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Melinda L. Telli, M.D.
Medical oncologist, Breast specialist
Assistant Professor of Medicine (Oncology) at the Stanford University Medical Center
- 875 Blake Wilbur Drive
- Palo Alto, CA 94304
- Phone: 650-498-6000
- 900 Blake Wilbur Drive
- Palo Alto, CA 94304
- Phone: 650-498-6004
- 900 Blake Wilbur Drive
- Palo Alto, CA 94304
- Phone: 650-498-6004
Conditions Treated
Professional Overview
Professional Education
Fellowship: Stanford University School of Medicine (2008) CA
Medical Education: George Washington University Medical School (2002) DC
Board Certification: Medical Oncology, American Board of Internal Medicine (2008)
B.A., University of Pennsylvania, Biology, with Distinction (1996)
M.D., George Washington University, Medicine, with Distinction (2002)
Residency, Stanford University, Internal Medicine (2005)
Fellowship, Stanford University, Medical Oncology (2008)
Board Certification: Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine (2005)
Board Certification, Medical Oncology, ABIM (2008)
Residency: Stanford University Medical Center (2005) CA
Honors & Awards
Career Catalyst Research Award, Susan G. Komen for the Cure (2012)
New Investigator Award, Stanford Cancer Institute (2011)
Oncology Division Teaching Award, Stanford University School of Medicine (2010, 2012, 2013)
Young Investigator Award, American Society of Clinical Oncology (2009)
Fellowship Award, Susan G. Komen for the Cure (2008)
Merit Award, American Society of Clinical Oncology (2008)
Administrative Appointments
Breast Cancer Panel, National Comprehensive Cancer Network (2014 - Present)
Medical Oncology SEP Committee, American Board of Internal Medicine (2014 - 2015)
Breast Cancer Maintenance of Certification Working Group, American Society of Clinical Oncology (2013 - 2014)
Scientific Program Committee, Triple Negative Breast Cancer/Cytotoxics/Local Therapy, American Society of Clinical Oncology (2010 - 2013)
Program Committee, ASCO Breast Cancer Symposium (2010 - 2013)
Patient Ratings and Comments
Clinical Trials
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Publications
Insight or confusion: survival after response-guided neoadjuvant chemotherapy in breast cancer
Telli, M. L. (2013). Insight or confusion: survival after response-guided neoadjuvant chemotherapy in breast cancer. JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY, 31(29).
Underestimating Cardiac Toxicity in Cancer Trials: Lessons Learned?
Witteles, R. M., & Telli, M. (2012). Underestimating Cardiac Toxicity in Cancer Trials: Lessons Learned?. JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY, 30(16), 1916-1918.
PARP inhibitors in cancer: moving beyond BRCA
Telli, M. L. (2011). PARP inhibitors in cancer: moving beyond BRCA. LANCET ONCOLOGY, 12(9), 827-828.
Asian ethnicity and breast cancer subtypes: a study from the California Cancer Registry
Telli, M. L., Chang, E. T., Kurian, A. W., Keegan, T. Hm., McClure, L. A., & Gomez, S. L. (2011). Asian ethnicity and breast cancer subtypes: a study from the California Cancer Registry. BREAST CANCER RESEARCH AND TREATMENT, 127(2), 471-478.
Left Ventricular Dysfunction in Patients Receiving Cardiotoxic Cancer Therapies Are Clinicians Responding Optimally?
Yoon, G. J., Telli, M. L., Kao, D. P., Matsuda, K. Y., Carlson, R. W., & Witteles, R. M. (2010). Left Ventricular Dysfunction in Patients Receiving Cardiotoxic Cancer Therapies Are Clinicians Responding Optimally?. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY, 56(20), 1644-1650.
Cardiotoxicity associated with the cancer therapeutic agent sunitinib malate
Telli, M. L., Witteles, R. M., Fisher, G. A., & Srinivas, S. (2008). Cardiotoxicity associated with the cancer therapeutic agent sunitinib malate. ANNALS OF ONCOLOGY, 19(9), 1613-1618.
Trastuzumab-related cardiotoxicity: Calling into question the concept of reversibility
Telli, M. L., Hunt, S. A., Carlson, R. W., & Guardino, A. E. (2007). Trastuzumab-related cardiotoxicity: Calling into question the concept of reversibility. JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY, 25(23), 3525-3533.
(18)F-FPPRGD2 PET/CT: Pilot Phase Evaluation of Breast Cancer Patients.
