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Taofeek K Owonikoko MD PhD
  • Taofeek K. Owonikoko, MD, PhD

    Professor of Medicine, Division of Hematology-Oncology
    Chief, Division of Hematology-Oncology
    Stanley Marks / OHA Chair in Oncology Leadership
    Associate Director for Translational Research, UPMC Hillman Cancer Center
    Co-Leader, Cancer Therapeutics Program, UPMC Hillman Cancer Center

Taofeek K. Owonikoko, MD, PhD

Professor of Medicine, Division of Hematology-Oncology
Chief, Division of Hematology-Oncology
Stanley Marks / OHA Chair in Oncology Leadership
Associate Director for Translational Research, UPMC Hillman Cancer Center
Co-Leader, Cancer Therapeutics Program, UPMC Hillman Cancer Center

Profile:

Dr. Owonikoko is board-certified in medical oncology, hematology, and internal medicine. He received his medical degree from Obafemi Awolowo University in Nigeria and his PhD from Heinrich Heine University in Germany. He completed a postdoctoral fellowship at Johns Hopkins University followed by residency in internal medicine at Drexel University. He completed his hematology/oncology fellowship training at Pitt and UPMC, conducting translational research in small cell lung cancer.

 

Clinical Specialties:

  •        Hematology
  •       Oncology