University of Wisconsin–Madison
Department of Surgery
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health

Clinical Information

Specialties

Lee G Wilke, MD, FACS

Professor

  • Director, UW Health Breast Center
  • Professor, Division of Surgical Oncology
  • Hendricks Chair in Breast Cancer Surgery Research

wilke@surgery.wisc.edu
(608) 263-1164

600 Highland Avenue
Box 7375 Clinical Science Center
Madison, WI 53792

Education

  • MD, Duke University, Durham, NC, 1993
  • Residency in Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1993-2000
  • ACS Resident Research Fellow in Immunotherapy, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 1996-1998

Honors

Madison Magazine Top Docs 2014 Award – Oncology, Surgical

Clinical Specialties

Dr. Wilke is certified by the American Board of Surgery and specializes in benign and malignant diseases of the breast; sentinel lymph-node mapping; neoadjuvant therapy for breast cancer; and oncoplastic breast surgery.

Dr. Wilke provides a wide range of services including Axillary Lymph Node Dissection, Core Needle Biopsy, Lumpectomy or Partial Mastectomy, Modified Radical Mastectomy, Needle-localized Biopsy, Needle-localized Excision, Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy, Simple Mastectomy, Skin-sparing and/or Nipple-sparing Mastectomy.

Research Interests

Dr. Wilke’s principal research interest is in clinical trials seeking novel methods of treating patients with breast cancer. Dr. Wilke is a member of the Commission on Cancer. She is also a collaborator on multiple grants and trials evaluating novel treatments for breast cancer.

Recent Publications

    • Staged Breast Operations: The Nipple Delay as an Old and New Idea.
    • Wilke LG
    • Ann. Surg. 2018 Dec; 268(6): e40
    • [PubMed ID: 30308609]
    • Variation in coordination of care reported by breast cancer patients according to health literacy.
    • Mora-Pinzon MC, Chrischilles EA, Greenlee RT, Hoeth L, Hampton JM, Smith MA, McDowell BD, Wilke LG, Trentham-Dietz A
    • Support Care Cancer 2019 Mar; 27(3): 857-865
    • [PubMed ID: 30062586]
    • Should Reexcision Rates in Breast Cancer Care be a Quality Measure?
    • Chagpar AB, Wilke LG
    • Ann. Surg. Oncol. 2018 Oct; 25(10): 2818-2822
    • [PubMed ID: 29947002]
    • Surgical Management of Lobular Carcinoma In Situ: Analysis of the National Cancer Database.
    • Taylor LJ, Steiman J, Schumacher JR, Wilke LG, Greenberg CC, Neuman HB
    • Ann. Surg. Oncol. 2018 Aug; 25(8): 2229-2234
    • [PubMed ID: 29855831]
    • Integrating survivorship care planning in radiation oncology workflow.
    • Huenerberg KJ, Anderson BM, Tevaarwerk AJ, Neuman HB, Wilke LG, Seaborne LA, Sesto M
    • J Community Support Oncol 2018 Mar-Apr; 16(2): e66-e71
    • [PubMed ID: 30631797]

All Publications on PubMed