Adrienne A. Phillips, MD, MPH

Director of Cell Therapy and Bone Marrow Transplantation Northern Regions, RWJBarnabas Health

Dr. Phillips received her undergraduate and medical degree with honors from Brown University. Dr. Phillips received her Master of Public Health from Harvard University. She then received her internal medicine training at New York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center, where she also completed her fellowship in Hematology and Oncology. She was most recently an Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine and Associate Program Director for the Hematology/Medical Oncology fellowship training program at Weill Cornell Medicine. Dr. Phillips specializes in treating patients with HTLV-Related Adult T-Cell Leukemia Lymphoma (ATLL) and stem cell transplantation and cellular therapy for a variety of blood conditions. She is also involved in clinical and translational research specifically dedicated to finding cures for ATLL, which has been presented nationally and internationally.

Dr. Phillips has co-authored numerous publications in journals including Cancer, Journal of Blood Medicine, and Leukemia and Lymphoma. She has also served as an oncology consultant in Africa, the Caribbean and Latin America to share cancer treatment best practices, train physicians and provide updates and recommendations based on recent advances in the field.
 

Philosophy of Care:

Dr. Phillips embraces the multi-disciplinary approach to cancer care atCooperman Barnabas Medical Center. She works collaboratively with the members of the oncology team to ensure access to state of the art treatments and optimal patient outcomes.