Dr. Elizabeth Jekot, MD

Dr Elizabeth Jekot is passionate about “stamping out (breast) disease.” Her desire and dedication to help ladies through this emotional time erupted from personal experience. Her sister was diagnosed with breast cancer at age 32 while Dr Jekot was still in her radiology residency. This prompted her to pursue a breast imaging fellowship at the Komen Breast Center in Dallas. Five years later, her sister was again diagnosed with breast cancer, this time in the opposite breast. Today her sister has been cancer free for more than eight years, all thanks to early detection.

Dr Jekot, understanding the importance of early detection, started having routine mammograms in her thirties due to her sisters’ young age and pre-menopausal state at the time of diagnosis. She also had a clinical breast exam annually in addition to performing monthly breast self-exams (BSE). In October 2000, just six months following her routine mammogram and two months after her OB/GYN’s clinical breast exam, Dr Jekot felt a new area in her left breast during her monthly BSE. After imaging and biopsy, Dr Jekot, age 37, was diagnosed with breast cancer.

Due to the aggressive nature of the tumor and her sister’s history, Dr Jekot made the decision to have both breasts removed. She also underwent four rounds of chemotherapy. This experience gave an already compassionate and knowledgeable doctor first-hand familiarity to a disease her patients were also dealing with, making her exceedingly empathetic to not only the physical challenges involved with diagnosis, treatment, and recovery, but also to the emotional tolls this disease has on the patient and their loved ones.

Dr Jekot has been cancer-free since October 2000!