Kosj Yamoah, MD, PhD is providing leadership across both sites.
A gift from the John and Daria Barry Foundation to the Prostate Cancer Foundation has launched a Precision Oncology Center of Excellence at the James J. Haley Veterans’ Hospital and the Bay Pines VA Healthcare System in Tampa, Florida, that is supporting some of the most promising and innovative scientists pursuing bold, life-saving research. With this philanthropic investment, Dr. Yamoah is leading the Tampa Center of Excellence to ensure that our Veterans, especially those with advanced prostate cancer, now have access to genomic testing for mutations and potential clinical trials that target their specific tumor variant, giving these heroes a shot at a more durable remission of their disease.
Dr. Yamoah is a physician-scientist who is highly demanded in the fast growing field of prostate cancer disparities research. His research focus is on the biological factors that predispose African American men to higher prostate cancer incidence and mortality; he will use his research findings to inform targeted treatment recommendations in the clinical setting. Currently, he is pursuing translational research to identify gene-specific factors associated with health disparities of aggressive prostate cancer as well as poor progression-free survival in African Americans. He has had the opportunity to present research at national meetings and authored 25 peer-reviewed publications.