Melanie Friedlander, M.D., FACS

So wonderful to be back home at the Hunt Cancer Center!!! Even got new shoes for the occasion.

So glad to be a part of this message for our @TMHealthSystem patients. We've worked hard to create procedures and policies that will keep you and our staff safe in the hospital, even now during the #COVID19 pandemic. If you need elective or emergency surgery, we've got you covered. https://t.co/lT2CL3bPlp

The Daily Breeze is running their annual South Bay’s Best awards. They don’t include a category for General Surgeons (although they do have that for other specialties like Orthopaedic Surgery, Dermatology, Plastic Surgery and Pediatrics). Please take a moment to nominate my group, the Association of South Bay Surgeons (or me!), in the link below. You will need to write us in using the option Other. Thank you for your support!... https://www.gazettes.com/southbay/

So wonderful to be back home at the Hunt Cancer Center!!! Even got new shoes for the occasion.

When the #coronavirus pandemic hit us in Torrance, our medical oncology colleagues asked Dr. Ali-Jones and me to temporarily move our patients from our new home in the Hunt Cancer Center at Torrance Memorial Medical Center back to our group's office. With all the right safety measures on place to keep patients and staff safe, we are thrilled to announce that we will resume seeing our cancer patients in the Hunt Cancer Center starting this Monday 6/1/20! You can learn more abo...ut the Hunt Cancer Center here as we celebrate our mini grand reopening! https://t.co/PP8WsdLBvC See more

So glad to be a part of this message for our @TMHealthSystem patients. We've worked hard to create procedures and policies that will keep you and our staff safe in the hospital, even now during the #COVID19 pandemic. If you need elective or emergency surgery, we've got you covered. https://t.co/lT2CL3bPlp

The Daily Breeze is running their annual South Bay’s Best awards. They don’t include a category for General Surgeons (although they do have that for other specialties like Orthopaedic Surgery, Dermatology, Plastic Surgery and Pediatrics). Please take a moment to nominate my group, the Association of South Bay Surgeons (or me!), in the link below. You will need to write us in using the option Other. Thank you for your support!... https://www.gazettes.com/southbay/

https://twitter.com/DrMHFriedla/status/1259519254665150464

So many patients are scared to come to the hospital if they have an emergency because of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus. Please don't wait if you need to be evaluated! The ER and the hospital are keeping patients suspected of Covid-19 separate so you will be safe! An Important Message from Emergency Physician Dr. Zachary Gray https://youtu.be/rxTDyINu5Q0

Scientists around the globe are working on overdrive to find us answers for this pandemic. This discovery of an antibody that may successfully fight the SARS-COV-2 coronavirus could be a huge breakthrough! https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-020-16256-y

Congratulations and well done to the incredible staff and administration of Torrance Memorial Medical Center, ranked by Newsweek as a top 10 Hospital in California and #48 in the US. They are the only non-academic hospital to make it in the top 10. Quite an accomplishment. I am so lucky to be part of this medical community, with talented, brilliant, and dedicated colleagues and a hospital with truly visionary leadership.

To all my current and future patients, please know that I and my partners at Association of South Bay Surgeons are doing our best to make decisions with your safety and well-being as our number one priority while working with the hospitals in our area to minimize any impact on their ability to handle the current medical crisis caused by the COVID-19 coronavirus. I am working closely with the leadership at both Torrance Memorial Medical Center and Providence Little Company of ...Mary Medical Center (both Torrance and San Pedro locations) to create policy that allows us to provide the best and safest care for all of you. I am posting the most recent guidelines from the American College of Surgeons to try to add some clarity in our approach. In the meantime, practice social distancing, stay home and stay safe! http://email.facs.org/q/1tidVjwKYZeWxt7qDp6YFdJE/wv

Spending the day at the Breast Oncology Retreat hosted by @CedarsSinai. Very glad to be included. https://t.co/HQdLwQtU8w

A truly wonderful event tonight to raise funds for a much-needed ER expansion for Providence Little Company of Mary. So many guests dressed up to impress for the Great Gatsby theme...even Sister Terrence Landini, who has been a part of the hospital since 1966!

What a fantastic evening with amazing women, talking about how to #BeYourOwnHero! Yearly #mammograms provide early detection of #breastcancer and increased survival. #BreastCancerAwarenessMonth #breastsurgeon

I'm thrilled to be a part of this event hosted by Torrance Memorial Medical Center and Barsha Wines. Please join us for a fantastic rosé tasting and learn more about how you can Be Your Own Hero!