Breast Health * Breast Cancer Treatments * Compassionate Care * Advanced Technology

Our Mission
The Carol Ann Read Breast Health Center is devoted to providing compassionate, expert care that is easily accessible.

Breast cancer rates in the San Francisco Bay Area are consistently high and we are dedicated to reducing these rates. Our exceptional team of providers are specialists in breast health and disease, and can give you the information you need so that you are able to make informed decisions about your health.

New State-of-the-Art Breast Health Center
Carol Ann Read, an Orinda wife and mother of three daughters, lost her courageous battle against breast cancer in 1998. Her family resolved to help others fight the disease and they are the primary benefactor of the community-based Carol Ann Read Breast Health Center. Co-founders Lisa Bailey, MD and Ira Kanter, MD worked with the Read family to develop the vision for the new center.

This new center brings all diagnostic modalities to one place, which will make for the quickest turnaround in diagnosis and facilitate collaboration among the various specialties. In addition, the imaging staff uses digital mammography exclusively. To match this state-of-the-art technology, the breast health center radiologists specialize in breast imaging. Read more...