Surbhi Grover, MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Radiation Oncology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Director of Global Radiation Oncology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Director of Oncology , Botswana Upenn Partnership and Center for Global Health, University of Pennsylvania
Senior Fellow, Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics
Director, Program in Global Cancer Innovation, Penn Center for Cancer Care Innovation, University of Pennsylvania
Department: Radiation Oncology
Graduate Group Affiliations
Contact information
Hospital of University of Pennsylvania
Department of Radiation Oncology
3400 Civic Center Blvd.
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Department of Radiation Oncology
3400 Civic Center Blvd.
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 267-207-6977
Fax: 215-349-8975
Fax: 215-349-8975
Education:
B.A. (Economics (Magna Cum Laude))
Columbia University, 2004.
M.D. (Medicine)
Harvard Medical School, 2009.
M.P.H. (Public Health)
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 2013.
Permanent linkB.A. (Economics (Magna Cum Laude))
Columbia University, 2004.
M.D. (Medicine)
Harvard Medical School, 2009.
M.P.H. (Public Health)
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 2013.
Description of Other Expertise
Dr. Grover is interested in addressing the growing global cancer burden by focusing on public health endeavors and cost-effective clinical initiatives to improve access to care and outcomes of care in developing countries. Her research interests include racial and ethnic disparities in cancer care and outcomes, HIV-related malignancies, implementation and up-scaling of prevention and treatment programs in low resource settings. Since 2011 she has been working with the Botswana-UPENN partnership in developing an oncology program in Botswana. Her research will be focused on epidemiology of HPV related cancers (cervical, head and neck and anal) and treatment outcomes in patients with HIV and malignancies in Botswana.Selected Publications
Surbhi Grover, Gauthami G. Moorkanat, Rebecca Ketlametswe, Barati Monare, Priya Puri, Alexander Seiphetlheng, Gaobakwe Ramontshonyana, Tara M. Friebel-Klingner, Rohini Bhatia, Memory Bvochora-Nsingo, Sebathu Chiyapo, Lisa Bazzett-Matabele, Peter Vuylsteke, Katharine A. Rendle: Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Cervical Cancer Treatment Delays in Botswana. JCO Global Oncology May 2025.Katie Lichter, Surbhi Grover: Advancing Global Equity in Cancer Care: Comparative Environmental Impacts of Radiotherapy in Brazil and the U.S. 2025 ASCO Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL May 2025.
Lisa Bazzett-Matabele, Manya Gupta, Emily MacDuffie, Jessica George, Jessica Ball, Jemma Hazan, Mohan Narasimhamurthy, Angela Maoto-Mokote, Alexander Seiphetlheng,: Outcomes of Loop Electrosurgical Excision Procedures Performed for Severe Cervical Dysplasia in Botswana. JCO Global Oncology March 2025.
Surbhi Grover, Rohini K Bhatia, Salman Khan, Paseka Tladi, Lesego Gabaitiri, Memory Bvochora-Nsingo, Sebathu Chiyapo, Dawn Balang, Shalini Vinod, Mark N Polizzotto, Natalie Taylor, Karen Canfell, Nicola Zetola, Doreen Ramogola-Masire, Lilie L Lin, Erle Robertson, Katharine A Rendle: Longitudinal study on quality of life following cervical cancer treatment in Botswana. BMJ Global Health 10(3): e017206, Mar 2025.
Rebecca Luckett, Doreen Ramogola-Masire, Sikhulile Moyo, Annika Gompers, Anna Modest, Natasha Moraka, Thanolo Kashamba, Leabaneng Tawe, Farzad Noubary, Louise Kuhn, Surbhi Grover, Scott Dryden-Peterson, Greta Dreyer, Joseph Makhema, Matthys H. Botha, Michele R. Hacker, Roger Shapiro: Improved cervical screening using HPV type restriction and cycle threshold limit setting with the AmpFire assay: A prospective screening cohort of women with and without HIV in Botswana. International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics March 2025.
Emily MacDuffie, Caroline Kernell, Jessica George, Memory Bvochora-Nsingo, Peter Vuylsteke, Lisa Bazzett-Matabele, Kgosi Hughes, Megan Kassick, Surbhi Grover: Efficacy of induction chemotherapy during the COVID-19 pandemic for treatment of locally advanced cervical cancer in Botswana. Gynecologic Oncology February 2025.
Juliet Maina, Katie E. Lichter, Elana T. Benishay, Jessica George, Michelle Henry, Nazia Fakie, Surbhi Grover: Patterns of Care and Outcomes Among Women With Locally Advanced Cervical Cancer Treated With Curative Intent at a Tertiary Center in South Africa. Wiley Cancer Medicine February 2025.
Denis Horgan, Marcel Tanner, Charu Aggarwal, David Thomas, Surbhi Grover, Lina Basel-Salmon, Rodrigo Dienstmann, Tira Jing Ying Tan, Woong-Yang Park, Hadi Mohamad Abu Rasheed, Lillian L Siu, Brigette Ma, Rocío Ortiz-López, Marc Van den Bulcke, Silvia Castillo Taucher, Andrea Ferris, Naureen Starling, Umberto Malapelle, John Longshore, Hugo Alberto Barrera Saldaña, Vivek Subbiah: Precision Oncology: A Global Perspective on Implementation and Policy Development. JCO Global Oncology Jan 2025.
Chidinma Anakwenze, Anjali Kalra, Christian Lumley, Ganen Chinniah, Mark Munsell, Thriaksh Rajan, Gauthami Moorkanat, Priyanka Mehta, Agnes Ewongwo, Luca Valle, Katie Litcher, Yimin Geng, Surbhi Grover: Cervical cancer stage distribution and survival outcomes in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis. International Journal of Gynecological Cancer Dec 2024.
Isabela Anawate, Christian Lumley, Sierra Silverwood, Magdalena Anchondo, Kgosi Hughes, Caroline Kernell, Katharine Rendle, Rohini Bhatia, Surbhi Grover: Global Review of Tools Evaluating Quality of Life in Cervical Cancer Survivors Treated with Chemoradiation Therapy. Advances in Radiation Oncology 10(2), November 2024.