Ebenezer A. Kio, MD

Medical Oncologist

Dr. Ebenezer Kio is a board-certified medical oncologist and hematologist. Prior to joining us Dr. Kio was an attending physician in hematology and medical oncology at the Southern Ohio Medical Center cancer center in Portsmouth, Ohio, and also served as chairman of the cancer committee and a clinical instructor at Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine in Northfield, Ohio.

Dr. Kio received his Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery from the University of Benin in Benin City, Nigeria. He completed internships at University College Hospital in Ibadan, Nigeria, University Hospital of the West Indies in Kingston, Jamaica, and Spanish Town Hospital in St. Catherine, Jamaica. Dr. Kio completed a residency in primary care and internal medicine at Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center and Cook County Hospital in Chicago. He completed a hematology and oncology fellowship at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, S.C. where he received an Amgen Fellowship Award.

In addition to his fellowship, Dr. Kio has been awarded the Professor Hill Prize for Best Student in Pathology and John Aghaowa Memorial Prize for Best Student in Pathology, both from the University of Benin, Benin, Nigeria; the University of Benin Scholar's Award for Best Student in the Faculty of Medicine, 1989 and 1991-93; and Mobil Oil Nigerian Universities Scholar Award, 1990-94.

Dr. Kio has participated in research in leukemia and lymphoma. He has published articles and abstracts on breast cancer, sickle cell disease and leukemia. He has also lectured on several topics related to cancer, including screening and oncologic emergencies. At Goshen Center for Cancer Care, Dr. Kio provides general oncology and hematology care with a special interest in lung cancer.

Previous Position
Attending Physician, Hematology and Medical Oncology,
Cancer Center, Southern Ohio Medical Center, Portsmouth, Ohio

Education
Bachelor of Medicine, University of Benin, Benin City, Nigeria
Bachelor of Surgery, University of Benin, Benin City, Nigeria

Residency
Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center and Cook County Hospital, Chicago

Fellowship
Hematology and Oncology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, S.C.

Board Certification
Diplomate in Internal Medicine, Hematology/Medical Oncology, American Board of Internal Medicine

Licensure
Indiana, Ohio and South Carolina

Professional Memberships
American College of Physicians
American Society of Clinical Oncology
American Society of Hematology
Ohio Medical Association