Tops Comprehensive Breast Center

What Tops Comprehensive Breast Center does

TOPS Comprehensive Breast Center is a specialized breast care facility operating as a department of TOPS Surgical Specialty Hospital in the Houston metropolitan area, with four sites at Houston-Red Oak, Houston-Willowbrook, Kingwood, and The Woodlands, all open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. It serves women in greater Houston who require breast cancer screening, diagnostics, and treatment, addressing the population affected by the cited one-in-eight lifetime breast cancer incidence. The center operates a multidisciplinary care model that coordinates primary care physicians, oncologists, radiologists, pathologists, and surgeons into a single treatment plan.

The center's clinical portfolio is built on advanced imaging and image-guided procedures. Core imaging capabilities include 3D mammography (tomosynthesis), 2D screening and diagnostic mammography, contrast enhanced mammography, and breast ultrasound ductography. Diagnostic and therapeutic procedures include ultrasound-guided breast biopsy, stereotactic needle biopsy, fine needle aspiration, ultrasound-guided cyst aspiration, pre-operative localization, and sentinel node injections. Supporting services include bone density screening, the nurse navigator program, and breast cancer support groups. The facility is Joint Commission accredited, Texas-state licensed, and Medicare certified.

The business model is direct-to-consumer professional services revenue, with patients accessing the center via walk-in, scheduled appointments by phone ((281) 580-6171) and email ([email protected]), or online booking through the OpenDR platform. Revenue streams are diagnostic imaging, biopsy and procedure services, screening, and treatment support. Pricing is not publicly disclosed. The center is part of TOPS Surgical Specialty Hospital, which is backed by USPI (United Surgical Partners International), and is physician-owned with disclosed physician ownership or investment interest.

Name

Tops Comprehensive Breast Center

Legal name

TOPS Surgical Specialty Hospital

Website

https://tops-breastcenter.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

TOPS Comprehensive Breast Center is a Houston-area specialty breast care facility offering 3D mammography, image-guided biopsies, and surgical support across four 24/7 locations, serving women requiring breast cancer screening, diagnostics, and treatment.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Houston

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Diagnostic Imaging Services: Revenue generated from mammography (3D and 2D), breast ultrasound, and other diagnostic imaging procedures performed at the center.
2. Biopsy and Procedure Services: Revenue from minimally invasive procedures including fine needle aspiration, ultrasound-guided biopsy, stereotactic needle biopsy, and cyst aspiration.
3. Screening Services: Revenue from routine breast cancer screening examinations and bone density screenings.
4. Treatment Support Services: Revenue from nurse navigator program, support groups, and pre-operative localization services that support breast cancer treatment.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

TOPS Comprehensive Breast Center is a specialized breast care facility operating as part of TOPS Surgical Specialty Hospital, providing breast cancer screening, diagnostic imaging, biopsy procedures, surgical support, and patient navigation services. The center offers 3D and 2D mammography, ultrasound-guided biopsy, stereotactic needle biopsy, fine needle aspiration, cyst aspiration, breast ultrasound ductography, contrast enhanced mammography, sentinel node injections, and pre-operative localization. It also runs a Nurse Navigator Program, breast cancer support groups, and bone density screening across four Houston-area locations operating 24/7.

