Professional Information
- Profession
- Physician
- Degree
- MD
- Specialty/Area of Focus
- Breast Surgery
- Medical School
- Graduated from Georgetown University School of Medicine in 1990
- Bio
- Dr. Deanna Attai is a board-certified surgeon who since 2004 has focused her career exclusively on the care of patients with benign and malignant breast conditions. She and her staff strive to provide high-quality care in a comfortable and personalized environment. Dr. Attai combines state-of-the art diagnostic and treatment techniques with complementary therapies.
A native of New York, she was educated at Vassar College and then received her medical degree with honors at the Georgetown University School of Medicine in Washington DC. After completing her surgical training at the Georgetown University Hospital, she was in practice in Northern Virginia for almost 5 years; she relocated to Southern California in 1999.
Dr. Attai is an active member of the American Society of Breast Surgeons, currently serving as a member of the Board of Directors. She is also a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. She is a member of the medical staff at the Providence St. Joseph Medical Center in Burbank and the Providence Tarzana Medical Center in Tarzana.
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- Location
- Los Angeles, CA
- Honorifics
- MD, FACS
- Hospital Affiliations
- Providence St. Joseph Medical Center
Providence Tarzana Medical Center - Languages
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English (Native fluency)
- Certifications
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Board Certified: General Surgery
American Board of Surgery Certification
Expires July 2017
- NPI
- 1922118017
- Associations
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American Society of Breast Surgeons
Member, Board of Directors and Chair, Communicatio
American Society of Breast Diesease
American College of Surgeons
Fellow since 1997
Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honors Society
- Schools
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Vassar College: 1982-1986
BA
Biology
Georgetown University School of Medicine: 1986-1990
MD
Activities and Societies: Graduated Cum Laude, with Honors
Georgetown University Hospital: 1990-1995
Internship and Residency in General Surgery
- Publications
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A Novel Ultrasound-Guided Electrosurgical Loop Device for Intraoperative Excision of Breast Lesions: An Improvement in Surgical TechniqueAmerican Journal of Surgery(2009) 198, 283-286 | 2009
Authors: Fine, Schwalke, Pellicaine, Attai
- Site Groups
- Surgeon, Physician, Active Health Library, Doctor
