Atrium Health Navicent Breast Care Center, a Facility of Atrium Health Navicent The Medical Center
Advanced Breast Imaging Services in Macon, GA
When it comes to your breast health, knowledge is power. That’s why Atrium Health Navicent Breast Care Center was created by cancer specialists and clinicians to deliver breast imaging services – and answers – in a more streamlined, timely way.
Located in Macon, GA, our center offers the most up-to-date diagnostic and imaging technology, with same-day mammograms and biopsies available. Plus, the Breast Care Center is within Atrium Health Navicent Peyton Anderson Cancer Center, which means on-site access to world-class cancer care if additional support is needed.
Whether you’re seeking peace of mind or addressing a concern, we’re here to guide you every step of the way.
Why Choose the Breast Care Center
Advanced imaging, close to home
When it comes to breast health, you want the best, most convenient care. At the Breast Care Center, we offer same-day mammograms and biopsies, along with the most advanced diagnostic tools available. This includes molecular breast imaging (MBI), a type of secondary screening for patients with dense breast tissue or hard-to-read mammograms. We’re the only cancer center in Macon, and one of just a few dozen nationwide, to offer this cutting-edge technology.
For your convenience, the Breast Care Center is one of many Atrium Health Navicent breast imaging locations in Central Georgia. Find a location near you, or learn more about our state-of-the-art mobile mammography unit.
Nationally recognized services
Atrium Health Navicent Breast Care Center is the only cancer center in Central Georgia – and one of just 36 in the U.S. – to earn double certification as a Breast Center of Excellence. This recognition is awarded to facilities that meet the highest standards in imaging and radiation oncology treatment.
Additionally, Atrium Health Navicent is accredited by the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers (NAPBC), which recognizes organizations that deliver high-quality, patient-first care for breast disease.
Access to world-class cancer care
In addition to offering state-of-the-art diagnostic and imaging services, the Breast Care Center is located within Atrium Health Navicent Peyton Anderson Cancer Center. As part of Atrium Health Navicent – the Macon region’s most preferred cancer care provider – we provide seamless access to the latest advancements in breast cancer treatment if needed. This includes intraoperative radiation therapy (IORT), minimally invasive surgeries and groundbreaking clinical trials.
Breast Imaging Services
Staffed by imaging experts, the Breast Care Center provides complete care and support for all your breast screening needs. Our services include:
- Mammograms*
- Image-guided biopsies*
- Ultrasounds
- Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
- Molecular breast imaging (MBI)
*Same-day appointments available
We also offer a high-risk breast screening program, where we assess your risk for breast cancer and develop a customized plan to help reduce or manage your risk. These screenings may include genetic testing, genetic counseling, preventive treatment options and referrals to additional cancer services as needed.
Breast Conditions We Diagnose
The Breast Care Center uses diagnostic tools and imaging to screen for both benign and malignant breast conditions, including:
- Benign (non-cancerous) breast conditions, such as breast pain, breast masses, nipple discharge, fibroadenoma and fibrocystic changes
- Pre-cancerous conditions, or other conditions that have a higher risk of developing into breast cancer, including atypical ductal hyperplasia or lobular hyperplasia
- Genetic mutation-related breast cancers, such as those caused by BRCA1, BRCA2 and CHEK2
- Common breast cancers, including ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), invasive ductal carcinoma and lobular carcinoma
- Breast cancer in young women (age 40 and under)
- Rare breast cancers, including inflammatory breast cancer, metaplastic breast cancer and male breast cancer
Your Specialized Breast Imaging Team
Learn more about your imaging team and their role in your care:
- Mammography technologists specialize in performing mammograms, which are essential for early detection of breast cancer.
- Ultrasound technologists specialize in performing ultrasounds to produce high-quality images of your breast.
- Radiologists specialize in diagnosing breast diseases using medical imaging tests like mammograms, ultrasounds, MRIs or minimally invasive biopsies.
- Breast health imaging navigators are highly knowledgeable about benign and cancerous diseases of the breast. They ensure you receive comprehensive breast health services from screening to diagnostic imaging, as well as any required imaging follow-up needed for treatment.
- Pathologists are experts at examining the cells of your breast tissue to look for and understand breast disease.
- Genetic counselors have expertise in helping you understand your family's risk of getting cancer and the role genes play in cancer.
If additional support is needed, we’re located within Peyton Anderson Cancer Center. This means seamless access to oncologists who specialize in breast care and surgery:
- Surgical oncologists and dedicated breast surgeons specialize in procedures to surgically treat benign and malignant breast diseases, focused on the surgical removal of tumors.
- Radiation oncologists specialize in using radiation to treat cancer.
- Medical oncologists specialize in treating cancer with medications like chemotherapy and hormone therapy.
- Reconstructive surgeons specialize in techniques to help rebuild the shape and look of breasts following a lumpectomy or mastectomy.
Visit Atrium Health Navicent Breast Care Center, or Find Another Location Near You
Atrium Health Navicent makes it easy to find breast imaging services close to home. View details for our Breast Care Center, or find another breast imaging location near you.
Atrium Health Navicent Breast Care Center
Atrium Health Navicent Breast Care Center
Located within Peyton Anderson Cancer Center
800 First St., Suite 310
Macon, GA 31210
Phone: 478-633-2000
Hours
Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Make an appointment
Schedule online, or call 478-633-7020.
Other breast imaging locations
In addition to the Breast Care Center, Atrium Health Navicent offers breast imaging and screening services at locations across Central Georgia:
Atrium Health Navicent Women’s Care Imaging, a facility of Atrium Health Navicent Baldwin
821 North Cobb St.
Park Tower, 1st Floor
Milledgeville, GA 31061
478-776-4819
Atrium Health Navicent Baldwin Imaging Cowles Clinic
1000 Cowles Clinic Way
Pine Cottage
Greensboro, GA 30642
706-454-2660
Atrium Health Navicent Peach Imaging
1960 Highway 247 Connector
Byron, GA 31008
478-633-7020
Atrium Health Navient Imaging Monroe, a facility of Atrium Health Navicent The Medical Center
120 North Lee St., Suite B
Forsyth, Georgia 31029
478-633-7020
Atrium Health Navicent Imaging & Laboratory, a facility of Atrium Health Navicent The Medical Center
1650 Hardeman Ave.
Macon GA 31201
478-633-7020
Atrium Health Navicent Imaging Northwest, a facility of Atrium Health Navicent The Medical Center
5925 Zebulon Road
Macon, GA 31210
478-633-7020
Mobile mammography
On the go? We offer the only 3D mobile mammography service in Macon, GA. The Atrium Health Navicent Mobile Mammography Coach is a state-of-the-art breast imaging unit on wheels, staffed by technologists specially trained in screening mammograms. For more information, call 478-633-2003.
Paul S Dale, MD
SPECIALTIES
General Surgery, Surgical Oncology
AFFILIATIONS
AHN, The Medical Center
Atrium Health Navicent
(478) 633-6900
800 First Street Suite 240 - Macon, GA 31201
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Arnold M Conforti, MD
SPECIALTIES
General Surgery, Surgical Oncology
AFFILIATIONS
AHN, The Medical Center
Atrium Health Navicent
(478) 633-6900
800 First Street Suite 240 - Macon, GA 31201
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