Tejo N. Musunuru, MD
Department of General Oncology, Division of Cancer Medicine
Present Title & Affiliation
Primary Appointment
Assistant Professor (Secondary appointment), Department of Leukemia, Division of Cancer Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
Assistant Professor, Department of General Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Galveston, TX
Dual/Joint/Adjunct Appointment
Assistant Professor, Department of General Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Galveston, TX
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
| 2010 | Katuri Medical College, Andhra Pradesh, IN, Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, MBBS |
Postgraduate Training
| 2016-2019 | Clinical Fellowship, Hematology and Oncology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas |
| 2013-2016 | Clinical Residency, Internal Medicine, St. Luke’s Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri |
Board Certifications
| 2022 | DEA |
| 2019 | American Board of Internal medicine - Hematology |
| 2019 | American Board of Internal Medicine - Medical Oncology |
| 2016 | American Board of Internal Medicine |
Experience & Service
Administrative Appointments/Responsibilities
Nocturnal Operations Medical Director, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, 2023 - Present
Associate Program Director, University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB), Galveston, Texas, 2023 - Present
Associate Medical Director, Department of Nocturnal Program, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, 2022 - 2023
Other Appointments/Responsibilities
Compulsory Rotatory Internship, Katuri Medical College, Andhra Pradesh, 2009 - 2010
Institutional Committee Activities
Member, Acute and Critical Care Committee
Representative for UTMB/MDACC, UT CoPHIII Cancer Survivorship Workgroup
Physician lead, Nocturnal Program Quality and Safety Committee
Member, Adverse Drug Reaction Committee
Member, Blood Transfusion Committee
Member, Hematology/Medical Oncology Fellowship Clinical Competency Committee
Medical Oncology lead, Quality Improvement and Safety Committee
Member, HAL Clinical Practice Review Committee
General Oncology lead, Junior Faculty Committee
Member, Anticoagulation Stewardship Committee
Reviewer, Scientific Review Committee - 1
Physician lead, Beacon Protocol Committee
Honors & Awards
| 2022 | Honorary Onco-Hospitalist, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center |
| 2022 | Take-a-Bow Nocturnal program recognition, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center |
| 2021 | Best Teaching Faculty Award 2021, The University of Texas Medical Branch |
| 2020 | Best Teaching Faculty Award 2020, The University of Texas Medical Branch |
| 2016 | Resident of the Year Award, St. Luke’s Hospital |
| 2015 | Winner of the ACP 2015 Missouri Chapter Poster Competition, ACP |
| 2014 | Winner of the ACP 2014 Missouri Chapter Poster Competition, ACP |
| 2014 | Winner of the Best Abstract Award, St. Luke’s Hospital |
| 2010 | Best Outgoing Medical Student for the year 2010, Katuri Medical College |
| 2010 | Gold medalist for being the Topper in the Medical School, Katuri Medical College |
| 2009 | Medal for Academic Excellence in all the years of Medical School, Katuri Medical School |
Professional Memberships
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Noh, S, Bertini, CD, Mira-Avendano, I, Kaous, M, Patel, B, Faiz, S, Shannon, VR, Balachandran, D, Bashoura, L, Adachi, R, Evans, S, Dickey, BF, Wu, CC, Shroff, G, Manzano, JM, Granwehr, BP, Holloway, S, Dickson, KB, Mohammed, AD, Muthu, M, Song, H, Aroe, A, Aloia, TA, Lee Andrews, II, Badami, KK, Beird, H, Brock, K, Cata, JP, Dabaja, BS, Draetta, G, French, KE, Godoy, M, Hutcheson, KA, Jaffray, D, John, TM, Lee, JJ, Litton, J, McEnery, KW, Musunuru, TN, Nates, JL, Palaskas, NL, Ravi, V, Scheet, PA, Shete, S, Subbiah, IM, Tawbi, H, Woodman, SE, Chung, C, Khawaja, F, Sheshadri, A. Interstitial Lung Abnormalities after Hospitalization for COVID-19 in Patients with Cancer. Cancer medicine 12(17):17753-17765, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 37592894.
- Bhakta, P, Gudipally, S, Hunzeker, ZE, Hornak, JP, Musunuru, TN. ABCL-385 CD4 Counts and Viral Loads for Screening of HIV-Associated Lymphoma. Clinical Lymphoma, Myeloma and Leukemia 22:S374-S375, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 36164081.
Other Articles
- Peterson JM, Gonzalez A, Olano JP, Qiu S, Musunuru T, Lyapichev KA Primary cardiac angiosarcoma presenting as restrictive cardiomyopathy. Lancet Oncol 25(8):e396, 2024. PMID: 39089314.
