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Dr. Bridget A. Oppong, MPH, MD

Accepting New Patients

(123 Ratings)

Specializes in: Surgical Oncology (Cancer Surgery)

University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry (2000 - 2004)

Professional interests include: breast cancer, mastectomy (breast removal surgery)

1145 Olentangy River Road
Columbus, OH 43212

1-800-293-5066

Dr. Bridget A. Oppong, MPH, MD is a surgical oncologist in Columbus, OH specializing in surgical oncology (cancer surgery). She graduated from University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry in 2004 and has 22 years of experience. Dr. Bridget A. Oppong, MPH, MD is affiliated with Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute and OSU SURGERY, LLC.

Office Locations

1145 Olentangy River Road
Columbus, OH 43212

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Mastectomy (Breast Removal Surgery)

Mastectomy is the surgical removal of all or part of the breasts, most frequently associated with breast cancer treatment (for both male and female breast cancer patients). Breast cancer patients who receive a mastectomy typically have undergone other treatments, such as chemotherapy, radiation, and less invasive breast-conserving surgery (lumpectomy). If these treatments are unsuccessful, oncologists may eventually prescribe a mastectomy. Other conditions that may prompt a mastectomy include:

Two or more cancerous regions in the same breast
Inability to receive chemotherapy or radiation therapy
High likelihood of recurring breast cancer
Large tumor that is bigger than two inches across
Pregnancy that prohibits radiation therapy
Preexisting conditions like lupus or scleroderma

Notably, some patients may elect to undergo mastectomy without a breast cancer diagnosis. Preventative (prophylactic) mastectomy is performed on those with a high risk of breast cancer, such as having a family history of the disease or carrying the breast cancer BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene. Preventative mastectomy substantially reduces one's chances of developing breast cancer in the future, but it cannot wholly prevent it.

Surgical oncologists perform several types of mastectomies, depending upon the severity of the breast cancer (including factors such as its location and spread), as well as the patients' own aesthetic and personal choices. The six main types of mastectomy include:

Total mastectomy, where the surgical oncologist removes an entire breast, including parts like the pectoral chest muscle, skin, and nipple.
Radical mastectomy, where the surgical oncologist removes the entire breast, underarm lymph nodes, pectoral chest muscles, and outer skin and nipple. One of the most invasive forms of mastectomy, radical mastectomy is infrequently performed.
Modified radical mastectomy, where the surgical oncologist completes a total mastectomy and also removes the underarm lymph nodes. This procedure is slightly less invasive than radical mastectomy.
Skin-sparing mastectomy, where the surgical oncologist removes cancerous breast tissue and nipple, but leaves most of breast skin. This method is used in conjunction with breast reconstruction, as implants can be added below the skin. Skin-sparing mastectomy often requires a treatment team with a surgical oncologist and a plastic surgeon experienced in breast procedures.
Nipple-sparing mastectomy, where the surgical oncologist removes cancerous breast tissue and leaves the nipple and most of the breast skin. This method is only available to patients in the early stages of breast cancer. Similar to skin-sparing mastectomy, this procedure is frequently performed with breast reconstruction.

Any of these procedures can be done on both breasts, in which case the procedure would be known as a double mastectomy. For example, a surgical oncologist might perform a total or nipple-sparing mastectomy on both breasts. Double mastectomies are often used as a preventive surgery for those who are at risk of developing breast cancer later on in life.

Patients have one or two days of hospital stay before returning home from their mastectomy procedures. Full recovery can take several months, but some patients find they are able to resume normal activity within one month of their mastectomy. Patients are advised to limit arm and chest movements whenever possible.

After surgery, patients must also adjust to changes in their appearance. While some patients choose to receive breast reconstruction, other patients may decide to wear prosthetic breasts or will simply embrace their new chest.

Mastectomies permit patients to conquer cancer and lead healthy, thriving lives as breast cancer survivors.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bridget A. Oppong, MPH, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	72

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bridget A. Oppong, MPH, MD treated as a surgical oncologist in Columbus, OH during 2013 were excision, breast procedures, cancer surgery and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bridget A. Oppong, MPH, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	23
cancer surgery	23
diagnostic procedures	18
doctor visit	112
excision	41
lymph node procedures	18
open surgery	18

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bridget A. Oppong, MPH, MD.

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	46
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	54
From 75 to 84	23
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bridget A. Oppong, MPH, MD in 2013

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	18
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	13
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	31
Dementia	0
Cancer	75

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bridget A. Oppong, MPH, MD treated as a surgical oncologist in Columbus, OH during 2014 were excision, lymph node procedures, breast procedures and cancer surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bridget A. Oppong, MPH, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	34
cancer surgery	34
diagnostic procedures	24
doctor visit	169
excision	58
lymph node procedures	43
open surgery	24

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bridget A. Oppong, MPH, MD.

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	74
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	78
From 75 to 84	25
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bridget A. Oppong, MPH, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	32
Dementia	0
Cancer	75

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bridget A. Oppong, MPH, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	176

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bridget A. Oppong, MPH, MD.

