Babylon Breast Cancer Surgeon Named Healthcare Hero

Babylon resident Dr. Christine Hodyl, director of breast health services at South Nassau Communities Hospital’s Gertrude & Louis Feil Cancer Center, was recently awarded Long Island Business News' “Health Care Heroes” Physician Hero Award.

Dr. Hodyl has advocated for breast cancer awareness initiatives and promoted breast cancer screening and detection since coming to South Nassau in 2007.  She has lectured at senior centers, civic groups and local colleges about the importance of early diagnosis and treatment.

She has also been a multiple-time featured speaker of the “Pink Glow of Hope,” a breast cancer awareness event jointly sponsored by the Office of the Nassau County Executive, 1 in 9 Hewlett House and South Nassau Communities Hospital.

Dr. Hodyl has also been a featured guest of the Town of Hempstead breast cancer prevention forums.  In 2010, Dr. Hodyl was lauded at the annual 1 in 9 Hewlett House Breast Cancer Benefit and was presented the prestigious “Symbol of Hope” award.

Dr. Hodyl is recognized for her expertise in breast health and treatment of breast cancer and serves as South Nassau’s Cancer Liaison Physician to the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer.

Dr. Hodyl completed her residency training and a research fellowship at two of the New York metro area’s hospitals: as a surgical resident at Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn from 1993-99 and conducted research at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in Manhattan from 1995 to 1997.

She is active in research and has been published in The Journal of Surgical Research and Journal of Interferon and Cytokine Research.  She is a member of numerous medical professional organizations, including the American Society of Breast Surgeons and American College of Osteopathic Surgeons.