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Vinod Ravi, M.D.

Present Title & Affiliation

Primary Appointment

Assistant Professor, Department of Sarcoma Medical Oncology, Division of Cancer Medicine, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, HOUSTON, TX
MEDICAL ONCOLOGY FELLOW, ROSWELL PARK CANCER INSTITUTE, BUFFALO, NY

Dual/Joint/Adjunct Appointment

ADJUNCT FACULTY, TRANSLATIONAL GENOMICS RESEARCH INSTITUTE, PHOENIX, AZ

Education & Training

Degree-Granting Education

2001 SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES, STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT BUFFALO, BUFFALO, NY, MS, EPIDEMIOLOGY - CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY TRACK
1998 MED COLL, UNIV OF KERALA, TRIVANDRUM, KERALA, India, MD, MEDICINE AND SURGERY

Postgraduate Training

7/2004-6/2007 Research Fellowship, MEDICAL ONCOLOGY, ROSWELL PARK CANCER INSTITUTE, BUFFALO, NY
7/2002-6/2004 Clinical Residency, INTERNAL MEDICINE, ST. VINCENT'S MEDICAL CENTER, BRIDGEPORT, CT
7/2001-6/2002 Clinical Internship, INTERNAL MEDICINE, ST. VINCENT'S MEDICAL CENTER, BRIDGEPORT, CT

Board Certifications

11/2007 AMERICAN BOARD OF INTERNAL MEDICINE - MEDICAL ONCOLOGY
8/2004 AMERICAN BOARD OF INTERNAL MEDICINE - GENERAL

Experience/Service

Academic Appointments

Assistant Professor, ROSWELL PARK CANCER INSTITUTE, BUFFALO, NY, 7/2007-6/2008
VISITING ASSOCIATE RESEARCH SCIENTIST, MOLECULAR MEDICINE, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS, NEW YORK CITY, NY, 7/2002-6/2004

Honors and Awards

2007 2007 BEST BASIC SCIENCE RESEARCH, ROSWELL PARK CANCER INSTITUTE
2004 2004 CRITICAL CARE HOUSE OFFICER AWARD, ST. VINCENT'S MEDICAL CENTER
2003-2004 HUMANITARIAN AWARD, ST. VINCENT'S MEDICAL CENTER
1999 GOLD MEDAL IN PHARMACOLOGY, MEDICAL COLLEGE THIRUVANANTHAPURAM
1998 OUTSTANDING ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARD, MEDICAL COLLEGE THIRUVANANTHAPURAM

Selected Publications

Peer-Reviewed Original Research Articles
1. RAVI V, WONG MK. STRATEGIES AND METHODOLOGIES FOR IDENTIFYING MOLECULAR TARGETS IN SARCOMAS AND OTHER TUMORS. CURR TREAT OPTIONS ONCOL 6(6):487-97, 2005, 6/2005.
2. RAVI, V. ET AL. ASSOCIATIONS BETWEEN CANCER RATES AND RISK FACTORS BY REGION IN NEW YORK STATE, 1991-1994. JOURNAL OF CANCER EDUCATION SUPPLEMENT TO VOLUME 15(3):39, FALL 2000, 7/2000.

Abstracts
1. RAVI V, HENRY D, CHEN S, AND WONG MK. THE MECHANISM OF HUMAN ANGIOSARCOMA DRUG RESISTANCE. JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY (MEETING ABSTRACTS) 24:9567, 2006, 2006.
 

Other
1. POSTER PRESENTATION. RAVI V, HYLAND A, CUMMINGS KM, MAHONEY M. ASSOCIATIONS BETWEEN FEMALE BREAST CANCER RATES AND MAMMOGRAPHY UTILIZATION BY REGION IN NEW YORK STATE. POSTER PRESENTATION AT THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF PREVENTATIVE ONCOLOGY ANNUAL MEETING AT NEW YORK CITY, MARCH 2001.
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2. MASTER'S THESIS. RAVI V. SCREENING FOR CANCER: ECOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF TRENDS IN CANCER RATES AND SCREENING UTILIZATION, NEW YORK STATE, 1980-1999 & PREDICTORS OF SCREENING UTILIZATION, UNITED STATES, 1999. MASTER'S THESIS DEFENDED IN JUNE 2001. ROSWELL PARK CANCER INSTITUTE & STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT BUFFALO.
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3. POSTER PRESENTATION. RAVI V. BACK PAIN AND SPINAL METASTASIS: AN ATYPICAL PRESENTATION OF HEPATOCELLULAR CARCINOMA. POSTER PRESENTATION AT ACP-AISM CT CHAPTER MEETING, OCTOBER 2002.
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4. STUDY. HYLAND A, NORTON J, ALMEIDA J, PARSONS J, RAVI V, MAHONEY M, MICHALEK A, CUMMINGS KM.  CANCER INCIDENCE AND MORTALITY IN NEW YORK STATE, 1975 - 1994. ROSWELL PARK CANCER INSTITUTE, MAY 2000. PAGES 1-251.

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5. POSTER PRESENTATION. RAVI V, HENRY D, DIM DC, CHEN S, AGGARWAL C, HICKS DG, CHENEY RT, WONG MK. CHEMORESISTANT MALIGNANT HUMAN ENDOTHELIAL CELLS OVEREXPRESS ANGIOGENESIS AND APOPTOSIS GENES. POSTER PRESENTATION AT AACR ANNUAL MEETING 2007.
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6. POSTER PRESENTATION. DIM DC, RAVI V, TAN J, HICKS DG, WONG MK. THE ACTIN BUNDLING MOTILITY PROTEIN FASCIN AND VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR (VEGF) ARE UNIVERSALLY OVER-EXPRESSED IN HUMAN ANGIOSARCOMA. POSTER PRESENTATION AT ASCO ANNUAL MEETING 2007.
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7. POSTER DISCUSSION. RAVI V, KIM S, DIM DC, AGGARWAL C, HOSTETTER G, BITTNER M, TRUMP DL, WONG MK. IDENTIFICATION OF THERAPEUTIC TARGETS IN ANGIOSARCOMA. POSTER DISCUSSION AT ASCO ANNUAL MEETING 2007.
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Last updated: 7/8/2009