Clara Farley, MD

Background

Clara R. Farley, MD, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Surgery at Emory University School of Medicine.  Dr. Farley is a board-certified surgeon with clinical interests in providing comprehensive, multidisciplinary care for patients with breast cancer and breast disease. She is based at Emory University Hospital and Emory St. Joseph's Hospital. Dr. Farley attended Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta, Georgia where she received her MD in 2014. She remained at Emory University for training, completing clinical residency in General Surgery and a two-year research fellowship in Surgical Oncology. She then completed a clinical fellowship in Breast Surgical Oncology at the UT MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas. 

Dr. Farley has a passion for optimizing the treatment of breast cancer and she works closely with Emory's multidisciplinary breast cancer team to minimize morbidity while maintaining excellent oncologic outcomes.

Dr. Farley's articles have been published in a number of leading scientific journals including Journal of Surgical Oncology, Annals of Surgical Oncology and Clinical Breast Cancer. She holds professional memberships with Society of Surgical Oncology and American Society of Breast Surgeons.

Titles & Roles

• Assistant Professor, Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery

  Emory University School of Medicine

Education & Training

Education

• Fellowship, Surgical Oncology, 2022

  MD Anderson Cancer Center
• Residency, General Surgery, 2021

  Emory University School of Medicine
• Medical Education, , 2014

  Emory University School of Medicine

Board Certifications

• Surgery

  American Board of Surgery, 2021

Awards

• Sheskey Family Fellow Breast Cancer Research Award, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2022;
• Administrative Fellow, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2021-2022;
• Resident Excellence in Teaching Award, Emory University Hospital, 2021;
• J.D. Martin Resident Award, Emory University Hospital, 2018-2019;
• Administrative Research Fellow, Emory University Hospital, 2016-2018;
• Elkin Fellowship Award Recipient, Emory University, 2016.

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