PollyANiravathMD

Assistant Professor, Breast Center, Baylor College of Medicine

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Overview of Dr. Niravath

Dr. Polly Niravath is an oncologist in Houston, TX and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital, Houston Methodist Willowbrook Hospital, Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital, Houston Methodist West Hospital, Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital, Houston Methodist Clear Lake Hospital, and St. Luke's Health - Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center. She received her medical degree from University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine and has been in practice 16 years. Dr. Niravath accepts several types of health insurance, listed below. She is one of 90 doctors at Houston Methodist Hospital and one of 97 doctors at St. Luke's Health - Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center who specialize in Oncology. She has more than 40 publications and over 500 citings.

Office
6445 Main St
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Houston, TX 77030
Book by Phone+1(346) 594-6164

Fax+1 713-441-8791

Education & Training

Baylor College of MedicineFellowship, Hematology and Medical Oncology, 2008 - 2011
Baylor College of MedicineResidency, Internal Medicine, 2005 - 2008
University of California, Irvine, School of MedicineClass of 2005

Certifications & Licensure

TX State Medical License 2007 - 2025
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Medical Oncology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012-2013

Clinical Trials

Arimidex With or Without Faslodex In Postmenopausal Women With HR Positive Breast Cancer Start of enrollment: 2007 Dec 01
Completed
Phase 2
HKI-272 for HER2-Positive Breast Cancer and Brain Metastases
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
PHASE2
Treatment for Joint Pains Due to Aromatase Inhibitor Therapy in Breast Cancer Start of enrollment: 2013 Oct 01
Withdrawn
Phase 2
REVIVE: Replens Versus Intra-Vaginal Estrogen for the Treatment of Vaginal Dryness on Aromatase Inhibitor Therapy Start of enrollment: 2013 Sep 01
Recruiting
Phase 2
Scalp Cooling to Prevent Chemo-induced Hair Loss Start of enrollment: 2014 May 15
Active, not recruiting
Not Applicable
High Dose Vitamin D vs Standard Dose Vitamin D Study Start of enrollment: 2013 Dec 01
Terminated
Phase 2
CRIZENT: Crizotinib and Sunitinib in Metastatic Breast Cancer Start of enrollment: 2014 Jun 01
Terminated
Phase 1
Alpelisib/iNOS Inhibitor/Nab-paclitaxel in Patients With HER2 Negative Metaplastic Breast Cancer (MpBC) Start of enrollment: 2023 Jan 12
Recruiting
Phase 2
Roles: Principal Investigator, Contact
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

1 citations
Characterization of the Breast Cancer Liver Metastasis Microenvironment via Machine Learning Analysis of the Primary Tumor Microenvironment.
Dylan A Goodin, Eric Chau, Junjun Zheng, Cailin O'Connell, Anjana Tiwari
Cancer Research Communications. 2024-10-01
11 citations
A Phase 2 Trial of Enhancing Immune Checkpoint Blockade by Stereotactic Radiation and In Situ Virus Gene Therapy in Metastatic Triple-Negative Breast Cancer.
Kai Sun, Yitian Xu, Licheng Zhang, Polly Niravath, Jorge Darcourt
Clinical Cancer Research. 2022-10-14
2 citations
Clinical factors and association with treatment modalities in patients with breast cancer and brain metastases who develop leptomeningeal metastases.
Akshjot Puri, Charisma Mylavarapu, Jiaqiong Xu, Tejal A Patel, Bin S Teh
Breast Cancer Research and Treatment. 2022-06-01

Lectures

Current Treatment Strategies for Metastatic Breast Cancer
2013 International Symposium, San Antonio, Texas, USA
Current Treatment Strategies for Metastatic Breast Cancer
San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, 2013 International Symposium, San Antonio, Texas, USA

Press Mentions

The Eating and Drinking Habits That Affect Your Risk of Breast CancerOctober 11th, 2022
The Eating and Drinking Habits That Affect Your Breast Cancer RiskOctober 11th, 2022
Study Shows the Pain of Carrying Debt Can Be Physical, TooOctober 4th, 2021
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Insurance Accepted

Aetna Choice POS II
Aetna HMO
BCBS Blue Card PPO
BCBS Illinois PPO
BCBS Texas BlueChoice
CIGNA HMO
CIGNA Open Access
CIGNA PPO
First Health PPO
Great West PPO
Humana ChoiceCare Network PPO
Multiplan PHCS PPO
Multiplan PPO
United Healthcare - Direct Choice Plus POS
United Healthcare - Direct Options PPO
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