Professional Bio
Thatcher Heumann, MD, MPH, is a medical oncologist and Assistant Professor in the Division of Hematology and Oncology within the Department of Medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
Since joining Vanderbilt in 2022, Dr. Heumann has co-lead the Hepatobiliary Cancer Team at VUMC/Vanderbilt Ingram Cancer Center where he seeks to expand effective treatment options for patients with liver cancer and other GI malignancies through novel clinical trials paired with excellent patient care. His research pursuits center on bringing promising laboratory science to the bedside. In addition to providing standard-of-care treatments, Dr. Heumann has been awarded the ASCO Conquer Cancer Young Investigator Award for developing and leading early-phase clinical trials using novel anti-cancer medications and therapeutic combinations to help improve outcomes for patients with cancers of the liver and biliary system.
He earned a dual MD and Master of Public Health in Epidemiology from Emory University School of Medicine and completed his Internal Medicine residency at New York University Langone & Bellevue Hospital. He did additional medical oncology subspecialty training at Johns Hopkins University.
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Education
MD - Emory University, 2016
MPH - Epidemiology - Emory University, 2016
Residency - Internal Medicine - New York University, 2019
Fellowship - Medical Oncology - Johns Hopkins University, 2022
Contact
Email
Kimryn.Rathmell@Vumc.Org
Address
777 Preston Research Building
2220 Pierce Ave
Nashville, TN 37232-6307