Karolyn Oetjen, MD, PhD

Karolyn Oetjen, MD, PhD

Medical Oncologist

Primary Academic Title

Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Oncology, Washington University School of Medicine

Clinical Expertise

Leukemia, myeloid malignancies

Research Interest

Pathogenesis of myeloid malignancies

Education

  • 2011: MD, PhD, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

Training

  • 2011 - 2014: Resident, internal medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
  • 2015 - 2018: Fellow, hematology and oncology, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Md.

Board Certification

  • 2014: American Board of Internal Medicine
  • 2018: American Board of Internal Medicine - hematology and oncology

Selected Research Publications

ATM-dependent DNA damage response constrains cell growth and drives clonal hematopoiesis in telomere biology disorders.
  • Sande CM, Chen S, Mitchell DV, [...] Oetjen KA, [...] Babushok DV
  • J Clin Invest 2025
Severe Aortic Stenosis and Chronic Myeloid Leukemia: Considerations for Valve Management.
  • Cunningham R, Yoo SGK, Brescia AA, Oetjen KA, [...] Mitchell JD
  • JACC CardioOncol 2025

Contact Information

  • Gary C. Werths Building at Siteman Cancer Center

    4500 Forest Park Avenue
    Saint Louis, MO 63108

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