AbhishekKumarMD
Radiation Oncology • Durham, NCRadiation Oncology Resident (Duke 2021-2025) Preliminary Medicine Resident (UC San Diego 2020-2021)
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Office
20 Duke Medicine Circle
Durham, NC 27705Phone+1 919-660-2100Fax+1 919-668-7345- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- I am a radiation oncology resident physician passionate about improving patients' quality and quantity of life. I hope to contribute to innovating cancer care with cost-effective technologies everyone has access to. I also want to find ways to implement digital solutions to improve patient education and decrease administrative burden in health care.
My research interests include cost-effectiveness in oncology, the validity of using observational big data for comparative effectiveness, oncologic outcomes of Veterans, and health disparities.
Education & Training
Duke University HospitalResidency, Radiation Oncology, 2021 - 2025
University of California (San Diego) Medical CenterInternship, Preliminary Year, 2020 - 2021
University of California San Diego School of MedicineClass of 2020, MD
University of California San Diego School of MedicineMAS, Clinical Research, 2018 - 2019- Duke UniversityBSE, Biomedical Engineering, 2006 - 2011
Certifications & Licensure
NC State Medical License 2021 - 2025
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Genitourinary Cancers Symposium Merit Award for "Association of multiparametric MRI findings on Oncologic Outcomes in Non-Palpable Localized Prostate Cancer" American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), 2024
- Genitourinary Cancers Symposium Merit Award for "Utilization of local treatment modalities and surveillance in veterans with early stage renal cell carcinoma" American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), 2023
- High scored abstract, "Impact of Operability Bias on Outcomes in Veterans with Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer Receiving Trimodality Therapy" American College of Radiation Oncology (ACRO), 2023
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Role of radiation in oligometastases and oligoprogression in metastatic non-small cell lung cancer: consensus and controversy.Abhishek Kumar, Joseph K Salama> ;Expert Review of Respiratory Medicine. 2023 Dec 26
- Transoral Surgery in HPV-Positive Oropharyngeal Carcinoma: Oncologic Outcomes in the Veterans Affairs System.Faraji F, Kumar A, Voora R, Soliman SI, Cherry D, Courtney PT, Finegersh A, Guo T, Cohen E, Califano JA, Mell L, Rose B, Orosco RK> ;The Laryngoscope. 2023-05-31
- 2 citationsAssociations Between Intraductal Prostate Cancer and Metastases Following Radical Prostatectomy in Men With Prostate Cancer in the Veterans Affairs Database.Tyler J Nelson, Abhishek Kumar, Vinit Nalawade, Taylor Nonato, Ahmed Shabaik, Andres Roma, Brent S Rose, Rana R McKay> ;Clinical Genitourinary Cancer. 2023 Aug 1
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Authored Content
- The Commencement Speech You Missed This YearJune 2020
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