Holiday Hours

With the exception of Inova hospitals, Inova Emergency Care and Inova-GoHealth Urgent Care, all Inova outpatient offices will be closed for the Christmas and New Year's Day holidays – Wednesday, Dec. 25 and Wednesday, Jan. 1.

Some Inova care sites have additional closures for the holidays, which will be noted on the relevant location pages. 

Meet our dedicated breast surgeons

The expert, board-certified breast surgeons associated with Inova bring unsurpassed levels of experience, expertise and compassion to their patients.

Section Chief

Costanza Cocilovo, MD
Costanza Cocilovo, MD
Specialty
Surgery
Clinical Interests
Breast Surgery, Care coordination and enrollment of clinical trials with medical and radiation oncology, High risk and survivorship, Nipple sparing mastectomy, Young breast cancer
Years of Experience
28

Breast Cancer Surgery Specialists

Michelle Abghari, MD
Michelle S. Abghari, MD
Specialty
Surgery
Clinical Interests
Breast Cancer, Breast Surgery
Years of Experience
10
Sara Bruce, MD
Sara B. Bruce, MD
Specialty
Surgery
Clinical Interests
Care coordination and enrollment of clinical trials with medical and radiation oncology, High risk and survivorship, Nipple sparing mastectomy, Nutrition and alternative therapies, Young breast cancer
Years of Experience
20
Kirsten Edmiston, MD
Kirsten K. Edmiston, MD
Specialty
Surgery
Clinical Interests
Breast Cancer, Breast Surgery
Years of Experience
36
Shkala Karzai, MD
Shkala Karzai, MD
Specialty
Surgery
Clinical Interests
Breast Cancer, Breast Surgery, Endocrine Advanced Minimally Invasive surgery
Years of Experience
10
Arielle Stafford, MD
Arielle P. Stafford, MD
Specialty
Surgery
Clinical Interests
Breast Cancer, Breast Surgery, Care coordination and enrollment of clinical trials with medical and radiation oncology, High risk and survivorship, Nipple sparing mastectomy, Women's Health, Young breast cancer
Years of Experience
8
Lauren Turza, MD
Lauren C. Turza, MD
Specialty
Surgery
Clinical Interests
Breast Cancer, Breast Surgery, Care coordination and enrollment of clinical trials with medical and radiation oncology, High risk and survivorship, Young breast cancer
Years of Experience
16
Shawna Willey, MD
Shawna C. Willey, MD
Specialty
Surgery
Clinical Interests
Care coordination and enrollment of clinical trials with medical and radiation oncology, High risk and survivorship, Nipple sparing mastectomy, Nutrition and alternative therapies, Young breast cancer
Years of Experience
42

Nurse Practitioners

Minna Bacarra, NP
Minna M. Bacarra, NP
Specialty
Nurse Practitioner
Sarah Pearson, FNP
Sarah S. Pearson, FNP
Specialty
Family Nurse Practitioner
Christine Edgerton, NP
Christine S. Edgerton, NP
Specialty
Nurse Practitioner
Sherri Taylor, DNP, FNP
Sherri L. Taylor, DNP, FNP
Specialty
Family Nurse Practitioner