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
Genevieve Silva, Surbhi Grover: Energy-Saving Radiotherapy Paths: Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Environmental Health Co-Benefits. 2025 ASCO Quality Care Symposium Oct 2025.224. Travis T Sims, Kyoko Yoshida-Court, Molly B El Alam, Pleasure Ramatlho, Rebecca Ketlametswe, Matthew S Ning, Erle S Robertson, Kathleen M Schmeler, Lauren E Colbert, Ann H Klopp, Surbhi Grover: Cervical and Tumor-Associated Microbiomes in Botswana Women With and Without HIV With Carcinoma of the Cervix Before and After Definitive Chemoradiation. JCO Global Oncology Oct 2025.
Katie E Lichter, Alyssa Asaro, Muhammad Mustafa Qureshi, Minh Tam Truong, Akash Parekh, Alon Witztum, Chirjiv Anand, Genevieve S Silva, Trevor J Royce, Nicholas G Zaorsky, Surbhi Grover, May Abdel-Wahab, Zakaria El Kouzi, Sherif M Gadoue, Cassandra Thiel, Matthew J Eckelman, Nicolas Prionas, Sue S Yom, Osama Mohamad: The Climate and Health Impact of U.S. Radiation Therapy: Estimating Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Dalys, and Potential of Hypofractionation. Radiotherapy and Oncology: Journal of the European Society for Therapeutic Radiation and Oncology Sep 2025.
Matthew Jalink, Will D King, Benjamin O Anderson, Rinku Sutradhar, Marie Louise Tørring, Michael D Brundage, Patti A Groome, Kelvin K W Chan, Robin Urquhart, Yingwei Peng, Antoine Eskander, Surbhi Grover, Michael J Raphael, Richard Grieve, Cassidy Laub, Christopher M Booth, Timothy P Hanna: Recommendations for Studying the Association of the Cancer Diagnosis to Treatment Interval with Overall Survival: A Modified Delphi Process. British Journal of Cancer Sep 2025.
Luckett R, Ramogola-Masire D, Moyo S, Gompers A, Modest A, Moraka N, Kashamba T, Tawe L, Noubary F, Kuhn L, Grover S, Dryden-Peterson S, Dreyer G, Makhema J, Botha MH, Hacker MR, Shapiro R: 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 170(2): 882-892, Aug 2025.
Emily MacDuffie, Camille McCallister, Jessica George, Barati Monare, Rebecca Ketlametswe, Gaobakwe Ramontshonyana, Annah Mmari, Maitumelo Pharithi, Lydiah Mntande, Peter Vuylsteke, Lisa Bazzett-Matabele, Caroline Kernell, Kgosi Hughes, Megan Kassick, Memory Bvochora-Nsingo, Katharine A. Rendle, Surbhi Grover: Assessing the Impact of Multidisciplinary Team Gynecological Oncology Care in Botswana: A Potential Model for Low- and Middle-Income Countries. Cancer: An International Interdisciplinary Journal of the Amercian Cancer Society 131(16), Aug 2025.
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 11: e2400300, May 2025.
Katie Lichter, Genevieve Silva, Samuel Avelino, Chirjiv Anand, Osama Mohamad, Shearwood McClelland III, Katherine Van Loon, 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 11: e2400472, Mar 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 194: 91-97, Mar 2025.