Vanessa B. Wookey, MD

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Specialties

Medical Oncology

Distinctions

Emblem for Hospitals that are High-Performing for Leukemia, Lymphoma, and Myeloma 2024-2025

113 Patient Satisfaction Ratings

About Me

Ratings & Reviews

Publications

About Me

Education

Advanced Gastrointestinal Oncology Fellowship, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 2022
Hematology/Oncology Fellowship, University of Tennessee Health Science Center: Memphis, TN, 2021
Internal Medicine Residency, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, 2018
MD, Sanford School of Medicine at the University of South Dakota, Sioux Falls, SD, 2015
Bachelor of Science in Biology, Chemistry minor, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD, 2010

Board Certifications

American Board of Internal Medicine - Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine - Hematology
American Board of Internal Medicine - Medical Oncology

Memberships

American Society of Clinical Oncology, Member, 2017-present
American Medical Association, Member, 2011-present
American Society of Hematology, Member, 2018-present

Awards and Honors

Philadelphia Magazine Top Doctors, 2025
Scholarship Pathways Program, Sanford School of Medicine, Sioux Falls, SD. 2012-2015.
Avera Health Scholarship, 2011-2015.
SDSMA DakotaCare Scholarship, 2013-2014.
Faithe Opportunity Scholarship, 2013-2014.
Dr. Walter Hard Excellence in Anatomy Scholarship, 2012.

Scholarship Pathways Program, Sanford School of Medicine, Sioux Falls, SD. 2012-2015.
Avera Health Scholarship, 2011-2015.
SDSMA DakotaCare Scholarship, 2013-2014.
Faithe Opportunity Scholarship, 2013-2014.
Dr. Walter Hard Excellence in Anatomy Scholarship, 2012.

Ratings & Reviews

The following ratings and reviews are based on verified feedback collected from independently administered patient experience surveys. The ratings and comments submitted by patients reflect their own views and opinions. Patient identities are withheld to ensure confidentiality and privacy. Learn more about our Patient Experience Ratings.

Ratings Breakdown

Overall Care

5.0

Explained Things Clearly

5.0

Showed Courtesy & Respect

5.0

Discussed Treatment Options

5.0

Recommend Provider

5.0

Patient Comments

5 out of 5 (113 ratings, 13 comments)

05/06/2024

I was overwhelmed with the kindness this provider showed towards me and my wife. Thank you.

05/02/2024

I was there for information about cancer trials and advice on treatment. The doctor was very helpful and explained everything I asked about. Also called me with additional information.

02/18/2024

Dr. Wookey makes me feel like I'm her only patient. She truly cares, takes time to answer all my questions & never makes me feel rushed.

Offices

Fox Chase Cancer Center

333 Cottman Avenue

Philadelphia, PA 19111

Phone: 888-369-2427

Publications

Wookey V, Hall M. Detecting molecular residual disease to inform CRC treatment: are we ready for universal postoperative ctDNA screening? ASCO Daily News. June 16, 2022.

Gile J, Wookey V, Zemla T, Hassan H, Shi Q, Borad M, Bekaii-Saab T, Tran N, Mahipal A. Outcomes following FGFR inhibitor therapy in patients with cholangiocarcinoma: Multi-center single institution cohort experience. Poster Presentation. European Society for Medical Oncology World Congress on Gastrointestinal Cancer Annual Meeting. Barcelona, Spain, June 2022.

Soderberg L, Wookey V, Mitchell J, Jochum J, Tran N, Halfdanarson T, Hubbard J, Graham R, Mathis K, Mahipal A, Jin Z. Clinical outcomes of neoadjuvant treatment strategies in localized mismatch repair-deficient rectal cancer. Poster Presentation. American Society of Clinical Oncology Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium. San Francisco, CA, January 2022.

Wookey V, Mehler S, Stein M, Norton A, Grothey A, Somer B. “Impact of circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) on clinical decisions in the adjuvant setting in patients with colorectal cancer (CRC)”. Poster Presentation. European Society for Medical Oncology World Congress on Gastrointestinal Cancer Annual Meeting [Virtual]. July 2021.

Wookey V, Schwartzberg L. Chapter 52: Hematologic support of the cancer patient; pp 766-784. In Principles and Practice of Palliative Care and Supportive Oncology, 5th edition: Wolters Kluwer; Philadelphia, PA; 2021. Ed: Berger AM, O’Neill JF.

Wookey V, Grothey A. Update on the role of pembrolizumab in patients with unresectable or metastatic colorectal cancer. Therap Adv Gastroenterol. June 2020; 14: 1-9.

Wookey V, Bufalino G, Vidal G, Somer B, Schwartzberg L, Grothey A. “Racial and Socioeconomic disparities in overall survival in colorectal cancer (CRC) at West Cancer Center (WCC), Memphis, TN”. Poster Presentation. American Society of Clinical Oncology Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium. San Francisco, CA, January 2020.