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Pauline Lerma, M.D.
Medical Director, Breast Consultation Program
Pauline Lerma, MD, board certified in medical oncology, hematology and internal medicine, serves as the medical director of the breast consultation program based at the Cancer Institute of New Jersey Hamilton (CINJ Hamilton), a position she assumed in 2008. Her interests include breast cancer and hematologic malignancies.
Dr. Lerma is an assistant professor of medicine at University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey–RobertWood Johnson Medical School in New Brunswick, NJ.
Dr. Lerma received her medical degree and bachelor’s degree from the University of the Philippines. She completed her medical internship and residency at Abington Memorial Hospital in Abington, PA. She completed fellowships in hematology and oncology as well as bone marrow transplant at Hahnemann University Hospital in Philadelphia, PA. Prior to joining CINJ Hamilton in 2004, Dr. Lerma was assistant professor of medicine at MCP–Hahnemann/Drexel University College of Medicine in Philadelphia, PA.
She is a member of the American Society of Clinical Oncology.
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| Education |
1992:
Doctor of Medicine, University of the Philippines
1987:
Bachelor of Science in Biology, University of the Philippines
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| Postgraduate Training |
1993-1994:
Internal Medicine Internship, Abington Memorial Hospital, Abington, PA
1994-1996:
Internal Medicine Residency, Abington Memorial Hospital, Abington, PA
1996-1999:
Hematology and Oncology Fellowship, MCP Hahnemann University, Philadelphia, PA
1999-2000:
Bone Marrow Transplant Fellowship, MCP Hahnemann University, Philadelphia, PA
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| Academic Appointments |
1999-2003:
Instructor of Medicine, MCP Hahnemann University/Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
2003-2004:
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
2004 to present:
Assistant Professor of Medicine, UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ
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| Awards and Honors |
1983:
National Science Technology Authority Scholarship (Philippines) awarded for distinction in the Sciences
1987:
Cum Laude, Bachelor of Science in Biology, University of the Philippines
1998-1999:
AMGEN Oncology fellow educational grant
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| Professional Societies |
1996-present: member, American Society of Hematology
2000-present: member, American Society of Oncology
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| Work History |
2004-present:
Medical Oncologist and Hematologist, The Cancer Hospital of New Jersey at
Hamilton
2001-2004: Faculty and attending, Medical Oncology and Hematology, Medical College of Pennsylvania
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| Licensure |
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
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