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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.

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Recent Significant Publications

Chappell MC, Char DH, Cole TB, Harbour JW, Mishra KK, Weinberg VK, Phillips TL. Uveal melanoma: molecular pattern, clinical features, and radiation response. Am J Ophthalmol. 2012 Aug; 154(2):227-232.e2.

Daftari IK, Castenadas C, Essert T, Phillips TL, Mishra KK. Scintillator-CCD camera system light output response to dosimetry parameters for proton beam range measurement.  Nuc Instrum and Methods in Phys Res A 2012 Jul; 686:7-14.

Daftari IK, Mishra KK, O'Brien JM, Tsai T, Park SS, Sheen M, Phillips TL. Fundus image fusion in EYEPLAN software: an evaluation of a novel technique for ocular melanoma radiation treatment planning. Med Phys. 2010 Oct; 37(10):5199-207.

Kaprealian T, Mishra KK, Wang-Chesebro A, Quivey J. Eye and Orbit. In Hansen EK & Roach MR (Eds.), Handbook of Evidence-based Radiation Oncology, 2nd edition. New York: Springer, 2010.

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, 2010.

Mishra KK, Squire S, Lamborn K, Banerjee A, Gupta N, Wara WM, Prados MD, Berger MS, Haas-Kogan DA. Phase II TPDCV protocol for pediatric low-grade hypothalamic/chiasmatic gliomas: 15-year update. J Neurooncol. 2010 Oct; 100(1):121-7.

Nash M & Mishra KK. Colorectal Cancer. In Hansen EK & Roach MR (Eds.), Handbook of Evidence-based Radiation Oncology, 2nd edition. New York: Springer, 2010.

Bui T, Mishra KK & Roach MR. Multiple Myeloma and Plasmacytoma. In Hansen EK & Roach MR (Eds.), Handbook of Evidence-based Radiation Oncology, 2nd edition. New York: Springer, 2010.

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 49^th 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 Apr; 8(2):166-74.

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