Saira Khan, PhD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Division of Public Health Sciences
Specialties
- Prostate cancer outcomes and disparities
- Cardiovascular risk factors
- Diabetes comorbidity
- Obesity and weight gain
Meet Dr. Khan
Dr. Saira Khan is a cancer epidemiologist whose general focus is on improving outcomes and reducing disparities among cancer survivors.
Her research specializes on reducing the burden of disparities in prostate cancer by improving the understanding of risk factors including tumor aggressiveness, recurrence and survival.
Dr. Khan earned her doctorate in epidemiology from University of North Carolina. she completed a cancer prevention and control fellowship at WashU Medicine.
Degrees
Doctorate in Epidemiology
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
2016
Master of Public Health, Epidemiology
Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA
2008
Fellowship
Postdoctoral Research Fellowship
WashU Medicine, St. Louis, MO
2019
Research interests
Prostate cancer outcomes and disparities, with a particular focus on cardiovascular risk factors including diabetes, obesity and weight gain, as well as related medications including metformin and statins.
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Professional Memberships
American Society of Preventative Oncology
American Association of Cancer Research