Surbhi Grover
Surbhi Grover, MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Radiation Oncology at the Hospital of the 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
Rohit Avinash Vadgaonkar, Pragyat Thakur, Emily MacDuffie, Priyanka Goel, Chandrasekhar Dravid, Tapas Kumar Dora, Sasi Krishna Kavutarapu, Abhijit Das, Varsha Ramesh Bandal, Sneha Nachu, Sonali Susmita Nayak, Anshul Singla, Sankalp Sancheti, Ashish Gulia, Umesh Mahantshetty, Rajendra Badwe, Jai Prakash Agarwal, Surbhi Grover: Clinical Outcomes and Pattern of Care in Oral Cancer Treated with Curative Intent at Two Newly Commissioned Cancer Centres in India: A Real-World Data Analysis. South Asian Journal of Cancer May 2026.Surbhi Grover, Allison Chambers, Chinenye Azoba, Rohini K Bhatia, Nthabiseng Phaladze, Motseiwa Mokalake, Bramwell Koyabe, John B Jemmott 3rd, Erle Robertson, Nicola Zetola, Doreen Ramogola-Masire: Overcoming Logistical Barriers to Conducting Collaborative Clinical Research Between a High-Income Country and a Low- and Middle-Income Country. JCO Global Oncology Jan 2026.
Lucinda Morris, Niluja Thiruthaneeswaran, Anita O'Donovan, Noam VanderWalde, Anthea Cree, Surbhi Grover, Stefan Starup Jeppesen, Richard Simcock: Review of Current Best Practice in Radiation Oncology for Older Adults with Cancer: Updates from the International Society of Geriatric Oncology (SIOG) Task Force. Journal of Geriatric Oncology Dec 2025.
Genevieve Silva, Surbhi Grover: Energy-Saving Radiotherapy Paths: Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Environmental Health Co-Benefits. 2025 ASCO Quality Care Symposium Oct 2025.
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 11: e2500036, Oct 2025.
Lichter KE, Asaro A, Qureshi MM, Truong MT, Parekh A, Witztum A, Anand C, Silva GS, Royce TJ, Zaorsky NG, Grover S, Abdel-Wahab M, Kouzi ZE, Gadoue SM, Thiel C, Eckelman MJ, Prionas N, Yom SS, Mohamad O: 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 Notes: Online ahead of print.
Jalink M, King WD, Anderson BO, Sutradhar R, Tørring ML, Brundage MD, Groome PA, Chan KKW, Urquhart R, Peng Y, Eskander A, Grover S, Raphael MJ, Grieve R, Laub C, Booth CM, Hanna TP: Recommendations for Studying the Association of the Cancer Diagnosis to Treatment Interval with Overall Survival: A Modified Delphi Process. British Journal of Cancer 133(10): 1526-1534, 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.