Renuka Iyer MD
Renuka Iyer
MD
Professor
Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences
Specialty/Research Focus
Internal Medicine; Medical Oncology; Oncology
Education and Training:
- Fellowship, Medical Oncology, Roswell Park Cancer Institute (2004)
- Residency, Internal Medicine, Cornell University School of Medicine (2001)
- Postdoctoral Associate, Internal Medicine, Fox Chase Center (1998)
- MBBS, Internal Medicine, University of Bombay (1995)
Employment:
- Professor, Medicine, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center (2017-present)
- Associate Professor of Medicine, Oncology, University at Buffalo (2012-present)
- Associate Professor of Oncology, Medicine, Roswell Park Cancer Institute (2011-present)
- Assistant Professor of Medicine, Medicine, University at Buffalo (2004–2012)
- Assistant Professor of Oncology, Medicine, Roswell Park Cancer Institute (2044–2011)
Awards and Honors:
- DELPHI Neuroendocrine Tumor Panelist (2011)
- Invited R01 Grant Application Reviewer, NIAID/NIH/DHHS (2010)
- Best Teacher Award, Roswell Park Oncology Fellows (2008)
- American Cancer Society Mentored Research Scholar Award (2008)
- Thomas Frawley Resient Research Fellowship, UB (2003)
- Junior Investigator Award, Conference on Chemical Modifiers in Cancer Treat (1997)
- Distinction in Pharmacology, University of Bombay (1990)
Grants and Sponsored Research:
- January 2008–December 2012
Targeted Therapies in Hepatocellular Cancer.
ACS
Role: Principal Investigator - April 2007–December 2009
Pre-clinical Evaluation of the Efficacy and Anti-angiogenic Effects of Sunitinib on Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) in the Woodchuck Model of Hepatitis B related HCC.
Roswell Park Alliance Foundation
Role: Principal Investigator - July 2005–June 2009
Open Label Study of Capecitabine, Gemcitabine and Bevacizumab in Pancreatic Cancer: A Phase II Study with Biologic Correlates
NCCN
Role: Principal Investigator - July 2005
Capecitabine in Combination with Oxaliplatin and Radiation: A Phase II Neoadjuvant Study for Esophageal Cancer
NCCN
Role: Co-Investigator
Professional Memberships:
- Carcinoid.org NET Physician/Expert (2010–present)
- American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (2010–present)
- American College of Gastroenterology (2009–present)
- American College of Surgeons Oncology Group (2004–present)
- American Association for Cancer Research (2004–present)
- American Society of Clinical Oncology (2001–present)
- Radiation Research Society, Student Member (1998–2001)
- Maharashtra Medical Council, India (1989–present)