- Hardy N, Vegivinti CTR, Mehta M, Thurnham J, Mebane A, Pederson JM, Tarchand R, Shivakumar J, Olaniran P, Gadodia R, Ganguly A, Kelagere Y, Nallabolu RR, Gaddam M, Keesari PR, Pulakurthi YS, Reddy R, Kallmes K, Musunuru TN Mortality of COVID-19 in Patients with Hematological Malignancies versus Solid Tumors: A systematic literature review and meta-analysis. Clin Exp Med 23(6):1945-1959, 2023. PMID: 36795239.
- Ovechko V, Bayes MG, Patel N, Musunuru T, Li D, Lyapichev KA Auer "rhombuses": The unusual cytomorphology of acute promyelocytic leukemia. EJHaem 4(1):284-285, 2023. PMID: 36819166.
- Bhakta P, Hunzeker ZE, Garcia JD, Youssef A, Grant BJ, Alfattal R, Weaver D, Bhargava P, Rischall A, Musunuru T, Muthukumarana PV, Mallick J, Lyapichev KA Pathological Fracture due to Primary Bone Lymphoma in a Patient with a History of Prostate Cancer: A case report and review of literature. Front Oncol 13:1100559, 2023. PMID: 37007154.
- Iqbal F, Joya Sosa Y, Kramer-Smotherman DN, Posleman Monetto FE, Dong J, He J, Musunuru T, Schlette EJ, Lyapichev KA Breast T-Lymphoblastic Lymphoma Presenting as a Single Mass in a Young Female with Family History of Breast Cancer. Int J Surg Pathol 30(7):760-768, 2022. PMID: 35188824.
- Grant BJ, Tang Z, Toruner GA, Mahdi A, Bigham L, Dong J, Musunuru T, Mallick J, Lyapichev KA A Rare Case of Complex Variant Translocation of t(9;22;16)(q34;q11.2;q24) in a Newly Diagnosed Patient with Chronic Myeloid Leukemia. Leuk Res Rep 18:100351, 2022. PMID: 36176359.
- Benz C, Smith J, Mani R, Musunuru T, He J, Okereke I Dysphagia Secondary to Intraluminal Choriocarcinoma of the Gastroesophageal Junction. Am J Gastroenterol 116(12):2326, 2021. PMID: 34283820.
Selected Presentations & Talks
Local Presentations
- 2023. M&M conference. Internal Medicine Grand Rounds. Galveston, Texas, US.
- 2023. Acute leukemias. Invited. UTMB hematology/oncology fellows conference. Galveston, Texas, US.
- 2022. Lymphoma- Beyond the basic. Invited. UTMB hematology/oncology fellows conference. Galveston, Texas, US.
- 2022. Clinico-Pathologic Case. Internal Medicine Grand Rounds. Galveston, Texas, US.
- 2021. Extension of anticoagulation in patients with high-risk VTE. Internal Medicine residents noon conference. Galveston, Texas, US.
- 2021. Basics of Lymphoma. Invited. UTMB hematology/oncology fellows conference. Galveston, Texas, US.
- 2018. Hematologic implications and stem cell transplant in Short Telomere syndrome. Conference. Heme City-wide. Houston, TX, US.
- 2009. Eye manifestations of HIV. Institutional grand rounds, IN.
Regional Presentations
- 2023. Updates in MDS. Conference. BTF 2023's Updates in Hematology and Oncology. Houston, TX, US.
- 2023. Hypercoagulability. Conference. Annual CMC Conference. Lake Conroe, TX, US.
- 2022. Hypercoagulability in Diabetes. Conference. UTMB Annual Internal Medicine Alumni Conference. Galveston, TX, US.
- 2017. Thrombophylaxis in Catheter Associated DVT. Conference. HTRS. Scottsdale, AZ, US.
- 2017. Hypercoagulability in DKA. Conference. Heme Citywide, US.
- 2017. HHV-6 related Lymphomas. Conference. Heme Citywide, US.
- 2016. CNS Lymphoma. Conference. Heme citywide, US.
- 2015. Utilization of Hospice Care: An eye opener for medical staff. Conference. St. Luke’s Hospital, US.
- 2015. Improving the use of hospice care: a transition from ‘harm’ to ‘harmony'. Conference. ACP, US.
- 2014. PNH and Eculizumab. Conference. St. Luke’s Hospital, US.
- 2014. Connecting the Dots: PNH, warts, melanoma, and eculizumab. Conference. ACP, US.
- 2013. Melanoma Meltdown. Conference. ACP, MO, US.
Patient Reviews
CV information above last modified April 02, 2025