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Gayle Ackerman DiLalla

Assistant Professor of Surgery
Surgical Oncology

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Assistant Professor of Surgery · 2021 - Present Surgical Oncology, Surgery
Vice Chair of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion · 2022 - Present Surgery, Clinical Science Departments
Member of the Duke Cancer Institute · 2020 - Present Duke Cancer Institute, Institutes and Centers

Recent Publications


The influence of gender and virtual interviews on applicants’ evaluation of surgical residency programs: a changing landscape

Journal Article Global Surgical Education - Journal of the Association for Surgical Education · December 10, 2024 Full text Cite

Triple-Negative Breast Cancer in Older Patients: Does SLNB Guide Therapy?

Journal Article Ann Surg Oncol · December 2024 BACKGROUND: Older breast cancer patients represent a heterogeneous population. Studies demonstrate that sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) omission may be appropriate in some clinical scenarios, yet patients with triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) are oft ... Full text Link to item Cite

Rates of Pathologic Complete Response and Overall Survival in Patients with Inflammatory Breast Cancer: A National Cancer Database Study.

Conference Ann Surg Oncol · November 2024 BACKGROUND: Patients with inflammatory breast cancer (IBC) have worse survival compared with stage III non-IBC matched cohorts; however, the prognostic significance of achieving pathologic complete response (pCR) in the setting of IBC is not well described ... Full text Link to item Cite
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Education, Training & Certifications


University of Missouri Kansas City, School of Medicine · 1987 M.D.