Asma Ali Dilawari MD

Asma Dilawari, MD, is a medical oncologist in the Breast Cancer Department at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital’s Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center and MedStar Washington Hospital Center’s Washington Cancer Institute. She is board certified in medical oncology and is a member of the American Society of Clinical Oncology.

Dr. Dilawari focuses on the treatment of breast cancer using standard cancer care therapies such as medication, chemotherapy, immunotherapy, and endocrine therapies. In addition to standard therapies, Dr. Dilawari participates in several clinical research studies available at both institutions. She recommends both therapeutic studies as well as those assessing psychosocial and behavioral correlates to treatment.

Dr. Dilawari received her medical degree from The University of Tennessee College of Medicine and trained at George Washington University for an internship and residency in internal medicine. She then completed a three-year fellowship in hematology and oncology at New York University (NYU) Medical Center followed by research at NYU. She has participated in research in Pakistan and Brazil during her education and training years in addition to a project about the end of life after her father’s death from pancreatic cancer. Some of her research has focused on healthcare disparities, a topic that has influenced her current perspective on healthcare.