
Overview of Dr. Niravath
Dr. Polly Niravath is an oncologist in Houston, TX and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital, Houston Methodist Willowbrook Hospital, Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital, Houston Methodist West Hospital, Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital, Houston Methodist Clear Lake Hospital, and CHI St Luke's Health - Baylor St Luke's Medical Center. She received her medical degree from University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine and has been in practice 21 years. Dr. Niravath accepts several types of health insurance, listed below. She is one of 105 doctors at Houston Methodist Hospital and one of 101 doctors at CHI St Luke's Health - Baylor St Luke's Medical Center who specialize in Oncology. She has more than 50 publications and over 500 citings.
Education & Training
Baylor College of MedicineFellowship, Hematology and Medical Oncology, 2008 - 2011
Baylor College of MedicineResidency, Internal Medicine, 2005 - 2008
University of California, Irvine, School of MedicineClass of 2005
Certifications & Licensure
TX State Medical License 2007 - 2027
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Medical Oncology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory 2014 Certified EHR Suite, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013-2017
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory - Core EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013-2017
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012-2013
Clinical Trials
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- VEMORA: Vaginal Estrogen versus non-hormonal MOisturizer in women Receiving Aromatase inhibitors: a randomized, controlled trial.Polly Niravath, Mothaffar Rimawi, Kai Sun, Hanh Mai, Akshjot Puri
Breast Cancer Research and Treatment. 2026-07-30 - 2 citationsA Phase II Study of Docetaxel and Pembrolizumab plus Interleukin 12 Gene Therapy in Nonmetastatic, Anthracycline-Refractory Triple-Negative Breast Cancer (INTEGRAL).Polly Niravath, Ivonne Uzair, Kai Sun, Hanh Mai, Jian Guan
Clinical Cancer Research. 2026-05-01 - Disparities in breast cancer incidence and survival by age, race, and molecular subtype in US women.Lin Wang, Zhihao Wan, Vikramjit Dhillon, Xin Wang, Zheng Yin
NPJ Breast Cancer. 2026-03-27
Press Mentions
The Eating and Drinking Habits That Affect Your Risk of Breast CancerOctober 11th, 2022
The Eating and Drinking Habits That Affect Your Breast Cancer RiskOctober 11th, 2022
Study Shows the Pain of Carrying Debt Can Be Physical, TooOctober 4th, 2021
Insurance Accepted
- Aetna Choice POS II
Aetna HMO
BCBS Blue Card PPO
BCBS Illinois PPO
BCBS Texas BlueChoice
CIGNA HMO
CIGNA Open Access
CIGNA PPOFirst Health PPO
Great West PPO
Humana ChoiceCare Network PPO
Multiplan PHCS PPO
Multiplan PPO
United Healthcare - Direct Choice Plus POS
United Healthcare - Direct Options PPO - Please verify your coverage with the provider's office directly when scheduling an appointment
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