Evelyn Taiwo MD

Dr. Evelyn Taiwo is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine, and Attending Physician, and Hematology-Oncology fellowship program director at?New York Presbyterian-Brooklyn Methodist Hospital.?She received?her BS in Biology at the University of North Texas, and her MD at Temple University School of Medicine in Philadelphia. Following her residency at Boston University Medical Center, Dr. Taiwo completed a three-year fellowship in Hematology and Oncology at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, Texas.

She previously served as Assistant Professor of Medicine at the State University of New York, Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn, and as Attending Physician and Hematology-Oncology and Fellowship Site Director at Kings County Hospital.?While at Kings County Hospital, Dr. Taiwo served in a leadership role as the Director of the Breast Cancer Clinic overseeing the operations, research activities, clinical care delivery, and education.

In addition to clinical care, Dr. Taiwo’s work addresses disparities in breast and health care, with a focus on improving clinical trial enrollment, community engagement, and patient advocacy in breast cancer. As a researcher, she has contributed to several studies on cancer presentation in urban and minority patient populations.?