
Divya Yerramilli MD MBE
Co-Director, Inpatient Radiation Oncology Consult Service
1275 York AvenueNew York, NY 10065
Overview of Dr. Yerramilli
Dr. Divya Yerramilli is a Radiation Oncologist based in New York, NY, currently serving as an Assistant Attending at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. She completed her medical education at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, followed by residencies at Mass General Brigham/Brigham and Women's Hospital/Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School. Her expertise includes bone pain palliation, oncologic emergencies, and brain metastases. Dr. Yerramilli has contributed to several publications and clinical trials, focusing on topics such as palliative radiation therapy and the management of oncologic emergencies. She also has expertise in medical ethics.
Education & Training
Mass General Brigham/Brigham and Women's Hospital/Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolResidency, Radiation Oncology, 2015 - 2019
Mass General Brigham/Brigham and Women's Hospital/Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolResidency, Radiation Oncology, 2014 - 2018
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaClass of 2014
Duke UniversityBS, Biology, Cum Laude, 2006 - 2010
Certifications & Licensure
FL State Medical License 2023 - Present
NJ State Medical License 2019 - 2027
NY State Medical License 2019 - 2026
MA State Medical License 2019 - 2021
PA State Medical License 2014 - 2015
American Board of Radiology Radiation Oncology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Merit Award Conquer Cancer Foundation of ASCO, 2018
- Scholarship Recipient Mhari Saito No Stomach for Cancer, 2014
Clinical Trials
- Proton Craniospinal Radiation Therapy vs. Partial Photon Radiation Therapy for Leptomeningeal Metastasis From Solid Tumors Start of enrollment: 2020 Apr 10
- Study of Palliative Radiation Therapy vs. no Palliative Radiation Therapy for Patients With High Risk Bone Metastases That Are Not Causing Significant Pain Start of enrollment: 2018 May 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Impact of a Dedicated Inpatient Radiation Oncology Consult Service on Goal-Concordant Care.Morgan E Freret, Divya Yerramilli, Victoria S Brennan, Lillian A Boe, C Jillian Tsai
Advances in Radiation Oncology. 2026-01-01 - 1 citationsProton Craniospinal Irradiation for Patients With Leptomeningeal Metastasis: A Randomized Clinical Trial.Jonathan T Yang, Divya Yerramilli, Elena Pentsova, Suzanne Wolden, Robert J Young
JAMA Oncology. 2025-11-01 - The role of the radiation oncologist in hospice decision-making and early discontinuation of palliative radiation therapy.Joy Ogunmuyiwa, Divya Yerramilli
Annals of Palliative Medicine. 2025-09-01
Journal Articles
- Palliative Head and Neck Cancer Treatment for Asymptomatic DiseaseYerramilli D, Chan A, Margalit D, Otolaryngology�Head and Neck Surgery, 1/27/2018
- On cultivating the courage to speak up: The critical role of attendings in the moral development of physicians in trainingYerramilli D., Hastings Center Report., 1/1./2014
- SUPPORT asked the wrong questionMerz JF, Yerramilli D., The American Journal of Bioethics., 1/1./2013
Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Adjuvant chemotherapy after trimodality therapy in locally advanced esophageal cancer.Yerramilli D, Sohal D, Teitelbaum UR, Wissel PS, Damjanov N, Giantonio BJ, O'Dwyer PJ, Plastaras JP, BenJosef E, Metz JM, Kucharczuk J, GI ASCO, San Francisco, CA, 1/1/2014
- Cancer-Related Morbidity at the End-of-Life in Men with Prostate CancerYerramilli D. Walsh E, Turner E, Young G, Nipp R, Donovan JL, Hamdy FC, Neal D, Martin R, Temel J, Zietman A, ASCO, Chicago, IL, 1/2./2018
- Defining Cancer-Related Mortality.Yerramilli D, Annual Bioethics Conference: Defining Death, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 1/12/2018
Lectures
- Cancer-related morbidity at the end of life in men with prostate cancer.2018 ASCO Annual Meeting - Chicago, Illinois - 06/2/2018
Other
- "The Lessons of Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows.Yerramilli, D
https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2017/11/lessons-harry-potter-deathly-hallows.html - "What Truly Palliates?"Yerramilli, D
https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2016/09/truly-palliates-choose-allow-patient-choose.html
1/21/2016 - "Palmistry & Prognostication.Yerramilli, D
https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2016/03/palm-reading-helps-physician-today.html
1/9./2016
Press Mentions
Medicine Is a Team Sport, and We Will Only Beat This Pandemic if We Work TogetherMarch 28th, 2020
Ethical Issues in Patients Referred for Palliative Radiation TherapyJune 2nd, 2019
Improving Prognostic Guidance for Men with Advanced and Progressive Forms of Prostate CancerJune 21st, 2018
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