Cletus A. Arciero, MD, FACS

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Role

Surgical Oncology
Specialty

Breast Cancer
Research Program

Cancer Prevention and Control
Practicing Since

2006

Call 404-778-3307

Biography

Cletus A. Arciero, MD, FACS, is a professor in the Division of Surgical Oncology of the Department of Surgery at Emory University School of Medicine. Dr. Arciero is a breast surgeon for the Surgical Oncology Division within Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, practicing at both Emory Johns Creek Hospital and Emory University Hospital. Dr. Arciero serves as the program director of the Emory Breast Surgical Oncology Fellowship Program.

A decorated U.S. Army Colonel, Dr. Arciero joined Emory after serving as chief of general surgery and surgical oncology, as well as the director of the General Surgery Residency Program, at Dwight D. Eisenhower Army Medical Center at Fort Gordon, Georgia. He also served as chief of surgery in Kuwait with the 452nd Combat Support Hospital, and twice in Iraq with the 31st Combat Support Hospital and 256th Combat Support Hospital, respectively. He recently completed nine years as an American Cancer Society Commission on Cancer Liaison Physician.

Titles & Roles

Professor, Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery

Emory University School of Medicine
Associate Director for Surgery, Glenn Family Breast Center

Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University
Program Director, Breast Surgical Oncology Fellowship

Emory University School of Medicine

Education & Training

Education

Fellowship, Surgical Oncology, 2006
Fox Chase Cancer Center
Residency, General Surgery, 2004
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Professional Education, MS, 2004
University of Texas at El Paso
Internship, General Surgery, 1999
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Medical Education, MD, 1998
Uniformed Services University School of Medicine

Board Certifications

Surgery
American Board of Surgery, 2005

Professional Memberships

Dr. Arciero is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and of the Society of Surgical Oncologist. He holds professional memberships with the American Society of Breast Surgeons and the United States Military Cancer Institute. In 2017, he was selected to the Emory Medicine Professional Leadership Enrichment and Development Program.

Research

Publications

Dr. Arciero serves as an ad hoc reviewer for Annals of Surgery and Annals of Surgical Oncology, as well as a member of the editorial board for the Journal of Surgical Oncology. He has been published in a number of peer-reviewed publications including, among others, American Journal of Surgery and Cancer.

