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Dr. Valerie Lucenti, MD, FACS

Accepting New Patients

(Dr. Valerie Brutus, M.D.)

(3 Ratings)

Specializes in: General Surgery

University of Haiti Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy

Professional interests include: neoadjuvant chemotherapy, breast surgery, oncoplastic breast surgery, and more.

60 Danbury Road Suite 101
Wilton, CT 06897

(203) 254-2320

Dr. Valerie Lucenti, MD, FACS is a general surgeon in Trumbull, CT specializing in general surgery. She graduated from University of Haiti Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy. Dr. Valerie Lucenti, MD, FACS is affiliated with Hartford Healthcare and HARTFORD HEALTHCARE MEDICAL GROUP SPECIALISTS PLLC.

Office Locations

Address:

115 Technology Drive Suite C-100
Trumbull, CT 06611

Address:

2800 Main Street 4th Floor
Bridgeport, CT 06606

Address:

60 Danbury Road Suite 101
Wilton, CT 06897

Some issues Dr. Valerie Lucenti, MD, FACS can help you with:

Breast Reconstruction

Breast reconstruction is surgery to restore the appearance of the breast, usually after a mastectomy. The choice of how to proceed after the removal of a breast is a deeply personal one, with some women opting to wear a prosthetic form in a bra, and others choosing to embrace their new breastless form as a reminder of their strength and survival. Those options are perfectly acceptable, but many women feel most comfortable with their missing breast tissue surgically replaced. Breast reconstruction can be part of a patient's return to normal after experiencing breast cancer.

There are a few different methods used to create the round shape of the breast on the chest. A flap of fat, skin, and muscle can be taken from the side, abdomen or buttock and implanted on the chest to create a breast from the patient's own tissue. Alternatively, the skin over the chest may be gradually stretched to allow for the placement of an implant. Stretching of the skin is done using expanders, which are similar to breast implants, except they increase in size when saltwater solution is injected into them. Many women also choose to combine the flap procedure with implant placement to achieve their desired result. Once the new breast shape is formed, a nipple can be created and even tattooed to match the other side.

Reconstruction may be done in a single surgery or broken up into multiple procedures:

Immediate reconstruction rebuilds the breast right after mastectomy. This method is not recommended if additional chemotherapy or radiation is needed after surgery.
Delayed reconstruction occurs after chemotherapy or radiation has been given. These treatments may decrease the volume or alter the color of the reconstructed breast, so they should be completed before the breast is rebuilt. This type of reconstruction may happen weeks, months, or even years after mastectomy.
Staged reconstruction splits the reconstructive process into two parts. The first part inserts temporary expanders to stretch the skin and is done immediately after breast removal surgery. The second part replaces the expanders with implants after chemotherapy or radiation treatments have been given.

Breast reconstruction is not perfect. The two breasts may not always look exactly identical, although they will be close. There may be small scars, and a loss of sensation in the reconstructed breast. A reconstructed breast will not produce milk, so patients may have trouble breastfeeding. Still, reconstruction is a great option for women who want that part of their appearance back.

In The News

“Surgical oncologist Dr. Valerie Brutus, left, discussed the journey of Stamford resident Julie Hetfield, center, inside Tully Health Center in Stamford, Conn. on Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2018.”—"Blind Stamford woman sees benefit of annual mammograms", Stamford Advocate, October 2018

breast procedures	14
diagnostic procedures	14
doctor visit	137
excision	13
open surgery	14

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	80
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	51
From 75 to 84	28
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	34
Dementia	0
Cancer	52

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	88
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	59
From 75 to 84	25
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	19
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	25
Dementia	0
Cancer	56

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	238
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	152
From 75 to 84	70
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	13
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	20
Dementia	0
Cancer	55

diagnostic procedures	11
doctor visit	184
excision	10
lymph node procedures	22
open surgery	11

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	145
Black	13
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	87
From 75 to 84	47
85 and over	21
Less than 65	17

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	20
Dementia	0
Cancer	66

doctor visit	244

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	154
Black	18
Hispanic	17
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	108
From 75 to 84	56
85 and over	26
Less than 65	13

