Rohit Venkatesan, MD
Department of General Oncology, Division of Cancer Medicine
Present Title & Affiliation
Primary Appointment
Assistant Professor, Department of General Oncology, Division of Cancer Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Galveston, TX
Assistant Professor, Department of General Oncology, Division of Cancer Medicine, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
| 2013 | Wayne State University of Medicine, Detroit, MI, USA, MD, Medicine |
| 2008 | University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA, BA, Biology |
| 2008 | University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA, BA, Philosophy |
Postgraduate Training
| 2017-2018 | Chief Fellow, Medical Oncology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX |
| 2016-2018 | Clinical Fellowship, Medical Oncology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX |
| 2013-2016 | Clinical Residency, Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX |
Board Certifications
| 2020 | ACLS Certificate |
| 2016 | ABIM |
Honors & Awards
| 2016 | Don Powell Award for Excellence, UTMB Department of Internal Medicine |
| 2015 | Thayer Award for Excellence, UTMB Graduate Medical Education |
| 2013 | Outstanding Clinic Intern of the Year, UTMB Department of Internal Medicine |
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Venkatesan R, Hirani N, Willis M, Jana B, Cheema Z.. Impending Carotid Blowout From a Large Neck Mass Treated Sequentially With Endovascular Coil Embolization Followed by Induction Chemotherapy. J Oncol Pract, 2018. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 29016223.
- Rohit Venkatesan, MD,a Maurice Willis, MD,aBreanna Campbell, MD,b Bao Nguyen, DO,b and Sharon Li,MD. Recurrent head and neck cancer presenting as a large retroperitoneal mass: An exceedingly rare case and review of the literature. The Journal of Community and Supportive Oncology, 2018.
- Venkatesan R, Methachittiphan N, Berbarie RF, Aaron E, Jaffery Z, Rangasetty U. Late diagnosis of Wellens’ Syndrome in a patient presenting with an atypical acute coronary syndrome. American Journal of Emergency Medicine 34(2), 2016. PMID: 26265400.
- Venkatesan R, Methachittiphan N, Berbarie RF, Aaron E, Jaffery Z, Rangasetty U. Late diagnosis of Wellens’ Syndrome in a patient presenting with an atypical acute coronary syndrome. The American Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2015. PMID: 26265400.
- Venkatesan R, Davee RA, Karnath BM. A rare case of metastatic gastric adenocarcinoma causing spontaneous tumor lysis syndrome and acute renal failure. The International Journal of Cancer and Oncology, 2015.
- Venkatesan R, Salam A, Alawin I, Willis M.. Non-small cell lung cancer and elevated eosinophil count: A case report and literature review. Cancer Treatment Communications, 2015.
- Venkatesan R, Davee RA, Karnath BM. A rare case of metastatic gastric adenocarcinoma causing spontaneous tumor lysis syndrome, 2015.
- Venkatesan R, Baxter K, Patcha K, Al hanayneh M, Sharif R. Improving the rate of retinopathy screening in our diabetic patients: a quality improvement project, 2014.
- Venkatesan R, Siddiqui M, Molnar H, Davila F. When mandibular osteomyelitis is not mandibular osteomyelitis, expanding the differential diagnosis, 2013.
Editorials
- Venkatesan R. What Is Our Skill?. Oncology Fellows, 2017.
- Venkatesan R. A case of Strep Intermedius causing multiple liver abscesses in a healthy young male.