Iagaru, A., Mosci, C., Shen, B., Chin, F. T., Mittra, E., & Gambhir, S. S. (2014). (18)F-FPPRGD2 PET/CT: Pilot Phase Evaluation of Breast Cancer Patients. Radiology, 140028.
Patient-derived xenografts of triple-negative breast cancer reproduce molecular features of patient tumors and respond to mTOR inhibition.
Zhang, H., Cohen, A. L., Krishnakumar, S., Wapnir, I. L., Veeriah, S., & Jeffrey, S. S. (2014). Patient-derived xenografts of triple-negative breast cancer reproduce molecular features of patient tumors and respond to mTOR inhibition. Breast cancer research : BCR, 16(2), R36.
Optimizing chemotherapy in triple-negative breast cancer: the role of platinum.
Telli, M. (2014). Optimizing chemotherapy in triple-negative breast cancer: the role of platinum. American Society of Clinical Oncology educational book / ASCO. American Society of Clinical Oncology. Meeting, 34, e37-42.
Single cell mutational analysis of PIK3CA in circulating tumor cells and metastases in breast cancer reveals heterogeneity, discordance, and mutation persistence in cultured disseminated tumor cells from bone marrow.
Deng, G., Krishnakumar, S., Powell, A. A., Zhang, H., Mindrinos, M. N., & Jeffrey, S. S. (2014). Single cell mutational analysis of PIK3CA in circulating tumor cells and metastases in breast cancer reveals heterogeneity, discordance, and mutation persistence in cultured disseminated tumor cells from bone marrow. BMC cancer, 14(1), 456.
Dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI-based biomarkers of therapeutic response in triple-negative breast cancer
Golden, D. I., Lipson, J. A., Telli, M. L., Ford, J. M., & Rubin, D. L. (2013). Dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI-based biomarkers of therapeutic response in triple-negative breast cancer. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL INFORMATICS ASSOCIATION, 20(6), 1059-1066.
A clinical trial of lovastatin for modification of biomarkers associated with breast cancer risk
Vinayak, S., Schwartz, E. J., Jensen, K., Lipson, J., Alli, B., & Kurian, A. W. (2013). A clinical trial of lovastatin for modification of biomarkers associated with breast cancer risk. BREAST CANCER RESEARCH AND TREATMENT, electronic publication ahead of print, October 30.
Qualitative and quantitative image-based biomarkers of therapeutic response in triple-negative breast cancer.
Golden, D. I., Lipson, J. A., Telli, M. L., Ford, J. M., & Rubin, D. L. (2013). Qualitative and quantitative image-based biomarkers of therapeutic response in triple-negative breast cancer. AMIA Summits on Translational Science proceedings AMIA Summit on Translational Science, 2013, 62-?.
Chest Wall Leiomyosarcoma After Breast-Conservative Therapy for Early-Stage Breast Cancer in a Young Woman With Li-Fraumeni Syndrome
Henry, E., Villalobos, V., Million, L., Jensen, K. C., West, R., & Telli, M. L. (2012). Chest Wall Leiomyosarcoma After Breast-Conservative Therapy for Early-Stage Breast Cancer in a Young Woman With Li-Fraumeni Syndrome. JOURNAL OF THE NATIONAL COMPREHENSIVE CANCER NETWORK, 10(8), 939-942.
Breast cancer phenotype in women with TP53 germline mutations: a Li-Fraumeni syndrome consortium effort
Masciari, S., Dillon, D. A., Rath, M., Robson, M., Weitzel, J. N., & Garber, J. E. (2012). Breast cancer phenotype in women with TP53 germline mutations: a Li-Fraumeni syndrome consortium effort. BREAST CANCER RESEARCH AND TREATMENT, 133(3), 1125-1130.
Single Cell Profiling of Circulating Tumor Cells: Transcriptional Heterogeneity and Diversity from Breast Cancer Cell Lines
Powell, A. A., Talasaz, Aa. H., Zhang, H., Coram, M. A., Reddy, A., & Jeffrey, S. S. (2012). Single Cell Profiling of Circulating Tumor Cells: Transcriptional Heterogeneity and Diversity from Breast Cancer Cell Lines. PLOS ONE, 7(5).
Prevalence, putative mechanisms, and current management of sleep problems during chemotherapy for cancer.
Palesh, O., Peppone, L., Innominato, P. F., Janelsins, M., Jeong, M., & Mustian, K. (2012). Prevalence, putative mechanisms, and current management of sleep problems during chemotherapy for cancer. Nature and science of sleep, 4, 151-162.
