Rebecca H. Fishman, MD, FACS

Breast Surgery
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 15 and up
Penn Breast Surgery Washington Square
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About me

  • Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery

I am a board-certified breast surgical oncologist whose clinical practice is devoted to caring for women with breast cancer. I also treat patients with benign breast disease. I work closely with a multidisciplinary team at the cancer center to provide cutting-edge care for my patients.

Communication with my patients and their loved ones is essential to providing the best care and I understand the emotional impact of a new diagnosis of breast cancer. I believe that as a breast cancer surgeon, it is my job to educate patients about their diagnosis and treatment options and also about coping strategies to manage this challenging time in her life. This empowers women to navigate their care with confidence.  Regardless of disease stage and treatment plan, I stay involved in my patients’ care throughout treatment- up to and beyond surgery.

I was first drawn to breast surgery because it is one in which I can develop on-going meaningful relationships with my patients and this is still the aspect of my work that I am most passionate about today. I always remember that it is a unique privilege to be able to care for my patients in such an intimate way.

My education and training

  • Medical School: Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
  • Residency: Mount Sinai Medical Center
  • Fellowship: Rutgers New Jersey Medical School

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Spoken languages

English
English

Reviews

Average Rating

398 reviews

Comments are submitted by patients and reflect their views and opinions. The comments are not endorsed by and do not necessarily reflect the views of Penn Medicine.

Anonymous
May 2026
superior knowledge of breast cancer cells
Anonymous
May 2026
dr. is friendly, courteous, professional and interested in patient's needs.
Anonymous
May 2026
kindly, gives thoughtful answers, and treats me with respect.
Anonymous
May 2026
dr fishman were very nice and accomodating to all my questions, making sure i understood whats the case and whats the plan

Insurance accepted

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Locations

Penn Medicine hospital privileges

  • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Pennsylvania Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Dr. Fishman is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and Conditions

Research

Publications

Reddy KP, Berkowitz CL, Jarrell K, Berger R, Hulse S, Elmore LC, Fishman R, Mateo AM, Sataloff DM, Tchou JC, Zhang JQ, McCarthy AM, Fayanju OM The effect of rurality on time to surgery and overall survival among women with breast cancer , Annals of Surgery: 2025 (Epub)

Reddy KP, Jarrell K, Berkowitz C, Hulse S, Elmore LC, Fishman R, Greenup RA, Mateo AM, Rothman JD, Sataloff DM, Tchou JC, Zafar SY, Fayanju OM ASO Visual Abstract: Association between delayed/forgone medical care and resource utilization among women with breast cancer in the United States , Annals of Surgical Oncology: 2025 (Epub)

Reddy KP, Jarrell K, Berkowitz C, Hulse S, Elmore LC, Fishman R, Greenup RA, Mateo AM, Rothman JD, Sataloff DM, Tchou JC, Zafar SY, Fayanju OM Association between delayed/forgone medical care and resource utilization among women with breast cancer in the United States , Annals of Surgical Oncology, 32(4): 2025,2534-2544

Fishman R, Khan A, Goyal S, Kirstein K, Kearney T Single institution experience of local recurrence and toxicity following a two-day course of accelerated partial breast irradiation , Poster presentation at the Society of Surgical Oncology Annual Cancer Symposium, Boston, MA: 2016

Fishman R, Lee C, Rescigno J, Freedman B, Estabrook A, Ma A Invasive micropapillary carcinoma: Tumor characteristics and cause-specific survival , Mount Sinai, St. Luke’s and Roosevelt Hospitals Department of General Surgery Research Symposium, New York, NY: 2014

Fishman R, Ma A Tumor Board Case Presentation: 59F with Chest Wall Recurrence 2 Years After Mastectomy for Multi-centric Triple-Negative Breast Cancer , Oral presentation at the American Society of Breast Surgery Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, NV: 2014

Fishman R, Levison J, Holmes R, Kumar M, Addis M, Sales C Infrainguinal angioplasty in the community setting: Renal function as a predictor of success , Poster presented at The Veith Symposium, New York, NY: 2007