Professional Bio
Tuya Pal, MD, is a Professor of Medicine in the Division of Genetic Medicine, Department of Medicine, and an Ingram Professor of Cancer Research at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, where she is also the Associate Director for Cancer Health Disparities at the Vanderbilt Ingram Cancer Center.
She is a board-certified practicing clinical cancer geneticist, with her clinical activities solely focused on evaluation and management of patients with or at risk for inherited cancer. She is also the Vice Chair of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network Genetics/Familial Guidelines Committee for Breast, Ovarian and Pancreatic Cancer; as well as the Editor-in-Chief for the National Cancer Institute's Cancer Genetics PDQ Editorial Board.
Dr. Pal is a physician scientist, with research focused on inherited cancer risks across basic and clinical services as well as health services delivery, including efforts in underserved populations. These include a focus on alternative models to streamline and scale up care delivery for individuals at-risk for inherited cancer across rural and urban settings; as well as refine and test interventions to improve follow-up care for those with inherited cancer across diverse populations, and healthcare settings. Since 2005, she has conducted studies to better understand genetic and non-genetic factors associated with the etiology and outcomes of breast cancer among young Black women, including a focus on the molecular characterization of triple-negative breast cancers.
Dr. Pal founded the Inherited Cancer Registry (ICARE) Initiative over a decade ago, which is among the largest research registries focused on inherited cancers in the country. Through these efforts, she has partnered with providers across the United States and beyond to grow the registry and conduct translational studies while providing opportunities for education and engagement for patients and providers.
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Education
MD - McGill University, 1992
Residency - Pediatrics - Washington University in St. Louis, 1995
Fellowship - Clinical Genetics - University of Toronto, 1997
Fellowship - Research Fellow, Cancer Genetics - Women's College Research Institute, 2001
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Email
Kimryn.Rathmell@Vumc.Org
Address
777 Preston Research Building
2220 Pierce Ave
Nashville, TN 37232-6307