Chemotherapy-Associated Cardiotoxicity: How Often Does it Really Occur and How Can it Be Prevented?
Witteles, R. M., Fowler, M. B., & Telli, M. L. (2011). Chemotherapy-Associated Cardiotoxicity: How Often Does it Really Occur and How Can it Be Prevented?. HEART FAILURE CLINICS, 7(3), 333-?.
Trastuzumab-Related Cardiac Dysfunction
Telli, M. L., & Witteles, R. M. (2011). Trastuzumab-Related Cardiac Dysfunction. JOURNAL OF THE NATIONAL COMPREHENSIVE CANCER NETWORK, 9(2), 243-249.
PARP inhibitors in breast cancer.
Telli, M. L., & Ford, J. M. (2010). PARP inhibitors in breast cancer. Clinical advances in hematology & oncology : H&O, 8(9), 629-635.
Novel Treatment Approaches for Triple-Negative Breast Cancer
Telli, M. L., & Ford, J. M. (2010). Novel Treatment Approaches for Triple-Negative Breast Cancer. CLINICAL BREAST CANCER, 10, E16-E22.
Increasing Mastectomy Rates for Early-Stage Breast Cancer? Population-Based Trends From California
Gomez, S. L., Lichtensztajn, D., Kurian, A. W., Telli, M. L., Chang, E. T., & Clarke, C. A. (2010). Increasing Mastectomy Rates for Early-Stage Breast Cancer? Population-Based Trends From California. JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY, 28(10), E155-E157.
Longer Relative Telomere Length in Blood from Women with Sporadic and Familial Breast Cancer Compared with Healthy Controls
Gramatges, M. M., Telli, M. L., Balise, R., & Ford, J. M. (2010). Longer Relative Telomere Length in Blood from Women with Sporadic and Familial Breast Cancer Compared with Healthy Controls. CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY BIOMARKERS & PREVENTION, 19(2), 605-613.
First-Line Chemotherapy for Metastatic Breast Cancer
Telli, M. L., & Carlson, R. W. (2009). First-Line Chemotherapy for Metastatic Breast Cancer. CLINICAL BREAST CANCER, 9, S66-S72.
Phyllodes tumors of the breast: natural history, diagnosis, and treatment.
Telli, M. L., Horst, K. C., Guardino, A. E., Dirbas, F. M., & Carlson, R. W. (2007). Phyllodes tumors of the breast: natural history, diagnosis, and treatment. Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network , 5(3), 324-330.
Epidermal growth factor and angiotensin II regulation of extracellular signal-regulated protein kinase in rat liver epithelial WB cells
Yang, L. J., Guo, Y. L., Trygankova, O., Li, Q. Y., Maloney, J. A., & Williamson, J. R. (1999). Epidermal growth factor and angiotensin II regulation of extracellular signal-regulated protein kinase in rat liver epithelial WB cells. BIOCHEMICAL PHARMACOLOGY, 57(4), 425-432.
Patient Comments
15 Patient Comments
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SHC Patient, Oct 2014
She is my life line to emotional and health care.
SHC Patient, Oct 2014
Dr. Telli is very kind, informative and empathetic. She has an excellent bedside manner.
SHC Patient, Sep 2014
Dr. Telli should be cloned - all drs. should be her. She is wonderful!
SHC Patient, Aug 2014
Good experience.
SHC Patient, Aug 2014
Dr. Telli was wonderful. I came to her for a second opinion and she was much more helpful than my regular doctor.
SHC Patient, Aug 2014
Dr. Melinda Telli is exceptional. I would never go back to my previous oncologist. I totally trust her & think she's an outstanding doctor.
SHC Patient, Jun 2014
Dr. Telli is an amazing listener, a warm & engaging person, & solution-focused.
SHC Patient, Jun 2014
Dr. Telli made decision for treatment & explained why.
SHC Patient, May 2014
Dr. Telli spent quality time with me and covered all my concerns. I felt very comforted by her manner and knowledge.
SHC Patient, May 2014
My provider is great!! Always makes me feel I am HER main concern - And my total well being - Not just the cancer.
SHC Patient, May 2014
Dr. Telli is everything we hoped for & more.
SHC Patient, May 2014
I love Melinda Telli and all of her staff -- She is a very compassionate doctor & spends a great deal of time w/me.
SHC Patient, Feb 2014
Both the PA & Dr. Telli were very clean & helpful in explaining options to me.
SHC Patient, Jan 2014
Dr. Telli and her staff are the best!
SHC Patient, Jan 2014
Very good.