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Dante Dali, DO, FACS
BACKGROUND
AWARDS/HONORSFellow American College Of Surgeon FACS Golden Stethoscope Award for Exceptional Patient care 2021Winner Innovative subject Category Residency scholarly and QI showcase 2015Howard Graney Award for Outstanding Achievement in Surgery 2013GOLD Humanism Honor Society Inductee 2012DMU Outstanding Surgery Teaching Assistant 2010Sigma Sigma Phi (SSP), National Osteopathic Honor Society Inductee 2010-DMU Excellence in Service Scholarship Award 2010DMU Alumni Scholarship Award 2010 DMU Leadership Award 2010Academic All-Conference Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference NCAA 2006, 2007-2008Chi Alpha Sigma-National College Athlete Honor Society 2008
OTHER INTERESTS
1. Cardiac/Thoracic Surgery
2. Structural Heart Disease
RESEARCH
Dali D, Howard T, Hanif H, Goldman CD, Franko J. Introduction of Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy in a community Hospital. Journal of the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons (JSLS). 2017 Jan-Mar;21(1)
Dali D, Howard T, Goldman CD, Franko J. Morbidity associated with introduction of MIS Esophagectomy in a community hospital. Gastroenterology. 2015; 148(4).
Dali D, Howard T, Grimm S, Goldman C, Franko J; Mercy Medical Center, Des Moines, IA. Postoperative neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio as a predictor of surgical complications, recurrence-free (RFS), and overall survival (OS) among esophageal adenocarcinoma patients after induction chemoradiation followed by esophagectomy. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2014; 32.
Franko J, Grimm S, Howard T, Dali D, Goldman CD: Aggregate morbidity burden of CS-HIPEC in a community hospital. 9th International Symposium on Regional Cancer Therapies. February 15 – 17, 2014. Steamboat Springs, Colorado. [Presentation].
Dali D, Maire J, Halverson A, Arribas J, Eilers A, Finnerty E. Implementing a laparoscopic surgical skills curriculum into a surgical residency program. The Journal of the International Association of Medical
Science Educators. 2012; 22(4): 309.