Abhishek Kumar
Vice-chair, ARRO Executive Committee, Communications Subcommittee
Education
- MD, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, 2020
- MAS, Clinical Research, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, 2020
- BSE, Triple major in Biomedical Engineering, Biology, and Chemistry, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, 2011
Postgraduate Education
- Resident Physician, Department of Radiation Oncology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, 2021 - Present
- Intern, Department of Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, 2021
Hospital/Institution Appointments
- Resident Physician, Department of Radiation Oncology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, 2021 - Present
Biographical Statement
I was raised in San Jose, California, and California is where I consider home. I was fortunate to attend Duke University for college, where I studied biomedical engineering, biology and chemistry. After graduating from college, I spent time in San Francisco working at the J. David Gladstone Institute of Cardiovascular Medicine and in Washington, DC, working as a data analyst at The Advisory Board company, a health technology company. While living in Washington, I worked as a home hospice volunteer which motivated me to apply to medical school and set me up for a career in cancer care. I was fortunate to attend UC San Diego School of Medicine where I quickly approached James Murphy, MD, and Brent Rose, MD, UC San Diego radiation oncologists who served as my first mentors in the field. I spent an additional year pursuing a Masters of Advanced Studies in Clinical Research and conducted health services research.
For the past two years, I have served as a member of the communications subcommittee. My goal is to promote community among trainees in our field and discuss important topics in radiation oncology not covered in our residency curriculum.
My non-medicine interests include traveling, cooking, music, spending time with my family, Bay Area sports, especially the San Francisco 49ers and Duke basketball.