Title/Journal	Authors	Publication Date
Oncologic Outcomes with De-Escalation of Axillary Surgery After Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy for Breast Cancer: Results from > 1500 Patients on the I-SPY2 Clinical Trial. Annals of surgical oncology	JC Boughey, H Yu, K Switalla, L Velle, A Lopes, AM Wallace, RB Lancaster, CR Reyna, TM Tuttle, N Jaskowiak, J Tchou, R Rao, MC Lee, AM Naik, M Golshan, CA Arciero, CAM Sauder, CB Matsen, C Yau, L Esserman, RA Mukhtar	05/01/2025
Postmastectomy Radiation Therapy for Intermediate-Risk Breast Cancer Patients With 0-3 Positive Axillary Lymph Nodes: Emulating the SUPREMO Trial Using Real-World Data. Clinical breast cancer	SE Kulkarni, SA Patel, C Jiang, L Schwieger, LM Postlewait, CA Arciero, TW Gillespie, Y Liu	03/11/2025
Clipping the Positive Lymph Node in Patients with Clinically Node Positive Breast Cancer Treated with Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy: Impact on Axillary Surgery in the ISPY-2 Clinical Trial. Annals of surgical oncology	KM Switalla, JC Boughey, K Dimitroff, C Yau, V Ladores, H Yu, J Tchou, M Golshan, G Ahrendt, LM Postlewait, M Piltin, CR Reyna, CB Matsen, TM Tuttle, AM Wallace, CA Arciero, MC Lee, J Tseng, J Son, R Rao, C Sauder, A Naik, M Howard-McNatt, R Lancaster, P Norwood, LJ Esserman, RA Mukhtar	10/01/2024
Defining the Need for Services for Patients at High Risk of Breast Cancer at a Safety-Net Hospital: An Approach to Narrowing the Disparities Gap. Annals of surgical oncology	O Cheng, C Fiser, J Paysour, R Aluwalia, A Hilliard, C Arciero, CR Farley, J Jones, J Conyers, LM Postlewait	10/01/2024
ASO Visual Abstract: Clipping the Positive Lymph Node in Patients with Clinically Node-Positive Breast Cancer Treated with Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy: Impact on Axillary Surgery in the ISPY-2 Clinical Trial. Annals of surgical oncology	KM Switalla, JC Boughey, K Dimitroff, C Yau, V Ladores, H Yu, J Tchou, M Golshan, G Ahrendt, LM Postlewait, M Piltin, CR Reyna, CB Matsen, T Tuttle, AM Wallace, CA Arciero, MC Lee, J Tseng, J Son, R Rao, C Sauder, A Naik, M Howard-McNatt, R Lancaster, P Norwood, LJ Esserman, RA Mukhtar	08/13/2024
Multi-ancestry genome-wide association study of kidney cancer identifies 63 susceptibility regions. Nature genetics	MP Purdue, D Dutta, MJ Machiela, BR Gorman, T Winter, D Okuhara, S Cleland, A Ferreiro-Iglesias, P Scheet, A Liu, C Wu, SO Antwi, J Larkin, SC Zequi, M Sun, K Hikino, A Hajiran, KA Lawson, F Cárcano, O Blanchet, B Shuch, KG Nepple, G Margue, D Sundi, WR Diver, MAAK Folgueira, A van Bokhoven, F Neffa, KM Brown, JN Hofmann, J Rhee, M Yeager, NR Cole, BD Hicks, MR Manning, AA Hutchinson, N Rothman, WY Huang, WM Linehan, A Lori, M Ferragu, M Zidane-Marinnes, SV Serrano, WJ Magnabosco, A Vilas, R Decia, F Carusso, LS Graham, K Anderson, MA Bilen, C Arciero, I Pellegrin, S Ricard, G Scelo, RE Banks, NS Vasudev, N Soomro, GD Stewart, A Adeyoju, S Bromage, D Hrouda, N Gibbons, P Patel, M Sullivan, A Protheroe, FI Nugent, MJ Fournier, X Zhang, LJ Martin, M Komisarenko, T Eisen, SA Cunningham, DC Connolly, RG Uzzo, D Zaridze, A Mukeria, I Holcatova, A Hornakova, L Foretova, V Janout, D Mates, V Jinga, S Rascu, M Mijuskovic, S Savic, S Milosavljevic, V Gaborieau, B Abedi-Ardekani, J McKay, M Johansson, L Phouthavongsy, L Hayman, J Li, I Lungu, SM Bezerra, AG Souza, CTG Sares, RB Reis, FP Gallucci, MD Cordeiro, M Pomerantz, GM Lee, ML Freedman, A Jeong, SE Greenberg, A Sanchez, RH Thompson, V Sharma, DD Thiel, CT Ball, D Abreu, ET Lam, WC Nahas, VA Master, AV Patel, JC Bernhard, ND Freedman, P Bigot, RM Reis, LM Colli, A Finelli, BJ Manley, C Terao, TK Choueiri, DM Carraro, R Houlston, JE Eckel-Passow, PH Abbosh, A Ganna, P Brennan, J Gu, SJ Chanock	05/01/2024
