Coral Oghenerukevwe Omene MD PhD

Summary

• Dr. Coral Omene is a medical oncologist, specializing in breast cancer and Associate Professor at Rutgers Cancer Institute in New Jersey. She has a passion for women’s health and is dedicated to the care and management of a diverse pool of breast cancer patients. She began her career upon completion of a combined MD/PhD degree at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. This was followed by an Internal Medicine residency at New York Presbyterian Hospital-Columbia University Medical Center. After residency, she pursued a fellowship at NYU School of Medicine, in the field of Hematology/Oncology, with a special interest in breast cancer. In addition to taking care of breast cancer patients, she conducts extensive translational and clinical research in breast cancer with a particular focus on the impact on cancer disparities. She is currently investigating the interplay with biology, obesity and treatment outcomes in both hormone receptor positive and triple negative breast cancer and the impact on cancer disparities and has developed clinical trials for these populations in this regard. She serves as the Program Director, Breast Cancer Disparities Research at Rutgers Cancer Institute. She is a Principal Investigator for numerous clinical trials and serves on multiple national committees including as the Co-Chair of the BIG Ten Cancer Research Consortium Breast Cancer Clinical Trial Working Group and Co-Chair of the BIG Ten CRC Health Equity Committee. She actively publishes in reputable journals such as JAMA and Nature Medicine and participates in local, regional, and national scientific conferences including the American Society of Clinical Oncology, American Association for Cancer Research, and the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium.
  
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