Tanya M. Wildes, MD, MSCI
Associate Professor
Division of Hematology & Oncology
Multiple Myeloma, Hematology/Oncology, Geriatric Oncology
Dr. Wildes is an Associate Professor in the Division of Oncology and Hematology at the University of Nebraska Medical Center/Nebraska Medicine, specializing in Multiple Myeloma, Hematology/Oncology, and Geriatric Oncology.
Her overarching career goal is to improve the care of older adults with cancer by integrating the principles of geriatrics into both research and clinical practice in oncology. While there have been tremendous advances in our understanding of the biology of cancer and treatments, far less attention has been paid to the impact of treatments on outcomes prioritized by older adults. Outcomes of importance in older populations, including memory/thinking, falls, independence in daily activities and quality-of- life, have been largely unstudied.
Thus, Dr. Wildes undertook fellowship training in Geriatrics to enable her to better care for older adults with cancer clinically and to equip her to perform research in this area; she is currently one of approximately 100 physicians in the US clinically dual-trained in hematology/oncology & geriatrics.
Honors/Awards:
- 1998 Summa cum laude
- 2002 John R. Smith Memorial Award for meritorious clinical work in the Division of Cardiovascular Disease
- 2002 I. Wallace Leibner Award for excellence in diagnostics and therapeutics and an active nurturing of patient and family
- 2007 ASCO Fellows Travel Grant
- 2007 National Comprehensive Cancer Network Fellows Recognition Program
- 2007-2009 Mentored Training Program in Clinical Investigation: K30 award
- 2010-2012 Geriatric Oncology Research to Improve Clinical Care Conference Young Investigator Travel Grant Recipient (U13AG038151-01, PI Hurria)
- 2011 American Society of Hematology Clinical Research Training Institute Scholar
- 2012 Alene and Meyer Kopolow Award for Excellence in Geriatrics, Neurology or Psychiatry, Barnes-Jewish Hospital Foundation
- 2012, 2014 National Institute of Health Loan Repayment Program Award
- 2015-2020 St. Louis Magazine’s Best Doctors List
- 2016 Washington University School of Medicine Top 10% of Faculty in Patient Satisfaction
Information
- Medical School: Washington University School of Medicine, 2002
- Residency: Washington University School of Medicine/Barnes-Jewish Hospital, 2005
- Fellowship: Geriatrics and Nutritional Sciences, Washington University School of Medicine/Barnes-Jewish Hospital, 2008
- Fellowship: Hematology/Oncology, Washington University School of Medicine/Barnes-Jewish Hospital, 2009
- MSCI: Washington University School of Medicine, 2012
Hospital Appointments: Nebraska Medicine
Clinic Locations: Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center; Cancer Center at Village Pointe Health Center
Dr. Wildes' research interests are in preventing falls in order adults with cancer and using frailty assessments to guide treatment for older adults wiht multiple myeloma.
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