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My name is Katrina Mitchell, and I am a board-certified general surgeon, fellowship-trained breast surgical oncologist, international board certified lactation consultant (IBCLC), and certified perinatal mental health provider (PMH-C).  

My practice focuses on breast surgery, care of lactating patients, and medication management for perinatal mood and anxiety disorders in collaboration with mental health therapists.  

I have a special interest in young women’s breast cancer and patients with cancer that develops during pregnancy or the postpartum period.  I also support lactation in those patients with a history of breast cancer.

I see patients in my office or via telemedicine at the Ridley Tree Cancer Center-Sansum Clinic (now part of Sutter Health) and operate at the Foothill Surgery Center & Cottage Hospitals in Santa Barbara and Goleta, California.  We are able to utilize your health insurance for these visits.

In addition to clinical work, I speak regionally, nationally, and internationally on breast cancer and lactation topics.  This includes complications of lactation, breastfeeding and breast cancer, breastfeeding and breast surgery, breast physical exam, wound care, physical therapy techniques for lactation, and the intersection of perinatal mental health with breastfeeding.  

Please contact me if you would like to schedule an appointment or inquire about speaking.