Angelina Jolie's mastectomy surgeon Kristi Funk hits back at criticism

By Margot Peppers

PUBLISHED: 14:16 EST, 23 September 2013 | UPDATED: 14:32 EST, 23 September 2013

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Angelina Jolie's breast cancer surgeon has hit back at critics who say she's 'taking advantage' of the clients who have been flocking to her now-famous clinic.

Kristi Funk, 44, told Town & Country that it was 'entirely' Ms Jolie's decision to 'go public' about the preventive double mastectomy she underwent at the Pink Lotus Breast Center, the clinic Dr Funk co-founded in Beverly Hills.

'She and Brad hope their situation can resonate with other women,' Dr Funk said of the actress. 'Whatever criticism there is that I am taking advantage of my clientele is overruled by the good that is done.'

Claim to fame: Angelina Jolie's breast cancer surgeon Kristi Funk (pictured) has hit back at critics who say she's 'taking advantage' of the clients who have been flocking to her now-famous clinic

Since May, when Ms Jolie told the New York Times she had her treatment at Pink Lotus, patients have been calling the clinic non-stop, booking appointments with Dr Funk up to three months in advance.

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