Dr. Kunle Odunsi, MD, PhD, is an internationally recognized gynecologic oncologist specializing in ovarian cancer and immunotherapy. He serves as Director of the University of Chicago Comprehensive Cancer Center and Dean for Oncology in the Biological Sciences Division at the University of Chicago. Dr. Odunsi earned his medical degree from the University of Ife in Nigeria and a PhD in immunogenetics from the Imperial Cancer Research Fund Laboratories at the University of London. He completed residency training in obstetrics and gynecology at the Rosie Maternity and Addenbrooke’s Hospitals in Cambridge, UK, and fellowship training in gynecologic oncology at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center. He is board-certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology and Gynecologic Oncology and is widely regarded for his pioneering work in tumor immunology and immunotherapy for ovarian cancer.
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Background
Education
Medical school: University of Ife, Nigeria
Residency: Obstetrics & Gynecology, Rosie Maternity and Addenbrooke’s Hospitals, University of Cambridge, UK and Yale University School of Medicine
Fellowship: Gynecologic Oncology, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, NY
Board certification: American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Awards
Election to National Academy of Medicine - 2018
Rosalind Franklin Excellence in Ovarian Cancer Research Award - 2019
Memberships and affiliations
National Academy of Medicine elected 2018
Recipient-Rosalind Franklin Excellence in Ovarian Cancer Research Award 2019
Co-Chair-NCI Cancer Moonshot Immuno-Oncology Translational Network
Chairperson-Elect-AACR Cancer Immunology Working Group
University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center; Biological Sciences Division