Beth A. Sieling

Beth A. Sieling is a Breast Surgeon specializing in all aspects of women’s breast health, including minimally-invasive breast biopsy, cryoablation of benign breast lesions and ultrasound-guided techniques for cancer diagnosis and treatment. A member of the Saint Mary’s Hospital staff since 2005, she is board certified in general surgery.

Dr. Sieling received her medical degree from East Carolina University School of Medicine. She completed her residency in general surgery at Abington Memorial Hospital in suburban Philadelphia, and a breast surgery fellowship under the tutelage of nationally-renowned experts at the Comprehensive Breast Center in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania.

A Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, Dr. Sieling is skilled in the newest procedures and technologies available for breast care. She also brings considerable research experience to her patients at Saint Mary’s, having given multiple research presentations on breast cancer at national conferences.

Nancy M. Cappello, Ph.D.

Nancy M. Cappello, Ph.D., was diagnosed with Stage 3C breast cancer in February 2004 after receiving "normal" mammography reports for the previous 11 years. Through her tragedy, Nancy learned the limitations of mammograms for women like her who have dense breast tissue. Through her advocacy, Nancy spearheaded two bills through the CT legislature: In 2005 a bill to ensure that insurance companies cover whole breast ultrasound screening as a supplement to the mammogram for women with dense breast tissue and this past session, a bill to standardize the communication of breast density to the patient through her mammography report which will become law on October 1, 2009.

Nancy was honored with a citation from the General Assembly for "her extraordinary commitment to promoting early detection of breast cancer through her successful legislative advocacy and public awareness campaign and for the courage to transform a personal tragedy into a positive force." She is also the recipient of the Cancer Society "Angel Award". Dr. Cappello developed an "Are You Dense" brochure that informs woman about dense breast tissue. You can obtain a copy of the brochure at www.areyoudense.org. Nancy is also the founder of Are You Dense, Inc. a 501(c) (3) public charity dedicated to raising awareness about dense breast tissue for the early detection of breast cancer. She can be reached at nancy@areyoudense.org.