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Humphrey Cancer Center of North Memorial

Dr. Meenakshi Thirunavu is board-certified in hematology, medical oncology and internal medicine. While she specializes in treating both hematologic and oncologic malignancies, her special areas of interest include cancers of the breast, lung, lymphomas, clotting disorders and genetics of familial cancers.

Dr. Thirunavu joins Humphrey Cancer Center after two and a half years of private practice in Wisconsin. She completed her hematology/oncology fellowship at the University of Kansas Medical Center with special training in breast Oncology. She has had presentations at the American Society of Hematology (ASH) meetings. She finished her internal medicine residency at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Austin where she was distinguished as an outstanding hematology/oncology resident. She also served as the internal medicine chief resident in her fourth year. Her professional affiliations include American Society of Clinical Oncology, American Society of Hematology and American Medical Association. She is the medical oncology leader for multidisciplinary breast cancer care at North Memorial.

Dr.Thirunavu is married and has two sons. In her spare time, she enjoys landscape painting, drawing portraits, reading historical novels and spending time with her family.

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Education

• Medical School -University of Kerala
• Residency -University of Texas Southwestern Med School
• Fellowship -University of Kansas School of Medicine Program

Certifications

• American Board of Internal Medicine
• American Board of Internal Medicine (Sub: Hematology)
• American Board of Internal Medicine (Sub: Medical Oncology)