Biography
Dr. Prabhakaran received her MBBS degree in March 2000 from Madras Medical College, Chennai, India. Following this, she completed further training in General & Laparoscopic Surgery and Cardiothoracic Surgery in India. She completed General Surgery Residency at the University of North Dakota Program in June 2012 followed by Complex General Surgical Oncology Fellowship and Surgical Oncology Research Fellowship at Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, FL.
Areas of Specialty
Complex General Surgical Oncology - Advanced Cancer diagnosis and treatment
Breast cancer diagnosis and treatment
Research focus - predictive biomarkers of breast cancer treatment outcomes, genomic basis of disparities in Hispanic women, immuno-oncology
Education
Fellowship: H. Lee Moffit Cancer Center
Certifications
American Board of Surgery
Achievements & Awards
1. Travel Grant from Geographical Management of Cancer Health Disparities
Program (GMaP) to attend A2023 AACR meeting, April 2023
2. Selected to attend the 2023 AAMC Early Career Women Faculty Leadership Development Seminar July 2023
3. Selected for the 2022 AACR Molecular Biology in Clinical Oncology Workshop, July 2022.
4. 2022 AACR Minority and Minority-Serving Institution Faculty Scholar in Cancer Research Award, presented at the AACR meeting, April 2022.
5. Cancer Liaison Physician Outstanding Performance Award, awarded by the Commission on Cancer, October 2021.
6. Sponsored by UNM Department of Surgery to attend the Association of American Medical Colleges 2021 Minority Faculty Leadership Development Seminar, June 23-24, 2021.
7. Scholarship award to attend the Academy of Communication in Healthcare, Relationship- Centered Communication Fundamental Skills for Leaders online learning program, May 10, 2021
8. Selected for the STIC Women in Cancer Immunotherapy Network (WIN) Leadership Institute, August 19-20, 2019.
9. Selected by peers as Top Doctor - Albuquerque Magazine, March 2019 & March 2020.
10. Travel Grant to attend ECHO (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes) immersion at MD Anderson Cancer Center. Currently working on ECHO collaboration with Palliative Care physician from UNM and MD Anderson to set up a Palliative Care/Survivorship hub in New Mexico.
11. Travel Grant to attend NRG Oncology meeting in February 2019.
12. Third Place Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Abstract Presentation Competition - Florida Chapter of the American College of Surgeons - May 2016.
13. Outstanding Morsani College of Medicine Fellow Poster Presentation: Case Study - Chart Review USF Research Day - February 2016.
14. Travel award to attend the 2016 Florida Medical Association Legislative Day held in Tallahassee, Florida in February 2016.
15. 2015 Conquer Cancer Foundation of American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Merit Award.
16. 9th Annual Leadership Scholarship Award to attend the ACS Leadership and Advocacy Summit - April 2015.
17. Resident Achievement Award - University of North Dakota Surgery Residency Program - June 2012.
18. Resident Achievement Award - University of North Dakota Surgery Residency Program - June 2011.
19. David R. Antonenko Outstanding Resident Award - University of North Dakota Surgery Residency Program - June 2010.
20. Resident Achievement Award - University of North Dakota Surgery Residency Program - June 2009.
Key Publications
Magazine/Trade Publication
Mullinax, J, E Hall, M, Gerges, N, Prabhakaran, Sangeetha, Weber, J, Khushalani, N, Eroglu, Z, Brohl, A, Markowitz, J, Royster, E, Richards, A, Stark, V, Zager, J, S Kelley, L, Cox, C, 2018 Combination Ipilimumab and Adoptive Cell Therapy with Tumor Infiltrating Lymphocytes for Patients with Metastatic Melanoma. Frontiers in Oncology, ,
Journal Article
Gastman, B, Agarwal, P, K Berger, A, Boland, G, Broderick, S, Butterfield, L, H Byrd, D, Fecci, P, E , R, L Fong, Y, Goff, S, L Grabowski, M, M Ito, F, Lim, M, Lotze, M, T 2020 Defining best practices for tissue procurement in immuno-oncology clinical trials: consensus statement from the Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer Surgery Committee. Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer, vol. , Issue 2020: 8:e001583
Journal Article
Prabhakaran, Sangeetha, Rizk, V, T Ma, Z, Cheng, C, H Berglund, A, Coppola, D, Khalil, F, Mule, J, J Soliman, H, H 2017 Evaluation of invasive breast cancer samples using a 12-chemokine gene expression score: correlation with clinical outcomes. Breast Cancer Research 2017 Jun 19; 19(1): 71.
Journal Article
Page, D, B Bear, H, Prabhakaran, Sangeetha, Gatti-Mays, M, E Thomas, A, Cobain, E, McArthur, H, Balko, J, M Gameiro, S, R Nanda, R, Gulley, J, L Kalinsky, K, White, J, Litton, J, Chmura, S, J 2019 Two may be better than one: PD-1/PD-L1 blockade combination approaches in metastatic breast cancer. NPJ Breast Cancer
Journal Article
Prabhakaran, Sangeetha, Fulp, W, J Gonzales, R, J Sondak, V, K Kudchadkar, R, R Gibney, G, T Weber, J, S Zagar, J, S 2016 Resection of Gastrointestinal Metastases in Stage IV Melanoma: Correlation with Outcomes. Am Surg. 2016 Nov; 82 (11): 1109-1116.
Gender
Female
Languages
- English
- Tamil