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Vandana Gupta Abramson, MD

Professor of Medicine

Division of Hematology Oncology

Donna S. Hall Chair in Breast Cancer

Co-leader, Breast Cancer Research Program

Vandana Gupta Abramson
Professional Bio
Vandana Abramson, MD, is a Professor of Medicine in the Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine, at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. She specializes in breast cancer, with a particular interest in the mechanisms of treatment response and resistance. Her research focuses on phase I/II clinical trials of novel combinations therapies, a topic on which she has published extensively. Dr. Abramson has been a principal investigator on over 40 clinical trials at Vanderbilt and is currently leading several national studies. She has received numerous accolades for her clinical work and research, including the Conquer Cancer Foundation's Advanced Clinical Research Award in Breast Cancer. She received her undergraduate degree in English and Molecular and Cell Biology from the University of California, Berkeley, and her MD from the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine. She subsequently completed a residency in Internal Medicine at Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical School, followed by a fellowship in medical oncology at the University of Pennsylvania, where she also obtained a master's degree in Translational Research. Dr. Abramson is an active member of the American Society of Clinical Oncology.
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Education

MD - University of Chicago, 2000

Residency - Brigham & Women's Hospital, 2003

Fellowship - Hem/Onc - University of Pennsylvania, 2006

MS - Translational Research - University of Pennsylvania, 2009

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Address 
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2220 Pierce Ave 
Nashville, TN 37232-6307

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