Please join us in welcoming Brigid K. Killelea, MD, MPH, FACS, as a new faculty member in the Department of Surgery.
Brigid K. Killelea, MD, MPH, FACS
Associate Surgeon, Division of Breast Surgery
Co-Director, Oncoplastic Breast Surgery Program, Division of Breast Surgery
Lead, Regional Expansion Multidisciplinary Oncology, Department of Surgery
Dr. Killelea received her Bachelor of Arts in Spanish Literature from Colgate University, an MPH from Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health and her medical degree from the University of Connecticut School of Medicine. She completed residency training in surgery at the St. Vincent’s Catholic Medical Center, a research fellowship in surgery at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons Mailman School of Public Health and a fellowship in breast surgery at Beth Israel Medical Center/St. Luke’s Roosevelt Hospital Center. She also had additional training in oncoplastic breast surgery in Paris, France and Edinburgh, Scotland.
Before joining the Brigham, Dr. Killelea was the director of Clinical Integration at St. Vincent’s Medical Center and the director of Breast Surgery at the Fairfield Region Hartford Healthcare Cancer Institute. Previously, she was the chief of Breast Surgery and an associate professor in the Department of Surgery Section of Surgical Oncology at Yale School of Medicine, as well as program director for the interdisciplinary breast fellowship.
At the Brigham, Dr. Killelea will also serve as co-director of the Oncoplastic Breast Surgery Program in the Division of Breast Surgery and as lead of Regional Expansion Multidisciplinary Oncology in the Department of Surgery. Working collaboratively with the Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Dr. Killelea will incorporate oncoplastic techniques to optimize cosmetic outcomes for breast patients and enhance the operative experience for trainees. In addition, she will help develop additional sites for high quality oncology care to improve patient accessibility in the Greater Boston Area.
Dr. Killelea has participated in many invited speaking engagements, presentations, symposia, and workshops and provided her professional services to several committees and medical societies. She is currently a medical board member of the Breast Cancer Alliance, editor at the Annals of Surgical Oncology and holds various roles in the American Society of Breast Surgeons.
Dr. Killelea’s clinical and research interests focus on providing high quality multidisciplinary care, oncoplastic surgery and education, and improving health disparities among breast cancer patients.