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Ravi Amaravadi, MD, Oncology, Philadelphia, PA

RaviKAmaravadiMD

Oncology Philadelphia, PA

Hematologic Oncology, Melanoma

Associate Professor, Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine

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  • Office

    3400 Civic Center Blvd
    Fl 23
    Philadelphia, PA 19104
    Phone+1 215-615-5858
    Fax+1 215-615-3349

Education & Training

  • University of Pennsylvania Health System
    University of Pennsylvania Health SystemFellowship, Hematology and Medical Oncology, 2003 - 2006
  • Brigham and Women's Hospital
    Brigham and Women's HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 2000 - 2003
  • Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
    Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineClass of 2000
  • Columbia University
    Columbia UniversityB.A., Biochemistry, Magna Cum Laude, 1996

Certifications & Licensure

  • PA State Medical License
    PA State Medical License 2003 - 2024
  • MA State Medical License
    MA State Medical License 2002 - 2004

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • 2011 Most Cited Article in Clinical Cancer Research 2013
  • Steinberg Scholar Abramson Cancer Center, 2012
  • CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012-2013
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Efficacy and Safety of Hydroxychloroquine vs Placebo for Pre-Exposure SARS-CoV-2 Prophylaxis Among Health Care Workers  
    Matthew C Hyman, Ian Frank, Scott E Hensley, Saar Gill, Dan T Vogl, Ivan Maillard, Daria V Babushok, Alexander C Huang, Sunita D Nasta, Jennifer C Walsh, Michael C Mil..., JAMA Internal Medicine
  • Age Correlates with Response to Anti-PD1, Reflecting Age-Related Differences in Intratumoral Effector and Regulatory T-cell Populations  
    Zeynep Eroglu, Iman Osman, Theodore S Nowicki, Antoni Ribas, Michael A Davies, Farbod Darvishian, Daniel Y Wang, Douglas B Johnson, Ravi K Amaravadi, Clinical Cancer Research
  • Autophagy in malignant transformation and cancer progression  
    Galluzzi L, Pietrocola1 F, Bravo-San Pedro JM, Amaravadi RK, Cecconi F, Codogno P, Debnath J, Karantza V, Kumar S, Levine B, Maiuri MC, Martin S, Penninger J, Piacen..., EMBO J, 1/1/2015
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Books/Book Chapters

Abstracts/Posters

  • Mouse models address key concerns about autophagy inhibition for cancer therapy.
    Amaravadi RK, Debnath J, Cancer Discovery, 1/1/2014
  • PUMA: a puzzle piece in chloroquine's antimelanoma activity.
    Amaravadi RK, Journal of Investigative Dermatology, 1/1/2013
  • Efficacy, Safety and Pharmacokinetics of a new formulation of the BRAF inhibitor dabrafenib in combination with the MEK1/2 inhibitor trametinib from Part D of a Phase ...
    R. Amaravadi, R. Kudchadkar, R. Gonzalez, D. Lawrence, J. Sosman, J.R. Infante, A. Daud, R. F. Kefford, J. Cebon, W. Sharfman, L. Schuchter, P. Boasberg, K. Lewis, K...., J Clin Oncology; American Society of Clinical Oncology annual meeting, 1/1/2013
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Lectures

  • Targeting Autophagy in Cancer 
    University of Arizona Cancer Center, Tucson, AZ - 1/1/2015
  • Advances in Melanoma 
    1/1/2015
  • Targeted therapies for melanoma. 
    1/1/2015
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Authored Content

  • SMR 2021: Elevating the Standards for Virtual MeetingsNovember 2021

Press Mentions

  • Penn Medicine, Wistar Institute Get $11.7M NCI Grant to Develop Potential Melanoma Treatments
    Penn Medicine, Wistar Institute Get $11.7M NCI Grant to Develop Potential Melanoma TreatmentsSeptember 24th, 2021
  • Penn Medicine and Wistar Institute Receive $11.7 Million Grant to Treat Melanoma
    Penn Medicine and Wistar Institute Receive $11.7 Million Grant to Treat MelanomaSeptember 24th, 2021
  • Penn Medicine and Wistar Secure $11.7 Million SPORE Grant for Three Melanoma Research Projects
    Penn Medicine and Wistar Secure $11.7 Million SPORE Grant for Three Melanoma Research ProjectsSeptember 22nd, 2021
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