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Office
875 N Michigan Ave Ste 3620
Chicago, IL 60611Phone+1 312-999-5505Fax+1 872-666-1985
Summary
- Daniel J. Farrugia, M.D., Ph.D. is an expert in breast surgery and Director of the Centegra Comprehensive Breast Program at Centegra Health System. He is a fellowship-trained breast surgeon and surgical oncologist. He is board-certified by the American Board of Surgery. His research in breast cancer has been published in top international journals such as Nature, Cancer Research, and Oncogene and has been cited over a thousand times in the medical literature. He has received prestigious awards for his breast cancer research from the United States Department of Defense and the Conquer Cancer Foundation of ASCO.
Education & Training
- UPMC Medical EducationFellowship, Breast Surgical Oncology, 2015 - 2016
- University of FloridaResidency, Surgery, 2009 - 2015
- Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and ScienceInternship, Transitional Year, 2008 - 2009
- Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Rochester)Fellowship, Breast Surgical Oncology, 2008
- University of Malta School of MedicineClass of 1997
Certifications & Licensure
- IL State Medical License 2016 - 2026
- UT State Medical License 2023 - 2026
- MI State Medical License 2023 - 2026
- CO State Medical License 2023 - 2025
- AZ State Medical License 2023 - 2025
- OH State Medical License 2023 - 2025
- TN State Medical License 2023 - 2024
- American Board of Surgery Surgery
- American College of SurgeonsFellow
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Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Conquer Cancer Foundation MERIT Award American Society of Clinical Oncology, 2016
- Exceptional Academic Achievement Award Department of Surgery Faculty, University of Florida, 2011, 2015
- Dept of Defense Breast Cancer Research Program Fellowship Award United States Army Medical Research and Materiel Command, 2005-2008
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 47 citationsLow Estrogen Receptor (ER)-Positive Breast Cancer and Neoadjuvant Systemic Chemotherapy: Is Response Similar to Typical ER-Positive or ER-Negative Disease?Alessandra Landmann, Daniel J. Farrugia, Li Zhu, Emilia J Diego, Ronald Johnson
American Journal of Clinical Pathology. 2018-05-31 - 10 citationsIs completion axillary lymph node dissection necessary in patients who are underrepresented in the ACOSOG Z0011 trialBrian J. Gebhardt, Joel Thomas, Zachary D. Horne, Colin E. Champ, Daniel J. Farrugia
Advances in Radiation Oncology. 2018-04-24 - Prognostic Significance of Modified Residual Disease in Breast and Nodes (mRDBN) Algorithm After Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy for Breast Cancer.Beth Z. Clark, Daniel J. Farrugia, Alessandra Landmann, Emilia J Diego, David J. Dabbs
American Journal of Clinical Pathology. 2018-03-07
Lectures
- Why do Women Get Breast Cancer. 1 hour CME Lecture for Mammography TechnologistsCentegra Gavers Breast Center, Crystal Lake, IL - 7/25/2018
- The Breast Cancer Answers You NeedCentegra Health Bridge, Crystal Lake, IL - 5/2018
- A Lymphedema Management Program for Tomorrow. 1 hour CME Lecture for Lymphedema TherapistsCentegra Sage Cancer Center, McHenry, IL - 5/2018
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Press Mentions
- The Compassionate Side of SurgeryMay 1st, 2018
- The Role of the Breast SurgeonMay 25th, 2017
- Meet Dr. Daniel Farrugia, MD, PhD Breast Surgical Oncologist at Centegra Physician CareOctober 31st, 2016
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Grant Support
- Influence of inherited missense mutations on BRCA2 function.United States Department of Defense Breast Cancer Research Program2005–2008
External Links
- Daniel J. Farrugia, MD PhD; Breast Surgeryhttps://farrugia.com
- Daniel J. Farrugia MD PhD; Body Contouring Surgeryhttps://www.sonobello.com/doctors/daniel-j-farrugia-md-phd-facs/
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