Kimberly M. Dalal, M.D.
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1501 Trousdale Drive
5th Floor
Burlingame, California 94010
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(650) 652-8787
Medical Affiliation(s)
– Mills-Peninsula Division
Mills-Peninsula Physician Network
Sutter Medical Network
Hospital Affiliation(s)
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Professional Interests
Gastrointestinal surgery, Melanoma
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Publications and Awards
Selected publications:
1. Moore, KA, Mery, CM, Jaklitsch, MT, Estocin, AP, Bueno, R, Swanson, SJ, Sugarbaker, DJ, and Lukanich, JM. Menopausal effects on presentation, treatment, and survival of women with non-small cell lung cancer, Ann Thorac Surg. 76(6):1789-1795, 2003.
2. Moore, KA, Ito, H, Clancy, TE, Burgess, A, Zinner, MJ, and Whang, EE. Impact of menopausal status on the behavior of pancreatic cystic neoplasms in women, Curr Surg. 62(2):258-261, 2005.
3. Dalal, KM, Moraitis, D, Iwamoto, C, Shaha, AR, Patel, SG, and Ghossein, RA. Clinical curiosity: cribriform-morular variant of papillary thyroid carcinoma, Head and Neck. 28(5):471-476, 2006.
4. Strong, VE, Dalal, KM, Malhotra, VT, Cubert, KH, Coit, D, Fong, Y, Brennan, MF, and Allen, PJ. Initial report of laparoscopic celiac plexus block for pain relief in patients with unresectable pancreatic cancer, J Am Coll Surgeons. 203 (1):129-131, 2006.
5. Dalal, KM, Kattan, MW, Antonescu, CR, Brennan, MF, and Singer, S. Subtype specific prognostic nomogram for patients with primary liposarcoma of the retroperitoneum, extremity, or trunk, Ann Surg. 244(3):381-391, 2006.
6. Dalal, KM, Panageas, KS, Patel, A, Jaques, DP, Brady, MS, and Coit, DG. Patterns of first recurrence and post-recurrence survival in patients with primary cutaneous melanoma after sentinel lymph node biopsy, Ann Surg Oncol. 14(6):1934-1942, 2007.
7. Dalal, KM, Woo, Y, Galanis, C, Gonen, M, Tang, L, Allen PJ, DeMatteo, R, Fong, Y, and Coit, DG. Detection of micrometastases in peritoneal washings of pancreatic cancer patients by the reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction, J Gastrointest Surg. 11(12):1598-1605, 2007.
8. Endo, I, Gonen, M, Yopp, AC, Dalal, KM, Zhou, Q, Klimstra, D, D'Angelica, M, Dematteo, RP, Fong, Y, Schwartz, L, Kemeny, N, Shimada, H, Blumgart, LH, Jarnagin, WR. Intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma: rising frequency, improved survival and determinants of outcome after resection, Ann Surg. 248(1):84-96, 2008.
9. Dalal, KM, Woo, Y, Galanis, C, Gonen, M, Fong, Y, Coit, DG. Detection of micrometastases in peritoneal washings of gastric cancer patients by the reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction, Gastric Cancer. 11(1):206-13, 2008.
10. D'Angelica, M, Dalal, KM, Blumgart, LH, DeMatteo, RP, Fong, Y, and Jarnagin, WR. Analysis of the extent of resection for adenocarcinoma of the gallbladder, Ann Surg Oncol. 16(4):806-816, 2009.
Awards:
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute-National Institutes of Health Research Scholar (1995)
- Four Schools Physician-Scientist Program (1995)
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute Continued Fellowship for Medical Studies (1996)
- Resident Research Award Paper, 35th Annual Meeting, Association for Academic Surgery (2001)
- John A. Mannick Research Award, Department of Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital (2001)
- Outstanding Abstract Presentation, 14th Annual Resident Research Symposium, UCSF (2001)
- Resident Teaching Award, Harvard Medical School (2004)
- Gastrointestinal Symposium/American Society of Clinical Oncology Foundation Merit Award (2006)
- American Society of Clinical Oncology Foundation Merit Award (2006)
- Chairman's Award in Clinical Research, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (2006)
- U.S. Air Force R.O.T.C. National Cadet of the Year (1991)
- U.S. Army Commendation Medal (2008)
- U.S. Air Force Commendation Medal (2010)
- U.S. Air Force Meritorious Service Medal (2010)
Philosophy of Care
With an expert surgical team, I perform extensive open surgeries such as pancreaticoduodenectomy (Whipple procedure), major hepatectomy, esophagectomy, gastrectomy, colectomy, and abdominoperineal resection, with the goal of achieving a cure.
Moreover, I seek to improve the quality of life of patients, and I offer palliative procedures for patients with metastatic disease. Whenever possible, I perform laparoscopic (minimally invasive) surgery to minimize incisions and reduce pain. My research has focused on molecular methods for guiding surgical management of cancer.
I have published in the New England Journal of Medicine, Annals of Surgery, Annals of Surgical Oncology, and have lectured on these topics nationally and internationally. I received the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center Chairman's Award for Excellence in Clinical Research and ASCO Merit Awards. I was previously a Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Air Force, having served as Chief of Surgical Oncology at David Grant U.S. Air Force Medical Center and was deployed to Afghanistan.
I appreciate the desire of well-informed patients to stay within their community and to receive cutting-edge, state-of-the-art care, and I believe our team can provide that service to you and your family.
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