Product overview

TOPS Comprehensive Breast Center is a unified breast care facility providing a comprehensive range of diagnostic, screening, and support services for breast cancer detection and treatment. The center offers a coordinated care model bringing together primary care physicians, oncologists, radiologists, pathologists, and surgeons. Core imaging services include 3D Mammography, Screening & Diagnostic Mammography, and Contrast Enhanced Mammography. Diagnostic procedures encompass Fine Needle Aspiration, Stereotactic Needle Biopsy, Ultrasound Guided Breast Biopsy, and Ultrasound Guided Cyst Aspiration. The portfolio also includes specialized services such as Breast Ultrasound Ductography, Pre-Operative Localization, and Sentinel Node Injections. Patient support is provided through the Nurse Navigator Program and Breast Cancer Support Groups. Additional screening services include Bone Density Screening and Breast Self Exam education. The center operates across four locations in the Houston metropolitan area.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• 3D Mammography Advanced 3D tomosynthesis breast imaging technology for enhanced cancer detection and improved diagnostic accuracy, available to women in the Houston metropolitan area.
• Screening & Diagnostic Mammography Standard 2D mammography screening and diagnostic imaging services for breast cancer detection and evaluation.
• Contrast Enhanced Mammography Contrast agent-enhanced mammography imaging for improved visualization of suspicious breast tissues.
• Breast Ultrasound Ductography Advanced imaging technique using contrast injection into milk ducts to detect breast duct system abnormalities.
• Fine Needle Aspiration Minimally invasive procedure using a thin needle to extract cells from suspicious breast tissue for laboratory analysis.
• Stereotactic Needle Biopsy Precise image-guided biopsy technique using mammography coordinates to sample suspicious breast tissue.
• Ultrasound Guided Breast Biopsy Real-time ultrasound-guided tissue sampling procedure for accurate diagnosis of breast abnormalities.
• Ultrasound Guided Cyst Aspiration Minimally invasive procedure using ultrasound guidance to drain fluid from breast cysts.
• Pre-Operative Localization Pre-surgical tissue marking technique to guide surgeons during breast surgery procedures.
• Sentinel Node Injections Radioactive tracer injection procedure to identify and locate sentinel lymph nodes during breast cancer surgery.
• Bone Density Screening DEXA scan screening to assess bone mineral density and osteoporosis risk.
• Nurse Navigator Program Professional nursing guidance providing coordinated care planning and support throughout the breast cancer treatment journey.
• Breast Cancer Support Groups Peer support community connecting patients throughout their breast cancer journey with educational resources and emotional support.

Quantifiable outcome

• Early diagnosis increases chances of healing and recovery

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Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• TOPS Surgical Specialty HospitalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTOPS Comprehensive Breast Center is operated as a department of TOPS Surgical Specialty Hospital. The parent hospital provides the facility infrastructure, administrative support, and integration with other surgical services including general surgery, orthopedics, gastroenterology, and other specialties.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Akumin: Akumin operates a national network of outpatient diagnostic imaging centers, including breast imaging and biopsy services. It competes with TOPS in the broader ambulatory imaging market rather than as a specialty breast-only competitor.
• MD Anderson Cancer Center: MD Anderson, headquartered in Houston, is a global leader in oncology with a large breast cancer program. While it operates at a much larger scale and academic level, it competes for higher-acuity breast diagnostics, biopsy, and treatment cases in the same metro.
• SimonMed Imaging: SimonMed is a large outpatient diagnostic imaging provider offering mammography, ultrasound, and image-guided procedures. Comparable to TOPS as a multi-site imaging provider with breast services, but with a much broader modality portfolio and national footprint.
• RadNet: RadNet is one of the largest outpatient diagnostic imaging networks in the U.S., offering mammography and breast imaging among other modalities. It is comparable as a broad imaging incumbent with overlapping breast imaging services, though it is not a specialty breast-only operator.

Regional players

• Memorial Hermann Cancer Center: Memorial Hermann operates breast imaging and cancer treatment programs across the Houston metro, including multiple imaging sites and affiliated specialists. It is a key regional incumbent competing for the same breast screening and diagnostic patient base.
• Houston Methodist Breast Care Center: Houston Methodist operates dedicated breast care centers within its Houston-based health system, offering mammography, diagnostics, and multidisciplinary breast cancer care in the same metropolitan geography as TOPS. It competes directly for Houston-area screening and diagnostic volume.

Emerging players

• Lunit: Lunit develops AI solutions for mammography triage and interpretation. As an emerging technology peer, it represents a potential disruptor to throughput-based breast imaging models like TOPS rather than a direct patient-facing competitor.
• Volpara Health: Volpara provides AI-powered breast imaging analytics and risk assessment tools used by breast centers. Comparable to TOPS as it serves the same specialty breast imaging workflow and increasingly competes for technology-driven share-of-screening decisions.

Direct peers

• Solis Mammography: Solis Mammography is a specialty breast imaging operator offering 3D mammography, diagnostics, and biopsy across multiple U.S. markets. It is the closest direct competitor to TOPS Comprehensive Breast Center in terms of specialty focus, modalities, and direct-to-consumer positioning.

Others

• TOPS Surgical Specialty Hospital: TOPS Surgical Specialty Hospital is the parent entity that operates the Comprehensive Breast Center as a department. It is directly comparable as the operational and financial host for the breast center, sharing governance, infrastructure, and the physician investor model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Customer concentration

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Funding rounds

Investors

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