Tochukwu Okwuosa

Dr. Tochukwu Okwuosa is a cardiologist, Associate Professor of Internal Medicine and the Director of Cardio-Oncology Services at Rush University Medical Center (RUMC). Dr. Okwuosa’s research focuses on identification and prevention of cancer therapy-induced cardiotoxicity. She has received the Cohn’s research award to study markers of cardiotoxicity in breast cancer patients post chemotherapy and the Piccolo-Gavers Translational Research Grant Award for evaluating markers of doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity. Okwuosa has also published many peer-reviewed research articles, review articles and editorials in the field of cardio-oncology, including in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology and JAMA. Dr. Okwuosa has spearheaded a number of successful cardio-oncology initiatives at Rush and regionally including the biennial Midwest regional Cardio-Oncology symposium geared toward educating general practitioners involved in the cardiac care of cancer; the triannual Chicago City-wide Cardio-oncology Rounds (CCCR) involving all the major eight Chicago academic institutions; and the biannual Cardio-Oncology patient education seminar series aimed at increasing awareness of and proactiveness in cardiovascular diseases in cancer survivors. She was invited to sit on the Metro Chicago Board for the American Heart Association and is the recipient of numerous awards including Teacher of Year Award for Internal Medicine Residents 2020. She sits on national cardio-oncology committees and writing groups with the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association (AHA); is the Vice Chair of the Cardio-Oncology subcommittee for the AHA; and is regionally, nationally and internationally recognized as an expert in cardio-oncology.