Emily L. Podany, MD

Emily L. Podany, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Address:
Division of Oncology
Mail Stop 8056-0029-11
Washington University
660 South Euclid Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63110

Admin:
Annalise Seger
segera@wustl.edu

Clinical Interests

Dr. Podany has a clinical and research focus on breast cancer. Her clinical interests include metastatic breast cancer, symptom management to maintain quality of life, using liquid biopsy to focus treatment using targeted therapies, ensuring all patients understand their disease and care plan, and employing shared decision making with patients and caregivers to allow patients to engage in their treatment planning. 

Research Interests

Dr. Podany’s research interests are disparities in breast cancer, particularly racial and socioeconomic, and how these disparities impact screening, diagnosis, use of targeted therapies, treatment, and outcomes.  Her research in treatment disparities includes evaluating tumor genomic differences, social determinants of health, neighborhood-level deprivation, and public policies to determine barriers to care. She uses these findings to design and implement programs alongside community members and patients that are aimed at bridging nationwide gaps in care. She is passionate about public health, equity in breast cancer, and ensuring that new research reaches all populations, including underserved patients with breast cancer, and is a member of the Breast Cancer Engagement Group at Siteman Cancer Center.

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Education

  • 2025-2022: Fellowship in Hematology/Oncology, Washington University School of Medicine/Barnes Jewish Consortium, St. Louis, MO
  • 2022-2021: Chief Resident in Quality Improvement and Patient Safety, Baylor College of Medicine (BCM), Houston, TX
  • 2021-2018: Internal Medicine Residency, Baylor College of Medicine (BCM), Houston, TX
  • 2018-2014: Doctor of Medicine (MD), Baylor College of Medicine (BCM), Houston, TX
  • 2011-2007: Arthur Holly Compton Fellow in the Physical Sciences and Mathematics, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO
  • 2011-2007: Bachelor of Arts (BA), Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO

Academic Positions & Employment

  • present-2025: Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Oncology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO

Board Certification

  • present-2022: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine

Honors & Awards

  • 2025: Matthew Arquette Fellowship Academic Achievement Award
  • 2025: Conquer Cancer Young Investigator Award, Conquer Cancer, The ASCO Foundation
  • 2024: Knowlton Incentive for Excellence Award, The Foundation for Barnes-Jewish Hospital
  • 2024: Conquer Cancer Merit Award, ASCO Quality Care Meeting
  • 2024: GRASP Advocate Choice Award
  • 2024: Siteman Travel Award
  • 2024: Conquer Cancer Merit Award, ASCO Annual Meeting
  • 2024: Academic Women’s Network Rosalind Kornfeld Postgraduate Clinical Trainee Leadership Award
  • 2024: BJC Healthcare Institute for Public Health Scholarship
  • 2023: AACR Scholar-in-Training Award, San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium
  • 2022: Gold Capstone Award, top quality improvement project in the nation from NCPS
  • 2020: ACP Associates’ Day Story Slam Winner

Professional Societies

  • present-2023: American Association for Cancer Research
  • present-2022: The American Women’s Medical Association
  • present-2019: American Society of Clinical Oncology
  • present-2014: American Medical Association