Chika Nwachukwu, M.D., Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology at UT Southwestern Medical Center. Dr. Nwachukwu’s focus is on both breast and gynecologic cancers.

Dr. Nwachukwu received her Ph.D. from the University of Chicago and her medical degree from Mayo Medical School. Following that, she went on to complete her internship at Massachusetts General Hospital and her radiation oncology training at Stanford University Hospitals in California, where she also served as chief resident.

Her research interests are in gynecologic malignancies, women’s health, and global oncology initiatives with the goal of expanding the role of radiation oncologists in achieving more equitable health care for all global citizens through humanitarian outreach, education, and research.