Edith Peterson Mitchell

Edith Peterson Mitchell, MD, FACP, FCPP, is Board Certified in Internal Medicine andMedical Oncology and is Clinical Professor, Department of Medicine and Medical Oncologyat Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University and Associate Director forDiversity Programs and Director of the Center to Eliminate Cancer Disparities for the SidneyKimmel Cancer Center at Thomas Jefferson University.

Dr. Mitchell has spent her medical career helping individuals in medically underserved areasto realize that simple changes in lifestyle can have a dramatic impact on cancer care.Through her work, Dr. Mitchell has demonstrated the importance of community service andoutreach especially to those individuals who may not have the means to seek out moreconventional medical advice.

Dr. Mitchell received a bachelor of science in Biochemistry “with distinction” from TennesseeState University and her medical degree from the Medical College of Virginia in Richmond.In 1973, while attending medical school, Dr. Mitchell entered the Air Force and received acommission through the Health Professions Scholarship Program. She entered active dutyafter completion of her internship and residency in Internal Medicine at Meharry MedicalCollege and a fellowship in Medical Oncology at Georgetown University.

Dr. Mitchell’s research in breast, colorectal, and pancreatic cancers and other GImalignancies involves new drug evaluation and chemotherapy, development of newtherapeutic regimens, chemoradiation strategies for combined modality therapy, patientselection criteria and supportive care for patients with gastrointestinal cancer. She travelsnationally and internationally teaching and lecturing on the treatment of gastrointestinalmalignancies.