Kristen K. Ciombor, M.D., M.S.C.I
- Co-Leader, Translational Research and Interventional Oncology Research Program
- Ingram Associate Professor of Cancer Research
- Associate Professor of Medicine
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777 Preston Research Building
Nashville, TN 37232
Kristen K. Ciombor, M.D., M.S.C.I
- Co-Leader, Translational Research and Interventional Oncology Research Program
- Ingram Associate Professor of Cancer Research
- Associate Professor of Medicine
(615) 936-8422
kristen.k.ciombor@vumc.org
777 Preston Research Building
Nashville, TN 37232
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Dr. Ciombor is AssociateProfessor in the Division of Hematology/Oncology within the Department of Medicine at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, TN. She received her medical degree from the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine in Miami, FL. She completed her internal medicine residency and chief residency at the University of Miami/Jackson Medical Center/Miami VA Medical Center. She then completed her fellowship in hematology/oncology at Vanderbilt, where she also graduated with a Master of Science in Clinical Investigation.
Prior to joining the Vanderbilt faculty in 2017, Dr. Ciombor was Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine, Division of Medical Oncology at the Ohio State University. A board certified medical oncologist, Dr. Ciombor specializes in the treatment of patients with gastrointestinal cancers. Her research involves the design and implementation of clinical trials for GI malignancies, and colorectal cancer in particular. She also has a research interest in the genomics of colorectal cancer and translational medicine.
Education
- M.S., Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee (2013)
- M.D., University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida (2005)
- M.A., Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts (2001)
