Judy C. Boughey, M.D.

Judy C. Boughey, M.D., is a breast surgical oncologist at Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center in Rochester, Minnesota. Dr. Boughey treats recurrent breast cancer, squamous cell carcinoma of the breast, metastatic breast cancer, invasive ductal and lobular carcinoma, fibroadenoma, Paget’s disease, triple-negative breast cancer, triple-positive breast cancer and male breast cancer. She is an expert in minimally invasive breast surgery, nipple-sparing mastectomy, oncoplastic breast-conserving surgery, prophylactic mastectomy, double mastectomy, excisional biopsy, lumpectomy, lymph node sampling, lymphadenectomy, radioactive seed localization and sentinel lymph node surgery. Dr. Boughey has a special interest in neoadjuvant therapy for breast cancer, including triple-negative breast cancer, Her2-positive breast cancer and inflammatory breast cancer. She is Chair of the Breast and Melanoma Surgical Oncology Division and Chair of the Breast Cancer Disease Group at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, and serves as Enterprise Co-Deputy Director for Cancer Practice of the Cancer Center. She has a passion for advancing the care of patients diagnosed with breast cancer and women at high risk for future breast cancer and is dedicated to achieving the best outcomes with excellent aesthetics while respecting patients’ needs and preferences. Mayo Clinic is top-ranked in more specialties than any other hospital, according to U.S. News & World Report, and the Cancer Center continually ranks among the top hospitals in the U.S. for Cancer. Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center is a National Cancer Institute (NCI)-designated comprehensive cancer center.