USA, New York 
Dr. Onyinye Balogun is a radiation oncologist specializing in breast and gynecologic malignancies, with expertise spanning clinical practice, translational research, global health, genomics, and physician entrepreneurship. A graduate of Harvard University and Yale University School of Medicine, she completed her radiation oncology residency at the University of Chicago and New York University. She currently serves as Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology at Weill Cornell Medicine and Co-Founder and Chief Medical Officer of a mission-driven technology company. She is a Cancer and Ethnicity Scholar at the New York Genome Center, where she oversees the Polyethnic 1000 project — an initiative to study the genome’s contribution to cancer disparities in diverse populations. Her research spans triple-negative breast cancer, brain metastases, gynecologic cancers, and the sociodemographic, environmental, and genomic drivers of cancer inequities domestically and internationally. She is also a 3D Scholar at Dartmouth, developing skills in physician entrepreneurship and innovation.
Current Positions
- Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York
- Co-Founder and Chief Medical Officer, Mission-Driven Tech
- Global Cancer Disparities Researcher, New York Genome Center (Polyethnic 1000 Project), March 2021–present
- 3D Scholar, Dartmouth 3D Scholars Program, September 2025–present
Education
- AB, Biochemical Sciences, Harvard University, 2001–2005
- MD, Yale University School of Medicine, 2006–2010
- MS, Epidemiology, Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences, July 2019–June 2021
Postgraduate Training
- Research Assistant, Yale University School of Medicine, 2007–2010
- Resident Physician, University of Chicago Medicine, July 2011–July 2014
- Resident Physician, New York University, July 2014–June 2015
Professional Experience
- Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology, Weill Cornell Medical College, September 2015–present
- Assistant Attending, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, September 2015–present
- Cancer and Ethnicity Scholar / Global Cancer Disparities Researcher, New York Genome Center, March 2021–present
- Co-Founder and Chief Medical Officer, Mission-Driven Tech, October 2020–present
- 3D Scholar, Dartmouth, September 2025–present
Research Activity
- Polyethnic 1000 Project: Oversees this New York Genome Center initiative studying the contribution of genomic variation to cancer disparities in diverse, multi-ethnic populations; appointed as Cancer and Ethnicity Scholar in March 2021
- Cancer disparities — domestic and international: Clinical and translational research on the sociodemographic, environmental, and genomic drivers of cancer inequities; epidemiological training (MS, Weill Cornell) supporting rigorous disparities research methodology
- Triple-negative breast cancer and brain metastases: Published research on novel therapeutics for triple-negative breast cancer and brain metastases
- Gynecologic oncology: Clinical and research engagement in cervical, uterine, and other gynecologic malignancies
- Global health and radiation oncology in LMICs: Research and advocacy on challenges and prospects for providing radiation oncology services in Africa (Seminars in Radiation Oncology, 2016); co-author on locally advanced breast cancer strategies for developing nations (Frontiers in Oncology, 2015); co-author on training global oncologists (Frontiers in Oncology, 2015); authored JAMA Oncology viewpoint on shaping the path for a global oncology academic career (2019)
- Child mortality and maternal cancer: Co-author on population-based study estimating child mortality associated with maternal deaths from breast and cervical cancer in LMICs (Cancer, 2018)
- Breast cancer and HIV in sub-Saharan Africa: Contributing author on review of the complex relationship between breast cancer and HIV in sub-Saharan Africa (Journal of Global Oncology, 2017)
- FemTech and physician entrepreneurship: Co-Founder and CMO of a mission-driven technology company; currently developing entrepreneur and innovation skills through the Dartmouth 3D Scholars program
Areas of Specialization
- Radiation oncology — breast and gynecologic malignancies
- Triple-negative breast cancer and brain metastases
- Cancer health disparities — domestic and global
- Genomics and cancer disparities (Polyethnic 1000 Project)
- Global oncology and radiation therapy capacity building in LMICs
- Locally advanced breast cancer in low-resource settings
- Cancer and HIV in sub-Saharan Africa
- Epidemiology of cancer inequities
- Physician entrepreneurship and innovation (FemTech)
- Medical education and training in global oncology
Publications
Balogun OD, Choi AMK, Formenti SC. “Shaping the Path for a Global Oncology Academic Career.” JAMA Oncology, July 2019.
Mailhot RB, Balogun OD, Ishaq OF, Formenti SC, et al. “Estimating child mortality associated with maternal mortality from breast and cervical cancer.” Cancer, November 2018.
Grover S, Martei Y, Balogun OD, et al. “Breast Cancer and HIV in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Complex Relationship.” Journal of Global Oncology, January 2017.
Balogun OD, Rodin D, Ngwa W, Longo J, et al. “Challenges and Prospects for Providing Radiation Oncology Services in Africa.” Seminars in Radiation Oncology, November 2016.
Balogun OD, Formenti SC. “Locally Advanced Breast Cancer – Strategies for Developing Nations.” Frontiers in Oncology, April 2015.
Grover S, Balogun OD, Yamoah K, Rodin D, Martei Y, Shulman LN, Hahn SM, et al. “Training Global Oncologists: Addressing the Global Cancer Control Problem.” Frontiers in Oncology, April 2015.
All information is sourced from publicly available materials.