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Deborah L. Toppmeyer, MD
Medical Director, The LIFE Center at CINJ
Deborah L. Toppmeyer, MD, is board certified in internal medicine and oncology. She serves as medical director of the LIFE Center at the Cancer Institute of New Jersey (CINJ) in New Brunswick. She is a professor of medicine at the University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in New Brunswick, NJ. Her specialties include breast oncology and cancer risk assessment.
Dr. Toppmeyer received her medical degree from Albany Medical College in Albany, NY, and her bachelor degree from Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware, OH. She is the recipient of numerous awards, including the Award of Hope for Leadership in Patient Care from the Cancer Institute of New Jersey Foundation (2006) and the Spirit of Jane Rodney Award from the Susan G. Komen Foundation (2005).
Her research includes breast cancer; phase I clinical trials of new anti-cancer agents with correlative pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic studies; genetic susceptibility for breast cancer and ovarian cancer; and women's health issues.
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| Education |
1987-88: Senior Resident, Internal Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA
1986-87: Junior Resident, Internal Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA
1985-86: Intern in Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA
1985: M.D., Albany Medical College, Albany, NY
1981: B.A., Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, OH
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| Awards and Honors |
Chi Gamma Nu – National Honorary Chemistry Society
Lubrizol Scholar in Chemistry
Phi Beta Kappa/Magna Cum Laude
Ralph Signet Award for Excellence in Chemistry Research
Psi Chi – National Honrary Psychology Society
Alpha Omega Alpha
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| Academic Appointments |
2002–present: Associate Professor of Medicine, UMDNJ/Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ
1995-2002: Assistant Professor of Medicine, UMDNJ/Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ
1994-1995: Instructor in Medicine, Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA
1994-1995: Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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| Professional Societies |
Alpha Omega Alpha
American College of Physicians, associate member
American Medical Athletic Association
American Association for Cancer Research
American Association of Clinical Oncology
American Society of Breast Disease
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| Major Research Interests |
Translational and phase II clinical trials in breast cancer
Familial breast and ovarian cancer
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| Certification |
Drug Enforcement Agency
Diplomate, National Board of Medical Examiners
American Board of Internal Medicine, board certified
American Board of Internal Medicine, board certified in Oncology
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| Licensure |
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
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