NavkiranKShokarMD

Professor and Chair Dept of Population Health, Associate Dean of Community Affairs, Leader Cancer Prevention and and Control, Dell Medical School at UT Austin

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Office
1601 Trinity Street
Austin, TX 78712

Education & Training

Methodist Hospital (Houston)Residency, Family Medicine, 1996 - 1999
Oxford University Medical SchoolClass of 1992
Cambridge medical schoolClass of 1989

Certifications & Licensure

KS State Medical License 1998 - 2025
TX State Medical License 1999 - 2025
American Board of Family Medicine Family Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Patient-Centered Medical Home Recognition Program National Committee for Quality Assurance, 2014-2017

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

271 citations
Breast Cancer Epidemiology, Prevention, and Screening
Stella Winters, Charmaine Martin, Daniel Murphy, Navkiran K. Shokar
Progress in Molecular Biology and Translational Science. 2017-01-01
159 citations
A systematic review and meta-analysis of geographic differences in comorbidities and associated severity and mortality among individuals with COVID-19.
Bhaskar Thakur, Pallavi Dubey, Joseph Benitez, Joshua P. Torres, Sireesha Reddy
Scientific Reports. 2021-04-20
35 citations
Attitudes toward Management of Sickle Cell Disease and Its Complications: A National Survey of Academic Family Physicians
Arch G. Mainous, Rebecca J. Tanner, Christopher A. Harle, Richard Baker, Navkiran Shokar
Anemia. 2015-02-22

Journal Articles

Decision-Making Preferences Among Older Hispanics Participating in a Colorectal Cancer (CRC) Screening Program
Jennifer C Molokwu, Navkiran Shokar, Eribeth Penaranda, Journal of Community Health

Press Mentions

An Ounce of Prevention: A Community's CureJune 28th, 2022
‘Strategic Menu’ of Noninvasive Options Needed to Boost Colorectal Cancer Screening RatesJuly 23rd, 2019
CPRIT Enters 10th Year of Working with Cancer ResearchNovember 14th, 2017

Grant Support

Colorectal Cancer Screening In A Diverse PopulationNational Cancer Institute2010
Colorectal Cancer Screening In A Diverse PopulationNational Cancer Institute2006–2009