USA Health Mithcell Cancer Institute Adds Munir

Dr. Ayesha Munir, a hematologist/medical oncologist with an interest in health disparities, has joined the USA Health Mitchell Cancer Institute as a breast cancer specialist and assistant professor of interdisciplinary clinical oncology. Munir comes to USA Health from Medstar Health Georgetown University Hospital/Washington Hospital Center, where she served as the chief hematology/oncology fellow. Munir will focus on the treatment of breast cancer and will see patients at the main Mitchell Cancer Institute location in Mobile. Munir said her research interests include quality improvement projects related to health inequity and research that aims at increasing educational awareness in medical oncology. She has co-authored several peer-reviewed journal articles on such topics as acute myeloid leukemia, lung adenocarcinoma and renal cell carcinoma. Munir earned her medical degree from Aga Khan University Medical College and completed a residency in internal medicine at Albany Medical Center. She recently completed a fellowship in hematology/oncology in Washington, D.C.