Surbhi Grover, MD, MPH

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Associate Professor of Radiation Oncology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Director of Global Radiation Oncology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Oncology Lead Botswana , Botswana Upenn Partnership
Department: Radiation Oncology

Contact information
Hospital of University of Pennsylvania
Department of Radiation Oncology
3400 Civic Center Blvd.
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 267-207-6977
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.
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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

C. Lumley, S. Batman, L. Bazzett-Matabele, B. Monare, M. Bvochora-Nsingo, S. Chiyapo, R. Ketlametswe, G. Mbulawa, A. Seiphetlheng, G. Ramontshonyane, T. Ralefala, R. Luckett, P. Vuylsteke, S. Grover: Patterns of care and outcomes for endometrial and ovarian cancers in botswana 2015–2021. Gynecologic Oncology Reports, Science Direct, Elsevier. Elsevier, August 2023.

S. Grover: The American Brachytherapy Society and Indian Brachytherapy Society consensus statement for the establishment of high-dose-rate brachytherapy programs for gynecological malignancies in low- and middle-income countries. Elsevier Brachytherapy July 2023.

S. Grover: Leveraging national and global political determinants of health to promote equity in cancer care. JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute June 2023.

A. Sabbagh, J. Weiss, B. Tawk, M. A. Mohammed, H. Abdulbaki, F. Y. Moraes, S. Grover, M. Ling Yap, E. Zubizarreta, Y. Lievens, D. Rodin, O. Mohamad: Hypofractionation Adoption in Prostate Cancer Radiotherapy: Results of an International Survey. JCO Global Oncology. National Library of Medicine, June 2023.

A. Kambhampati, K. Meghani, N. Ndlovu, B. Monare, M. Mutimuri, L. Bazzett-Matabele, P. Vuylsteke, R. Ketlametswe, T. Ralefala, A. I. Neugut, J. S. Jacobson, H. Vulpe, S. Grover: A Multi-Institutional Study of Barriers to Cervical Cancer Care in Sub-Saharan Africa. ASTRO, Advances in Radiation Oncology April 2023 Notes: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.adro.2023.101257.

S Chasimpha, I. dos Santos Silva, Y. M. Martei, S. Grover, H. Cubasch, V. McCormack: Survival Disparities Between Patients with Breast Cancer With and Without HIV: A Research Framework. JCO Global Oncology April 2023 Notes: DOI: 10.1200/GO.22.00330 JCO Global Oncology no. 9 (2023) e2200330.

Grover S, Bhatia R, Friebel-Klingner TM, Mathoma A, Vuylsteke P, Khan S, Ralefala T, Tawe L, Bazzett-Matabele L, Monare B, Luckett R, Ramogola-Masire D. : Cervical cancer screening in HIV-endemic countries: An urgent call for guideline change. Cancer Treat Res Commun. 13(34): 100682, Jan 2023 Notes: doi: 10.1016/j.ctarc.2023.100682. Epub ahead of print.

Koobotse MO, Zachariah M, Senabye B, Gobe I, Kadimo K, Nthontho KC, Mokomane M, Koto G, Phuthego T, Lekgetho H, Ndlovu A, Motswaledi M, Mbwinja A, Tawe L, Ramatlho P, Paganotti GM, Kyokunda L, Vuylsteke P, Grover S, Ramogola-Masire D, Kasvosve I.: Bibliometric analysis of cancer research outputs in Botswana between 2009 and 2021. J Cancer Policy 20(35): 100405, Jan 2023 Notes: doi: 10.1016/j.jcpo.2023.100405. Epub ahead of print.

Kuriakose S, Krishnamurthy A, Vinutha RS, Ramshankar V, Sekhar S, Walia GK, Gupta R, Aggarwal A, Singh R, Rajan S, Kondal D, Grover S, Prabhakaran D, Dhillon PK, Shridhar K, Goodman M. : Time intervals and patient-level factors in oral cancer diagnostic pathways: An application of the WHO framework in India. Cancer Epidemiol 3(81): 102283, November 2022 Notes: doi: 10.1016/j.canep.2022.102283.Epub ahead of print.

Kuriakose S, Krishnamurthy A, Vinutha RS, Ramshankar V, Sekhar S, Walia GK, Gupta R, Aggarwal A, Singh R, Rajan S, Kondal D, Grover S, Prabhakaran D, Dhillon PK, Shridhar K, Goodman M.: Time intervals and patient-level factors in oral cancer diagnostic pathways: An application of the WHO framework in India. Cancer Epidemiol. 3(81): 102283, November 2022 Notes: doi: 10.1016/j.canep.2022.102283. Epub ahead of print.

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