Fatemeh Derakhshan, MD, PhD
Fatemeh Derakhshan, MD, PhD

Fatemeh Derakhshan, MD, PhD

Pathology - Anatomic
Specialties
Pathology - Anatomic, more

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CUIMC/Presbyterian Hospital and Vanderbilt Clinic

622 West 168th Street
New York, NY 10032
US
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About Fatemeh Derakhshan, MD, PhD

Fatemeh Derakhshan, MD Ph.D. is an anatomical pathologist at the Department of Pathology and Cell Biology. She completed her Anatomic Pathology residency at University of British Columbia (UBC) Vancouver, Canada, and her breast pathology fellowship training at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC), NY, US. Prior to her residency training, she accomplished her Ph.D. in Neuroscience at University of Calgary (UofC), Alberta, Canada, and her Medical Degree (MD) at University of Isfahan, Iran.


Dr. Derakhshan is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Canada and has a number of articles published in peer-reviewed journals. Her current research interest involves different types of breast cancers, their genomic and molecular underpinning, and their therapeutic vulnerabilities.


Board Certifications

  • American Board of Pathology - Anatomic Pathology
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Expertise

  • Breast Pathology

  • Surgical Pathology

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Education

  • Fellowship: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Centre (MSKCC)

  • Medical School: Isfahan University of Medical Sciences

  • Residency: University of British Columbia (UBC)

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Titles & Positions

  • Assistant Professor of Pathology and Cell Biology at CUMC

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Hospital Affiliations

  • NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center

Education

  • Medical School: Isfahan University of Medical Sciences
  • Residency: University of British Columbia (UBC)
  • Fellowship: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Centre (MSKCC)

Titles & Positions

  • Assistant Professor of Pathology and Cell Biology at CUMC

Board Certifications

  • American Board of Pathology - Anatomic Pathology