Discipline

Medical Oncologist

Research Department

Medical Oncology/Solid Tumor Oncology

Interest

Gastrointestinal cancers

Biography

Dr. Shivdasani received his medical and graduate degrees from The University of Michigan School in 1989. He completed his residency in Internal Medicine at Brigham and Women's Hospital, his fellowship in Medical Oncology at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, and post-doctoral research training at The Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Childrens Hospital Boston.

In 1996, he joined the staff of Dana-Farber and Brigham and Women's Hospital, where he is a medical oncologist and laboratory investigator in the Gastrointestinal Cancer Center.

Dr. Shivdasani's research focuses on normal mechanisms of development and cell differentiation in the gastrointestinal tract and new targets for treatment of intestinal tumors.

Background

Board Certification
Internal Medicine, 1992
Medical Oncology, 1995

Fellowship
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Medical Oncology

Residency
Brigham and Women's Hospital, Internal Medicine

Medical School
University of Michigan School of Medicine

Recent Awards

• Association of American Physicians, 2009
• American Society for Clinical Investigation, 2005
• Harvard Medical School Class of 2007 teaching award, Best Tutor of the Year, 2004
• Brian ODell Memorial Research Award (Leukemia & Lymphoma Society), 2003