Bio

Dr. Amma Agyemang is a Gynecologic Oncologist with LSU Health Sciences Center’s Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology.  She was born in Los Angeles, CA and raised in Accra, Ghana. She received a B.S. in biochemistry and molecular biology from the State University of New York at Albany and a MD, Ph.D. in immunology from Harvard university. While at Harvard medical school, she was passionate about healthcare in underserved communities. She developed health education programs for teens, coordinated annual health fairs at community health centers, volunteered in a homeless women’s shelter and conducted health screenings in a mobile health clinic. After graduating from medical school, she completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) where she conducted translational research on regulation of the immune system during autoimmune and autoinflammatory diseases. Dr. Agyemang completed her residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Boston Medical Center where she solidified her interest in the prevention and eradication of gynecological cancers. She conducted research on the early detection of precancerous anal and cervical lesions in women living with HIV (WLHIV) and contributed to the development of an algorithm for screening in this population. In addition, she investigated and developed protocol for enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) in gynecologic surgery in the Obstetrics and Gynecology department at Boston Medical Center.  After residency, she completed a T32 postdoctoral research fellowship and a clinical fellowship in gynecologic oncology at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center in Buffalo, NY.  In fellowship, her research involved basic science and translational research into immunotherapeutic strategies for ovarian cancer. In addition, she investigated immune cell trafficking within the ovarian tumor microenvironment in a first in human clinical trial.

Dr. Agyemang is excited continue to build on these experiences at LSU New Orleans. Her current research is focused broadly on the shared cell signaling networks implicated in inflammation and malignancy, translational research and clinical trials involving immunotherapy and gynecologic malignancies.  She loves to spend time with family and friends, and enjoys cooking, yoga and running.