Dr. Ari Vanderwalde, MD, MPH, FACP, Internist
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Dr. Ari Vanderwalde, MD, MPH, FACP

Oncologist | Medical Oncology

About

Dr. Ari Vanderwalde is an oncologist practicing in Unknown City, Unknown State. Dr. Vanderwalde specializes in the care and treatment of patients with cancer. As an oncologist, Dr. Vanderwalde manages and oversees the treatment of a cancer patient after he or she has been diagnosed with the disease. Oncologists will care for their patients throughout the course of the disease. Types of oncologists include medical oncologists, surgical oncologists, radiation oncologists, gynecologic oncologists, pediatric oncologists and hematologist oncologists.

Education and Training

Harvard School of Public Healt MPH 2005

U. Penn School of Medicine MD 2005

University of Pennsylvania MBioeth 2005

Harvard University AB 2000

Board Certification

American Board of Internal Medicine

Medical Oncology (Internal Medicine)

Provider Details

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Faculty Titles & Positions

  • Associate Vice Chancellor for Clinical Research University of Tennessee Health Science Center 2014 - 2020
  • Professor University of Memphis School of Public Health 2020 - Present
  • Associate Professor, Division of Oncology University of Tennessee Health Science Center 2018 - 2020
  • Assistant Professor, Division of Oncology University of Tennessee Health Science Center 2014 - 2018
  • Director of Research West Cancer Center and Research Institute 2014 - Present
  • Medical Director of Precision Oncology OneOncology 2020 - Present

Awards

  • SWOG Leadership Academy Trainee 2017 SWOG 
  • Integrated Translational Science Center (ITSC) Workshop Awardee 2017 Hope Foundation 
  • Travel Award 2011 ASCO 
  • History of Medicine Award 2005 University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine 
  • Russel J. Stumacher Award 2005 University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine 

Professional Memberships

  • American Society of Clinical Oncology  
  • American College of Physicians  
  • American Association for Cancer Research  
  • SWOG  
  • Society for the Immunotherapy of Cancer (SITC)  
  • Society of Melanoma Research (SMR)  
  • Memphis Medical Society  
  • American Medical Association  

Areas of research

Immunotherapy of Cancer

Targeted Therapy

Melanoma and Skin Cancers

Lung cancer

Health Care Outcomes

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