CMH-OHSU Knight Cancer Collaborative welcomes new medical director of medical oncology
Contact: Sarah Bello
Physician joins team of specialists in Astoria
CMH is pleased to welcome Jeyanthi “Dr. Ram” Ramanarayanan, MD, to the CMH-OHSU Knight Cancer Collaborative, where she is the new medical director of medical oncology. Dr. Ram is board-certified in hematology and medical oncology.
“I moved to the region to be closer to family in Washington. I chose the job at CMH as it aligns with my professional goals and career contentment,” she says. “Here, at OHSU, I have direct access to technology, academic expertise and clinical trials. I can use these resources remotely, connect with patients in the small-town hospital at a personal level, and foster a long-lasting, trusting relationship to improve care.”
Dr. Ram earned her MBBS (bachelor's of medicine and bachelor's of surgery) degree from Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute in Porur, Chennai, India, and her doctor of medicine degree from MGR University, also in Chennai. She completed an internal medicine internship and residency at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in Jersey City, New Jersey, and fellowships in hematology at the University at Buffalo, Erie County Medical Center in Buffalo, New York, and medical oncology at Roswell Park Cancer Institute, also in Buffalo.
Dr. Ram has been practicing medicine for over 20 years. She speaks Tamil, Hindi and English. She is especially interested in cancer screening, early detection, improving access to immunotherapy and targeted treatments in rural communities, and precision medicine clinical trials. She has contributed numerous publications to advance scientific understanding of cancer research.
Most previously, Dr. Ram was a medical oncologist/hematologist in Jesup, Georgia, at the Nancy and J.C. Lewis Cancer Research Pavilion at Wayne Memorial Hospital.