Titles and Roles
- Assistant Professor, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine
- Emory University School of Medicine
- Cancer Rehabilitation Specialist
- Adrenal Cancer
- Anal Cancer
- Appendix Cancer
- Bladder Cancer
- Brain and Spine Tumors
- Breast Cancer
- Cervical Cancer
- Colorectal Cancer
- Esophageal Cancer
- Gallbladder Cancer
- Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor
- Head and Neck Cancer
- Kidney Cancer
- Leukemia
- Liver Cancer
- Lung Cancer
- Lymphoma
- Melanoma
- Multiple Myeloma
- Neuroendocrine Tumors
- Ocular Melanoma
- Ovarian Cancer
- Pancreatic Cancer
- Penile Cancer
- Prostate Cancer
- Sarcoma
- Stomach Cancer
- Testicular Cancer
- Thyroid Cancer
- Uterine Cancer
Biography
Sonal Oza, MD, is assistant professor in the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine at Emory University School of Medicine. Dr. Oza is a board-certified physician in physical medicine and rehabilitation (PM&R) with fellowship training in cancer rehabilitation medicine. Her goal is to maximize and restore physical function for individuals with cancer.
Dr. Oza develops personalized, comprehensive rehabilitation plans to treat musculoskeletal and neurological conditions resulting from cancer and its treatment. Examples include muscle spasms, joint pain, neuropathy, radiation fibrosis syndrome, fatigue, pelvic pain and bowel/bladder changes, and difficulty with balance and mobility.
Prior to joining Emory, Dr. Oza was an attending physician at Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah Health in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Dr. Oza holds professional memberships with American Society of Clinical Oncology and American Academy of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation.
Education
Dr. Oza completed her residency in physical medicine and rehabilitation at Northwestern University/McGaw Medical Center/Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago in Chicago, Illinois, and her fellowship in cancer rehabilitation at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City, New York.
Research
Dr. Oza has research interests in patient reported outcomes, care delivery and exercise engagement. She has ongoing projects relating to measuring physical function in clinical practice, identifying rehabilitation needs before and after breast cancer surgery, and describing physical exercise participation among racially diverse breast cancer survivors.
Publications
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