Michelle A. Ojemuyiwa, MD has joined the cancer care team of Northwest Georgia Oncology Centers, P.C. (NGOC). She received her medical degree from the Indiana University, School of Medicine in Indianapolis, Indiana. She then joined the Army, completing her internal medical training at Dwight David Eishenower Army Medical Center and fellowship through the John P. Murtha Cancer Center at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. She is board certified in medical oncology, hematology and internal medicine.
While serving in the Army, Dr. Ojemuyiwa was named Medical Oncology Director of Clinical Research, helping to build the research program at the John P. Murtha Cancer Center. She has a special interest in breast cancer genitourinary malignancies. She is a member of the American Society of Clinical Oncology and a national clinical trials researcher.
Having received an Army Commendation Medal in 2010 and a Joint Service Commendation Medal in 2014, Dr. Ojemuyiwa works with her patients to identify innovative treatment options.
Dr. Ojemuyiwa provides patient-centered cancer care at NGOC’s Cartersville Cancer Center.
| Personal Data | Birthplace: Dayton, OH | |||
| Undergraduate Education | B.A. in Biology, 2002 Fisk University Nashville, TN Masters of Science, 2003 Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN | |||
| Medical Education | Doctor of Medicine, 2007 Indiana University, School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN | |||
| Postdoctoral Training | INTERNSHIP Dwight David Eisenhower Army Medical Center (DDEAMC), Ft. Gordon, GA July 2001 - June 2008 RESIDENCY Dwight David Eisenhower Army Medical Center (DDEAMC), Ft. Gordon, GA July 2008 - June 2010 FELLOWSHIP National Capital Consortium, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (WRNMMC), Washington, D.C. July 2011 - June 2014 | |||
| Board Certification | American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine, 2010 American Board of Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology, 2014 American Board of Internal Medicine, Hematology, 2014 | |||
| Medical Licensure | State of Georgia (active) | |||
| Professional Societies | Associate, American College of Physicians Member, American Society of Hematology Member, American Society of Clinical Oncology | |||
| Honors | Army Commendation Medal, 2010 Joint Service Commendation Medal, 2014 Adult Neosidioblastosis in a patient after gastric bypass surgery: A Case Report. CPT Michelle A. Y. Ojemuyiwa, MC, Combined Army/ Air Force ACP Meeting, Clinical Vignette Presentation. Third Place, 2009 Army Health Professional Scholarship Award, Indiana University, School of Medicine, 2003 – 2007 Beta Kappa Chi, 2002 Howard Hughes Undergraduate Fellowship, Fisk University, 1999 – 2002 Fisk University Academic Scholarship, 1999 - 2002 | |||
| Publications | Docetaxel extravasation: Pathologic correlation and treatment with intralesional steroids. Roman JW, Ojemuyiwa MA, Cordes LM, Madan RA, Sperling L. JAAD Case Rep. 2017 Jul 18; 3(4):322-325. Doi: 10.1016/j.jdcr.2017.04.013. eCollection 2017 Jul. Ojemuyiwa MA, Madan RA, Dahut WL. Expert Opin Emerg Drugs, 2014 Dec; 19(4):459-70. Doi: 10.1517/14728214.2014.969239. Epub 2014 Oct 25. Review. PMID: 25345821 2. Mertz, Andrew T., and Michelle A. Ojemuyiwa. “A Case of Poorly Differentiated Large-Cell Neuroendocrine Carcinoma of the Cecum: A Rare Malignancy, with Review of the Literature.” Case Reports in Oncology 9.3 (2016): 845-853. PMC. Web. 9 Apr. 2017. | |||