Patterns of completion axillary dissection for patients with cT1-2N0 breast cancer undergoing total mastectomy with positive sentinel lymph nodes. Journal of surgical oncology	L Schwieger, LM Postlewait, PD Subhedar, F Geng, Y Liu, T Gillespie, CA Arciero	03/01/2024
Outcomes of the same-day discharge following mastectomy before, during and after COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of surgical oncology	Y Olimpiadi, AR Goldenberg, L Postlewait, T Gillespie, C Arciero, T Styblo, Y Cao, JM Switchenko, M Rizzo	04/01/2023
National Economic Conditions May Impact the Financial Barriers to Travel for Cancer Operations. Annals of surgery open : perspectives of surgical history, education, and clinical approaches	LR Henry, J Li, C Arciero, UW von Holzen, R Schwarz, I Jatoi	03/01/2023
ASO Visual Abstract: Landmark Series-Addressing Disparities in Breast Cancer Screening: New Recommendations for Black Women. Annals of surgical oncology	OM Fayanju, CE Edmonds, SA Reyes, C Arciero, VJ Bea, A Crown, KA Joseph	03/01/2023
Loss of the endocytic tumor suppressor HD-PTP phenocopies LKB1 and promotes RAS-driven oncogenesis. bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology	CS Seong, C Huang, AC Boese, Y Hou, J Koo, JK Mouw, M Rupji, G Joseph, HR Johnston, H Claussen, JM Switchenko, M Behera, M Churchman, JM Kolesar, SM Arnold, K Kerrigan, W Akerley, H Colman, MA Johns, C Arciero, W Zhou, AI Marcus, SS Ramalingam, H Fu, M Gilbert-Ross	01/27/2023
The Landmark Series-Addressing Disparities in Breast Cancer Screening: New Recommendations for Black Women. Annals of surgical oncology	OM Fayanju, CE Edmonds, SA Reyes, C Arciero, VJ Bea, A Crown, KA Joseph	01/01/2023
Did Medicaid Expansion Mitigate Disparities in Post-mastectomy Reconstruction Rates? The American surgeon	AR Goldenberg, LM Willcox, DM Abolghasemi, R Jiang, ZZ Wei, CA Arciero, PD Subhedar	05/01/2022
Management of high-risk breast lesions diagnosed on core biopsies and experiences from prospective high-risk breast lesion conferences at an academic institution. Breast cancer research and treatment	X Li, Z Ma, TM Styblo, CA Arciero, H Wang, MA Cohen	02/01/2021
Different Breast Cancer Subtypes Show Different Metastatic Patterns: A Study from A Large Public Database. Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP	Y Guo, CA Arciero, R Jiang, M Behera, L Peng, X Li	12/01/2020
The Influence of Histologic Grade on Outcomes of Elderly Women With Early Stage Breast Cancer Treated With Breast Conserving Surgery With or Without Radiotherapy. Clinical breast cancer	CE Escott, D Zaenger, JM Switchencko, JY Lin, M Abugideiri, CA Arciero, NT Pfister, KM Xu, JL Meisel, P Subhedar, M Torres, WJ Curran, PR Patel	12/01/2020
Triple-negative apocrine carcinoma: A rare pathologic subtype with a better prognosis than other triple-negative breast cancers. Journal of surgical oncology	CA Arciero, AH Diehl, Y Liu, Q Sun, T Gillespie, X Li, P Subhedar	11/01/2020
Patients with benign papilloma diagnosed on core biopsies and concordant pathology-radiology findings can be followed: experiences from multi-specialty high-risk breast lesion conferences in an academic center. Breast cancer research and treatment	Z Ma, CA Arciero, TM Styblo, H Wang, MA Cohen, X Li	10/01/2020
