Dr. Sean T. Canale opened Carolina Breast Care Specialists, PA on May 15, 2006 to fill what he felt was a need for quality specialized care for the women of Carolina in the area of Breast Health.

Dr. Canale has lived in Raleigh with his wife and two children since April 2001.  Prior to that, he was in private practice in a multispecialty clinic in New Orleans and also worked at a breast specialty clinic there.

Throughout his career, Dr. Canale has held an interest in breast health issues.  He has devoted his career to building skills and knowledge in this area.  He is an active member of the American Society of Breast Surgeons and the American Society of Breast Disease (having served on the Communications Committee and Membership Committee for the latter).  Dr. Canale previously co-chaired the Breast Care Committee at Rex Hospital and single handedly established the first and only weekly breast specific multidisciplinary tumor conference in Wake County.

Specialty skills include breast ultrasound, ultrasound and stereotactic guided procedures, image guided minimally invasive biopsies (including vacuum assisted core biopsy), sentinel lymph node mapping/biopsy, MammoSite/SAVI placement for accelerated partial breast irradiation, and cryoablation of benign breast lesions.

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 Ms. Kelly Edwards joined Carolina Breast Care Specialists, PA on July 19, 2010.

Kelly is a graduate of UNC-Chapel Hill where she earned the degrees Bachelor of Science in Nursing and Master of Science in Nursing.  After graduating with honors from UNC-Chapel Hill, she worked in the cardiothoracic intensive care unit at UNC Hospitals.  While obtaining her graduate degree, she provided education to undergraduate nursing students as a teaching assistant at UNC-Chapel Hill's School of Nursing.  She is certified by the American Nurses Credentialing Center as a Family Nurse Practitioner and by the National Certification Corporation as a Women’s Health Care Nurse Practitioner.  Prior to joining Carolina Breast Care Specialists, she was providing care to women of all ages in an OB/GYN office. 

She grew up in Eden, NC and now calls Durham, NC home.  She enjoys spending time with her husband Chad, and their dog Kaiah.  They enjoy exercising, reading, and are avid Carolina fans.  Go Heels!

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