Faculty
Veena Shankaran MD
Assistant Professor
Department of Medicine
Division of Oncology
Mailing Address
Seattle Cancer Care Alliance
825 Eastlake Ave E, G4-830
Seattle, WA 98109-1023
Admin Contact
Andrea Chiodo
206.288.6426
achiodo@seattlecca.org
Fax: 206.288.2042
Specialty / Expertise
Gastrointestinal Cancers
Research Interests
Gastrointestinal Cancers Trials, GI Cancer Related Health Outcomes, Comparative Effectiveness, Cost-Effectiveness of Cancer Therapies.
Current Research Projects
N/A
Training
Dr. Shankaran received her MD from University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. She completed her Internal Medicine Residency at University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. She was a Post-Doctoral Fellow in Hematology/Oncology at Northwestern University, Chicago, IL.
Selected Publications
Shankaran V., Obel, J., Benson, A. Predicting Response to EGFR Inhibitors in Metastatic Colorectal Cancer: Current Practice and Future Directions. The Oncologist. 2010 February; 15(2). (PMID: 20133499)
Shankaran V, Luu H, Nonzee N. Costs and Cost-Effectiveness of a Health Care Provider-Directed Intervention to Improve Colorectal Cancer Screening. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2009 November; 27(32):5370-7375. (PMID: 19826133)
Richey, E., Lyons, E., Shankaran, V., et al. Accelerated Approval of Cancer Drugs: Improved access to therapeutic breakthroughs or early release of unsafe and ineffective drugs. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2009 September; 27(26):4398-4405. (PMID: 19636013)
Shankaran V, Khrizman P, Benson AB. Risk Assessment and Adjuvant Systemic Therapy in Resected Stage II Colon Cancer. Current Colorectal Cancer Reports. 2009 Jul; 5 (3):158-165.
Shankaran V, Wisinski KB, Mulcahy MF, Benson AB. The Role of Molecular Markers in Predicting Response to Therapy in Patients with Colorectal Cancer. Molecular Diagnosis and Therapy. 12(2):87-98, 2008. (PMID: 18422373)
Shankaran V, McKoy JM, Dandade N, et al. Costs and Cost Effectiveness of a Low Intensity Patient-Directed Intervention to Promote Colorectal Cancer Screening. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2007 Nov 20; 25(33): 5248-53. (PMID: 18024871)
Last updated: May 2011