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Office
20 Duke Medicine Cir
Durham, NC 27710Phone+1 919-660-2100
Summary
- I am a radiation oncology resident physician passionate about improving patients' quality and quantity of life. I hope to contribute to innovating cancer care with cost-effective technologies everyone has access to. I also want to find ways to implement digital solutions to improve patient education and decrease administrative burden in health care.
My research interests include cost-effectiveness in oncology, the validity of using observational big data for comparative effectiveness, oncologic outcomes of Veterans, and health disparities.
Education & Training
- Duke University HospitalResidency, Radiation Oncology, 2021 - 2025
- University of California (San Diego) Medical CenterInternship, Preliminary Year, 2020 - 2021
- University of California San Diego School of MedicineClass of 2020, MD
- University of California San Diego School of MedicineMAS, Clinical Research, 2018 - 2019
- Duke UniversityBSE, Biomedical Engineering, 2006 - 2011
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 2024 - 2026
- NC State Medical License 2021 - 2025
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Genitourinary Cancers Symposium Merit Award for "Association of multiparametric MRI findings on Oncologic Outcomes in Non-Palpable Localized Prostate Cancer" American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), 2024
- Genitourinary Cancers Symposium Merit Award for "Utilization of local treatment modalities and surveillance in veterans with early stage renal cell carcinoma" American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), 2023
- High scored abstract, "Impact of Operability Bias on Outcomes in Veterans with Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer Receiving Trimodality Therapy" American College of Radiation Oncology (ACRO), 2023
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Transoral Surgery in HPV-Positive Oropharyngeal Carcinoma: Oncologic Outcomes in the Veterans Affairs System.Farhoud Faraji, Abhishek Kumar, Rohith Voora, Shady I Soliman, Daniel Cherry
The Laryngoscope. 2024-01-01 - Role of radiation in oligometastases and oligoprogression in metastatic non-small cell lung cancer: consensus and controversy.Abhishek Kumar, Joseph K Salama
Expert Review of Respiratory Medicine. 2023-12-26 - 5 citationsLong-term risk of carotid stenosis and cerebrovascular disease after radiation therapy for head and neck cancer.David J Carpenter, Pranalee Patel, Donna Niedzwiecki, Mairead Dillon, Alexander K Diaz
Cancer. 2023-10-28
Authored Content
- The Commencement Speech You Missed This YearJune 2020
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