Bert M. Petersen

Bert M. Petersen, Jr., FACS, is the Chief of Breast Surgery and Co-Chief of The Division of Breast Oncology at The Cancer Center at Hackensack University Medical Center.
He is also an Associate Professor of Surgery at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-New Jersey Medical School. Petersen attended Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in Baltimore, graduating with his B.A. degree in 1983 and with his M.D. degree in 1987. He then attended his surgical residency at George Washington University Medical Center in Washington, D.C., followed by a fellowship at the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City, where he specialized in the field of surgical oncology.
Career
Petersen has previously served as surgical oncologist and director of the Family Risk Program at New York City's Beth Israel Cancer Center. Petersen now serves as co-chief of the Division of Breast Oncology at the Hackensack University Medical Center Cancer Center. Until 2003, Petersen was an acting medical correspondent for WCBS Channel 2 News in New York City.
The Charlotte Kimelman Cancer Institute
In 2003, Petersen was designated "Physician Champion" for the Charlotte Kimelman Cancer Institute of the Schneider Regional Medical Center in St. Thomas, USVI, where he also contributed in the role of clinical medical advisor. Petersen has been cited as a primary force behind the Institute.

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