Leena Gandhi, MD, PhD
Center/Program
Thoracic OncologyOffice phone: 617-632-6049
Appointment phone: 617-632-5320
Fax: 617-632-5786
Preferred contact method: office phone
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Discipline
Medical Oncologist
Interests
Thoracic cancer, Novel therapies in lung cancer treatment, Biomarkers of tumor progression, Small cell lung cancer
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
450 Brookline Avenue
Boston, MA 02215
Biography
Dr. Gandhi received her medical degree from NYU School of Medicine in 2002, following a doctoral degree in molecular biology from the University of California, Berkeley, in 1998. She subsequently completed her residency in Internal Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital, and her fellowship in Medical Oncology at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.
In 2008, she joined the staff of DFCI and Brigham and Women's Hospital, where she is a medical oncologist and clinical investigator in the Lowe Center for Thoracic Oncology and in the Early Drug Development Center. Dr. Gandhi's research focuses on novel therapies in the treatment of lung cancer and biomarkers of tumor progression.
Background
Board Certification
Internal Medicine, 2005
Medical Oncology, 2007
Fellowship
Dana-Farber/Partners CancerCare, Hematology/Oncology
Residency
Massachusetts General Hospital, Internal Medicine
Medical School
New York University School of Medicine
University of California, Berkeley