Dr. Amy Solan, MD

Amy N. Solan, MD is a Board Certified Radiation Oncologist specializing in the management of breast cancer. She completed her residency training at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City. Dr. Solan served as the Chief of Radiation Oncology at NYU Brooklyn before transitioning her medical practice to NYU Long Island in 2020. She is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Radiation Oncology at the NYU Grossman School of Medicine and serves as the local Principal Investigator for multiple breast cancer clinical trials.

A young woman is undergoing radiation therapy for cancer under the supervision of doctors in a modern cancer hospital

What to Expect During Radiation Treatment for Breast Cancer

As a radiation oncologist, I find that many breast cancer patients and their family members are anxious when they meet me for the first time. Patients have often already undergone surgery, and many have already met with a medical oncologist to discuss the possibility of chemotherapy and/or hormonal therapy. An initial visit with a radiation [...]