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Harish N. Vasudevan, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor
Departments of Radiation Oncology and Neurological Surgery
University of California, San Francisco

Husband/father, scientist, (former) athlete

Meet Dr. Vasudevan

I am constantly motivated by our patients, and it is an honor to care for them in the clinic as well as carry out research in the laboratory to develop better cancer tests and treatments.

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Dr. Vasudevan is a radiation oncologist specialized in the treatment of nervous system tumors in pediatric and adult patients. As a physician scientist, his research focuses on how oncogenic growth factor signaling leads to cancer, with an emphasis on neurofibromatosis. His laboratory leverages a multidisciplinary approach to understand how such cancers develop with the goal of devising improved diagnostic and therapeutic approaches for patients.

Education

2005-2009	California Institute of Technology	BS with Honors	Biology
2009-2017	Mount Sinai School of Medicine	MD	Medicine
2011-2015	Mount Sinai School of Medicine	PhD	Neuroscience
2017-2018	California Pacific Medical Center	Intern Physician	Internal Medicine
2018-2022	University of California, San Francisco	Resident Physician	Radiation Oncology
2020-2021	University of California, San Francisco	Chief Resident	Radiation Oncology

Professional Experience

2022-present	University of California, San Francisco	Assistant Professor	Radiation Oncology
2022-present	University of California, San Francisco	Principal Investigator	Brain Tumor Center

Awards & Honors

2007	Amgen Scholars Research Fellowship, Amgen Corporation
2008	Donald S. Clark Research Fellowship, California Institute of Technology
2007-2009	Carnation Scholarship Upper Class Merit Award, California Institute of Technology
2009	George W. Housner Travel Fellowship, California Institute of Technology
2009	Graduation with Honors, California Institute of Technology
2009-2011	NIH T32 Fellowship, NIH
2012-2015	NIH F31 Fellowship (NRSA), NIH
2014	Graduate School Travel Award, Mount Sinai School of Medicine
2015	Terry Ann Krulwich Doctoral Dissertation Prize, Mount Sinai School of Medicine
2015	Graduate School Travel Award, Mount Sinai School of Medicine
2016	ASTRO Annual Meeting Travel Fellowship, Amgen Corporation
2017	Adult Basic Research Award, SNO Annual Meeting
2017	Biology Abstract Award, ASTRO Annual Meeting
2018	GME Research Day Best Poster Award, California Pacific Medical Center
2019-2021	Young Investigator Award, Children’s Tumor Foundation
2020-2021	Catalyst Award Team Member, UCSF
2021	Resident Recognition Abstract Award, ASTRO Annual Meeting
2021	Top Peripheral Nerve Paper of the Year, CNS Annual Meeting
2021	Young Investigator Award Winner, SNO YIA Forum

Publications

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/myncbi/12upZtz47lwk5/bibliography/public/