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Daniel Delitto, MD, General Surgery, Palo Alto, CA

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General Surgery • Palo Alto, CA

Surgical Oncology (Other than Breast)

Surgical Oncologist, Hepatobiliary Surgeon and Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery

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Summary

  • Dr. Delitto is a fellowship-trained surgical oncologist with a focus on conditions of the liver, pancreas, and stomach. He is an assistant professor in Stanford Medicine’s Department of Surgery.

    His education includes a decade of postgraduate training in complex general surgical oncology, as well as a PhD in immunology with an emphasis on cancer biology. He completed a clinical fellowship at Johns Hopkins University and continued his research at the postdoctoral level in the laboratory of Dr. Elizabeth Jaffee. His research focus is on advancing the field of cancer immunology and harnessing his findings to improve immunotherapies.

    He was the principal investigator of two studies examining the immune response to pancreatic cancer, including one funded by the National Cancer Institute.

    Dr. Delitto has presented the findings of his research at conferences such as the American Association for Cancer Research, Society for the Immunotherapy of Cancer, American Association of Immunologists, American College of Surgeons, Academic Surgical Congress and Pancreas Club. In addition to cancer immunology, he has also presented work focused on cancer cachexia, surgical outcomes, translational experimental models and a variety of other oncologic topics.

    He has published original work in Nature Communications, the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, Cancer Research, Clinical Cancer Research, and other high impact journals. He is also a reviewer for Annals of Surgery, Scientific Reports, Surgery, Tumor Biology, Journal of Surgical Research, PLOS ONE, and the Journal of Translational Medicine.

    Dr. Delitto has earned numerous honors related to clinical excellence, teaching and research. He is board certified by the American Board of Surgery and a member of the Society of Surgical Oncology, American Association for Cancer Research and American Association of Immunologists.

Education & Training

  • Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
    Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineFellowship, Complex General Surgical Oncology, 2019 - 2021
  • University of Florida
    University of FloridaResidency, Surgery, 2011 - 2019
  • University of Florida College of Medicine
    University of Florida College of MedicinePhD, Immunology, 2013 - 2016
  • University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
    University of Pittsburgh School of MedicineClass of 2011

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 2021 - 2025
  • MD State Medical License
    MD State Medical License 2019 - 2022
  • American Board of Surgery Surgery
  • American Board of Surgery Complex General Surgical Oncology

Publications & Presentations

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