Oluwadamilola (Lola) Fayanju, MD, MA

Oluwadamilola “Lola” Fayanju, MD, MA is the Helen O. Dickens Presidential Associate Professor in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and Chief of the Division of Breast Surgery for Penn Medicine. She is also Surgical Director of the Rena Rowan Breast Center in the Abramson Cancer Center, and Director of Health Equity Innovation at the Penn Center for Cancer Care Innovation (PC3I). Dr. Fayanju is an academic breast surgical oncologist whose research spans four areas: (1) addressing disparities and promoting equity in breast cancer presentation, guideline-concordant treatment, outcome, and clinical trial participation (2) improving prognostication and treatment for biologically aggressive variants of breast cancer including inflammatory, lobular, and metaplastic carcinoma (3) optimizing value in oncologic care through the collection and application of patient-reported outcomes (PROs) and data on social determinants of health (SDOH) and (4) elucidating the importance of race, ethnicity, and gender in the conduct of research and the promotion of a diverse healthcare and medical research workforce. Her research has been supported by a diverse array of organizations including the Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and she has published in a variety of journals including Annals of Surgery, Cancer, the Journal of Clinical Oncology, JCO Oncology Practice, JAMA Oncology, JAMA Surgery, and JAMA.