Sharla Gayle Patterson MD, MBA

Dr. Patterson is a Board-Certified and fellowship-trained breast surgical oncologist who graduated from Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. She received her MBA in Healthcare Organization Management at Texas Tech University. She completed medical school at Texas Tech University and general surgery residency at the University of South Alabama. Dr. Patterson serves on national and state-level committees and has received numerous awards for her commitment to Breast Health. Her special interests include Stereotactic Breast Biopsy, Hidden Scar Breast Cancer Surgery, and Survivorship. She is the only surgeon in Southwest Florida certified by the American Society of Breast Surgeons in both ultrasound and stereotactic guided breast biopsies. For more than a decade, she has worked diligently to educate the world around her about what can be done to decrease a person’s risk for breast cancer.

Magnolia Breast Center serves as the first comprehensive breast health program in Southwest Florida. Her dedication to providing the highest level of surgical care is manifest in her successful certification in oncoplastic breast surgery by the worldwide known School of Oncoplastic Surgery. Her passion does not end with surgery, as many of her patients will attest – she continues to address the importance of survivorship. She has built the area’s first and only multidisciplinary breast cancer survivorship clinic. At home, Dr. Patterson enjoys spending time with her husband and three daughters. Glitter, glue, and grit make up her secret recipe for family harmony.