Emily z. Touloukian, DO, FASCO

Emily Z. Touloukian, DO, FASCO joined Coastal Cancer Center in 2012 and is board-certified in Medical Oncology, Hematology, and Internal Medicine. She provides comprehensive, state-of-the-art cancer and blood disorder care to patients across Horry County, South Carolina, with a strong commitment to delivering personalized, community-based oncology care.

A native of Bloomington, Indiana, Dr. Touloukian earned her undergraduate degree from Pepperdine University in Malibu, California, and her medical degree from the Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine in Downers Grove, Illinois. She completed her internship and residency in Internal Medicine at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge, Illinois, followed by a fellowship in Hematology and Oncology at Providence Hospital in Southfield, Michigan.

Dr. Touloukian is a nationally recognized leader in community oncology. She serves on the Board of Directors of the Community Oncology Alliance (COA), where she also holds the role of Secretary and co-chairs the COA Patient Advocacy Network, actively advancing federal policies that improve access to high-quality cancer care.

She represents Coastal Cancer Center at the national level with OneOncology and serves on its corporate board. Her longstanding involvement with the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) includes 9 years representing South Carolina on the State Affiliate Council, chairing the council, and serving on ASCO’s Government Relations Committee as well as the Association’s Board of Directors.

At the state and local levels, Dr. Touloukian is a Past President of both the South Carolina Oncology Society and the Medical Society of Horry County.

She is also deeply committed to medical education, having spent more than a decade on the teaching faculty for the Internal Medicine Residency Program at Grand Strand Regional Medical Center, where she served as Subspecialty Education Coordinator for Oncology. She has held an academic appointment as Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine at the University of South Carolina.