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	41
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	26
Dementia	8
Cancer	57

doctor visit	238

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	149
Black	24
Hispanic	21
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	110
From 75 to 84	64
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	26
Dementia	6
Cancer	58

breast procedures	11
cancer surgery	12
doctor visit	217
excision	10

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	145
Black	23
Hispanic	19
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	104
From 75 to 84	66
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	20
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	22
Dementia	7
Cancer	60

breast procedures	11
cancer surgery	12
doctor visit	178
excision	10

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	135
Black	24
Hispanic	17
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	83
From 75 to 84	70
85 and over	22
Less than 65	12

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	24
Dementia	6
Cancer	59

doctor visit	79

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Valerie Lucenti, MD, FACS for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Valerie Lucenti, MD, FACS treated as a general surgeon in Trumbull, CT were open surgery, diagnostic procedures, lymph node procedures and excision.

breast procedures	13
cancer surgery	12
diagnostic procedures	19
doctor visit	178
excision	17
lymph node procedures	19
open surgery	19

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Valerie Lucenti, MD, FACS.

**Gender**
Male	0
Female	38

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	10
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	113
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	7
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	42
85 and over	6
Less than 65	4
65 to 74	75

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Valerie Lucenti, MD, FACS From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Valerie Lucenti, MD, FACS treated were hypertension, cancer, high cholesterol and diabetes.

Hypertension	51
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	17
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	11
Asthma	7
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	6
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	19
Atrial Fibrillation	4
Cancer	46
Dementia	2

Education & Training

Dr. Valerie Lucenti, MD, FACS graduated from University of Haiti Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy. She completed residency at The Brooklyn Hospital Center. She has a state license in Connecticut.

Medical School: University of Haiti Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy

Residency: The Brooklyn Hospital Center

Licensed In: Connecticut

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Valerie Lucenti, MD, FACS is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Hartford Healthcare

HARTFORD HEALTHCARE MEDICAL GROUP SPECIALISTS PLLC

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Valerie Lucenti, MD, FACS appears to accept the following insurance providers: CorVel, Great-West Healthcare, WellCare, Evercare, MultiPlan, United Healthcare, Aetna, Oxford Health Plans, Coventry, Cigna, Anthem, ConnectiCare, Focus Health Solutions, Prime Health, First Health, Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS), CarePartners of Connecticut, Senior Whole Health, Health Direct, HMC/ Northeast Healthcare, Colonial Cooperative Care, BCBS Medicare, Inc., Medspan Commercial, Health Connecticut, Health New England, Healthy Connecticut, Connecticare Commercial, Essence Healthcare, Medspan Medicare, Connecticare Medicare, Community Health Network of Connecticut and Northeast Health Direct.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Valerie Lucenti, MD, FACS accepts the following insurance providers:

CorVel

Great-West Healthcare

WellCare

Evercare

MultiPlan

United Healthcare

Aetna

Oxford Health Plans

Coventry

Cigna

Anthem

ConnectiCare

Focus Health Solutions

Prime Health

First Health

Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)

CarePartners of Connecticut

Senior Whole Health

Health Direct

HMC/ Northeast Healthcare

Colonial Cooperative Care

BCBS Medicare

Inc.

Medspan Commercial

Health Connecticut

Health New England

Healthy Connecticut

Connecticare Commercial

Essence Healthcare

Medspan Medicare

Connecticare Medicare

Community Health Network of Connecticut

Northeast Health Direct

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Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Valerie Lucenti, MD, FACS has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 5.0 out of 5 stars based on 3 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Valerie Lucenti, MD, FACS from all over the web to help you find the right in Trumbull, CT.

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Valerie Lucenti, MD, FACS. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
HOLOGIC INC	$563 BioZorb $471	TRIDENT SPECIMEN RADIOGRAPHY SYSTEM $91
Allergan, Inc.	$505 NATRELLE SALINE-FILLED BREAST IMPLANTS $505
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$213 ENTRESTO $213
Hologic Sales and Service, LLC	$143 localizer $143
Cadence Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$88 OFIRMEV $88
Other	$128 NATRELLE SALINE-FILLED BREAST IMPLANTS $85	V-Loc 180 $27	AVANCE NERVE GRAFT $16

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$1,169
Travel and Lodging	$471

Biography

Dr. Valerie Lucenti's specialty is general surgery. Dr. Lucenti has a special interest in breast surgery. She is professionally affiliated with Hartford Healthcare.

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2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Valerie Lucenti, MD, FACS in 2020

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2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

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Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Valerie Lucenti, MD, FACS From 2013 - 2021

Education & Training

Affiliations & Hospitals

Insurance Information

Ratings & Reviews

General Payments

Biography

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