Daniela Ochoa

Professor

UAMS

Last publication 2026 Last refreshed 2026-05-16

faculty

Surgery, College of Medicine

9 h-index 29 pubs 424 cited

Research Areas

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OverviewAI-generated summary

Dr. Daniela Ochoa's research focuses on breast cancer care, disparities in access to screening, genetic testing, oncofertility, and reconstruction. She investigates the completion rates of genetic counseling evaluations in breast cancer patients and has published on the aesthetic outcomes of flat aesthetic mastectomy closure using the Angel Wing Technique. Dr. Ochoa also participated in a prospective Phase II multicenter trial for ablation after breast lumpectomy to extend intraoperative margins.

Her work also includes an analysis of the fellowship match process in breast surgical oncology, examining preferences for in-person versus virtual interviews from both applicant and program director perspectives. Dr. Ochoa's practice and research aim to address the surgical treatment of malignant and benign breast disease, with a commitment to easing language and cultural barriers for Hispanic patients. Her scholarship metrics include an h-index of 8, 29 total publications, and 419 total citations.

Research Overview

Dr. Daniela Ochoa, M.D. sees patients in the second-floor clinics at the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute and serves as an instructor of surgery in the Division of Breast Surgical Oncology in the UAMS College of Medicine.Ochoa's practice focuses on the surgical treatment of malignant and benign breast disease. Fluent in Spanish, she also plans to help ease the language and cultural barriers Hispanic patients sometimes encounter when facing diseases of the breast.A graduate of Texas A &M University System Health Science Center College of Medicine, Ochoa recently completed her fellowship training in diseases of the breast at UAMS. She is a member of numerous professional organizations including the Society of Surgical Oncology and the Association of Women Surgeons.

Metrics

h-index: 9
Publications: 29
Citations: 424

Selected Publications

ASO Visual Abstract: Prospective Phase II Multicenter Trial of Ablation after Breast Lumpectomy Added To Extend (ABLATE) Intraoperative Margins for the Sole Local Treatment of Breast Cancer (2026)

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Prospective Phase II Multicenter Trial of Ablation after Breast Lumpectomy Added To Extend (ABLATE) Intraoperative Margins for the Sole Local Treatment of Breast Cancer (2026)

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Flat Aesthetic Mastectomy Closure with the Angel Wing Technique to Address Lateral Adiposity: Technique and Outcome Analysis (2024)

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Disparity in Breast Cancer Care: Current State of Access to Screening, Genetic Testing, Oncofertility, and Reconstruction (2023)

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Grants & Funding

No FP attached UAMS Executive Breast Committee Principal Investigator
No FP attached UAMS Executive Breast Committee Principal Investigator
A221702 - ARM: Axillary Reverse Mapping - A Prospective Trial to Study Rates of Lymphedema and Regional Recurrence after Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy and Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy Followed by Axillary Lymph Node Dissection... (260878) NIH/Nat. Cancer Institute - Pass Through: Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology Principal Investigator
Advancing Breast Cancer Treatment through Suppression of Chemo-Resistance UAMS Executive Breast Committee Principal Investigator
Evaluation of Obesity and Physical Inactivity in the “Spit for the Cure” Participants Arkansas Breast Cancer Research Program Principal Investigator
No FP attached UAMS Executive Breast Committee Principal Investigator
No FP attached UAMS Executive Breast Committee Principal Investigator
Advancing Breast Cancer Treatment through Suppression of Chemo-Resistance UAMS Executive Breast Committee Principal Investigator