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Banu Arun, MD, Oncology, Houston, TX, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

BanuK.ArunMD

Oncology Houston, TX

Breast Cancer, Cancer Genetics/Cancer Risk Assessment, Hematologic Oncology

Professor, Oncology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center at Houston

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Education & Training

  • MedStar Health/Georgetown University Hospital
    MedStar Health/Georgetown University HospitalFellowship, Hematology and Medical Oncology, 1994 - 1997
  • Istanbul University Fom
    Istanbul University FomClass of 1989

Certifications & Licensure

  • FL State Medical License
    FL State Medical License 2021 - Present
  • AZ State Medical License
    AZ State Medical License 2023 - 2026
  • WA State Medical License
    WA State Medical License 2023 - 2025
  • TN State Medical License
    TN State Medical License 2023 - 2025
  • OK State Medical License
    OK State Medical License 2020 - 2025
  • TX State Medical License
    TX State Medical License 1998 - 2025
  • MS State Medical License
    MS State Medical License 2023 - 2024
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Medical Oncology
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Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • US Top 27 Breast Oncologist Forbes, 2017
  • America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2009-2014
  • Top Doctors:SE Texas Castle Connolly, 2013
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Functional Mechanisms Underlying Pleiotropic Risk Alleles at the 19p13.1 Breast–Ovarian Cancer Susceptibility Locus  
    Susan M Domchek, Beth Y Karlan, Katherine L Nathanson, Kenneth Offit, Banu K Arun, Andrew Berchuck, Patricia A Ganz, Douglas A Levine, Nature

Lectures

  • Evaluation for Genetic Risk of Breast Cancer in Mammography Centers 
    ASCO Annual Meeting 2019 - Chicago, IL - 6/1/2019
  • Non-BRCA hereditary gene mutations and breast cancer phenotype: An ISC-RAM Consortia study. 
    2018 ASCO Annual Meeting - Chicago, Illinois - 06/2/2018

Press Mentions

  • MD Anderson Research Highlights for August 25, 2021
    MD Anderson Research Highlights for August 25, 2021August 25th, 2021
  • Clinical Challenge: BRCA-Mutant Triple-Negative Breast Cancer
    Clinical Challenge: BRCA-Mutant Triple-Negative Breast CancerJune 8th, 2021
  • DNA Tests Can Guide Breast Cancer Treatment, While Also Raising Questions We Can’t yet Answer
    DNA Tests Can Guide Breast Cancer Treatment, While Also Raising Questions We Can’t yet AnswerMarch 31st, 2020
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Grant Support

  • Biomarker Modulation/Cox-2 Inhibitor/Breast CancerNational Cancer Institute2002–2003
  • An Exploratory Study To Identify Potential Surrogate ENDDivision Of Cancer Prevention And Control1999

Hospital Affiliations