Fumiko Chino

Fumiko Chino, MD is a cancer researcher, Assistant Attending in Radiation Oncology, and co-Lead of the Affordability Working Group at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. She graduated medical school (2014) and completed residency at Duke School of Medicine (2019, Chief Resident). She served as the Teaching Value Fellow (2019) and is currently a Director at the Costs of Care group, a NGO focused on affordability in health care. She is the recipient of the inaugural 2022 ASCO Excellence in Equity Award. Her research is focused on the financial toxicity of cancer care, health care disparities and access, patient reported outcomes, shared decision making, survivorship and end-of-life care. Her work has been published in Lancet Oncology, JAMA Internal Medicine, JAMA Oncology, Cancer, and the ASCO Education Book and her commentary on healthcare reform and cancer care has been featured in JAMA Oncology, The Los Angeles Times, and The Conversation. Her work has been covered by national news media outlets including the New York Times, Forbes, NPR, and NBC News. She has received research support from the NIH, Radiation Oncology Institute, and the Chanel Foundation and she has spoken across the US and internationally on health equity and the costs of cancer care.