MelodyCobleighMD

Professor of Medicine, Rush Medical College

Overview of Dr. Cobleigh

Dr. Melody Cobleigh is an oncologist in Chicago, IL and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Rush University Medical Center, Rush Oak Park Hospital, and Loyola University Medical Center. She received her medical degree from Rush Medical College of Rush University Medical Center and has been in practice 42 years. Dr. Cobleigh accepts several types of health insurance, listed below. She is one of 58 doctors at Rush University Medical Center and one of 19 doctors at Rush Oak Park Hospital who specialize in Oncology. She has more than 100 publications and over 500 citings.

Office
1725 W Harrison St
Suite 1010
Chicago, IL 60612
Book by Phone+1(872) 328-7445

Education & Training

Indiana University School of MedicineFellowship, Hematology and Medical Oncology, 1979 - 1981
Rush University Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1977 - 1979
Rush University Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1976 - 1976
Rush Medical College of Rush University Medical CenterClass of 1975

Certifications & Licensure

IL State Medical License 1977 - 2026
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Medical Oncology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2003-2017
Chicago Magazine: Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014
America's Top Doctors for Cancer Castle Connolly, 2005-2013
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012
Chicago Magazine - Women's Health Castle Connolly, 2011
Redbook Magazine: Top Breast Cancer Doctors Castle Connolly, 2001
Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com
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Clinical Trials

Hormone Therapy in Treating Postmenopausal Women With Receptor-Positive Breast Cancer Start of enrollment: 1995 Oct 01
Completed
Phase 3
Hormone Replacement Therapy for Hot Flashes and/or Vaginal Symptoms in Postmenopausal Women Receiving Tamoxifen for Breast Cancer Start of enrollment: 2000 Nov 28
Completed
Phase 3
Paclitaxel With or Without Bevacizumab in Treating Patients With Locally Recurrent or Metastatic Breast Cancer Start of enrollment: 2002 Jan 29
Completed
Phase 3
Radiation Therapy With or Without Trastuzumab in Treating Women With Ductal Carcinoma In Situ Who Have Undergone Lumpectomy Start of enrollment: 2008 Nov 10
Active, not recruiting
Phase 3
Neratinib +/- Fulvestrant in Metastatic HER2 Non-amplified But HER2 Mutant Breast Cancer Start of enrollment: 2012 Dec 11
Completed
Phase 2
S1207 Hormone Therapy With or Without Everolimus in Treating Patients With Breast Cancer Start of enrollment: 2013 Sep 12
Active, not recruiting
Phase 3
Trial of ZW25 (Zanidatamab) in Patients With Advanced HER2-expressing Cancers Start of enrollment: 2016 Sep 30
Active, not recruiting
Phase 1
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

2321 citations
Paclitaxel plus Bevacizumab versus Paclitaxel Alone for Metastatic Breast Cancer
Kathy D. Miller, Molin Wang, Julie Gralow, Maura N. Dickler, Melody A. Cobleigh
The New England Journal of Medicine. 2007-12-27
42 citations
Should multicentric disease be an absolute contraindication to the use of breast-conserving therapy?
William F. Hartsell, D. Recine, Katherine L. Griem, Melody A. Cobleigh, Thomas R. Witt
International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics. 1994-08-30
194 citations
Genetic testing in an ethnically diverse cohort of high-risk women: a comparative analysis of BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations in American families of European and African an...
Rita Nanda, L. Philip Schumm, Shelly Cummings, James D. Fackenthal, Lise Sveen
JAMA. 2005-10-19

Journal Articles

Can Chimerism Explain breast/ovarian Cancers in BRCA Non-Carriers from BRCA-Positive Families?
Lydia Usha, Melody Cobleigh, PLoS One

Press Mentions

Dr. Janet Wolter, Oncologist and Cancer Researcher at Rush, DiesFebruary 9th, 2020

Insurance Accepted

Aetna Choice POS II
Aetna HMO
BCBS Blue Card PPO
BCBS Illinois PPO
CIGNA HMO
CIGNA Open Access
CIGNA PPO
First Health PPO
Great West PPO
Humana ChoiceCare Network PPO
Multiplan PHCS PPO
Multiplan PPO
United Healthcare - Direct Choice Plus POS
United Healthcare - Direct Options PPO
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