Bio
Yehoda M. Martei, MD, MSCE is an attending physician in the Division of Hematology-Oncology at Penn. She completed her medical degree at Yale School of Medicine and residency at University of California, San Francisco Medical Center and Hospital, followed by a fellowship at Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Martei’s research focuses on evaluating and improving access to cancer medicines and treatment outcomes in breast cancer patients in sub-Saharan Africa and assessing the impact of access to essential medicines for cancer treatment, on clinical outcomes among cancer patients in low- and middle-income countries. Dr. Martei has also worked on the World Health Organization Steering Committee/Union for International Cancer Control Task Team for updating the Model List of Essential Medicines for Cancer and the Steering Committee for the Medicine Patent Policy: “Feasibility of expanding the Medicines Patent Pool’s scope to include all patented essential medicines.”
