Education:
Fellowship
- Hematology & Oncology East Carolina University
Greenville, NC
- Hematology & Oncology National Cancer Institute
Bethesda, MD
Residency
- Internal Medicine Catholic Health, University at Buffalo
Buffalo, NY
Medical School
- Doctor of Medicine Government Medical College Srinagar Kashmir
Board Certification(s):
- Medical Oncology
- Internal Medicine
Clinical/Research Interests:
- Early Phase clinical trials in solid tumors
- Drug development
- Immunotherapy biomarkers
- Immunotherapy resistance
- Immune related adverse events
- Lung cancer
Select Honors and Accomplishments:
Consultant Editor Appreciation Award, Journal of Clinical Oncology Precision Oncology, August 2024 - Present
Director's Award, National Institutes of Health, October 2023
Oncology Educational Fellowship, AACR and the FDA Oncology Center of Excellence, October 2022 - September 2023
Impact Award, Hope Foundation for Cancer Research, October 20, 2022
40 Under 40 in Cancer Award, The Association for Value-Based Cancer Care (AVBCC), June 4, 2022
Developmental Therapeutics Clinic Team Award, National Cancer Institute, December 6, 2021
Allen Litchen Endowed Merit Award, Conquer Cancer Foundation, May 2021
Young Investigators Forum, Society of Immunotherapy of Cancer, May 2021
Top 5 Reviewer Award, Journal of Clinical Oncology -Precision Oncology, January 2021
Young Investigator Award, Conquer Cancer Foundation, June 2020
Ambassador Program Award, Global Resource for Advancing Cancer Education, April 2020
Cancer Immunotherapy Winter School Travel Grant Award, Society of Immunotherapy of Cancer, January 2020
Editorial Fellowship Award, American Society of Clinical Oncology, January 2020
Sparkathon Award, Society of Immunotherapy of Cancer, November 2019
Society of Immunotherapy of Cancer Merit Award, American Society of Clinical Oncology, January 2019
Society of Immunotherapy of Cancer Merit Award, American Society of Clinical Oncology, January 2018
Immunotherapy Mentorship Course Travel Grant Award, European School of Oncology, September 2016
Asia Travel Grant Award, European Society of Medical Oncology, December 2015
Summer Research Internship Award, Indian Academy of Science, March 2012
Local/Regional
Best Oral Presentation, Oklahoma Thoracic Society, May 2022
Outstanding Fellow Award, North Carolina Oncology Association, July 2018
Institutional
Paul R. Walker Research Excellence Award, East Carolina University, June 2019
Best Oral Presentation (2nd Prize), East Carolina University, May 2019
Raab Multidisciplinary Cancer Symposium, East Carolina University, November 2018
Best Oral Presentation, East Carolina University Research Day, June 2018
Best Oral Presentation (2nd Place), State University of New York at Buffalo, June 2016
Best Poster Presentation (2nd Place), State University of New York at Buffalo, June 2016