BrigidKelleyKilleleaMD

Breast, Surgical Oncology (Other than Breast)

Chief of Breast Surgery, Yale New Haven Health, Associate Professor, Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine Director of the Yale Breast Surgery Fellowship

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Office
55 Lock St
New Haven, CT 06511
Phone+1 203-432-0076

Fax+1 203-432-7289

Education & Training

Westchester Medical CenterResidency, Surgery, 2001 - 2008
Uconn School Of MedicineClass of 2001
Bloomberg School of Public HealthMPH, 1995 - 1996

Certifications & Licensure

CT State Medical License 2009 - 2025
MA State Medical License 2022 - 2025
FL State Medical License 2016 - 2018
NY State Medical License 2008 - 2010
American Board of Surgery Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013
Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons

Clinical Trials

Atypical Lesions of the Breast: Close Observation Versus Excision (ALCOVE) Start of enrollment: 2013 Aug 01
Completed

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

125 citations
Features of triple-negative breast cancer: Analysis of 38,813 cases from the national cancer database
Magdalena L. Plasilova, Brandon Hayse, Brigid K. Killelea, Nina R. Horowitz, Anees B. Chagpar
Medicine. 2016-08-01
304 citations
Impact of Financial Burden of Cancer on Survivors' Quality of Life?
Kathleen Fenn, Suzanne B. Evans, Ruth McCorkle, Michael P. DiGiovanna, Lajos Pusztai
Journal of Oncology Practice. 2014-05-27
2 citations
Comparing complications in irradiated and non-irradiated free-flaps in patients with bilateral immediate breast reconstruction and unilateral post-mastectomy radiother...
Catherine L. Ly, Sumun Khetpal, Danielle R. Heller, Susan A. Higgins, Brigid K. Killelea
Microsurgery. 2021-04-22

Journal Articles

Surgeon Peer Network Characteristics and Adoption of New Imaging Techniques in Breast Cancer: A Study of Perioperative MRI
Howard P Forman, Brigid K Killelea, Sara S Tannenbaum, Craig E Pollack, Cancer Medicine

Press Mentions

Positively Pink: Woman’s Cancer Diagnosis Detected Early Thanks to Annual MammogramOctober 21st, 2021
Experts: COVID Vaccine May Lead to False Positives in MammogramsApril 21st, 2021
8 Ways to Be There for Yourself After a Breast Cancer DiagnosisJune 23rd, 2019
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