs providing free clinical breast exams and lectures on breast health. Robertson is also a very active member, and the youngest board member, of the non-profit breast cancer organization <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sistersbychoice.org)\">Sisters By Choice<\/a> (SBC), a multi-faceted organization providing services for the uninsured and underserved women. SBC provides over 800 free mammograms and breast exams to uninsured, unemployed, and homeless women each year as well as providing free educational seminars, workshops, and health fairs to promote breast cancer awareness.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was a natural fit for me to join as a board member to give back to the underinsured and underserved to ensure they received quality breast care,\u201d said Robertson.<\/p>\n<p>One of the recent major initiatives at SBC has been to establish and operate a full service Mobile Breast Clinic to reach medically underserved Georgians who live in both urban and rural areas. It is in production and slated to be completed in January 2015.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOperating as an all-inclusive screening and diagnostic unit, our mobile unit will target areas where the lack of transportation and resources are obstacles to adequate cancer detection and treatment,\u201d Robertson said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYara is so outstanding and I am proud of the role UTC played in her life!\u201d said Bell.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer. Thousands will not receive screenings or treatment because they lack access  to quality care. 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