
Maud T Lane Research Professor of Cancer Quality Improvement
Associate Chair
Department of Surgery and Associate Professor of Surgery
[email protected]
Available to mentor
Lesly A Dossett, MD, MPH

Associate Professor
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MPHVanderbilt University School of Medicine, 2215 Garland Ave (Light Hall), 2008
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MDVanderbilt University School of Medicine, 2215 Garland Ave (Light Hall), 2003
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Center MemberInstitute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation
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Center MemberCenter for Bioethics and Social Sciences in Medicine
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Center MemberRogel Cancer Center
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Skolarus TA, Hawley ST, Forman J, Sales AE, Sparks JB, Metreger T, Burns J, Caram MV, Radhakrishnan A, Dossett LA, Makarov DV, Leppert JT, Shelton JB, Stensland KD, Dunsmore J, Maclennan S, Saini S, Hollenbeck BK, Shahinian V, Wittmann DA, Deolankar V, Sriram S. Implement Sci Commun, 2024 Apr 9; 5 (1): 37Journal ArticleUnpacking overuse of androgen deprivation therapy for prostate cancer to inform de-implementation strategies.
DOI:10.1186/s43058-024-00576-x PMID: 38594740 -
Taylor CD, Wang T, Baskin AS, Sinco B, Hughes TM, Boffa DJ, Boughey JC, Dossett LA. JAMA Netw Open, 2024 Nov 4; 7 (11): e2446345Journal ArticleAmerican College of Surgeons Operative Standards and Breast Cancer Outcomes.
DOI:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.46345 PMID: 39565622 -
Taylor CD, Fendrick AM, Dossett LA. JAMA Health Forum, 2024 Sep 6; 5 (9): e242814Journal ArticleRedefining Cancer Screening Coverage-Screening to Diagnosis.
DOI:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2024.2814 PMID: 39331369 -
Jensen CB, Dossett LA, Pitt SC. JAMA Surg, 2024 Sep 1; 159 (9): 1040Journal ArticlePatient-Reported Outcome Measures in NSQIP-The PROMise Land.
DOI:10.1001/jamasurg.2024.1758 PMID: 38922610 -
Pesavento CM, Kazemi RJ, Kappelman A, Thompson JL, Jobin C, Wang T, Dossett LA. Am J Surg, 2024 Sep; 235: 115774Journal ArticlePilot testing a patient decision aid as a strategy to reduce overtreatment for older women with early-stage breast cancer.
DOI:10.1016/j.amjsurg.2024.115774 PMID: 38834420 -
Dykstra M, Thompson J, Aldous J, Jiang S, Hughes T, Hayman J, Dragovic A, Shah J, Chang A, Speers C, Sabel M, Dossett L, Schipper M, Jagsi R. Pract Radiat Oncol, 2024 14 (4): e255 - e263.Journal ArticleThe Effect of Wire Versus Magnetic Seed Localization on Lumpectomy Cavity Size.
DOI:10.1016/j.prro.2023.12.004 PMID: 38161002 -
Wang T, Welch HG, Dossett LA. Ann Surg Open, 2024 Jun; 5 (2): e440Journal ArticleOperative Standards for Cancer Surgery: Will Synoptic Reporting Really Improve Cancer Outcomes?
DOI:10.1097/AS9.0000000000000440 PMID: 38911662 -
Kazemi RJ, VanWinkle C, Pesavento CM, Wang T, Dossett LA. J Surg Res, 2024 Apr; 296: 418 - 424.Journal ArticleUnderstanding Treatment Decision-Making in Older Women With Breast Cancer: A Survey-Based Study.
DOI:10.1016/j.jss.2023.12.051 PMID: 38320360
Cancer Aware
In the United States, unnecessary tests and treatments not only drive-up health care costs but may also contribute to a waste of valuable resources and avoidable patient harms. Today we talk with Michigan Medicine assistant professor of surgery Dr. Lesly Dossett, M.D., MPH about an effort to reduce such practices through a process called de-implementation.

Health Lab
Pre-operative tests in low-risk surgical patients dropped sharply, and safely, after a quality improvement effort aimed at reducing inappropriate care.

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