Emory Faculty
Emory Faculty
Mary Jo Lechowicz, MD
Medical Oncology, Hematology Oncology
Emory Winship Cancer Institute
1365 Clifton Road Northeast, Bldg C, Plaza Level, Atlanta, GA 30322Booking information not available
(404) 778-0519About
Board certified in medical oncology, Mary Jo Lechowicz, MD, has clinical and research interests in hematologic malignancies. Dr. Lechowicz has been a principal investigator and co-principal investigator on a number of national and international clinical trials involving the treatment of patients with virally related cancers, particularly T-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma in particular. She joined Emory from the Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins University where she completed a post-doctoral fellowship in oncology.
Dr. Lechowicz earned her medical degree from SUNY-Syracuse in Syracuse, New York. She completed her internship and residency at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center in New York, New York where she was also a Chief Resident. She then completed a fellowship at the Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland.
Languages
- English
Emory Affiliation
- Emory Clinic - School of Medicine Faculty
- Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University
- Emory Healthcare Network
- Emory Physician Group Practice
Academic Title
- Professor
Academic Profile
Year Started Practicing
- 2003
Locations
Emory Winship Cancer Institute
1365 Clifton Road Northeast
Bldg C, Plaza Level
Atlanta,
GA
30322
Credentials
Education
- Fellowship: John Hopkins Bayview Medical Ctr, Medical Oncology, 2003
- Residency: Columbia Presbyterian Med Ctr, Internal Medicine, 1999
- Internship: Columbia Presbyterian Med Ctr, Internal Medicine, 1997
- Medical Education: SUNY - Syracuse, MD, 1996
Board Certifications
- Medical Oncology, American Board of Internal Medicine, 2004
Awards
- Exemplary Teacher of the Year Award, Emory University, 2019
- Dean's Teaching Award, Emory University School of Medicine, 2018-2019
- Dean's Teaching Award, Emory University School of Medicine, 2012-2013
- Emory University School of Medicine Class of 2013, Senior Superlatives Awards – Student Elected
- "Doctor who could take care of your Grandmother"
- Named "The Dr. Mary Jo Lechowicz Award", 2013
- Emory University School of Medicine Class of 2011, Senior Superlatives Awards – Student Elected
- "Doctor whom you would take your family to in medical subspecialties"
- Named "The Dr. Mary Jo Lechowicz Award", 2011
Professional Memberships
Dr. Lechowicz is currently active in the American Society of Clinical Oncology, the American Society of Hematology, the American Medical Association, the American Association of Medical Colleges and the American Association of Cancer Research. She is a member of the Discovery and Developmental Therapeutics Research Program at Winship Cancer Institute.