Physician Profile
Sofia Diane Merajver, MD, PhD
Professor, Medical Oncology
Clinical Interests:
Breast Cancer treatment and genetic risk assessment and counseling. Breast and ovarian cancer risk and evaluation, inflammatory breast cancer, angiogenesis, and locally advanced breast cancer.
Specialties:
Medical Oncology
Locations and Directions
U of M Internal Medicine Oncology
Cancer Center Floor 1
1500 E Medical Center Dr SPC 5916
Ann Arbor,
MI
48109
Phone: 734-936-6000
Credentials
Medical School or Training
University of Michigan Medical School, 1987
Residency
University of Michigan Health System, Medical Oncology, MI, United States, 1991
Fellowship
Hematology/Medical Oncology, University of Michigan Health System, 1993
Board Certifications:
Medical OncologyResearch Interests
Molecular genetics of breast cancer, BRCA1 gene function, angiogenesis, cancer risk assessment.Please see these links for further information on Dr. Merajver's research:
http://www.med.umich.edu/genetics/faculty/merajver.htm
http://www.mi-cancergenetics.org/network.html
http://www.playersthatcare.org/research.htm
Biography
Dr. Sofia Merajver received a doctoral degree in physics from the University of Maryland and a medical degree from the University of Michigan. She completed a residency in internal medicine and a fellowship in oncology at the University of Michigan before joining the faculty in 1994. Dr. Merajver, an expert in breast cancer genetics, is the medical director of the Breast and Ovarian Cancer Risk Evaluation Program at the U-M Cancer Center. Her research interests include the molecular genetics of breast cancer, gene function and cancer risk assessment. She enjoys literature, music and outdoor activities with her family.
