UMANA member Dr. Irena Karanetz (plastic surgeon) along with local breast surgeon Dr. Alina Andriiv participated in the Ivano Frankivsk Breast Symposium this April 29-30. Dr. Karanetz gave a lecture “Current Trends in Breast Reconstruction.” While in Ivano-Frankivsk she was able to perform 2 live surgeries on breast cancer patients.
UMANA Foundation was able to donate supplies and facilitate the donation of equipment from Sientra Inc, and Integra Life Sciences including tissue expanders and meshes for breast reconstruction after cancer diagnoses. These supplies were donated to the Ivano Frankivsk regional hospitals.
