Physicians
Roach, Mack [Chair]Barani, IgorFowble, BarbaraGottschalk, AlexanderHaas-Kogan, DaphneHsu, I-Chow (Joe)Huang, Kun (Kim)Krieg, RichardLarson, DavidMishra, KavitaNakamura, JeanPark, CatherineQuivey, JeanneSchechter, NaomiSneed, Patricia (Penny)Yom, Sue
PhysicistsRadiobiologistStaffAffiliated Faculty/Staff
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Professional Focus
Dr. Kavita K. Mishra is a radiation oncologist with a clinical interest in the treatment of uveal melanomas with proton beam radiotherapy. She earned her medical degree at the UCSF School of Medicine and completed a masters degree at the Harvard School of Public Health. She finished her residency in radiation oncology at the UCSF Medical Center and thereafter joined the faculty at UCSF.
Dr. Mishra specializes in the use of proton beam radiation to treat select malignant and benign conditions of the eye. Dr. Mishra believes in a multidisciplinary approach to ocular oncology care with the aim to provide the most efficacious and individualized therapy for her patients. She is focused on studying the clinical outcomes of uveal melanoma patients, particularly with respect to tumor control, preservation of the eye, and quality of life issues. She hopes to continue using a unified, team-oriented approach to maintain excellent outcomes for patients undergoing modern proton beam therapy techniques for ocular malignancies.
Education
| 1994-1998 |
Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
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BS |
Biology
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| 1998-2002 |
University of California, San Francisco
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MD |
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| 2002-2003 |
Harvard School of Public Health, Boston
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MPH |
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| 2003-2004 |
Cambridge Hospital, Cambridge, MA
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Intern |
Internal Medicine |
| 2004-2008 |
University of California, San Francisco
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Resident |
Radiation Oncology |
Professional Experience
| 2008-Present |
UCSF |
Assistant Professor |
Awards & Honors
| 1997 | Appointed Student Adviser to the Dean of Harvard College |
| 1998 | Dean’s List, Harvard University |
| 1998 | Elizabeth Cary Agassiz Certificate of Merit, Radcliffe College |
| 1998 | Harvard College Scholar, Harvard University |
| 1998 |
First Class Marshal (Class President), Harvard Class of 1998 |
| 1999 |
Rainer Scholarship for International Health Research, UCSF |
| 2002 |
Class Speaker, UCSF School of Medicine Commencement |
| 2006-2007 |
Chief Resident in Radiation Oncology, UCSF |
| 2008 |
RSNA Roentgen Resident/Fellow Research Award |
Publications
Mishra KK, Quivey JM, Takamiya R, Daftari I, & Char DH. Uveal Melanoma. In Leibel SA & Phillips TL (Eds.), Textbook of Radiation Oncology, 3rd ed. Philadelphia: Elsevier Inc, (in press).
Mishra KK, Squire S, Lamborn KR, Banerjee A, Prados MD, Haas-Kogan DA. Long-term outcomes for pediatric low-grade hypothalamic/chiasmatic gliomas treated on phase II chemotherapy trial. Oral Presentation at the 49th ASTRO Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, CA, October 30, 2007. IJROBP 2007, 69(3, Supp 1): S35.
Mishra KK. Colorectal Cancer. In Hansen EK & Roach MR (Eds.), Handbook of Evidence-based Radiation Oncology. New York: Springer, 2007.
Mishra KK & Roach MR. Multiple Myeloma and Plasmacytoma. In Hansen EK & Roach MR (Eds.), Handbook of Evidence-based Radiation Oncology. New York: Springer, 2007.
Mishra KK, Puri DR, Missett BT, Lamborn KR, Prados MD, Berger MS, Banerjee A, Gupta N, Wara WM, Haas-Kogan DA. The role of up-front radiation therapy for incompletely resected pediatric WHO grade II low-grade gliomas. Neuro Oncol 2006, 8(2):166-174. Epub 2006 Feb 22.
Kacholia K & Reck RA. Comparison of global climate change simulations for 2xCO2-induced warming: An intercomparison of 108 temperature change projections published between 1980 and 1995. Climatic Change 1997, 35:53-69.
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