Leisha C. Elmore, MD, MPHS
Assistant Professor of Surgery at the Presbyterian Medical Center of Philadelphia
Active Surgeon, Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
Active Surgeon, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA
Attending Surgeon, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Chief of Breast Surgery, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA
Department: Surgery
Contact information
Division of Breast Surgery
Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
51 N. 39th St., Ste. 266 Wright-Saunders Pvln.
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
51 N. 39th St., Ste. 266 Wright-Saunders Pvln.
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-662-8858
Education:
BS (Psychology)
Duke University, Durham, NC, 2008.
MPHS (Population Health Sciences)
Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, 2012.
MD
Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, 2013.
Permanent linkBS (Psychology)
Duke University, Durham, NC, 2008.
MPHS (Population Health Sciences)
Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, 2012.
MD
Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, 2013.
Selected Publications
Pesantes J, Perez-Rojas S, Zhang JQ, Fayanju OM, Elmore LE: Biological Sex Differences in Incidence, Management and Outcomes of de novo Metastatic Breast Cancer. Academic Surgical Congress February 2024 Notes: Presented at the Academic Surgical Congress Annual Meeting.Ginzberg SP, Edmonds CE, Dako F, Donnell T, Washington AL, Elmore LC, Lee DJ, Vachani A, Mincarelli D, Zeballos Torrez C, McCormick TM, Rodriguez V, Nguyen V, Oliva C, Atherholt B, Gaiser R, Congiu L, Grant B, Gungor M, Englander BS, Guerra CE, Nunes LW: Together we go farther: Improving access to cancer screening through a multidisciplinary, one-stop-shop approach. Academic Radiology 30(12): 3153-3161, Dec. 2023 Notes: Epub Sept. 14, 2023.
Manik R, Grady CB, Elmore LC, Fieber JH, Freedman GM, Jankowitz RC, Tchou JC, Zhang JQ, Hubbard RA, Fayanju OM: Temporal trends and factors associated with receipt of post-mastectomy radiation after neoadjuvant chemotherapy in women with cT3 breast cancer. Annals of Surgical Oncology 30(11): 6506-6515, Oct. 2023 Notes: Epub July 17, 2023.
Elmore LC, Fayanju OM: Addressing inequalities in breast cancer care delivery. Surgical Oncology Clinics of North America 32(4): 799-810, Oct. 2023 Notes: Epub June 16, 2023.
Manik R, Grady CB, Elmore LC, Fieber JH, Freedman GM, Jankowitz RC, Tchou JC, Zhang JQ, Hubbard RA, Fayanju OM: ASO Visual Abstract: Temporal trends and factors associated with receipt of post-mastectomy radiation after neoadjuvant chemotherapy in women with cT3 breast cancer. Annals of Surgical Oncology 30(11): 6518-6519, Oct. 2023.
Elmore LC, Woodward SG, Fayanju OM: Evidence-based de-escalation in axillary management- Is less really more? JAMA Surgery 158(8): 816, Aug. 1 2023.
Pichardo MS, Fayanju OM, Perez-Rojas S, Elmore LC, Pan K, Chlebowski RT: Overall survival varies by age and race/ethnicity among favorable prognosis breast cancers. Annals of Surgical Oncology 30(Suppl 1): S193-S194, Mar. 2023 Notes: Presented at Society of Surgical Oncology: SSO 2023 – International Conference on Surgical Cancer Care, Boston, MA, Mar. 2023.
Yoon IC, Perez-Rojas S, Ancha B, Elmore LC, Mateo AM, Pichardo MS, Tchou JC, Zhang JQ, Hubbard RA, Fayanju OM: Neighborhood deprivation and breast cancer outcomes in Philadelphia. Annals of Surgical Oncology 30(Suppl 1): S74, Mar. 2023 Notes: Presented at Society of Surgical Oncology: SSO 2023 – International Conference on Surgical Cancer Care, Boston, MA, Mar. 2023.
Ginzberg SP, Grady CB, Manik R, Fieber JH, Edmonds CE, Elmore LC, Zhang J, Tchou JC, Hubbard RA, Fayanju OM: Association between insurance type and time from abnormal mammogram to breast biopsy in an urban academic health system. Journal of the American College of Surgeons 29(Suppl 2): S31, Nov. 2022 Notes: Presented at the American College of Surgeons Annual Scientific Forum 2022, San Diego, CA, Oct. 2022.
Manik R, Grady CB, Ginzberg S, Edmonds CE, Elmore LC, Lewandowski JT, Hubbard RA, Fayanju OM: Mammographic follow-up before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of Clinical Oncology 40(28 Suppl): 122, Oct. 1 2022 Notes: Presented at the 2022 ASCO Quality Care Symposium, Boston, MA, Sept. 2022.