Dr. April Duckworth, a breast oncology surgeon, is joining the Comprehensive Breast Center at the Hartford HealthCare Cancer Institute at The Hospital of Central Connecticut in October.

Dr. Duckworth previously served as a fellow at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh, where she performed nipple-sparing, skin-sparing and other types of mastectomies; biopsies; dissections; ductoscopy; and excisions. Dr. Duckworth’s work has been featured in publications, presentations and abstracts.

“Dr. Duckworth is an integral addition to our dedicated team of specialists,” said Dr. Camelia Lawrence, director of breast surgery at The Hospital of Central Connecticut and MidState Medical Center. “Our patients will benefit from her specialized training and the expertise that she brings. She is a talented surgeon who is dedicated to doing what is right for her patients.”

Dr. Duckworth earned her medical degree at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and completed her residency in general surgery at Brookdale Hospital in Brooklyn, N.Y. She completed a research year at the New York University Institute of Research in Plastic Surgery, conducting experiments aimed at lowering immunosuppression requirements in recipient hosts to prevent rejection.

Dr. Duckworth is joining Dr. Lawrence and a team of breast surgeons, radiologists, pathologists, medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, nurse navigators and counselors at the Comprehensive Breast Center, who meet regularly to discuss the patient’s appointment schedule and planning; taking the patient’s care into their hands.

The Hartford HealthCare Cancer Institute at The Hospital of Central Connecticut provides patients diagnosed with breast cancer convenient access to a team of exceptional specialists in its Comprehensive Breast Center. With nationally recognized treatments and an ongoing collaboration with Memorial Sloan Kettering in New York – the country’s premier cancer center – patients receive the latest standards of treatment and developments from the most recent clinical research trials.

Dr. Duckworth’s office is located at the Hartford HealthCare Cancer Institute at The Hospital of Central Connecticut, 201 North Mountain Road, Plainville. To make an appointment, or for more information, please call 860.224.5416.