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Pamela L. Kunz, MD

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Professor of Internal Medicine (Medical Oncology)
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Director, Center for Gastrointestinal Cancers at Smilow Cancer Hospital and Yale Cancer Center

Chief, GI Medical Oncology

Contact Info

pamela.kunz@yale.edu

Yale Cancer Center

333 Cedar Street, PO Box 208028

New Haven, CT 06520

United States

About

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Professor of Internal Medicine (Medical Oncology)

Director, Center for Gastrointestinal Cancers at Smilow Cancer Hospital and Yale Cancer Center; Chief, GI Medical Oncology

Biography

Dr. Kunz is an international leader in the treatment and clinical research of patients with GI malignancies and neuroendocrine tumors (NETs). She holds several leadership positions in the field including President Emeritus of the North American Neuroendocrine Tumor Society, recent past Chair of the Neuroendocrine Tumor Taskforce of the National Cancer Institute, and member of the FDA’s Oncology Drug Advisory Committee. She also currently serves as the Editor-in-Chief for JCO Oncology Advances. In addition to her focus on NETs, she is a leading voice for promoting diversity, equity and inclusion in medicine. She served as the Vice Chief of DEI for the Section of Medical Oncology at Yale School of Medicine and, in 2021, she was awarded ‘Woman Oncologist of the Year’ by Women Leaders in Oncology for her work in promoting gender equity.

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Appointments

  • Medical Oncology and Hematology

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Education & Training

Oncology Fellow
Stanford University (2008)
Chief Resident
Stanford University (2005)
Internal Medicine Resident
Stanford University (2004)
MD
Dartmouth Medical School (2001)
BA
Dartmouth College, Biology (1994)

Research

Overview

Dr. Kunz has developed broad investigative programs in the field of neuroendocrine tumors (NETs), encompassing clinical trials, population sciences, and translational correlates.

Medical Research Interests

Neuroendocrine Tumors

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Clinical Care

Overview

Pamela Kunz, MD, is a medical oncologist and international expert in neuroendocrine tumors, or NETs. NETs are rare cancers originating in neuroendocrine cells. NETs most often originate in the small intestine, pancreas and lungs.

Dr. Kunz serves as the director of the Center for Gastrointestinal Cancers at Smilow Cancer Hospital and Yale Cancer Center. She’s also the division chief of GI medical oncology.

She received her medical degree from the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth and did her residency and fellowship at Stanford University. Dr. Kunz is an associate professor of internal medicine (medical oncology) at Yale School of Medicine.

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Gastrointestinal Oncology

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Yale Cancer Center

333 Cedar Street, PO Box 208028

New Haven, CT 06520

United States

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