Meet Dr. Tara Sanft
July 15, 2021Meet Dr. Tara Sanft
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Dr. Sanft explains her role as a breast medical oncologist, as well as Director of the Survivorship Clinic and Patient Experience Officer.
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- 00:00My name is Tara Sanft.
- 00:02I am the director of the survivorship clinic.
- 00:07I am the chief Patient Experience
- 00:09officer at Smilow Cancer Hospital and
- 00:12I am also a breast medical oncologist.
- 00:15I treat patients who have been diagnosed
- 00:17with breast cancer and I see survivors
- 00:20of multiple different disease types.
- 00:22I feel like it's a privilege to
- 00:23take care of patients who've been
- 00:25diagnosed with breast cancer.
- 00:27The relationship is very intimate and you
- 00:29get to help someone through what may be
- 00:33the most difficult time in their life.
- 00:36That being said,
- 00:37I feel like it is true that breast
- 00:40cancer can be a very hopeful.
- 00:43Diagnosis in that our cure rates and
- 00:46our survival rates are incredibly high,
- 00:48and it's a privilege to help
- 00:51women walk through those.
- 00:53Times in their life when they
- 00:55may be most vulnerable or afraid.
- 00:57First visits are a chance for
- 00:58us to get to know each other.
- 01:01I like to start by understanding
- 01:02what the patient has been told
- 01:04and what they're hoping to cover.
- 01:06Drain the visit if they bring
- 01:08a loved one with them,
- 01:09it's often very helpful to have
- 01:11a second pair of ears because the
- 01:13conversations can get a little bit
- 01:16technical and it can be hard to absorb
- 01:18all of the information my research
- 01:20focuses on healthy diet and exercise
- 01:22during and after cancer treatment.
- 01:23I have a study right now looking
- 01:25at a healthy diet and exercise
- 01:28intervention offered right after
- 01:30diagnosis before starting chemotherapy.
- 01:32We are understanding whether or not
- 01:34this intervention helps women complete
- 01:36chemotherapy in an easier fashion.
- 01:38I would like my patients to know
- 01:40that my passion is actually in
- 01:42communication and healthcare and
- 01:44that I'm committed to creating a
- 01:47relationship with each and every
- 01:49patient that I see and so is my team.
- 01:52We are part of a multidisciplinary
- 01:55team that provides comprehensive Breast
- 01:57Cancer Care and survivorship care and
- 01:59we look forward to meeting with each.
- 02:02Individual and getting to know
- 02:04each person as a human being.