Penn Medicine Provider
Breast Surgery
Oluwadamilola "Lola" Fayanju, MD, MA, MPHS, FACS
she/her
5.0
(261)
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 12 and up
Penn Breast Surgery Perelman
Make an appointmentCall 215-615-2992

About me

  • Chief, Division of Breast Surgery
  • Helen O. Dickens Presidential Associate Professor

I am an academic breast surgeon whose research and clinical practice is centered on providing compassionate, evidence-based, patient-centered, and equitable care to individuals with malignant and benign breast disease. 

Education and training

  • Medical School: Washington University in St. Louis
  • Residency: Washington University in St. Louis
  • Fellowship: University of Texas - MD Anderson Cancer Center

What my patients think about me

Average Rating
5.0

261 reviews

Comments are submitted by patients and reflect their views and opinions. The comments are not endorsed by and do not necessarily reflect the views of Penn Medicine.

May 2025
5.0
5.0
great doctor.
April 2025
5.0
5.0
she was upfront and honest, and was able to explain things thoroughly to me
April 2025
5.0
5.0
very thoughtful and thorough made me feel comfortable and at ease
April 2025
5.0
5.0
she was professional, warm, and detail oriented

Insurance accepted

My Locations

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Penn Medicine hospital privileges

  • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Pennsylvania Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Lancaster General Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Dr. Fayanju is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and Conditions

My research

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): 2025,3857-3860

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: 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): 2025,3335-3336

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): 2025,99-110

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): 2025,2265-2270

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): 2025,2534-2544

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: 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: 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): 2025,899-911

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: 2025

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