MalaKiranTalekarMDDNB, DCH

Pediatric Hematology & Oncology • Philadelphia, PA

Pediatric Hematologic Oncology, Pediatric Solid Tumor Oncology

Director-Oncology Clinical Development-GlaxoSmithKline; Attending Physician, Peds Heme-Onc, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

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Office
3401 Civic Center Blvd
# Children
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Phone+1 215-590-3025

Fax+1 215-590-4183

Education & Training

Penn State Milton S Hershey Medical CenterFellowship, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, 2011 - 2014
Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaResidency, Pediatrics, 2009 - 2011
Rutgers Health/Newark Beth Israel Medical CenterInternship, Pediatrics, 2008 - 2009
Sir HN Hospital & Research CenterDNB Pediatrics, Pediatrics Residency, 2004 - 2005
Sir HN Hospital & Research CenterDCH Pediatrics, 2001 - 2003
Grant Medical CollegeClass of 2001

Certifications & Licensure

PA State Medical License 2009 - 2024
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Hematology-Oncology
National Board of Examinations, IndiaDiplomate of National Board, Pediatrics

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

NRI of the Year 2013- Student Category TimesNow, India, 2014
Abstract Achievement Award American Society of Hematology, 2013

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

106 citations
Discovery and clinical introduction of first-in-class imipridone ONC201
Joshua E. Allen, C. Leah B. Kline, Varun V. Prabhu, Jessica Wagner, Jo Ishizawa
Oncotarget. 2016-09-01
29 citations
A Multicenter Study of Bacterial Blood Stream Infections in Pediatric Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation Recipients: The Role of Acute Gastrointestinal Graf...
Prakash Satwani, Jason L. Freedman, Sonali Chaudhury, Zhezhen Jin, Anya Levinson
Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation. 2017-04-01
34 citations
Single agent and synergistic combinatorial efficacy of first-in-class small molecule imipridone ONC201 in hematological malignancies.
Varun V. Prabhu, Mala K. Talekar, Amriti R. Lulla, C. Leah B. Kline, Lanlan Zhou
Cell Cycle. 2018-02-19

Grant Support

Young Investigator AwardASCO's Conquer Cancer Foundation2015–Present