Dr. Farah Zeba Zia is a board-certified physician, specializing in medical oncology, with sub-specialization in breast and gynecologic cancers. She received her Doctor of Medicine Degree from The George Washington University School of Medicine, subsequently completing a residency in internal medicine from the George Washington University Hospital. Dr. Zia continued her training at the National Institutes of Health, completing a dual fellowship in Hematology and Oncology. She gained invaluable experience in oncology drug development and clinical trials during her tenure as a Medical Oncology Branch Fellow, and through participation in a Cancer Therapy Evaluation Program (CTEP/DCTD) Fellowship.
After working as community oncologist in Fairfax VA, Dr. Zia returned to the NIH to pursue her interest in investigative medicine, joining DCTD in 2007 as a Medical Officer. Currently, Dr. Zia serves as The Director of the Section of Clinical Research and Education in Integrative Oncology, with a focus on Integrative and Whole Person Health, especially as it relates to women with breast and gynecologic malignancies, across the cancer care continuum. She is an active member of the Warren G. Magnuson Clinical Center Medical Staff and continues patient care through the Center for Cancer Research (CCR) Women’s Malignancies Branch (WMB), where she is an associate investigator on several breast and gynecologic cancer clinical trials. Dr. Zia has been recognized by Washingtonian Magazine as a Top Doctor in the field of Medical Oncology, as well as being recognized by Marquis Who’s Who in America as a Top Doctor and Clinical Researcher.