Israel Falade Honored with Long-Term Dean’s Prize in Research

Israel Falade, a mentee of Dr. Mukhtar, a Lobular Breast Cancer Research Fellow, recently won the Long-Term Dean’s Prize in Research and Scholarship for his work on 'Oncologic Safety of Immediate Oncoplastic Surgery Compared to Standard Breast Conserving Surgery for Patients with Invasive Lobular Carcinoma.' Awarded to only five medical students each year, the prestigious Dean’s Prize recognizes outstanding scholarship and research. This project was presented at the 25th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Breast Surgeons and the manuscript has since been accepted to the Annals of Surgical Oncology.

His project investigated the oncological outcomes of immediate oncoplastic surgery in patients with invasive lobular carcinoma, revealing that immediate oncoplastic surgery was associated with improved surgical outcomes and did not adversely impact recurrence-free survival, confirming its oncologic safety.