Dr O'Reilly

Editor-in-Chief: Eileen M. O'Relly

Dr. Eileen M. O’Reilly is an Associate Member of the in the GI Medical Oncology service at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) in New York and an Associate Professor of Medicine at Weill Medical College of Cornell University.  Dr. O’Reilly received her medical degree at Trinity College (Dublin University) in Ireland, where she was born.  She completed her residency training in Ireland and Fellowship training at MSKCC and has been a faculty member in the GI Oncology service at MSKCC since that time.  Dr. O’Reilly has pancreatic, biliary, neuroendocrine and primary liver cancers as the major focus of her research and clinical activities.  Specific research initiatives include integration of molecular-based therapies for the treatment of pancreas cancer along with development of adjvuant and neoadjuvant therapy.  At a national level, Dr. O’Reilly is a member of CALGB’s GI core committee and also participates in RTOG and ACOSOG and is a member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Lustgarten Foundation.  Dr. O’Reilly teaches and mentors Medical Oncology Fellows and Junior Faculty and has numerous teaching awards.  Dr. O’Reilly’s insitutional administrative commitments include membership of MSKCC’s IRB, Research Council, Clinical Council and Medical Board.  Dr. O’Reilly is also the current President of the MSKCC medical staff.