Patty Tenofsky MD, FACS
Breast Care Specialist
Surgery
Surgery – Breast Care Services
Degree: University of Kansas School of
Medicine — Kansas City
Residency: (General Surgery) University of Kansas School of Medicine — Wichita
Board Certified: American Board of Surgery
Areas of Interest Within Specialty: Breast Surgery — Comprehensive breast care, rapid diagnosis and treatment of breast diseases — benign and cancerous, breast biopsy, modified radical mastectomy, breast-conserving cancer surgery, sentinel node biopsy, nipple discharge, nipple pain, lumpectomy, high risk breast cancer, breast cancer genetic testing, breast cancer survivorship. General Surgery- Port-a-cath and appendectomy
Special Procedures: Minimally invasive breast biopsies
Notes: Dr. Tenofsky is certified in Breast Ultrasound by The American Society of Breast Surgeons.
Dr. Tenofsky will see patients at Eberly Farm the first and third Wednesday of the month.
Year Joined Via Christi Clinic: 2006
Hospital Affiliations: Via Christi Hospitals in Wichita. Wesley Medical Center
Years in Practice: 9
Professional Memberships:
- American Society of Breast
Surgeons
- American College of Surgeons
Community Involvement: Faculty member at Kansas University School of Medicine — Wichita (KUSM-W)
Personal Information: Wichita Business Journal 2011 Health Care Hero Award Recipient
In the News: Dr. Tenofsky was an author of an article about topical anesthetics used prior to sentinel node biopsy treatment that was published in the December 2011 issue of The American Journal of Surgery.
Dr. Tenofsky has an article in the October/November 2011 issue of Health Matters titled New research about lymph nodes improves breast cancer treatment options
Dr. Tenofsky has an article in the October/November 2010 issue of Health Matters titled Breast cancer in males
Dr. Tenofsky was a co-author of a case report about ovarian adenocarcinoma that was published in the 2010 edition of the Kansas Journal of Medicine.
Dr. Tenofsky has an article in the October/November 2009 issue of Health Matters titled Breast cancer: saving and reconstructing your breast
Dr. Tenofsky has an article in the October/November 2008 issue of Health Matters titled Things you should know about breast cancer risk and genetic testing
Languages Spoken: English
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