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Gayle Ackerman DiLalla

Associate Professor of Surgery
Surgical Oncology

Current Duke Appointments & Affiliations


Associate Professor of Surgery · 2026 - Present Surgical Oncology, Surgery
Vice Chair, Opportunity and Engagement · 2025 - Present Surgery, Clinical Science Departments
Member of the Duke Cancer Institute · 2020 - Present Duke Cancer Institute, Institutes and Centers

Recent Scholarly Works


Ranking family support resources by influence on rank list decisions

Journal article Global Surgical Education - Journal of the Association for Surgical Education · June 8, 2026 Full text Cite

Locally Ablative Therapies in Oligometastatic Breast Cancer.

Journal article JAMA Surg · May 1, 2026 IMPORTANCE: Management of de novo metastatic breast cancer (dnMBC) often focuses on palliation. As such, the potential survival benefit of surgery or ablative therapy remains unclear, particularly for those with oligometastatic disease. OBJECTIVE: To evalu ... Full text Link to item Cite

Radiation De-Escalation in Older Women with Early-Stage ER+/HER2- Invasive Breast Cancer.

Journal article Ann Surg Oncol · March 2026 BACKGROUND: National recommendations since 2004 have allowed for omission of post-lumpectomy radiotherapy for patients ≥70 years old with early-stage estrogen receptor positive (ER+)/human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-negative (HER2-) breast cancer. ... Full text Link to item Cite
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Education


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