Joanna Kolodney, MD

Associate Professor

Organization:

West Virginia University WVU Cancer Institute

Department:

Department of Medical Oncology

Classification:

Faculty

• MD, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, AZ, 1999

AWARDS AND HONORS

Frist Compassionate Doctor Nomination 2014

Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center Award for Outstanding Performance in Breast Cancer Research, 4/2007

Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center Award for Excellence in Clinical Trials, 5/2006

Cum Laude, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, 1995

Golden Key National Honor Society, 1992

Honors College, University of Arizona, 1995-1999

Award for Leadership in Community Service, 5/1999

Student Representative, LCME Accreditation Site Visit, University of Arizona College of Medicine, 1996   

Member, Biochemistry Curriculum Committee, 1995

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

American Society of Hematology, 2004-present

American Society of Clinical Oncology, 2005-present

Dr. Joanna Kolodney received her undgraduate degree in 1995, at the University of Arizona in Tucson with a B.S. in Molecular and Cellular Biology and a B.A. in Judaic Studies, both with honors.  She graduated from Medical School in 1999, at the University of Arizona College Of Medicine in Tucson.  Dr. Kolodney completed two years of Residency in Pediatrics: University of Texas Southwestern – in Dallas (2000) and New York University – in New York City, NY (2001). She then switched fields to Internal Medicine and completed the Residency at Legacy Good Samaritan and Emanuel Hospitals in Portland, OR.  She went on to pursue a Hematology/Oncology Fellowship at the University of California, in Irvine (2007).

Dr. Kolodney, came to West Virginia University in 2016, as an Assistant Professor in the Section of Hematology/Oncology at the WVU Cancer Institute.  Prior to her appointment at WVU, she worked at the Lewis-Gale Hospital at Salem in Salem Virginia and the Lewis-Gale Hospital at Pulaski in Pulaski, Virginia.

During her academic and professional career, Dr. Kolodney performed several years of volunteer service: Participant in the Homeless Shelter, Teenager Medical Education and Refuge Clinic, Family Planning Night, Phoenix Children’s Hospital, Minority Pre-Medical Interview, Mini-Medical School and served as Coordinator of the Phoenix CUP(Commitment to Underserved People) Clinic, to name a few.  In addition, she received several awards and honors and has several publications and abstracts to her credit.

Dr. Kolodney is a member of the American Society of Hematology and the American Society of Clinical Oncology.

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

7/2005-7/2006  1. Studies of the role of iron in the early pathogenesis of cysteamine-induced duodenal ulceration in rats. 2. Detection of iron deficiency by total body iron estimation in a primary care population.   Preceptor:  Gordon D. McLaren, M.D., Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine, University of California, Irvine.

5/1994-5/1995  Alleles of the checkpoint RAD9 that separates its checkpoint arrest function from its DNA repair function.   Preceptor: Ted Weinert, Ph.D., Dept. of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Arizona.

1/1992-5/1994  Discovery of the optimum conditions for achieving the highest yield of polymer with zinc chloride.   Preceptor: Henry Hall, Ph.D., Dept. of Chemistry, University of Arizona.

Medical Specialties

• Hematology/Oncology (Cancer)

Board Certifications

• Hematology, American Board of Internal Medicine
• Medical Oncology, American Board of Internal Medicine

Special Training

• Fellowship, Hematology and Oncology
  University of California, Irvine, CA, 2007
• Residency, Internal Medicine
  Legacy Good Samaritan and Emanuel Hospitals, Portland, OR, 2004
• Residency, Pediatrics
  New York University, New York City, NY, 2001