Griffin Hospital is pleased to welcome the new Director of the Hewitt Center for Breast Wellness, Denise Barajas, MD, FACS, an experienced breast surgeon and expert on breast cancer screening, early detection, and treatment.
Barajas comes to Griffin from the Hospital of Saint Raphael, where she was Director of the Women’s Center for Breast Health. She joins Griffin’s team of highly skilled, compassionate physicians and staff at the Hewitt Center for Breast Wellness.
In just two years, the Center’s combination of state-of-the-art technology, personalized breast care, high risk management and wellness services, and Planetree healing environment has helped it become the breast center of choice for thousands of women in our area.
Barajas has more than 16 years of experience and is board certified in general, bariatric and breast surgery. She holds a degree in biology from Johns Hopkins University and a medical degree from New Jersey Medical School. She completed a surgical residency at the Hospital of Saint Raphael and serve as Chief Resident of that program.
A respected and sought-after speaker, Barajas is the Vice Chair of the Abstract Committee for the National Consortium of Breast Centers.
The Hewitt Center for Breast Wellness at Griffin Hospital is located at 300 Seymour Ave. in Derby. The center offers patients a comprehensive range of personalized breast care and wellness services.
For more information about the Hewitt Center for Breast Wellness, call 203 – 732-1300 or visit griffinhealth.org/cbw.
