Dr. David W Ollila MD
Surgical Oncologist | Surgical Oncology
101 Manning Dr Chapel Hill NC, 27599Rating
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About
Dr. David Ollila is a surgical oncologist practicing in Chapel Hill, NC. Dr. Ollila specializes in diagnosing, staging and treating cancer-related symptoms. Surgical oncologists also decide if the patient is a candidate for surgery or other cancer treatments based on certain factors such as age, physical fitness and other possible coexisting medical conditions
Education and Training
Univ of Cincinnati Coll of Med, Cincinnati Oh 1990
Board Certification
SurgeryAmerican Board of SurgeryABS
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Critical review of the sentinel node hypothesis.
- Blue urticaria: a previously unreported adverse event associated with isosulfan blue.
- Cytokeratin immunohistochemical validation of the sentinel node hypothesis in patients with breast cancer.
- Long-term outcome of neoadjuvant therapy for locally advanced breast carcinoma: effective clinical downstaging allows breast preservation and predicts outstanding local control and survival.
- Extracapsular extension of the sentinel lymph node metastasis: a predictor of nonsentinel node tumor burden.
- Phase I pilot clinical trial of human IgM monoclonal antibody to ganglioside GM3 in patients with metastatic melanoma.
- Tandem BRAF mutations in primary invasive melanomas.
- Indications for lymphatic mapping and sentinel lymphadenectomy in patients with thin melanoma (Breslow thickness < or =1.0 mm).
- Clinical significance of micrometastatic disease in the era of sentinel node.
- Cutaneous melanoma: update on prevention, screening, diagnosis, and treatment.
- American Joint Committee on Cancer tumor-node-metastasis stage after neoadjuvant chemotherapy and breast cancer outcome.
- Staged sentinel lymph node biopsy before mastectomy facilitates surgical planning for breast cancer patients.
- Population-based analysis of lymphatic mapping and sentinel lymphadenectomy utilization for intermediate thickness melanoma.
- Prophylaxis and screening options: recommendations for young women with BRCA mutations.
- Experienced radio-guided surgery teams can successfully perform minimally invasive radio-guided parathyroidectomy without intraoperative parathyroid hormone assays.
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Practice At 101 Manning Dr
101 Manning Dr -Chapel Hill, NC 27599Get Direction
UNC Hospitals Oncology Hillsborough Campus
460 Waterstone Drive UNC Health Care Medical Office Building Hillsborough Campus -Hillsborough, NC 27278Get Direction
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PO BOX 3814 DUMC ERWIN RD DURHAM NC 27710