Russell H. Patterson, III, MD, FACS
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Dr. Russell Patterson, III is one of the Mid-South’s leading breast surgeons. Dr. Patterson received his medical degree from the University of Tennessee, Memphis after graduating from Vanderbilt University. Upon completion of his post-graduate surgical training, he began practicing with his father, Dr. Russell Patterson, Jr. After more than 25 years of practicing general surgery, Dr. Patterson focused his specialty to the treatment and surgery of diseases of the breast.
He has been at the forefront of bringing new surgical techniques in treating this disease to the Mid-South region. He was one of the first Memphis surgeons to embrace the Lumpectomy procedure when appropriate as an option to mastectomy and the first to offer the Sentinel Node Biopsy as an alternative to the complete lymph node dissection.
Dr. Patterson has been instrumental in the development of the Baptist Hospital Comprehensive Breast Center and serves on its Executive Board. He also serves on the Leadership Council for the Baptist Hospital for Women. Dedicated to ensuring that women of the Mid-South have access to the absolute best breast care available, Dr. Patterson continues to search for new and innovative treatment options and bring them to Memphis.
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