Dr. Paulina Herrera

Breast Surgeon (Mastologist) and Gynecologist · Monterrey, Mexico

Breast cancer detection, diagnosis and surgery in Monterrey, Mexico

Breast specialist and director of the state women’s cancer detection and diagnosis unit (UNEME DEDICAM). Breast lump evaluation, mammogram second opinions, image-guided biopsy, lumpectomy and mastectomy with sentinel node biopsy. A 2-hour flight from Texas.

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Hospital Ángeles Valle Oriente · Suite 1104 · San Pedro Garza García, N.L., Mexico

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Breast cancer care in English

The full site is in Spanish; these pages are for patients from the U.S. and Canada

Breast cancer surgery

Lumpectomy, mastectomy and sentinel node biopsy at Hospital Ángeles Valle Oriente.

Breast lump evaluation

Exam, ultrasound, mammogram and image-guided biopsy, usually within days.

Mammogram second opinion

BI-RADS 3, 4 and 5, microcalcifications and dense breasts, explained and acted on.

International patients

How it works for patients from the U.S. and Canada: written plan and costs before you travel.

In the media

Talks, seminars and news coverage as Director of the UNEME DEDICAM

Cáncer de mama: resolviendo dudas frecuentes

Unidas Contigo A.C. · plática de la Dra. Paulina Herrera (19 min)

Señales de alerta del cáncer de mama — Octubre Rosa

Reel de Hospital Ángeles Valle Oriente con la Dra. Paulina Herrera (oct-2022)

Modelo de atención del cáncer de mama en Nuevo León: UNEME DEDICAM

Seminario institucional del Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública (INSP)

About Dr. Paulina Herrera

Dr. Paulina Herrera

Dra. Nydia Paulina Herrera Ríos is an obstetrician-gynecologist trained at the Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León (medical degree 2011; residency at Hospital Universitario "Dr. José Eleuterio González", 2017) with advanced training in breast disease (mastology) at Tecnológico de Monterrey (ITESM, 2018). She directs the UNEME DEDICAM, the public women’s cancer detection and diagnosis unit of the state of Nuevo León. Member of the Mexican Society of Mastology; co-author of chapters in the textbook Imagenología. Private practice at Hospital Ángeles Valle Oriente. She does not provide obstetric or prenatal care.

Frequently asked questions

A physician specialized in breast disease: detection, diagnosis and treatment of benign conditions and breast cancer, including surgery. In Mexico, mastology is an advanced-training field within gynecology or surgery.

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$1,400 MXN (about US$75). It includes the clinical exam, an in-office breast ultrasound and the review of your mammogram, ultrasound or biopsy report. Mammogram and biopsy are quoted separately when needed.

Hospital Ángeles Valle Oriente, Av. Frida Kahlo 180, Torre de Especialidades Médicas, Suite 1104, San Pedro Garza García, N.L., in the Monterrey metropolitan area, Mexico.

WhatsApp +52 81 3400 0000 or phone +52 81 8368 7793.

Location and contact

Private practice at Hospital Ángeles Valle Oriente, Monterrey metropolitan area, Mexico

Address

Hospital Ángeles Valle Oriente
Av. Frida Kahlo 180, Torre de Especialidades Médicas
Suite 1104
San Pedro Garza García, N.L., Mexico

Directions
Getting here

Monterrey (MTY) is about a 2-hour flight from Houston, Dallas and San Antonio, with direct flights from several U.S. hubs. The hospital is 30 minutes from the airport.