Mina S. Sedrak, M.D., M.S.

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Mina S. Sedrak, M.D., M.S.
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Medical Oncologist
4.9 (96 RATINGS)
Clinical Expertise
Breast Oncology
Geriatric Oncology
Research Area
Cancer Clinical Trials For Older Adults
Survivorship And Aging
Resilience After Cancer Treatment
Translational Geroscience
Languages
Arabic
Appointments
Deputy Director Of Clinical Trials, Center For Cancer And Aging
Director Of Aging Research In Women’s Cancers
Associate Professor, Department Of Medical Oncology & Therapeutics Research
Clinical Teams
Breast Cancer
Research Teams
Center For Cancer And Aging
Medical Oncology & Therapeutics Research
Mina S. Sedrak, M.D., M.S., is a medical oncologist who specializes in the care of older adults with breast cancer. His goal is to provide compassionate, personalized care for people with breast cancer.
 
Dr. Sedrak’s research focuses on mitigating morbidity and promoting healthy aging in older adults with breast cancer. Although women are surviving breast cancer, many survivors experience premature aging - including early onset cardiac disease, memory loss, and frailty. Premature aging is due to the impact of cytotoxic therapy on normal cells. Dr. Sedrak seeks to better understand the fundamental biological process that contribute to premature aging. He is particularly interested in testing if these biological signatures can be harnessed to prevent injury to normal tissue and mitigate and treat age-related consequences of cancer and its treatment.
 
As deputy director of clinical trials for the Center for Cancer and Aging, he seeks to bridge the community of basic scientists that study aging with oncologists who study the clinical problems of aging in cancer patients. Together, he hopes to translate what we are learning of the pathways which control fundamental mechanisms of aging into therapies that can prevent, slow, or reverse the adverse effects of cancer treatment. He works as part of the national Cancer and Aging Research Group to develop resources and infrastructure to accelerate research in aging and cancer. He also trains and mentor others to build a workforce equipped to care for the large and growing population of older adults with cancer.
 
Dr. Sedrak completed his B.A. at University of Chicago, M.D. at Rush Medical College, then his residency in internal medicine and fellowship in hematology/oncology at University of Pennsylvania before joining the faculty at City of Hope in 2016. Dr. Sedrak is a 2017 Butler William Scholar, 2019-2020 GEMSSTAR Scholar, and 2019-20 Tideswell Emerging Leader in Aging Scholar. His work has been supported by generous funding from the National Institute of Aging, the Hope Foundation for Cancer Research and the Waisman Innovation Award.
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Education & Experience
Board Certifications

  • 2016, American Board of Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology

  • 2013, American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine

Degrees

  • 2015, MS, Health Policy Research, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

  • 2010, MD, Medicine, Rush Medical College, Chicago, IL

  • 2006, BA, Biological Sciences, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Fellowship

  • 2015-2016, Measey Medical Education Fellow in Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

  • 2014-2016, Clinical Fellow, Center for Healthcare Improvement and Patient Safety, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

  • 2013-2016, Research Fellow, Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

  • 2013-2016, Fellow, Hematology-Oncology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

Residency

  • 2011-2013, Resident, Internal Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

Internship

  • 2010-2011, Intern, Internal Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

Professional Experience

  • 2016-present, Assistant Professor, Department of Medical Oncology & Therapeutics Research, City of Hope, Duarte, CA

Awards & Memberships
Awards

  • 2019, Tideswell, AGS, ADGAP Emerging Leader in Aging

  • 2018, Next Gen Innovator, HemOnc Today

  • 2017, NIH/NCI Paul Calabresi Career Development Award (K12)

  • 2017, Dr. Charles A. Coltman, Jr., Fellowship Award, SWOG

  • 2017, NIA Butler-Williams Scholar

  • 2017, Waisman Innovation Award, City of Hope

  • 2016, Conquer Cancer Foundation of American Society of Clinical Oncology Merit Award

  • 2014, Penn Pearls Teaching Award for Excellence in Clinical
    Teaching, Perelman School of Medicine University of
    Pennsylvania

  • 2013, Maurice F. Attie Senior Resident Teaching Award,
    Department of Medicine, Hospital of the University of
    Pennsylvania

  • 2010, Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award, The Arnold P.
    Gold Foundation

  • 2010, William H. Harrison, Ph.D. Award in Leadership, Rush
    Medical College

  • 2009, Gold Humanism Honor Society, Rush Medical College

  • 2009, Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society, Rush Medical
    College

Memberships

  • 2021-present, American Geriatrics Society

  • 2017-present, Alliance Clinical Trials in Oncology

  • 2017-present, Southwest Oncology Group

  • 2017-present, Cancer and Aging Research Group

  • 2013-present, American Society of Clinical Oncology

Publications
  • Sedrak MS, Gilmore NJ, Carroll JE, Muss HB, Cohen HJ, Dale W. Measuring Biological Resilience in Older Survivors of Cancer. Journal of Clinical Oncology. In press.
  • Sedrak MS*, Magnuson A*, Gross CP, Tew WP, Klepin HD, Wildes TM, Muss HB, Dotan E, Freedman RA, O’Connor T, Dale W, Cohen HJ, Katheria V, Arsenyan A, Levi A, Kim H, Mohile S, Hurria A, Sun C. Development and Validation of a Risk Score for Predicting Severe Toxicity in Older Adults Receiving Chemotherapy for Early-Stage Breast Cancer. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2020. 2021 Jan 14:JCO2002063. doi: 10.1200/JCO.20.02063. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33444080. *Co-first author
  • Sedrak MS, Freedman RA, Cohen HJ, Muss H, Jatoi A, Klepin HD, Wildes TM, Le-Rademacher JG, Kimmick GG, Tew WP, George K, Padam S, Liu J, Wong AR, Lynch A, Djulbegovic B, Mohile SG, Dale W; Cancer and Aging Research Group (CARG). Older adult participation in cancer clinical trials: A systematic review of barriers and interventions. CA: A Cancer Journal Clinicians. 2020 Oct 1. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33002206.
  • Sedrak MS, Li D, Walter LC, Mustain K, High KP, Canin B, Mohile SG, Dale W, Sun C. Cores for Geriatric Oncology Infrastructure in the Cancer and Aging Research Group: Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Research Design (The Analytics Core). Journal of Geriatric Oncology. 2020; Mar;11(2):355-358. PMID: 31326391.
  • Sedrak MS. Catching Arti’s Kisses. Journal of Geriatric Oncology. 2020 Mar;: 11(2):147-148. PMID: 31040064.

Complete list of published work

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01/21/23
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01/21/23
Good experience - Verified patient
01/19/23
Very good! - Verified patient
01/19/23
Good!!! - Verified patient
12/20/22
I have praised City of Hope and passed on Dr. Mina Sedraks name - Verified patient