LauraBorgenheimerVaterMDMPH

Gastrointestinal Cancer

Gastrointestinal Oncologist and Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine, Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center

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Laura Vater, MD is an Oncologist based in Indianapolis, IN, specializing in Gastrointestinal Cancer. She is part of the 2017 class of Indiana University School of Medicine, where she also completed a Fellowship in Hematology and Medical Oncology from 2020-2022, and a Residency in Internal Medicine 2017-2020. Dr. Vater also holds an MPH from the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School and a BS from the University of Notre Dame. She's a published author with several works, the most cited being about goals of care communication for advanced-stage cancer patients. Among her accolades are the Walter J Daly Award for Outstanding Resident in 2020, membership in the Gold Humanism Honor Society, and inclusion in the Indiana University School of Medicine's Honor Roll: Exemplar of Professionalism, both in 2018.

Indiana University School of MedicineFellowship, Hematology and Medical Oncology, 2020 - 2022
Indiana University School of MedicineResidency, Internal Medicine, 2017 - 2020
Indiana University School of MedicineClass of 2017
University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public HealthMPH, 2011 - 2013
University of Notre DameBS, 2006 - 2010

Walter J Daly Award for Outstanding Resident Indiana University, 2020
Gold Humanism Honor Society 2018
Indiana University School of Medicine Honor Roll: Exemplar of Professionalism 2018

PubMed

The SMILE scale: a wellness behavioral tool for patients with cancer.
Laura B Vater, Ali Ajrouch, Patrick O Monahan, Laura Jennewein, Yan Han
Quality of Life Research. 2024-12-01
2 citations
Fluoropyrimidine Cardiotoxicity: Incidence, Outcomes, and Safety of Rechallenge.
Laura B Vater, Bénédicte Lefebvre, Anita Turk, Suparna C Clasen
Current Oncology Reports. 2022-07-01
8 citations
Goals of care communication and higher-value care for patients with advanced-stage cancer: A systematic review of the evidence.
Larry D. Cripe, Laura B. Vater, Jason A. Lilly, Angeline Larimer, Mary Lynn Hoffmann
Patient Education and Counseling. 2021-08-27