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	194
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	170
From 75 to 84	68
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bridget A. Oppong, MPH, MD in 2015

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	18
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	32
Dementia	0
Cancer	71

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bridget A. Oppong, MPH, MD treated as a surgical oncologist in Columbus, OH during 2016 were lymph node procedures, open surgery, diagnostic procedures and excision.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bridget A. Oppong, MPH, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	15
doctor visit	183
excision	15
lymph node procedures	29
open surgery	15

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bridget A. Oppong, MPH, MD.

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	112
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	95
From 75 to 84	45
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bridget A. Oppong, MPH, MD in 2016

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	11
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	37
Dementia	0
Cancer	73

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bridget A. Oppong, MPH, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	42

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bridget A. Oppong, MPH, MD.

**Gender**
Male	0
Female	68

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	44
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	43
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bridget A. Oppong, MPH, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	43
Dementia	0
Cancer	75

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bridget A. Oppong, MPH, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	20

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bridget A. Oppong, MPH, MD.

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	21
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	24
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bridget A. Oppong, MPH, MD in 2018

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	32
Dementia	0
Cancer	62

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bridget A. Oppong, MPH, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	19

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bridget A. Oppong, MPH, MD.

**Age**
From 65 to 74	19
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bridget A. Oppong, MPH, MD in 2019

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	75

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bridget A. Oppong, MPH, MD treated as a surgical oncologist in Columbus, OH during 2020 were excision, lymph node procedures, breast procedures and cancer surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bridget A. Oppong, MPH, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	23
cancer surgery	23
diagnostic procedures	22
doctor visit	68
excision	45
lymph node procedures	42
open surgery	22

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bridget A. Oppong, MPH, MD.

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	35
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	34
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bridget A. Oppong, MPH, MD in 2020

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	27
Dementia	0
Cancer	75

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bridget A. Oppong, MPH, MD treated as a surgical oncologist in Columbus, OH during 2021 were lymph node procedures, excision, open surgery and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bridget A. Oppong, MPH, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	22
cancer surgery	22
diagnostic procedures	25
doctor visit	81
excision	47
lymph node procedures	50
open surgery	25

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bridget A. Oppong, MPH, MD.

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	56
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	44
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bridget A. Oppong, MPH, MD in 2021

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	32
Dementia	0
Cancer	75

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bridget A. Oppong, MPH, MD treated as a surgical oncologist in Columbus, OH during 2022 were excision, lymph node procedures, breast procedures and cancer surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bridget A. Oppong, MPH, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	14
cancer surgery	14
diagnostic procedures	11
doctor visit	81
excision	25
lymph node procedures	22
open surgery	11

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bridget A. Oppong, MPH, MD.

**Gender**
Male	0
Female	72

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	57
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	38
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bridget A. Oppong, MPH, MD in 2022

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	21
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	26
Dementia	0
Cancer	75

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bridget A. Oppong, MPH, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Bridget A. Oppong, MPH, MD treated as a surgical oncologist in Columbus, OH were excision, lymph node procedures, breast procedures and cancer surgery.

breast procedures	23
cancer surgery	23
diagnostic procedures	19
doctor visit	93
excision	38
lymph node procedures	34
open surgery	19

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bridget A. Oppong, MPH, MD.

**Gender**
Male	0
Female	12

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	42
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	15
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	14
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0
65 to 74	54

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bridget A. Oppong, MPH, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Bridget A. Oppong, MPH, MD treated were cancer, hypertension, high cholesterol and diabetes.

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	16
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	3
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	5
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	26
Atrial Fibrillation	0
Cancer	66
Dementia	0

Education & Training

Dr. Bridget A. Oppong, MPH, MD graduated from University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry in 2004. She completed residency at University of Rochester Medical Center. She is certified by the American Board of Surgery and has a state license in Ohio.

Medical School: University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry (2004)

Residency: University of Rochester Medical Center (2010)

Board Certification: American Board of Surgery (2011)

Licensed In: Ohio

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Bridget A. Oppong, MPH, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute

OSU SURGERY, LLC

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Bridget A. Oppong, MPH, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.91 out of 5 stars based on 123 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Bridget A. Oppong, MPH, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Columbus, OH.

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Bridget A. Oppong, MPH, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Allergan Inc.	$363 AlloDerm $363
Medtronic Xomed, Inc.	$228 Advanced Energy Cutting Device $228
Novadaq Technologies Inc.	$196 DERMACELL $196
Focal Therapeutics, Inc.	$60 BioZorb $60
Covidien LP	$35 Valleylab $35
Other	$72 PlasmaBlade $34	Mega Vac $28	$10

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$520
Travel and Lodging	$363
Gift	$60
Entertainment	$10

Research Payments

Dr. Bridget A. Oppong, MPH, MD has received 1 research payments totaling $473.

Biography

Dr. Bridget Oppong works as a surgical oncology (cancer surgery). Her education and training includes medical school at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry and residency at the University of Rochester Medical Center. Dr. Oppong's areas of expertise include breast cancer and mastectomy (breast removal surgery). On average, patients gave her a rating of 5.0 stars (out of 5). She is affiliated with Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute. Her practice in Columbus, OH is open to new patients as reported by Doctor.com.