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5255 Loughboro Rd NWWashington, DC 20016
Phone+1 202-537-2000
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Summary
- Dr. Vijay Putatunda is a resident physician located in New Brunswick, NJ who completed his medical education in 2021 at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. He spent two years at the National Cancer Institute at the National Institutes of Health as a Surgical Oncology research fellow, involved both in cancer research efforts and also the care of patients with complex pathologies. His main research interests center around oncology, with a specific interest in colorectal cancer and metastasis biology, and the role of surgery in metastatic disease.
Education & Training
- Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical SchoolClass of 2021
Certifications & Licensure
- NJ State Medical License 2024 - 2025
- DC State Medical License 2023 - 2024
- MD State Medical License 2022 - 2023
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Alumni Award- "Awarded to the student who best demonstrates the high ideals of the medical profession, maintains the highest standards of personal integrity" Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, 2020
- Student Leadership Award- "Presented on the basis of outstanding leadership throughout medical school" Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, 2020
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 1 citationsGenetic, Epigenetic, and Microenvironmental Drivers of Cholangiocarcinoma.Vijay Putatunda, Apinya Jusakul, Lewis Roberts, Xin Wei Wang
The American Journal of Pathology. 2025-03-01 - Effects of location of primary tumor on survival after pulmonary metastasectomy for colorectal cancer.Vijay Putatunda, Frank Villa Hernandez, Max J Freidlin, Chuong D Hoang, Jonathan M Hernandez
Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery. 2025-03-01 - 4 citationsIntrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma: how do hepatectomy outcomes compare to liver metastases and hepatocellular carcinoma?Laurence P Diggs, Alexander M Fagenson, Vijay Putatunda, Kwan Nang Lau, Miral S Grandhi
HPB. 2023-11-01
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