Oluwadamilola M. Fayanju, MD, MA, MPHS
Helen O. Dickens Presidential Associate Professor
Member, Abramson Cancer Center, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Senior Fellow, Leonard Davis Institute, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Surgical Director, Rena Rowan Breast Center, Abramson Cancer Center, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Chief, Division of Breast Surgery, Department of Surgery, Perelman School of Medicine
Program Director, Implementation Innovation, Penn Center for Cancer Innovation (PC3I), Abramson Cancer Center, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Community Outreach and Engagement (COE) Liaison, Breast Cancer Research Program, Abramson Cancer Center
Department: Surgery
Graduate Group Affiliations
Contact information
Department of Surgery
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
3400 Spruce Street, 4th Floor Silverstein Pvln.
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
3400 Spruce Street, 4th Floor Silverstein Pvln.
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-662-4392
Fax: 215-614-0207
Fax: 215-614-0207
Publications
Education:
AB (history and science)
Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, 2001.
AM (comparative literature)
Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, 2001.
MD
Washington University of St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, 2007.
MPHS (population health sciences)
Washington University of St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, 2011.
Permanent linkAB (history and science)
Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, 2001.
AM (comparative literature)
Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, 2001.
MD
Washington University of St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, 2007.
MPHS (population health sciences)
Washington University of St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, 2011.
Selected Publications
Showalter SL, Laronga C; Society of Surgical Oncology Breast Disease Site Work Group.: Highlights and Perspectives from the Society of Surgical Oncology's Statements on Bilateral and Contralateral Risk-Reducing Mastectomy. Ann Surg Oncol 32(6): 3857-3860, Jun 2025 Notes: Committee Report; Dr. Fayanju a member of the SSOBD Site Work Group.Yoon IC, Perez-Rojas S, Ancha B, Elmore LC, Mateo AM, Pichardo MS, Tchou JC, Zhang JQ, Hubbard RA, Fayanju OM.: Association of Neighborhood Deprivation with Stage at Diagnosis and Treatment Delay for Breast Cancer in Philadelphia. Ann Surg Oncol May 2025.
Reddy KP, Fayanju OM.: ASO Author Reflections: The Financial Impact of Delayed and Forgone Care Among Patients with Breast Cancer. Ann Surg Oncol 32(5): 3335-3336, May 2025.
Khubchandani JA, Kc M, Dey P, Proussaloglou EM, Valero MG, Berger E, Park T, Gross CP, Butler PD, Fayanju OM, Winer EP, Golshan M, Greenup RA.: Racial and ethnic disparities in conversion to mastectomy following lumpectomy. Breast Cancer Res Treat 211(1): 99-110, May 2025.
van den Bruele AB, Williams A, Weiss A; Collaborators from the Society of Surgical Oncology Breast Disease Site Work Group.: Commentary and Updates on the Management of Male Breast Cancer. Ann Surg Oncol 32(4): 2265-2270, Apr 2025 Notes: Dr. Fayanju was a member of the SSO Breast Disease Site Work Group.
Reddy KP, Jarrell K, Berkowitz C, Hulse S, Elmore LC, Fishman R, Greenup RA, Mateo AM, Rothman JD, Sataloff DM, Tchou JC, Zafar SY, Fayanju OM.: Association Between Delayed/Forgone Medical Care and Resource Utilization Among Women with Breast Cancer in the United States. Ann Surg Oncol 32(4): 2534-2544, Apr 2025.
Reddy KP, Berkowitz CL, Jarrell K, Berger R, Hulse S, Elmore LC, Fishman R, Mateo AM, Sataloff DM, Tchou JC, Zhang JQ, McCarthy AM, Fayanju OM.: The Effect of Rurality on Time to Surgery and Overall Survival among Women with Breast Cancer. Ann Surg Mar 2025.
Berkowitz CL, De Jesus EM, Perez-Rojas S, Yan J, Ginzberg SP, Eby PR, Edmonds CE, Elmore LC, Jankowitz RC, Taunk NK, Tchou JC, Zhang JQ, McCarthy AM, Fayanju OM : The Importance of Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Early-Stage Breast Cancer Patients Under 50. Presented at 2025 Society of Surgical Oncology (SSO) Annual Meeting, Tampa, FL March 2025.
Singh P, Agnese DM, Amin M, Barrio AV, van den Bruele AB, Burke EE, Danforth DN Jr, Dirbas FM, Eladoumikdachi F, Fayanju OM, Kantor O, Kumar S, Lee MC, Matsen C, Nguyen TT, Ozmen T, Park KU, Plichta JK, Reyna C, Showalter SL, Styblo T, Tranakas N, Weiss A, Woodfin A, Laronga C, Boughey JC.: Society of Surgical Oncology Breast Disease Site Working Group Statement on Bilateral Risk-Reducing Mastectomy: Indications, Outcomes, and Risks. Ann Surg Oncol 32(2): 899-911, Feb 2025 Notes: Editorial; Dr. Fayanju a member of the SSOBD Site Work Group.
Mahmoud M, Barnett S, Crystal D, Shah PD, Taunk NK, Broach R, Azoury SC, Fayanju OM: Breast Reconstruction Outcomes for Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Patients by Race/Ethnicity. Presented at the 2025 Academic Surgical Congress, Las Vegas, NV Feb 2025.