Niamey P. WilsonDr

Niamey P. Wilson MD FACS is the Medical Director of the Breast Program at Hartford HealthCare. She oversees all aspects of the entire breast program at this 7-hospital healthcare system in Connecticut, across which roughly half of the newly diagnosed breast cancer patients in the state are seen annually. This role encompasses evaluation of operations and strategic growth across the system, quality and safety, new technology and surgical devices, patient education, high risk and genetics, survivorship programs, lymphedema, and maintaining alignment with Memorial Sloan Kettering standards of care. Dr. Wilson is Board Certified in General Surgery, and has advanced fellowship training in breast surgical oncology.

She is thrilled to work with the outstanding Hartford HealthCare breast cancer clinicians to provide superior care to breast health patients.

Dr. Wilson specializes in all aspects of breast health and the surgical management of complex breast diseases. She sees patients with newly diagnosed or a previous history of breast cancer, benign breast masses and cysts, abnormal imaging, fibrocystic breast disease, those with genetic susceptibility or at high risk for breast cancer, and many others. Her extensive knowledge of novel and up-to-date treatment modalities for breast cancer is an asset to her practice and her patients. In addition, her technical skills, encompassing hidden scar techniques, nipple-sparing mastectomy, oncoplastic surgery, sentinel lymph node biopsy, and other minimally invasive techniques leads to outstanding clinical and aesthetic outcomes for patients.

Dr. Wilson’s approach to her patients is comprehensive and thoughtful. She believes deeply in developing a strong bond with her patients. She is a firm and committed advocate for her patients’ health; she is frequently an invited guest at major television networks including NBC-CT, Fox 61, WFSB, WTNH, as well as numerous radio shows, to promote breast health and breast cancer awareness. Prior to her Hartford HealthCare appointment, she was the Chief of Breast Surgery at Saint Francis Hospital in Hartford CT.