Karishma Khullar
Karishma Khullar, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Radiation Oncology
Department: Radiation Oncology
Contact information
3400 Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Education:
BA (Health and Societies)
University of Pennsylvania, 2012.
MD
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, 2017.
Permanent linkBA (Health and Societies)
University of Pennsylvania, 2012.
MD
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, 2017.
Description of Clinical Expertise
Radiotherapy for GI malignanciesDescription of Research Expertise
Healthcare disparitiesSelected Publications
Perlow HK, Khullar K, Kumar R, Sasmal S, Nakamoto K, Gokun Y, Eckstein J, Young R, Diaz DA, Martin D, et al: Evaluating the Impact of Common Non-Oncologic Medication Use During Radiotherapy in Patients with High-Risk Prostate Cancer. Current Oncology 32(6): 353, June 2025.Khullar K, Deek RA, Nelson B, Gaines D, Corrigan KL, LeCompte MC, Deville C Jr, Deek MP, Jabbour SK.: Gender and the Receipt of the Association of Residents in Radiation Oncology Educator of the Year Award. Adv Radiat Oncol 9(1): 101305, Oct 2023.
Khullar K, Plascak JJ, Parikh RR: Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) in adults: disparities in treatment intervention based on access to treatment facility. Leukemia & Lymphoma 63(1): 170-178, Sep 2021.
Khullar K, Hanft S, Mehnert JM, Weiner JP: Complete response of brainstem metastasis in BRAF-mutated melanoma without stereotactic radiosurgery after initiation of encorafenib and binimetinib. Melanoma Res 31(4): 393-396, Aug 2021.
Modi C, Dragun AE, Henson CF, Jain S, Ahlawat S, Eastwick G, Kubicek GJ, Mezera M, Mulvihill DJ, Perri J, Juneja B, Khullar K, Ennis RD, Haffty BG: A Statewide Multi-Institutional Study of Asymptomatic Pretreatment Testing of Radiation Therapy Patients for SARS-CoV-2 in a High-Incidence Region of the United States. Adv Radiat Oncol 6(4): 100704, Jul-Aug 2021.
Khullar K, Dhawan ST, Nosher J, Jabbour SK: Fiducial marker migration following computed tomography-guided placement in the liver: a case report. AME Case Reports 5: 15, Apr 2021.
Khullar K & Parikh RR: The role of radiotherapy in metastatic prostate cancer. Am J Clin Exp Urol 7(2): 92-97, Apr 2021.
Khullar K, Plasack JJ, Drachtman R, Cole PD, Parikh RR: Associations between race and survival in pediatric patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. Cancer Medicine 10(4): 1327-1334, Feb 2021.
Wang SJ, Khullar K, Kim S, Crayton SH, Yegya-Raman N, Groisberg R, Silk AW, Nosher JL, Malhotra J, Gentile MA, Mehnert JM, Jabbour SK.: Cyclooxygenase inhibitor use during checkpoint immunotherapy and effect on time to progression and overall survival for metastatic melanoma and non-small cell lung cancer patients. Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer Oct 2020.
Wang SJ, Khullar K, Kim S, Yegya-Raman N, Malhotra J, Groisberg R, Crayton SH, Silk AW, Nosher JL, Gentile MA, Mehnert JM, Jabbour SK: Effect of cyclo-oxygenase inhibitor use during checkpoint blockade immunotherapy in patients with metastatic melanoma and non-small cell lung cancer. J Immunother Cancer 8(2): e000889, Oct 2020.