Katharine Lampen-Sachar, M.D., is a diagnostic radiologist at Radiology Associates of South Florida,Baptist Health South Florida. Dr. Lampen-Sachar specializes in breast imaging, including three-dimensional mammograms (tomosynthesis), breast ultrasounds and breast MRIs. She also performsimage-guided breast procedures, including stereotactic-guided needle biopsies, ultrasound-guidedbreast biopsies and MRI-guided biopsies. She is fluent in English and medical Spanish.
Prior to joining Baptist Health South Florida in 2014, Dr. Lampen-Sachar was an assistant professor ofradiology and assistant attending radiologist of breast and body imaging at New York -PresbyterianHospital/Weill Cornell. Dr. Lampen-Sachar currently serves as the vice chairman of the Radiological Society of NorthAmerica’s Digital and Live Education Committee. She is a reviewer for the medical journalsRadioGraphics, Clinical Imaging, Radiology Case Reports and RSNA’s Case Collection.
Passionate about educating the next generation of physicians, Dr. Lampen-Sachar serves as the vicechairman of radiology at Florida International University’s Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine. Sheis currently developing Baptist Health South Florida’s first diagnostic radiology residency program,which begins in 2025, and will serve as the program director. Dr. Lampen-Sachar’s approach to patient care is to coach each patient through the imaging anddiagnostic process. She strives to be a source of support, information and education for each patient.
When she is not treating patients, Dr. Lampen-Sachar enjoys spending time with her husband and twindaughters, long-distance running, traveling and reading historical fiction.
Medical Education
Medical School:
Weill-Cornell Medical College New York, NY (2003-2007) Doctor of Medicine
Internship:
Lenox Hill Hospital New York, NY (July 2007-June 2008) Medicine Intern (PGY1)
Residency:
New York Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell New York, NY (July 2008-June 2012) Diagnostic Radiology Resident (PGY2-5) Chief Resident
Fellowship:
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center New York, NY (July 2012-June 2013) Breast and Body Diagnostic Radiology Fellow