Time from Completion of Neo-adjuvant Chemotherapy to Surgery: Effects on Outcomes in Breast Cancer Patients. The breast journal	C Arciero, K Buhariwalla, Y Liu, MA Torres, P Subhedar	02/01/2020
Maintenance of Certification and Continuing Medical Education: Are They Still Required? Annals of surgical oncology	M Howard-McNatt, M Sabel, D Agnese, F Amersi, J Ammori, C Arciero, R Berman, L Dominici, RY Fleming, D Han, J LaFemina, M Meyers, P Philips, J Rafferty, C Reyna, JT Rubin, R Scheri, R Sharma, A Guiliano	11/01/2019
Is Routine Recurrence Score Testing in Patients Older than 70 Years of Age Warranted? An Evaluation of the National Cancer Database After TAILORx. Annals of surgical oncology	RM Lee, JM Switchenko, TB Ho, CA Arciero, MA Bhave, PD Subhedar	10/01/2019
ER⁺/HER2⁺ Breast Cancer Has Different Metastatic Patterns and Better Survival Than ER^-/HER2⁺ Breast Cancer. Clinical breast cancer	CA Arciero, Y Guo, R Jiang, M Behera, R O'Regan, L Peng, X Li	08/01/2019
Surgery and survival in patients with stage IV breast cancer. The breast journal	C Arciero, Y Liu, T Gillespie, P Subhedar	07/01/2019
Multidisciplinary Approaches to Chest Wall Recurrences of Breast Cancer. Oncology (Williston Park, N.Y.)	C Arciero, P Thompson, JL Meisel, CE Taylor, MA Torres, WC Wood	08/15/2018
Are Lymph Node Characteristics on Axillary Ultrasound Associated with ≥3 Positive Lymph Nodes in Patients Managed by the American College of Surgeons Oncology Group Z0011 Trial Criteria? The American surgeon	EG Rooney, MM Fleming, JG Patel, K Clifford, C Kim, Z Chen, TW Gillespie, CA Arciero, PD Subhedar	07/01/2018
African American patients with breast cancer have worse prognosis than white patients in certain subtypes and stages. Breast cancer research and treatment	CA Arciero, J Yang, L Peng, KC Ward, R O'Regan, AA Sahin, X Li	12/01/2017
The role of postmastectomy radiotherapy in women with pathologic T3N0M0 breast cancer. Cancer	RJ Cassidy, Y Liu, ST Kahn, NK Jegadeesh, X Liu, PD Subhedar, CA Arciero, TW Gillespie, MA Torres	08/01/2017
Racial disparity in survival from early breast cancer in the department of defense healthcare system. Journal of surgical oncology	JA Rizzo, WE Sherman, CA Arciero	06/01/2015
Technical effects of adding 1 % lidocaine to technetium sulfur colloid for sentinel lymphatic mapping in early breast cancer: analysis of data from a double-blind randomized controlled trial. Annals of surgical oncology	CA Arciero, LR Henry, RS Howard, GE Peoples, AJ Bilchik, I Avital, CC Buckenmaier Iii, A Stojadinovic	08/01/2013
Preoperative thyroid ultrasound is indicated in patients undergoing parathyroidectomy for primary hyperparathyroidism. Journal of Cancer	CA Arciero, ZS Shiue, JD Gates, GE Peoples, AP Dackiw, RP Tufano, SK Libutti, MA Zeiger, A Stojadinovic	01/01/2012
Ki-67 proliferation index and gastric cancer: answers or more questions. Journal of surgical oncology	CA Arciero	09/01/2010
A small bowel obstruction secondary to a Meckel's enterolith. The American surgeon	RD Rice, DM Parker, JM Seery, CA Arciero	02/01/2010
Persistent anterior mediastinal mass in a patient with Graves' disease. The American surgeon	RD Rice, DM Parker, DM Gallo, CA Arciero	01/01/2010
Primary embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma of the prostate in an adult. The American surgeon	JR Brockmeyer, RD Rice, JM Seery, CA Arciero, TD Sterenchock	01/01/2010
Synchronous medullary and follicular carcinomas of the thyroid: a case report. The American surgeon	CD Hahn, C Arciero, MO Hwang	09/01/2008
Diagnosis and treatment of metastatic disease to the liver. Seminars in oncology	CA Arciero, ER Sigurdson	04/01/2008

