Priscilla F. McAuliffe, MD, PhD
Dr. Priscilla F. McAuliffe, MD, PhD, is a board-certified breast surgical oncologist who specializes in treating breast cancer and other breast conditions. She works closely with a multidisciplinary team of cancer specialists to develop an individualized treatment plan for each patient.
Dr. McAuliffe has particular expertise in invasive lobular breast cancer, ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), lobular carcinoma in situ (LCIS), and locally advanced breast cancer. She also has a special interest in breast cancer in younger and older adults and in breast-conserving treatments that can remove cancer while preserving as much healthy breast tissue as possible.
Dr. McAuliffe earned her medical degree from Cornell University and completed her general surgery residency at the University of Florida, where she also earned a PhD in molecular genetics. She then completed advanced fellowship training in surgical oncology at MD Anderson Cancer Center.
In addition to caring for patients, Dr. McAuliffe is an Associate Professor of Surgery at Emory University School of Medicine. Her research focuses on improving the understanding and treatment of breast cancer, and she has published extensively in the field.
Board Certifications
American Board of Surgery
Affiliations
Emory
Education & Training
- Medical School: Cornell University Medical College
- Residency: University of Florida Department of Surgery
Fellowships
UT MD Anderson Department of Surgery
Locations and Directions
Correll Pavilion
Monday - Friday: 6 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Saturday: 7:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Publications
- Equivalent survival in targeted axillary dissection compared to axillary lymph node dissection in patients with node positive breast cancer receiving neoadjuvant chemotherapy.
Hlavin C, Balogun Z, Lavage DR, Cowher MS, Lupinacci K, Sabih Q, Soran A, Steiman JG, McAuliffe PF, Diego EJ
Breast cancer research and treatment. 2026;
PMID: 42768249 - Evaluation of Absorbable Hemostatic Powder on Postoperative Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Mastectomy.
Cargill KR, Elmore LR, Göktepe B, Bayley EM, Cowher MS, Diego EJ, Marley MM, Johnson R, McAuliffe PF, Sabih Q, Steiman J, Soran A, Lupinacci KM
Clinical breast cancer. 2026;26(9):121-126.
PMID: 42617306 - Systemic and local chronic inflammation and hormone disposition promote a tumor-permissive environment for breast cancer in older women.
Carleton N, Chang AC, Lee S, Li R, Zou J, Brown DD, Hooda J, Chen J, Kumar R, Klei LR, Rigatti LH, Newsome J, John Mary DJS, Atkinson JM, West RE, Nolin TD, Oberly PJ, Huang Z, Poirier D, Diego EJ, Lucas PC, Tseng GC, Lotze MT, McAuliffe PF, Zervantonakis IK, Oesterreich S, Lee AV
Nature aging. 2026;6(8):1695-1716.
PMID: 42509302 - Identification of cycling regulatory T cell precursors as conductors of immune escape during breast carcinoma progression.
Bui TM, Jimenez ER, Li Z, Foidart P, Puleo J, Yan P, Jhaveri A, Yang L, Nishida J, Seehawer M, Cai X, Parker KA, Qin X, Sumer OE, Huang XY, Patel A, Dillon D, McDonnell CH, Rowberry R, Jhajj S, Baker C, Brown DD, Strand SH, Marks JR, Colditz GA, Park SY, Lee AV, Angelo M, McAuliffe PF, Bobolis K, West R, Dranoff G, Hwang ES, Cristea S, Polyak K
Cancer cell. 2026;44(6):1179-1200.e14.
PMID: 41997138 - Use of ctDNA in Older Women with ER+ Breast Cancer to Facilitate Surgical De-escalation: A Prospective, Hybrid-Decentralized Trial with Correlative Studies.
Carleton N, Chang AC, Chen F, Puhalla SL, Foldi J, Waltermire H, Tin A, Cowher MS, Lupinacci K, Diego EJ, Sabih Q, Johnson RR, Malhotra M, Laubenthal A, Gorantla V, Balic M, Bhargava R, Joy M, Freeman T, Bridges C, Kalashnikova E, Rodriguez A, Liu MC, Oesterreich S, Lee AV, McAuliffe PF
Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research. 2026;32(14):2957-2967.
PMID: 41854411 - Identification of the MRTFA/SRF pathway as a critical regulator of quiescence and chemotherapy resistance in cancer.
Panesso-Gómez S, Cole AJ, Arrigo A, Roberts A, Bello M, Wield A, Anyaeche VI, McGonigal S, Hijazi A, Shah J, Jiang Q, Ebai T, Sharrow AC, Tseng G, Yoon E, Brown DD, Clark AM, Larsen SD, Eder I, Gau D, Roy P, Tran L, Jiang H, Sannino S, Goeckler-Fried J, Choi Y, Brodsky JL, Osmanbeyoglu H, Ma X, Dahl KN, McAuliffe PF, Lee AV, Buckanovich RJ
Cancer letters. 2026;
PMID: 41831517 - Research Letter: Variable parental leave allowances during Society of Surgical Oncology fellowships: Due for change.
Ardila S, Lupinacci K, Sabih Q, Steiman J, Kelly K, McAuliffe PF, Bayley EM
Surgery. 2026;
PMID: 41138540 - Longitudinal ctDNA Surveillance in Older Women with ER+ Breast Cancer to Facilitate Surgical De-Escalation: A Prospective, Hybrid-Decentralized Trial with Correlative Studies.
Carleton N, Chang AC, Chen F, Puhalla S, Foldi J, Waltermire H, Tin A, Cowher MS, Lupinacci K, Diego EJ, Sabih Q, Johnson RR, Malhotra M, Laubenthal A, Gorantla V, Balic M, Bhargava R, Joy M, Freeman T, Bridges C, Kalashnikova E, Rodriguez A, Liu MC, Oesterreich S, Lee AV, McAuliffe PF
medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences. 2025;
PMID: 40894139 - GDF15 and history of pregnancy-induced nausea as predictors of treatment-induced nausea severity in women following surgery for early-stage breast cancer.
Wesmiller SW, Sereika SM, Alex H, Carr K, Bender C, Diego E, McAuliffe PF, Steiman J, Conley Y
Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer. 2025;33(8):714.
PMID: 40699388 - Overdiagnosis, competing morbidity and tumour biology in older women with breast cancer: building a case for active monitoring.
Carleton N, McAuliffe PF
Nature reviews. Clinical oncology. 2025;22(9):621-622.
PMID: 40490477
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