Faculty
Oncology Division
Thomas A. Odeny, MD, MPH, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Medicine
Oncology Division
Medical Oncology
Clinical Interests
- Global oncology
- Clinical trials in resource-limited settings
- Cancer in people living with HIV
- Immunotherapy and targeted therapy for virus-associated cancers
- Implementation science
Contact
- odeny@wustl.edu
- Division of Oncology
Mail Stop 8056-0029-11
Washington University
660 South Euclid Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63110 - Room 11309, Mid Campus Center (office)
Biosketch
| Education | |
|---|---|
| 2001-2006 | MBChB, University of Nairobi, Kenya (equivalent of MD degree) |
| 2009-2011 | MPH, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington |
| 2011-2012 | Clinical Research Fellow, NIH/Fogarty International Center |
| 2012-2013 | Senior Fellow/Post-Graduate Fellow, Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, Seattle, WA |
| 2013-2014 | University of Washington Evans School of Public Affairs Graduate Certificate |
| 2013-2016 | PhD, University of Washington, Seattle, WA |
| 2017-2020 | Resident, University of Missouri, Kansas City, MO |
| 2020-2022 | Clinical Fellow, NIH/National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD |
| Academic Positions | |
| 2022-present | Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Medical Oncology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO |
| Board Certification | |
| 2020-present | American Board of Internal Medicine, Board Certified in Internal Medicine |
| 2023-present | American Board of Internal Medicine, Board Certified in Medical Oncology |
| Honors & Awards | |
| 2011 | Travel Scholarship, NIH mHeath Winter Institute - Foundation for the NIH |
| 2011 | Nominee, Top 11 in 2011 mHeatlth Innovators Challenge, Rockefeller Foundation and mHealth Alliance |
| 2012 | Fogarty International Clinical Research Fellowship |
| 2012 | Young Investigator Award, 19th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections |
| 2012 | Outstanding Student Award - Department of Epidemiology, University of Washington |
| 2013 | UW/FHCRC CFAR Developmental Core Trainee Support Grant (Travel Award) |
| 2013 | New Investigator Nominee - UW/FHCRC CFAR Sub-Saharan Africa Working Group |
| 2015 | People’s Choice Award - Africa Regional Meeting on Digital Health, Lilongwe, Malawi |
| 2015 | Young Researcher Award, Emerging Research Talen - UNESCO/Merck Africa Research Summit |
| 2015 | International Mentored Scientist Award - Center for AIDS Research, UCSF |
| 2017 | Young Investigator Award - Kenya National AIDS Control Council |
| 2018 | New Investigator Award - Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections |
| 2018 | Gold Humanism Society Inductee - School of Medicine, University of Missouri-Kansas City |
| 2019 | Travel Award - UMKC School of Medicine, Annual Vijay Babu Rayudu Quality and Patient Safety Day |
| 2020 | Certificate of Global Research Excellence - Kenya Medical Research Insitute 40th Anniversary |
| 2020 | Sirridge Award in Recognition of Outstanding Humanistic Qualities - University of Missouri-Kansas City Internal Medicine Residency Program |
| 2021 | ASCO Conquer Cancer Merit Award, 2021 ASCO Annual Meeting |
| 2021, 2022 | Outstanding Academic Achievement Award, NIH Hematology/Oncology Fellowship Program |
| 2022 | Global Oncology Young Investigator Award - Conquer Cancer, The ASCO Foundation |
| Professional Societies & Organizations | |
| 2006-present | Licensed Medical Practitioner, Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Council |
| 2013-present | International AIDS Society |
| 2017-present | American College of Physicians |
| 2018-present | American Society of Clinical Oncology |
| 2020-present | American Society of Hematology |
