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Elm And Carlton StBuffalo, NY 14263
Phone+1 716-845-2300
Fax+1 716-845-3427
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Summary
- Dr. Saraswati Pokharel is a physician-scientist and pathology specialist based in Buffalo, NY, with subspecialties in cytopathology, anatomic pathology, and clinical pathology. She obtained her medical degree before pursuing a PhD, followed by pathology residencies at the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago and the University of Louisville School of Medicine. She then completed a fellowship in cytopathology at the University of Louisville and a thoracic pathology fellowship at Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School. Currently a Professor at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, she has extensive experience in oncologic pathology. Her recent publications focus on the cardiotoxic effects of cancer treatments and prognostic biomarkers of cardiovascular disease in cancer survivors.
Education & Training
Mass General Brigham/Brigham and Women's HospitalFellowship, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, 2012 - 2013
University of Louisville School of MedicineFellowship, Cytopathology, 2011 - 2012- University of Louisville School of MedicineResidency, Pathology-Anatomic and Clinical, 2009 - 2011
University of Illinois College of Medicine at ChicagoResidency, Pathology-Anatomic and Clinical, 2007 - 2009
Tribhuvan University Inst of MedicineClass of 2000
Certifications & Licensure
NY State Medical License 2013 - 2026
KY State Medical License 2011 - 2013
MA State Medical License 2012 - 2013
IL State Medical License 2007 - 2010
American Board of Pathology Pathology - Anatomic/Pathology - Clinical- American Board of Pathology Cytopathology
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Claudin 1 dysregulation disrupts coronary microvascular integrity and impairs cardiac function.Sarmila Nepali, Min Chen, Badri Karthikeyan, Swati D Sonkawade, Supriya D Mahajan
Atherosclerosis. 2025-04-01 - TAVR in cancer patients: outcomes in survivors with radiation and active cancer.Umesh C Sharma, Saraswati Pokharel
Cardio-Oncology. 2025-02-15 - Troponin i-induced cardiac inflammation and dysfunction in mice: a comparative study with the AT-3 tumor-bearing model.Shirley Xu, Swati D Sonkawade, Badri Karthikeyan, Victoire-Grace Karambizi, Prachi S Kulkarni
Cardio-Oncology. 2025-02-12
Press Mentions
Roswell Park Teams Draw in Millions in Grants Supporting New ResearchJuly 12th, 2021
Grant Support
- Inhibition of Radiation-Induced Coronary Microvascular DiseaseROSWELL PARK CANCER INSTITUTE CORP2021–2025
- Inhibition of Radiation-Induced Coronary Microvascular DiseaseROSWELL PARK CANCER INSTITUTE CORP2021–2025
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