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Alok Khorana, MD, Oncology, Cleveland, OH, Cleveland Clinic

AlokA.KhoranaMD

Oncology • Cleveland, OH

Gastrointestinal Cancer, Hematologic Oncology

Professor of Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine; Sondra and Stephen Hardis Endowed Chair in Oncology Research; Director GI Malignancies Program; Vice-Chair (Faculty Development), Taussig Cancer Inst, Cleveland Clinic

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Summary

  • Alok A. Khorana, M.D., F.A.C.P, F.A.S.C.O, is Professor of Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, the Sondra and Stephen Hardis Chair in Oncology Research, Vice-Chair for Clinical Services of the Taussig Cancer Institute (part of Case Comprehensive Cancer Center) and Director of the Gastrointestinal Malignancies Program at the Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio. His clinical and translational research program focuses on predictive factors and drug development in cancer-associated thrombosis and gastrointestinal cancers and has been funded by grants from the National Cancer Institute, the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, the Hardis Family, the Porter Family Fund, VeloSano, the Cleveland Clinic Center for Excellence, the Scott Hamilton CARES Initiative, Stand Up To Cancer (Colorectal Cancer “Dream Team”) and the V Foundation.

    Dr. Khorana received his medical degree from Maharaja Sayajirao University’s Medical College in Baroda (now Vadodara, Gujarat), India. His postdoctoral training included a residency in internal medicine at the University at Buffalo in New York and a fellowship in hematology/oncology at the University of Rochester, New York. He is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians and in 2018 was elected Fellow of the American Society of Clinical Oncology.

    Dr. Khorana is Past Chair of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Clinical Practice Guidelines Panel (CPGC), Chair of ASCO CPGC’s Pancreas Cancer Working Group, Co-Chair of ASCO CPGC’s Multisite Advisory Group and Co-Chair of the ASCO Guidelines Panel on Resectable Pancreas Cancer. He is currently Chair of the Medical and Scientific Advisory Board of the National Blood Clot Association. He has also served or serves on the ASCO Scientific Program Committee and multiple Guidelines/Guidance Panels.

Education & Training

  • University of Rochester
    University of RochesterFellowship, Hematology and Medical Oncology, 1999 - 2002
  • University at Buffalo
    University at BuffaloResidency, Internal Medicine, 1996 - 1999
  • Baroda Medical College
    Baroda Medical CollegeClass of 1995

Certifications & Licensure

  • OH State Medical License
    OH State Medical License 2013 - 2024
  • NY State Medical License
    NY State Medical License 2002 - 2014
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Medical Oncology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Maria and Sam Miller Professional Excellence Award for Scientific Achievement in Clinical Research Cleveland Clinic, 2019
  • Teacher of the Year (Medical Oncology) Cleveland Clinic, 2018
  • Sondra and Stephen Hardis Endowed Chair in Oncology Research Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 2013
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Do Patients with Pancreatic Body or Tail Cancer Benefit from Adjuvant Therapy?A Cohort Study  
    Alok Khorana, MD, ScienceDirect
  • An optimized patient-reported ulcerative colitis disease activity measure derived from the Mayo score and the simple clinical colitis activity index  
    Bewtra Meenakshi, Brensinger Colleen M, Tomov Vesselin T, Hoang Tram B, Sokach Carly E, Siegel Corey A, Lewis James D, Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, 6/1/2014
  • Diagnosis of Dry Eye Disease and Emerging Technologies  
    Zeev MS, Miller DD, Latkany R, Clin Opthalmol, 3/1/2014
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Books/Book Chapters

  • On Freud’s ‘The Unconscious’. 
    Ahktar, S. and O’neil, M.K.IPA/Karnac Books, London, United Kingdom2013
  • The Electrified Mind: Personality Development, Psychopathology, and Treatment in the Era of Cell Phones and the Internet. 
    Chapter: The cell phone-internet lexicon: overview and implications. 
    Page 1 - 20Ahktar, S. and Nayar, K.Editors: Ahktar, S.Jason Aronson, Lanham, MD2011
  • Cecil Essentials of Medicine 
    Chapter: Cancer Biology. 
    Khorana AA and Burtness BAEditors: Andreoli et al.Edition 8th,2010
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Abstracts/Posters

  • Meta-Analysis and Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Low-Dose Direct Oral Anticoagulant for the Prevention of Cancer Associated Thrombosis
    Alok A Khorana, 61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting, Orlando, FL, 12/9/2019
  • Extended Mutational Profiling By MSK-IMPACTTM Identifies Mutations Predicting Thromboembolic Risk in Patients with Solid Tumor MalignancyClinically Relevant Abstract
    Alok A Khorana, 61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting, Orlando, FL, 12/9/2019
  • Biomarker Assessment of Venous Thromboembolism in Cancer Patients Receiving Checkpoint Blockade
    Alok A Khorana, 61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting, Orlando, FL, 12/9/2019
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Lectures

  • Cancer Associated Thrombosis Is Associated with Higher Mortality across All Khorana Score Risk Levels 
    61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting - Orlando, FL - 12/7/2019
  • What's New in VTE? Evaluating the Latest Evidence and Grades of Recommendation 
    60th American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting - 11/30/2018
  • Generosity: Normal and Pathological 
    Weill Cornell Medical School, New York, NY - 10/15/2014
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Other

  • Vaginal Hysterectomy. Videotape 
    Ling FW, Shull B, Hurt G, Stovall TG, Porges R, Lipscomb GH, Copyright: Council on Resident Education in Obstetrics and Gynecology
    1/1/1995

Press Mentions

  • ‘I’m Terminal’ at 60: Why Are Colorectal Cancer Patients Getting Younger?
    ‘I’m Terminal’ at 60: Why Are Colorectal Cancer Patients Getting Younger?March 1st, 2023
  • Blood Test Could Help Predict Which Patients with Colon Cancer Need Chemotherapy After Surgery: Study
    Blood Test Could Help Predict Which Patients with Colon Cancer Need Chemotherapy After Surgery: StudyJanuary 17th, 2023
  • Blood Test Could Help Predict Which Patients with Colon Cancer Need Chemotherapy After Surgery: Study
    Blood Test Could Help Predict Which Patients with Colon Cancer Need Chemotherapy After Surgery: StudyJanuary 16th, 2023
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Grant Support

  • Risk Factors For Venous Thromboembolism In Cancer Patients Receiving ChemotherapyNational Cancer Institute2006–2010

Hospital Affiliations

Dr. Alok Khorana, Dr. Alok Khorana, MD, Dr. A Khorana, Dr. Alok A. Khorana