Department of Oncology

Priscilla Furth, MD, is a physician-scientist and professor of oncology studying breast cancer genetics in the laboratory and running a physical fitness clinic for breast cancer patients, survivors, and those at risk. A graduate of Yale Medical School, she completed fellowships at Harvard and the Max Planck Institute in Germany. Dr. Furth has over 20 years of experience working with patients with chronic conditions or disease and brings this experience to her new clinic designed to provide fitness recommendations for breast cancer patients, survivors, and those at risk. In the laboratory, Dr. Furth has worked in the areas of disease pathogenesis, cancer and development with an emphasis on improving our understanding of hormone interactions within the mammary gland. Her current research focuses on understanding breast cancer progression at the molecular level and developing strategies to reverse it.