# Tari A. King

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## TL;DR

Breast surgical oncologist at Winship Cancer Institute and President-Elect of the Society of Surgical Oncology, known for research on lobular breast cancer and surgical de-escalation.

## Summary

Tari King is President-Elect of the Society of Surgical Oncology and a breast surgical oncologist at the Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University in Atlanta. Her research addresses invasive lobular carcinoma, ductal carcinoma in situ and the safe de-escalation of breast and axillary surgery. She has led national cooperative group studies in breast surgical oncology.

## Fields

- Kind: Person
- Last checked: 2026-09-10
- Tags: leadership; clinician-scientist; surgical oncology; breast cancer
- Role: President-Elect
- Specialisms: Breast surgical oncology; Breast cancer; Lobular carcinoma

## Sources

- Society page: https://www.surgonc.org/about-sso/leadership/
- PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=King+TA%5BAuthor%5D+breast

## Connected records

- cancers: [HER2-positive breast cancer](https://onco.cc/cancers/breast-her2-positive/), [HR-positive / HER2-negative breast cancer](https://onco.cc/cancers/breast-hr-positive/)
- institutions: [Society of Surgical Oncology](https://onco.cc/institutions/sso/)

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