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

About me

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

323 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.

November 2025
she is the best
October 2025
having to go through my second mastectomy, dr. lola is the best there is. she is a great listener, and was calming when i had a couple of unexpected complications. she knew just what to do.
October 2025
she is overall an excellent doctor
October 2025
dr. fayanju is knowledgeable, patient and caring doctor! i

Insurance accepted

My Locations

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

Hedges EA, Maceyko MH, Newman AM, Brooks AD, Fayanju OM Breast Surgery , Building a Clinical Practice. Success in Academic Surgery series: 2026

Tortorello GN, Shafique N, De Jesus EM, Gimotty P, Dheer A, Fayanju OM, Tchou J, Miura JT, Karakousis GC, Rendle K Sentinel lymph node biopsy in low-risk breast cancer in patients ≥ 70 years: How wisely are we choosing? , Annals of Surgical Oncology: 2025 (Epub)

Mahmoud MA, Fayanju OM, McCarthy AM, Zeballos Torrez CR, Edmonds CE Exploring imaging biomarkers to improve equity in supplemental and high-risk breast cancer screening between black and white women: A perspective on background parenchymal enhancement and breast density , Clinical Breast Cancer: 2025 (Epub)

Lee KT, Geiss C, Fulton HJ, Charles D, Gonzalez BD, Jim HSL, Henry NL, Hershman DL, Tworoger SS, Bradbury A, Fayanju OM, Vadaparampil ST, Gwede CK Hidden costs of endocrine therapy for black breast cancer survivors: A qualitative examination of patient and provider experiences , Clinical Breast Cancer: 2025 (Epub)

Hamid SA, Fayanju OM, Greenup RA, Hawkins AT, Dossett LA Navigating the surgeon-scientist path in health services research: Insights from a mentorship series for trainees , Annals of Surgery: 2025 (Epub)

Sabet CJ, Jain B, Fayanju OM Implementing value-based health care in surgical oncology: A pathway to improved outcomes and efficiency , JCO Oncology Practice: 2025 (Epub)

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 , Annals of Surgery: 2025 (Epub)

Mahmoud MA, Edmonds CE, Barufaldi B, Nguyen A, Fayanju OM, Sore R, Ehsan S, Zeballos Torrez CR, Chen J, Kontos D, McCarthy AM Racial differences in quantitative background parenchymal enhancement on breast magnetic resonance imaging , Cancer, 131(22): 2025,e70174

De Jesus EM, Elmore LC, Fayanju OM Annals of Surgical Oncology Landmark Series Disparities in Surgical Oncology: Breast cancer , Annals of Surgical Oncology, 32(12): 2025,8621-8627

Edmonds CE, McCarthy AM, Elmore LC, Mahmoud MA, Zeballos Torrez C, Ginzberg SP, Fayanju OM Disparities in breast cancer screening and diagnosis among black women: A path toward equity , Journal of Breast Imaging, 7(4): 2025,395-407

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