ScottKarlanMD

General Surgery • Los Angeles, CA

Breast, Surgical Oncology (Other than Breast)

Clinical Professor of Surgery

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Office
310 N SanVicente Blvd.
Ste 221
Los Angeles, CA 90048
Phone+1 310-423-9331

Fax+1 310-423-9399
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Education & Training

Yale-New Haven Medical CenterResidency, Surgery, 1983 - 1987
Yale-New Haven Medical CenterInternship, Transitional Year, 1982 - 1983
Harvard Medical SchoolClass of 1982

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 1986 - 2025
American Board of Surgery Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2010-2014
Top Doctors:LA Area Castle Connolly, 2013
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013
America's Top Doctors for Cancer Castle Connolly, 2009-2013
Top Doctors:Southern California Castle Connolly, 2012
Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com
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Clinical Trials

MarginProbe, a Device for Intraoperative Assessment of Margin Status in Breast Conservation Surgery Start of enrollment: 2008 Oct 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Phase I Trial of Endoxifen Gel Versus Placebo in Women Undergoing Breast Surgery Start of enrollment: 2018 Oct 31
Active, not recruiting
Phase 1
Breast Cancer Study of Preoperative Pembrolizumab + Radiation Start of enrollment: 2017 Dec 22
Active, not recruiting
Phase 1, Phase 2
Prospectively Assessing Pain After Breast Surgery Start of enrollment: 2022 Mar 01
Not yet recruiting
Roles: Principal Investigator, Contact
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

ASO Visual Abstract: A Prospective Study of Sentinel Node Biopsy Omission in Women Age ≥ 65 with ER+ Breast Cancer.
Phillips, E., Cui, Y., Chung, A., Dang, C., Karlan, S., Amersi, F., Boyle, M., Giuliano, A.> ;Annals of Surgical Oncology. 2024 Mar 6
A Prospective Study of Sentinel Node Biopsy Omission in Women Age ≥ 65 Years with ER+ Breast Cancer.
Alice P Chung, Catherine M Dang, Scott R Karlan, Farin F Amersi, Edward M Phillips, Marissa K Boyle, Yujie Cui, Armando E Giuliano> ;Annals of Surgical Oncology. 2024 May 1
1 citations
Single-cell and spatial profiling identify three response trajectories to pembrolizumab and radiation therapy in triple negative breast cancer.
Shiao, S., Gouin, K., Ing, N., Ho, A., Basho, R., Shah, A., Mebane, R., Zitser, D., Martinez, A., Mevises, N., Ben-Cheikh, B., Henson, R., Mita, M., McAndrew, P., Karl...> ;Cancer Cell. 2024 Jan 8
113 citations
A randomized prospective study of lumpectomy margin assessment with use of MarginProbe in patients with nonpalpable breast malignancies.
Freya Schnabel, Susan K. Boolbol, Mark A. Gittleman, Tami Karni, Lorraine Tafra, Sheldon Feldman, Neil B. Friedman, Scott Karlan, Dennis R. Holmes, Shawna C. Willey, M...> ;Annals of Surgical Oncology. 2014 Mar 5
184 citations
Discovery and preclinical validation of salivary transcriptomic and proteomic biomarkers for the non-invasive detection of breast cancer.
Lei Zhang, Hua Xiao, Scott Karlan, Hui Zhou, Jenny Gross, David Elashoff, David Akin, Xinmin Yan, David Chia, Beth Y. Karlan, David T.W. Wong> ;Plos One. 2010 Dec 31
21 citations
Comparison of Breast Cancer to Healthy Control Tissue Discovers Novel Markers with Potential for Prognosis and Early Detection
Michèl Schummer, Ann E. Green, J. David Beatty, Beth Y. Karlan, Scott Karlan, Jenny Gross, Sean Thornton, Martin W. McIntosh, Nicole Urban> ;Plos One. 2010 Feb 9
13 citations
Increased use of MRI for breast cancer surveillance and staging is not associated with increased rate of mastectomy.
Catherine Dang, Karen Zaghiyan, Scott Karlan, Edward H. Phillips> ;The American Surgeon. 2009 Oct 1
29 citations
Preoperative FDG-PET for Axillary Metastases in Patients With Breast Cancer
Alice Chung, D. Liou, Scott Karlan, Alan D. Waxman, Kayo Fujimoto, Masanobu Hagiike, Edward H. Phillips> ;Archives of Surgery. 2006 Aug 1
31 citations
In vivo cytometry: A spectrum of possibilities
Alice Chung, Scott Karlan, Erik H. Lindsley, Sebastian Wachsmann-Hogiu, Daniel L. Farkas> ;Cytometry. Part A. 2006 Mar 1
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Press Mentions

Regional Anesthesia for the Practicing, General SurgeonOctober 25th, 2021
AAFP Guides CMS on Administrative Simplification EffortsAugust 13th, 2019
Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute at Cedars-Sinai Receives Rare Honor of Three-Year Accreditation with Commendation from the American College of SurgeonsDecember 1st, 2017