Women's Health
Women’s Imaging Services We Offer
Women should keep up to date with recommended doctor’s screenings and imaging tests. For example, women aged 40 and over should get annual mammograms to screen for breast cancer (earlier if they have risk factors) and post-menopausal women should receive routine bone density tests to screen for osteoporosis, among other imaging tests we offer at Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital.
The 2nd floor of our Women’s Diagnostic Imaging Center offers:
- A automated 3D breast ultrasound
- Screening and diagnostic digital mammography
- Minimally invasive digital stereotactic breast biopsies
- 3/D & 4/D ultrasound
- Cyst aspirations
- Ultrasound breast biopsy
- Bone density/DEXA scans
- Echocardiography
Hazel Hawkins Expands Women’s Health Services
Gynecologic Oncologist and Breast Surgical Specialistjoin HHMH Medical Staff
Dr. James Lilja recently joined the HHMH Medical Staff adding the specialized field of gynecologic oncology to the scope services offered. Dr. Lilja is a board-certified gynecologic oncologist, specializing in the treatment of cancerous and precancerous conditions of the female reproductive tract.
When surgery for cancer or pre-cancer is required, he tries to incorporate minimally invasive techniques (vaginal, laparoscopic, or robotic) to minimize the recovery time and discomfort for patients and their families. Dr. Lilja perform hundreds of these procedures every year. If you have been diagnosed with gynecologic cancer, you may already know the multiple treatment options—surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, hyperthermia—that are often needed. Lilja stated “I’m honored to help his patients navigate a sometimes confusing and frustrating road to health.”
Dr. Elaine Lee, a general surgeon, has also joined the Women's Health Team specializing in benign breast disease and breast cancer care.
Dr. Lee is board-certified general surgeon and a fellowship-trained breast surgeon who specializes in benign breast disease and breast cancer care. One in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime. Just as no two patients are the same, no two cancers are exactly alike. Along with other providers, Dr. Lee is dedicated to working with her patients to develop an individualized treatment plan to get them back on to a path to health and healing.
Dr. Lee’s special surgical interests are hidden scar surgery and nipple-sparing mastectomies. She also has a passion for advancing cancer survivorship in young adults.
There are plans to add an additional physician specializing in Urogynecology or “female urology” in the near future.