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Office
1240 Lee St
Charlottesville, VA 22908Phone+1 434-924-9333
Education & Training
- University of Arkansas for Medical SciencesFellowship, Hematology and Medical Oncology, 2012 - 2015
- University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of MedicineResidency, Internal Medicine, 2009 - 2012
- Government Medical College ChandigrahClass of 2004
Certifications & Licensure
- VA State Medical License 2016 - 2026
- AR State Medical License 2014 - 2016
- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine Hematology
- American Board of Internal Medicine Medical Oncology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Excellence in Clinical Care University of Virginia, Department of Medicine, 2019
- Fellow, American College of Physicians American College of Physicians, 2019
Clinical Trials
- Testing the Addition of M6620 (VX-970, Berzosertib) to Usual Chemotherapy and Radiation for Head and Neck Cancer Start of enrollment: 2017 Apr 17
- Radiation Therapy With Durvalumab or Cetuximab in Treating Patients With Locoregionally Advanced Head and Neck Cancer Who Cannot Take Cisplatin Start of enrollment: 2018 Apr 03
- A Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Autogene Cevumeran (RO7198457) in Combination With Pembrolizumab Versus Pembrolizumab Alone in Participants With Previously Untreated Advanced Melanoma. Start of enrollment: 2019 Jan 08
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 21 citationsPre-diagnosis blood glucose and prognosis in women with breast cancer.Behjatolah Monzavi-Karbassi, Rhonda Gentry, Varinder Kaur, Eric R. Siegel, Fariba Jousheghany
Cancer & Metabolism. 2016-04-06 - 44 citationsClinical characteristics, molecular profile and outcomes of myeloid sarcoma: a single institution experience over 13 years.Kaur, Swami A, Daisy Alapat, Abdallah Ao, Pooja Motwani
Hematology. 2018-01-01 - 30 citationsSystemic Therapy for Melanoma: ASCO Guideline Update.Rahul Seth, Sanjiv S Agarwala, Hans Messersmith, Krishna C Alluri, Paolo A Ascierto
Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2023-10-20
Journal Articles
- Addressing Opioid-Associated Constipation Using Quality Oncology Practice Initiative Scores and Plan-Do-Study-Act CyclesVarinder Kaur, MD, Sajjad Haider, MD, Appalanaidu Sasapu, MD, Paulette Mehta, MD, Konstantinos Arnaoutakis, MD, Issam Makhoul, MD, Journal of Oncology Practice, 10/31/2016
- PTHrP(12-48) localization is intracellular and it inhibits cell proliferation and osteoclastogenesisKaur V, Kamalakar A,Akel N, Leitzel K, Allan L, Suva LJ, Cancer Research 75(15 Supplement):1041-1041, 8/1/2015
Abstracts/Posters
- Tracking Circulating Tumor HPV DNA with Early Cessation of Radiotherapy in Oropharynx CancerZS Rentiya, J Garneau, V Kaur, PW Read, NS Kalman, KL Fedder, E Dowling, DC Shonka, C McLaughlin, International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics, Washington, D.C., 10/1/2024
- Trial in Progress: CTEP 10492, A Phase 1/1b Study of the AKT Inhibitor Ipatasertib with Chemoradiation for Locally Advanced Head and Neck Squamous Cell CarcinomaMD Mattes, H Willers, Y Lin, LA Gharzai, E Alesi, CE Lominska, S Kim, M Haigentz, V Kaur, S Arnold, T Synold, JS Gutkind, L Wirth, A Hanker, R Said, LL Siu, SK Jabbour, International Journal of Radiation Oncology* Biology* Physics, Washington, D.C., 10/1/2024
- 879P VERSATILE-002: Survival with first-line treatment with PDS0101 therapeutic vaccine and pembrolizumab in HPV16-positive recurrent/metastatic head and neck squamous...J Weiss, J Kaczmar, KJ Harrington, R Mehra, F Worden, R Zinner, A Giri, H Kang, S Najeeb, T Panella, A Sukari, C Grant, V Kaur, S Jones, D Schaaf, K Price, Annals of Oncology, 9/1/2024
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Authored Content
- PARP Inhibitors As Single Agents or Combination Therapy in Melanoma: Where Do We Stand?July 2022
- Combination Immunotherapy and BRAF/MEK Inhibitor Therapy for BRAFV600-Mutated Advanced Melanoma: Are We There Yet?April 2021
Press Mentions
- Immunotherapy for the Treatment of Head and Neck CancersApril 27th, 2021
- CME Information - May 2018January 28th, 2018
- High Blood Sugar Elevates Breast Cancer RisksJune 9th, 2015
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Committees
- Member, American Board of Internal Medicine Medical Oncology Item Writing Task Force 2023 - Present
- Member, American Society of Clinical Oncology Self Evaluation Program (ASCO-SEP) Medical Oncology Self-Evaluation Program 2023 - Present
- Member, ACP Virginia Chapter Governor's Advisory Council 2022 - Present
- Member, American Society of Clinical Oncology Educational Book Expert Panel 2020 - Present
- Member, ASCO Systemic Therapy for Melanom Guidelines Panel 2018 - Present
- Member, ORIEN Scientific Review Committee 2017 - Present
- Member, ASCO/ABIM Test Material Development Subcommittee 2019 - 2021
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Other Languages
- Punjabi, Hindi
External Links
- publonshttps://publons.com/author/1499975/varinder-kaur#profile
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