Category: New Faculty

Please join us in welcoming Brigid K. Killelea, MD, MPH, FACS, as a new faculty member in the Department of Surgery.

Brigid K. Killelea, MD, MPH, FACS
Associate Surgeon, Division of Breast Surgery
Co-Director, Oncoplastic Breast Surgery Program, Division of Breast Surgery
Lead, Regional Expansion Multidisciplinary Oncology, Department of Surgery

Dr. Killelea received her Bachelor of Arts in Spanish Literature from Colgate University, an MPH from Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health and her medical degree from the University of Connecticut School of Medicine. She completed residency training in surgery at the St. Vincent’s Catholic Medical Center, a research fellowship in surgery at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons Mailman School of Public Health and a fellowship in breast surgery at Beth Israel Medical Center/St. Luke’s Roosevelt Hospital Center. She also had additional training in oncoplastic breast surgery in Paris, France and Edinburgh, Scotland.

Before joining the Brigham, Dr. Killelea was the director of Clinical Integration at St. Vincent’s Medical Center and the director of Breast Surgery at the Fairfield Region Hartford Healthcare Cancer Institute. Previously, she was the chief of Breast Surgery and an associate professor in the Department of Surgery Section of Surgical Oncology at Yale School of Medicine, as well as program director for the interdisciplinary breast fellowship.

At the Brigham, Dr. Killelea will also serve as co-director of the Oncoplastic Breast Surgery Program in the Division of Breast Surgery and as lead of Regional Expansion Multidisciplinary Oncology in the Department of Surgery. Working collaboratively with the Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Dr. Killelea will incorporate oncoplastic techniques to optimize cosmetic outcomes for breast patients and enhance the operative experience for trainees. In addition, she will help develop additional sites for high quality oncology care to improve patient accessibility in the Greater Boston Area.

Dr. Killelea has participated in many invited speaking engagements, presentations, symposia, and workshops and provided her professional services to several committees and medical societies. She is currently a medical board member of the Breast Cancer Alliance, editor at the Annals of Surgical Oncology and holds various roles in the American Society of Breast Surgeons.

Dr. Killelea’s clinical and research interests focus on providing high quality multidisciplinary care, oncoplastic surgery and education, and improving health disparities among breast cancer patients.

Please join us in welcoming Alexandra J. Berger, MD, as a new faculty member in the Department of Surgery.

Alexandra J. Berger, MD
Associate Surgeon, Division of Urology

Dr. Berger graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a Bachelor of Arts in Visual Studies and received her medical degree from the Warren Alpert School of Medicine of Brown University. She completed general surgery and urology residency training at the Brigham followed by a GURS reconstructive urology fellowship at the University of Colorado.

Dr. Berger’s clinical and research interests include men’s health and sexual medicine, male and female reconstruction, and voiding dysfunction, as well as patient-reported outcomes.

Please join us in welcoming Mandeep S. Saund, MBBS, as a new faculty member in the Department of Surgery.

Mandeep S. Saund, MBBS, MS, DNB, FRCS(G), FACS
Associate Surgeon, Division of General and Gastrointestinal Surgery

Dr. Saund received his medical degree from Maulana Azad Medical College in New Delhi, India. There he completed a 3-year general surgery residency and subsequently practiced for a year as a general surgeon in India. In 2000, he started general surgery training at the University of Connecticut Medical School and moved to Brigham and Women’s Hospital as a PGY-4 to complete surgical residency. After graduation, he joined the Brigham and the VA Boston Healthcare System as a general surgeon and an instructor in surgery at Harvard Medical School and worked for over five years in this capacity. He then completed a colon and rectal surgery fellowship at the Brigham.

Dr. Saund is a fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow and is certified by the American Board of Surgery. He is also a member of various professional societies, including the American College of Surgeons (ACS), the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES), the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract (SSAT), the Society of Surgical Oncology (SSO) and the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgery (ASCRS).

Prior to returning to the Brigham, Dr. Saund worked as a general and colorectal surgeon for Atrius Healthcare and an instructor in surgery at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. At the Brigham, he will serve as the medical director for the Multispecialty Clinic at Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women’s Cancer Center in Clinical Affiliation with South Shore Health and as medical director of Colorectal Surgery at South Shore Health.

Dr. Saund’s clinical interests include providing optimal, timely patient care, with a focus on patients diagnosed with cancer. He is also interested in system redesign to improve efficiency and reduce waste without compromising quality and safety in the delivery of health care.