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Philippos Costa, MD

Clinical Fellow; Scientific-Advisor, Medical Oncology

Contact Information

Philippos Costa, MD

Mailing Address

  • Medical Oncology

    330 Cedar Street, Room WWW201

    New Haven, Connecticut 06520

    United States

Biography

Philippos A. Costa, M.D., is an Oncology fellow at Yale University. He received his medical degree from the Universiade Federal do Vale do Sao Francisco, Brazil, and completed two internal medicine residencies; at the Universidade Federal de Uberlandia and at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. At the University of Miami, he worked under the mentorship of Professor Jonathan Trent. His research focuses on Sarcoma, including angiosarcoma, chondrosarcoma, LMS, GIST, and to a greater degree, desmoid tumors. Dr. Costa is interested in an academic career with a focus on Sarcoma.

Education & Training

  • Internal Medicine
    University of Miami (2022)
  • Internal Medicine
    Universidade Federal de Uberlândia: (2018)
  • MD
    Universidade Federal do Vale do São Francisco, Medicine (2016)

Certifications

  • Board Certification
    ABIM, Internal Medicine (2022)

Activities

  • Comparative Effectiveness of Systemic Treatments in Desmoid Tumors
    Virtual 2022
    2022 DTRF International Desmoid Tumor Research Workshop
  • Clinical Trials in Desmoid Tumors
    São Paulo, SP, Brazil 2022
    3º Setembro Consciente
  • Genomic landscape of angiosarcoma: A targeted and immunotherapy biomarker analysis of 143 patients.
    Chicago, IL, United States 2022
    American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting
  • Sarcoma as an extracolonic malignancy of lynch syndrome
    Virtual 2021
    2021 CTOS Annual Meeting
  • Ripretinib Dose Escalation in Advanced Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor: A Real-world Data.
    Virtual 2021
    2021 CTOS Annual Meeting
  • Dedifferentiated Chondrosarcoma: How much Really Counts?
    Palm Springs, CA, United States 2021
    USCAP 2021
  • A Non-Random Association of Breast Implants and the Formation of Desmoid Tumors
    Boca Raton, FL, United States 2020
    2020 CTOS Annual Meeting
  • Updated analysis of genetic alterations in sarcoma patients of hispanic and non-hispanic ethnicity: analysis of 174 patients, a single institution experience
    Boca Raton, FL, United States 2020
    2020 CTOS Annual Meeting

Honors & Recognition

AwardDate
The Vanessa Blumer Research Scholar Award2022

Professional Service

OrganizationRoleDate
Managed Health CareFeatured in magazine article entitled “Black Lung Cancer Patients May Be Missing Out On Era of Targeted Therapy” based on the work “Prevalence of Targetable Mutations in Black Patients" 2022 - Present
GIST JournalReviewer2021 - Present
Connective Tissue Oncology Society (CTOS)Member2019 - Present
American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)Member2018 - Present
American College of Physicians (ACP)Member2018 - Present
Sociedade Brasileira de Oncologia Clínica (SBOC)Member2018 - Present

Departments & Organizations