Health Education

Breast Surgery

Our Medical Center serves patients in Howard County, Maryland including Columbia, Elkridge, Ellicott City, Jessup, North Laurel, and surrounding regions.

MARYLAND SURGEONS, P.A.

Since it was founded in 1980, Maryland Surgeons, P.A. (formerly Keith D. Falcao, M.D., PA) has grown to seven board certified surgeons, four of whom specialize in breast surgery and breast treatment.

Our breast treatment and breast procedures include:

Minimally Invasive Diagnostics

Stereotactic breast biopsy
Ultrasound guided needle core biopsy
Sentinel lymph node mapping

Breast Conserving Surgery

Lumpectomy

Open Breast Procedures
- Excision biopsy
- Mastectomy, simple and radical, skin sparing

We introduced the Breast Program to Howard County General Hospital in 1999, and began performing stereotactic and ultrasound guided core breast biopsies in the hospital. Currently, Maryland Surgeons provides more than eighty percent of all Breast, Endocrine, General and Colorectal Surgical Services at Howard County General Hospital.

For more information on Breast Surgery please visit our website at
www.marylandsurgeons.com or contact us at (443) 546-1623.

Listed below are brief backgrounds of the physicians specializing in breast care and breast surgery:

G. Michael Meyer, M.D., M.S., F.A.C.S.
Languages: English

Dr. Meyer is a 1983 graduate of the Oral Roberts University School of Medicine. After completing a residency in General Surgery, Dr. Meyer did a Fellowship in Surgical Oncology at Tulane University Medical Center. He joined Maryland Surgeons in 1990 where he established his practice in general surgery and surgical oncology.
Dr. Meyer is certified by the American Board of Surgery and is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. The Maryland Board of Physicians has identified him as a specialist in Surgical Oncology. Dr. Meyer's special interests include malignant diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, including hepatobiliary and pancreatic malignancies, breast cancer, thyroid malignancies, melanoma, and soft tissue sarcoma.

Kiran J. Parikh, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Languages: English, Hindi, Gujarti

Dr. Parikh received his Medical Degree from Goa Medical College in 1973. He established his own practice in general surgery in 1985 upon completion of his surgical residency at St. Agnes Hospital. He joined Maryland Surgeons in 1995 and has served as President of the Professional Staff at Howard County General Hospital.
Dr. Parikh has a special interest in laparoscopic procedures and breast surgery. He is a member of the American Society of Breast Surgeons. Dr. Parikh is certified by the American Board of Surgery and is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons.

Michael Macon, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Languages: English
Dr. Macon is a graduate of George Washington University School of Medicine and completed his internship and residency at St. Agnes Hospital in 1989. He served in the U.S. Army from 1989-1993 and was Chief of General Surgery at the Gorgas Army Community Hospital in Panama as well as Kimbrough Army Community Hospital at Fort Meade. Dr. Macon entered private practice in 1993 and joined Maryland Surgeons in 2000.
Dr. Macon serves as Chair of the Department of Surgery, and is the Medical Director of the Center for Breast Care at Howard County General Hospital. He also served as the President of the Professional Staff in 2006. Dr. Macon is Board Certified by the American Board of Surgery and is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons.

Mona Duncan, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Languages: English
Dr. Duncan graduated from Harvard and Radcliffe Colleges magna cum laude and received her medical degree from Cornell University Medical College in 1998. She completed her residency in general surgery at Virginia Mason Medical Center in Seattle, Washington.
Dr. Duncan joined Maryland Surgeons in 2005 and is Board Certified by the American Board of Surgery and is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. She is a member of the American Society of Breast Surgeons and Alpha Omega Alpha, the national honor medical society.
While working at the Baltimore VA Hospital, she twice was awarded the Gold VA Pin, an award certificate for "Caring and Courtesy." Dr. Duncan has a special interest in endocrine and breast surgery.

Visit our website at www.marylandsurgeons.com

For more information, contact:
Karen Skochinski
Operations Manager
(443) 546-1623
Email: karens@marylandsurgeons.com

Frequently Asked Questions

Q. What is a stereotactic (mammographically guided) breast biopsy?
A. Lumps or abnormalities in the breast are often detected by physical examination, mammography, or other imaging studies. However, it is not always possible to tell from these imaging studies whether a breast lump or growth is benign or cancerous. In stereotactic breast biopsy, a special mammography machine uses ionizing radiation to help guide the radiologist’s instruments to the site of the abnormal breast growth, and allows the removal of some cells so they can be examined under a microscope to determine a diagnosis.

Q. What is sentinel lymph node mapping?
A. Sentinel lymph node mapping is a method of determining whether cancer has spread beyond the primary tumor to the lymph system. The mapping procedure is used together with sentinel lymph node biopsy or dissection. The sentinel lymph node is the first lymph node that filters the fluid draining away from the primary tumor. If cancer cells are breaking off and entering the lymph system, the first filtering node will be most likely to contain breakaway cancer cells. If the sentinel node is cancer free, the probability is high that the cancer has not spread to any other node. This information is important in staging the cancer and individualizing the cancer treatment for maximum benefit.

Q. What is a mastectomy?
A. Mastectomy is the surgical removal of the breast for the treatment or prevention of breast cancer. There are three main kinds of mastectomy: radical, simple and skin sparing. Each patient is different, so the breast procedure is different for each patient.

For more information on breast surgery or the breast procedures we perform as they relate to diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer, please visit Susan G. Komen For The Cure

For more information on Breast Surgery please visit our website at
www.marylandsurgeons.com or contact us at (443) 546-1623.

Our Medical Center of Howard County offers breast care and breast surgery services to Maryland
residents in Winchester and all surrounding areas.