AdventHealth Orlando

Orlando, Florida
Training Program Director: Eleftherios (Terry) Mamounas, MD, MPH, FACS

About AdventHealth Orlando
AdventHealth Orlando is a faith‑based academic medical center guided by a mission to extend the healing ministry of Christ. Grounded in a whole-person approach to care, addressing body, mind, and spirit, AdventHealth combines world‑class clinical expertise with exceptional compassionate care to support patients through every phase of life.

As part of AdventHealth Florida GME, the institution oversees 40 accredited residency and fellowship programs with more than 700 approved training positions statewide. AdventHealth Orlando is recognized as the top health care network in Florida and ranks among the top 20 hospitals nationally. Located in the heart of Central Florida, the campus serves a vibrant and diverse community while offering a dynamic academic and clinical environment committed to innovation, excellence in education, and service to a broad patient population. Orlando offers a rich quality of life with diverse cultural attractions, family-friendly neighborhoods, and year‑round lifestyle amenities.

About the Program

The AdventHealth Breast Surgical Oncology Fellowship Program offers an outstanding clinical experience within the AdventHealth Cancer Institute. The one-year fellowship provides focused, multidisciplinary training in the management of benign and malignant breast disease.

The fellow spends approximately six months on the breast surgical oncology service with attending breast surgeons who perform over 2,000 breast cancer operations annually. Clinical experience includes time in the operating room, outpatient clinics, and Breast Multidisciplinary Clinics alongside our breast medical oncologists and radiation oncologists. Dedicated administrative and academic time is provided each month while on service.

The fellow rotates through key specialties involved in breast cancer care, including breast surgery, medical oncology, radiation oncology, pathology, breast imaging, plastic and reconstructive surgery, genetics, survivorship and high‑risk care, psycho‑oncology, and lymphedema therapy. During the surgical rotation, the fellow gains experience in all aspects of breast cancer surgery, including advanced oncoplastic techniques, nipple-sparing mastectomy, and axillary lymph node dissection with immediate lymphovenous bypass.

In addition to clinical training, the fellow gains foundational knowledge in the administrative and operational aspects of a breast surgery practice, with a strong emphasis on interdisciplinary collaboration and community outreach. This reflects AdventHealth Orlando’s commitment to comprehensive, whole-person cancer care.

The fellow is supported by a strong cancer quality infrastructure that reflects AdventHealth’s commitment to excellence in breast cancer care, multidisciplinary collaboration, and continuous improvement. The breast program participates in nationally recognized accreditation and quality programs, including the Commission on Cancer, National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers, ACR Breast Imaging, and ACR Radiation Oncology.

This work is further supported by a dedicated cancer quality team, including quality nursing leadership and analytics support, to ensure ongoing monitoring of accreditation standards, quality measures, outcomes, and performance improvement opportunities. This infrastructure allows the fellow to train in an environment where high-quality clinical care is paired with data-driven review, accountability, and continuous quality improvement.

Breast cancer quality measures are routinely benchmarked against state and national accredited program comparison groups. While performance varies by measure and reporting period, our results remain competitive with peer accredited programs and reflect our sustained commitment to evidence-based, patient-centered breast cancer care.

Curriculum

The program is a one-year clinical fellowship offering comprehensive training through structured rotations in Breast Surgical Services, Oncoplastic and Microvascular Reconstructive Breast Surgery, Radiation Oncology, Breast Medical Oncology, Breast Imaging, and Breast Pathology. The fellow also receives dedicated time for clinical research, with opportunities to present their work at leading national meetings in cancer care and surgery.

The Breast Surgical Oncology fellow will benefit from broad multidisciplinary exposure, including experience in genetic counseling, rehabilitative medicine, and patient advocacy, supporting the delivery of comprehensive, patient-centered care.

Educational Conferences

The fellow will participate in a variety of structured educational conferences throughout the academic year, including:

• Biweekly Didactic Review Lectures
• Monthly Oral Question & Answer Sessions
• Quarterly Grand Rounds
• Quarterly Journal Club
• Monthly Dedicated Oncology Morbidity & Mortality Conference
• Weekly Multidisciplinary Tumor Board Conference
• Annual Official San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium organized by AdventHealth Cancer Institute
• Annual Best of ASCO Conference organized by AdventHealth Cancer Institute
• Annual School of Breast Oncology
• Annual SSO Fellows Institute – Breast

Clinical Research

The AdventHealth Cancer Institute is actively advancing cancer care through a robust portfolio of clinical trials focused on innovative diagnostics and treatments.

The Breast Program is currently enrolling into 16 active breast clinical trials with 43 patients enrolled to date. In 2025, the Breast Program entered 2.79% of breast cancer patients into clinical trials, contributing 17 research abstracts presented at leading national and international meetings, including ASCO, SABCS, and ESMO, and resulting in several peer-reviewed publications in high-impact journals.

AdventHealth Orlando is proud to be the #1 enrollment site in the U.S. for the Merck Phase 1 trial, MK‑2870‑010, enrolling 12 participants. The program was also recognized for having the most diverse participant enrollment across the U.S. Phase 1 study, reflecting a strong commitment to inclusive, high-impact research.

In addition, the fellow has the opportunity to participate in several in-house clinical research studies that may lead to conference presentations and peer-reviewed publications.

The Breast Surgical Oncology Fellowship Program provides the fellow with structured research support through AdventHealth’s Research Concierge Process. This process is designed to help fellows move scholarly work from early concept development through project completion and dissemination.

Fellows receive guidance from the Academic Mentor Manager and the GME Research Director, who help connect them with the appropriate resources at each stage of the research pathway. Support begins with idea development and continues through project planning, study intake, data access, analysis, and final dissemination.

Additional resources include medical library services, research data analytics, biostatistics support, and assistance with study intake. Together, these services help fellows develop feasible research projects, access needed data, strengthen study design and analysis, and prepare scholarly work for presentation or publication.

Eligibility

One one-year fellowship position is currently available. To be eligible, applicants must have successfully completed general surgery residency training in an accredited program and have obtained the qualifications required to sit for the American Board of Surgery examination.

Applicants should refer to the SSO website for application deadlines and match details. All applicants must submit a current curriculum vitae, a personal statement, three letters of recommendation, including one letter from the Program Director of the General Surgery Residency Program, and a photograph.

Application

The program participates in the SSO Breast Fellowship Matching Program. Interviews are held between February and May each year.

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