Thomas Odeny, MD, MPH, PhD

Thomas Odeny, MD, MPH, PhD

Medical Oncologist

Primary Academic Title

Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Medical Oncology at WashU Medicine

Clinical Expertise

Medical oncology, HIV-associated malignancies, lymphoma, Kaposi sarcoma, anal cancer, immunocompromised populations with cancer, global cancer care delivery

Research Interest

Clinical trials in virus-associated cancers, cancer in people with HIV, implementation science, digital tools for cancer detection and monitoring, community-engaged and inclusive clinical trial design, global oncology.

Education

  • 2006: MD, University of Nairobi, Kenya
  • 2011: MPH, global health epidemiology, University of Washington, Seattle
  • 2016: PhD, epidemiology, University of Washington

Training

  • 2011 - 2012: Clinical research fellow, NIH/Fogarty International Center, Bethesda
  • 2012 - 2013: Senior/post-graduate fellow, Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, Seattle
  • 2017 - 2020: Resident, internal medicine, University of Missouri, Kansas City
  • 2020 - 2022: Clinical fellow, medical oncology, NIH/National Cancer Institute, Bethesda

Board Certification

  • 2020: American Board of Internal Medicine
  • 2023: American Board of Internal Medicine, Board Certified in Medical Oncology

Selected Research Publications

Cancer Immunotherapy Trials Network 12: Pembrolizumab in HIV-Associated Kaposi Sarcoma.
  • Lurain K, Ramaswami R, Ekwede I, [...] Odeny TA, [...] Uldrick TS
  • J Clin Oncol 2025
Cancer in People with HIV.
  • Odeny TA, Fink V, Muchengeti M, Gopal S
  • Infect Dis Clin North Am 2024

View All Publications

Contact Information

  • Gary C. Werths Building at Siteman Cancer Center

    4500 Forest Park Avenue
    Saint Louis, MO 63108

Phone Numbers

Request an appointment