Seda S Tolu, MD

Hematology/Oncology
Specialties
Hematology/Oncology

Locations and Appointments


CUIMC/Herbert Irving Pavilion

161 Fort Washington Avenue
New York, NY 10032
US
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Insurances Accepted


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    Aetna Signature Administrators
    Student Health
    PPO
    HMO
    EPO
    NY Signature
    Medicaid Managed Care
    New Jersey Services (Medicaid Managed Care)
    Medicare Managed Care
    Great West (National)
    HMO
    PPO
    EPO
    POS
    PPO
    Medicare Managed Care
    Medicare Managed Care
    Vytra
    Essential Plan
    Select Care (Exchange)
    HMO
    PPO
    EPO
    POS
    ConnectiCare
    Medicaid Managed Care
    Essential Plan
    Child/Family Health Plus
    Essential Plan
    Medicaid Managed Care
    Child/Family Health Plus
    Medicare Managed Care
    Medicare Managed Care
    Leaf (Exchange)
    Child/Family Health Plus
    Local 1199
    NYP Employee Plan
    MagnaCare
    Railroad
    Traditional Medicare
    Multiplan
    HMO
    Medicaid Managed Care
    Essential Plan
    Child/Family Health Plus
    Quality Health Management
    Special Needs
    PPO
    Oxford Freedom
    Medicaid (Community Plan)
    Empire Plan
    Oxford Liberty
    HMO
    POS
    Oxford HMO
    Compass (Exchange)
    Medicare Managed Care
    Special Needs
    SelectHealth
    Medicaid Managed Care
    Medicare Managed Care
    New Jersey Services (Medicaid Managed Care)
    World Trade Center Health Plan
    Aetna Signature Administrators
    Student Health
    PPO
    HMO
    EPO
    NY Signature
    Medicaid Managed Care
    New Jersey Services (Medicaid Managed Care)
    Medicare Managed Care
    Great West (National)
    HMO
    PPO
    EPO
    POS
    PPO
    Medicare Managed Care
    Medicare Managed Care
    Vytra
    Essential Plan
    Select Care (Exchange)
    HMO
    PPO
    EPO
    POS
    ConnectiCare
    Medicaid Managed Care
    Essential Plan
    Child/Family Health Plus
    Essential Plan
    Medicaid Managed Care
    Child/Family Health Plus
    Medicare Managed Care
    Medicare Managed Care
    Leaf (Exchange)
    Child/Family Health Plus
    Local 1199
    NYP Employee Plan
    MagnaCare
    Railroad
    Traditional Medicare
    Multiplan
    HMO
    Medicaid Managed Care
    Essential Plan
    Child/Family Health Plus
    Quality Health Management
    Special Needs
    PPO
    Oxford Freedom
    Medicaid (Community Plan)
    Empire Plan
    Oxford Liberty
    HMO
    POS
    Oxford HMO
    Compass (Exchange)
    Medicare Managed Care
    Special Needs
    SelectHealth
    Medicaid Managed Care
    Medicare Managed Care
    New Jersey Services (Medicaid Managed Care)
    World Trade Center Health Plan

About Seda S Tolu, MD


Dr. Tolu is an Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Hematology and Oncology, Center for Lymphoid Malignancies, at the Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center of Columbia University Irving Medical Center.


Dr. Tolu earned her undergraduate degree in Neurobiology & Physiology at University of Maryland followed by her Medical Doctorate from University of Maryland, Baltimore. She completed her Internal Medicine residency at Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College Medicine where she had the honor of serving as Chief Resident. Dr. Tolu then went on to complete her fellowship in Hematology & Oncology at Columbia University Irving Medical Center, where she also served as Chief Fellow.


Throughout her career, Dr. Tolu has earned several awards and scholarships for her research and academic achievements including the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI)/National Institutes of Health (NIH) Research Scholarship, the Research Training Award for Fellows (RTAF), the Conquer Cancer Foundation Young Investigator Award (YIA), and the Cutaneous Lymphoma Foundation (CLF) YIA. She was also selected to participate in the prestigious American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)/Molecular Biology in Clinical Oncology Workshop, the American Society of Hematology (ASH)/Clinical Research Training Institute (CRTI), the Academy of Next Wave of Clinical Investigators in Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma, and the Food & Drug Administration (FDA)/American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Fellows Workshop. She continues to serve as a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) Honor's Society.


Dr. Tolu's pre-clinical research focuses on identifying synergistic targeted therapies using novel methods to accurately recapitulate lymphoma biology. As a clinical investigator, Dr. Tolu is highly involved in numerous clinical trials at Columbia spanning across Hodgkin Lymphoma, Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma, Follicular Lymphoma, Peripheral T-cell Lymphomas, and Cutaneous T-cell Lymphomas.


Languages Spoken

  • Spanish
  • Turkish

Education

  • Fellowship: NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center
  • Medical School: University of Maryland School of Medicine
  • Residency: Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Leadership, Titles & Positions

  • Assistant Professor of Medicine at CUIMC

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