Ari D Brooks, MD MS Ed.
Professor of Clinical Surgery
Chief, Endocrine and Oncologic Surgery , Pennsylvania Hospital
Operating Room Committee Pennsylvania Hospital, Pennsylvania Hospital
Co-Director Penn Breast Health Initiative, Abramson Cancer Center, University of Pennsylvania
Breast Cancer disease based team leader, Pennsylvania Hospital
Governance Committee Director GI, EOS, CRS and Plastics, Department of Surgery,
Perelman School of Medicine
University of Pennsylvania
Department: Surgery
Contact information
Department of Surgery
Penn Medicine Washington Square
800 Walnut Street, 20th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Penn Medicine Washington Square
800 Walnut Street, 20th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Education
B.A. (Medical Science)
Boston University , 1992.
M.D.
Hahnemann University School of Medicine, 1992.
M.S. (Medical Education)
University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education, 2016.
Permanent linkB.A. (Medical Science)
Boston University , 1992.
M.D.
Hahnemann University School of Medicine, 1992.
M.S. (Medical Education)
University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education, 2016.
Description of Clinical Expertise
Breast CancerThyroid and Parathyroid Surgery
Melanoma
Sarcoma
Description of Other Expertise
Surgical EducationInnovation in Simulation
Cross University programs to stimulate innovation in Medical Device Development.
Description of Research Expertise
Clinical Studies of Devices related to surgery and cancer diagnosis.Translation of engineering concepts into solutions for surgery and medical management.
Research in barriers to cancer screening and care for the underserved and at risk communities in the Philadelphia Region.
Surgical Education
Global Surgery
Selected Publications
Acker RC, Landau SI, Witt EE, Vargas G, Kaufman E, Brooks AD.: Getting Prepared: Strengthening Clerkship Student Readiness for the Operating Room Through a Case Preparation Activity. J Surg Educ 83: 104033, Jun 2026.Yoon IC, Shirazi R, Babu V, Nadelmann ER, Morgan EE, Brooks A, Rosenbach M.: Diagnosis, Workup, and Treatment of Idiopathic Granulomatous Mastitis. JAMA Dermatol 162: 541-543, May 2026.
Bakillah E, Brooks AD, Adekeye S: Switching to tumescent dissection in mastectomy. Breast Journal 2025: 7634729, Jan. 27 2025.
Ahluwalia VS, Doiphode N, Mankowski WC, Cohen EA, Pati S, Pantalone L, Bakas S, Brooks AD, Vachon CM, Conant EF, Gastounioti A, Kontos D: Volumetric breast density estimation from three-dimensional reconstructed digital breast tomosynthesis images using deep learning. JCO Clinical Cancer Informatics 8: e2400103, Dec. 2024 Notes: Epub Dec. 9, 2024.
Passman JE, Khue DK, Thanh QN, Yi W, Temel D, Roberson JL, Wachtel H, Gaulton GN, Morrison G, Brooks AD: Collaborative development and implementation of a hybrid virtual surgery clerkship curriculum in a Vietnamese medical school. Journal of Surgical Education 81(8): 1099-1104, Aug. 2024 Notes: Epub May 26, 2024.
Araji T, Brooks AD: Evaluating the role of ChatGPT as a study aid in medical education in Surgery. Journal of Surgical Education 81(5): 753-757, May 2024 Notes: Epub Mar. 30, 2024.
Yudien MA, Brooks AD, Aarons CB: Medical student perceptions of academic surgery: Rose-colored glasses or jaded prism? Journal of Surgical Education 81(3): 373-381, Mar. 2024 Notes: Epub Jan. 4, 2024.
Talwar AA, Mazzaferro D, Morris MP, Davis H, Hitchner M, Shulkin J, Christopher AN, Broach RB, Brooks AD, Serletti JM.: The impact of breast cancer type, staging, and treatment on vascular complications of immediate free-flap breast reconstruction. Annals of Plastic Surgery 90(6S Suppl 5): S556-S562, June 1 2023 Notes: Epub Jan. 18, 2023.
Burkbauer L, Goldbach M, Hoffman DI, Giannakou A, Dultz R, Brooks AD, Sataloff DM, Keele L, Tchou J: Preoperative MRI and its impact on surgical outcomes in patients with triple negative breast cancer treated with primary surgery: Did new margin guidelines or cavity shave margins practice diminish the role of preoperative MRI? Annals of Surgical Oncology Mar. 18 2022 (Epub) Notes: doi: 10.1245/s10434-022-11545-w.
Ahluwalia VS, Mankowski W, Pati S, Bakas S, Brooks AD, Vachon CM, Conant EF, Gastounioti A, Kontos D: Artificial-intelligence-driven volumetric breast density estimation with digital breast tomosynthesis in a racially diverse screening cohort. Journal of Clinical Oncology 40(16 Suppl 1), June 1 2022 Notes: Presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL and virtual, July 2022.