Frederick M. Dirbas
Academic Appointments
- Associate Professor - Med Center Line, Surgery - General Surgery
- Member, Cancer Center
Contact Information
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Clinical Offices
Surgical Specialties 875 Blake Wilbur Dr Clinic F Stanford, CA 94305 Tel Work (650) 498-6000 Fax (650) 725-0791
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Academic Offices
Administrative Contact Katt Clark Administrative Associate Email Tel Work 650-723-5672Not for medical emergencies or patient use
Professional Snapshot
Clinical Focus
- Cancer > Breast Cancer
- Cancer > Breast Cancer > Accelerated Breast Radiation
- Breast Cancer
- Breast Cancer - Surgery
- Breast Surgery
Administrative Appointments
- Director, Clinical Care Sub-team, Breast Disease Management Group, Stanford Cancer Center (2006 - present)
- Board of Directors, Susan G. Komen Foundation, San Francisco Affiliate (2004 - present)
Honors and Awards
- Star Caregiver Award, Silicon Valley Wellness Foundation (November 12, 2008)
- Grant Recipient, Vadasz Foundation (2004)
Professional Education
| Fellowship: | SUMC - Graduate Medical Education, CA (1995) |
| Board Certification: | General Surgery, American Board of Surgery (1994) |
| Residency: | SUMC - Graduate Medical Education, CA (1992) |
| Fellowship: | National Institute of Health, MD (1989) |
| Internship: | SUMC - Graduate Medical Education, CA (1986) |
Graduate & Fellowship Program Affiliations
Community & International Work
Web Site Links
Scientific Focus
Research Interests
My research interests are focused on minimizing the impact of breast cancer from a diagnostic and therapuetic standpoint. Breast MRI is a powerful tool to facilitate the screening for and staging of breast cancer, and can be valuable adjunct to guide breast surgery. Oncoplastic surgical techniques optimize cosmesis after breast cancer surgery. Accelerated radiotherapy after lumpectomy decreases radiotherapy treatment times from 6 weeks to just 1 to 5 days.
Clinical Trials
Publications
- Accelerated partial breast irradiation: where do we stand? J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2009; (2): 215-25
- Streamlining clinical breast examination. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2005; (19): 1476-7
- The evolution of accelerated, partial breast irradiation as a potential treatment option for women with newly diagnosed breast cancer considering breast conservation. Cancer Biother Radiopharm. 2004; (6): 673-705
- Downregulation of miRNA-200c links breast cancer stem cells with normal stem cells. Cell. 2009; (3): 592-603
- Association of reactive oxygen species levels and radioresistance in cancer stem cells. Nature. 2009; (7239): 780-3
Trial Administration