Awards

Dr. Arciero's military awards and honors include:

Kuwaiti Liberation Medal - Saudi Arabia and Kuwait
Southwest Asia Service Medal with 2 Bronze Stars
National Defense Service Ribbon with Bronze Star
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal and Service Medal
Iraq Campaign Medal with 2 Bronze Stars
Army Achievement Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Army Commendation Medal with 7 Oak Leaf Clusters
Meritorious Service Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Legion of Merit

He has also received the following medical awards:

Bailey K Ashford Clinical Research Award for outstanding resident research, National Capital Consortium / Walter Reed Army Medical Center
General Graves B Erskin Resident Award for outstanding graduating resident, National Capital Consortium / Walter Reed Army Medical Center
"A" Proficiency Designator awarded by the Surgeon General of the Army for exceptional professional ability in the field of surgery
William L. Moore Jr., Award for Teaching Excellence

He has been consistently listed annually as one of Atlanta's "Top Doctors" by Atlanta Magazine since 2017.

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One star One star One star One star One star	05/24/2025	Dr. Arciero was extremely responsive to all questions with clear and complete answers.
One star One star One star One star One star	05/18/2025	My care under Dr. Arciero was fabulous. He is always upbeat, professional and eagerly listens and answers questions. I will always recommend the entire breast team I had.
One star One star One star One star One star	05/17/2025	Very good
One star One star One star One star One star	05/14/2025	Dr. Arcerio and his resident had very good "bedside manners". They had a calming effect when talking to me. They were open about answering all questions from and my two family members I brought with me to the appointment. We left feeling very confident in next steps and deciding on surgery.
One star One star One star One star One star	04/26/2025	Excellent.
One star One star One star One star One star	04/23/2025	Four months of stress and anxiety of having piecemeal imaging, additional imaging, additional imaging with biopsy and being frustrated with the fast pace of a ten minute oncology appointment with my former doctor at a different hospital system to press the options selected for me instead of with me has changed my course. This is my second breast cancer in 6 1/2 years. I couldn't have been treated with more consideration and professional care than Emory. It reinforced that a second opinion was the right choice for me. Thank you.
One star One star One star One star One star	04/23/2025	Excellent service
One star One star One star One star One star	04/21/2025	Dr. Arcerio was clear and informative.
One star One star One star One star One star	04/19/2025	I feel lucky that Dr. Arciero was my surgeon. He was reassuring as well as skilled.
One star One star One star One star One star	04/19/2025	Dr Arciero is an incredible doctor. He has an impeccable bedside manner is incredibly caring and very, very skilled at what he does
One star One star One star One star One star	04/12/2025	Dr Aciecero was very kind, Concerned and listen to what I had to say.
One star One star One star One star One star	04/09/2025	Dr. Arciiero Is always great!! He answers all my questions and is always encouraging and kind.
One star One star One star One star One star	04/06/2025	Just phenomenal.
One star One star One star One star One star	04/04/2025	He was great
One star One star One star One star One star	03/26/2025	Dr explained everything in detail. And was not in a hurry like I was a number
One star One star One star One star One star	03/21/2025	Dr. Arciero is always kind, friendly, and professional.
One star One star One star One star One star	03/12/2025	Dr Arciero was so thorough in explaining my condition. His bedside manner is superb!
One star One star One star One star One star	02/19/2025	Everyone who took care of me was exceptionally thoughtful and skilled. I would recommend Emory's Cancer Institute and its staff to anyone who has a breast cancer diagnosis!
One star One star One star One star One star	02/15/2025	Good experience overall
One star One star One star One star One star	02/12/2025	Again I had no problem it was a follow up.
One star One star One star One star One star	02/08/2025	Very impressed with Dr Arcerio and fellowBoth were professional friendly and answered my questions with ease.Very very impressed with this physician!!I am a retired nurse and am probably quite critical with healthcare providers but would recommend Dr.Arcerio to friends and family
One star One star One star One star One star	02/05/2025	I recommend him 100% excellent as a professional and person
One star One star One star One star One star	02/05/2025	Muy agradesida con la atencion
One star One star One star One star One star	01/25/2025	Dr Arciero and his resident were caring, very clear in their explanation of my diagnoses and treatment. I felt calm and supported through the whole experience and am very happy to be entrusting my care to him and his staff.
One star One star One star One star One star	01/22/2025	Dr. Was very professional from the very beginning this was my last visit through the five years that I seen the Doctor Who is magnificent each visit. He was always right on top of things and I would recommend him to anyone if ever needed. What a great staff you have there my hats off to the doctor for sure.
One star One star One star One star One star	01/17/2025	Dr Arciero made me feel at ease and really took his time to make sure I was good.
One star One star One star One star One star	01/08/2025	Dr. Aciero is the best of the best.
One star One star One star One star One star	01/08/2025	I feel very confident in my treatment with Dr. Arciero!
One star One star One star One star One star	01/01/2025	The Fellow who came in and talked to me before Dr. Arciero examined my surgical scar and assured me that it looked excellent.
One star One star One star One star One star	12/18/2024	Could not wish for anyone better than Dr Arciero. Thorough, great explanations for all questions, and very clear and specific. Excellent care.
One star One star One star One star One star	12/06/2024	The doctor & his staff are very nice & knowledgeable in regards to the specialty. I would recommend this location & doctor to my friends & family.
One star One star One star One star One star	12/04/2024	I am so fortunate to have Dr. Arciero as my health care provider. He is very knowledgeable, passionate and attentive. I would recommend this doctor to anyone I know!
One star One star One star One star One star	12/01/2024	Hope Emory always is the best in GA
One star One star One star One star One star	11/23/2024	EXCELLENT CONCERN FOR MY WELL BEING
One star One star One star One star One star	11/16/2024	Good
One star One star One star One star One star	11/14/2024	Dr. Arciero is an excellent doctor , professional and answered all our questions in a straight forward manner which I prefer. So glad to have him as my doctor !!
One star One star One star One star One star	11/14/2024	Dr. Arciero was very patient and professional and answered all my questions.
One star One star One star One star One star	11/02/2024	Dr Arcerio is kind and humerous. He's a great listener and answers all my numerous questions
One star One star One star One star One star	10/16/2024	Very good ,nurses are always Very professional
One star One star One star One star One star	09/23/2024	Dr. Arciero was very attentive and took time to explain the process and to answer my questions. He was thorough and compassionate.
One star One star One star One star One star	09/14/2024	She shared the story of her battle with Breast Cancer. She was uplifting and inspiring while entertaining the information updates in the computer
One star One star One star One star One star	09/08/2024	Visit was good
One star One star One star One star One star	09/07/2024	Loved Dr Cletus A!!
One star One star One star One star One star	08/30/2024	Very pleased with Dr Arciero. He doesn't make me ever feel rushed.
One star One star One star One star One star	08/15/2024	Took ample time to answer questions and explain everything in a way we could understand.
One star One star One star One star One star	08/10/2024	Both doctors, Acierio and Longio, as well as Darlene, RN, were very compassionate, kind, and considerate. They explained my condition and what to expect during the process.
One star One star One star One star One star	08/09/2024	Excellent
One star One star One star One star One star	07/22/2024	Both Nurse Rhonda Pickett and Dr. Arciero are outstanding. I would trust no one else with my surgical oncology needs.
One star One star One star One star One star	06/20/2024	I would definitely recommend them because everybody there was caring and interested in what was going on with me and everybody was absolutely nice and helpful.
One star One star One star One star One star	06/12/2024	Dr Arciero is top notch! He responded personally and promptly when I received my pathology report after the surgery. I really appreciated that!