VanessaBanekWookeyMD

Oncology • Philadelphia, PA

Gastrointestinal Cancer

Physician

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Office
333 Cottman Ave
Philadelphia, PA 19111
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Education & Training

Mayo Clinic Fellow, Advanced Gastrointestinal Oncology, 2021 - 2022
University of TennesseeFellowship, Hematology and Medical Oncology, 2018 - 2021
University of Nebraska Medical Center College of MedicineResidency, Internal Medicine, 2015 - 2018
University of South Dakota, Sanford School of MedicineClass of 2015

Certifications & Licensure

PA State Medical License 2022 - 2024
MN State Medical License 2021 - 2022
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Hematology
American Board of Internal Medicine Medical Oncology

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

2 citations
Impact of perioperative chemotherapy on survival in patients with cholangiocarcinoma undergoing curative resection.
Hind Hassan, Sakti Chakrabarti, Tyler Zemla, Jun Yin, Vanessa Wookey, Kritika Prasai, Amro Abdellatief, Renuka Katta, Nguyen Tran, Zhaohui Jin, Sean Cleary, Lewis Robe...> ;European Journal of Surgical Oncology. 2023 Nov 1
2 citations
Outcomes following FGFR Inhibitor Therapy in Patients with Cholangiocarcinoma.
Vanessa Wookey, Tyler J Zemla, Qian Shi, Zhaohui Jin, Steven R Alberts, Robert R McWilliams, Wen Wee Ma, Mitesh Borad, Tanios S Bekaii-Saab, Nguyen H Tran, Amit Mahipa...> ;Targeted Oncology. 2022 Sep 1
1 citations
Tumor Mutational Burden Is a Potential Predictive Biomarker for Response to Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors in Patients With Advanced Biliary Tract Cancer.
Savannah S Liddell, Sakti Chakrabarti, Grant A Wintheiser, Tyler J Zemla, Qian Shi, Sri Harsha Tella, Zhaohui Jin, Vanessa B Wookey, Hind Hassan, Nguyen H Tran, Mitesh...> ;JCO Precision Oncology. 2022 Jun 1
6 citations
Update on the role of pembrolizumab in patients with unresectable or metastatic colorectal cancer
Vanessa Wookey, Axel Grothey> ;Therapeutic Advances in Gastroenterology. 2021 Jun 28
27 citations
HPV Status and Survival in Non-Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck.
Vanessa Wookey, Adams Kusi Appiah, Avyakta Kallam, Vinicius Ernani, Lynette M. Smith, Apar Kishor Ganti> ;Anticancer Research. 2019 Apr 1
3 citations
Evaluating Symptom Distress in Cancer Patients.
Vanessa Wookey, Heidi McKean> ;South Dakota Medicine. 2016 May 1
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Lectures

Racial and socioeconomic disparities in overall survival in colorectal cancer (CRC) at West Cancer Center (WCC), Memphis, TN.
ASCO Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium - San Francisco, CA - 1/25/2020

Press Mentions

Young South Jersey Dad and Cancer Survivor Spreads Word for Colorectal ScreeningMarch 28th, 2023
NCCN Announces Research Funding for Biomarker-Directed Therapy in Metastatic Colorectal Cancer, in Collaboration with Fight CRC and PfizerAugust 10th, 2023
Four Fox Chase Cancer Center Practitioners Recognized as Top Physicians Under 40 by Pennsylvania Medical SocietyJune 25th, 2023