Coming from a family of 12 doctors, I wanted to be one for as long as I can remember. After graduating from medical school in India, I pursued Internal Medicine training at Temple University Hospital in Philadelphia, where I also served as a chief medical resident. During that time I became interested in oncology and clinical research. I recently completed my fellowship in hematology/oncology at Temple/Fox Chase Cancer Center and have been fortunate enough to stay on as faculty. Early in my training, I realized that I wanted to dedicate my career to help discover new therapies for patients with gastrointestinal cancers, with a particular focus on pancreatic and neuroendocrine malignancies. We have made significant progress but a lot still needs to be done.

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Education and Training

Educational Background

Fellow, Hematology/Oncology, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA, 2012-2015
Resident, Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, 2008-2011
Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS), Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, University of Rajasthan, Ajmer, India, 2007

Certifications

American Board of Internal Medicine

Memberships

American Society of Clinical Oncology
American Society of Hematology
North American Neuroendocrine Tumor Society
American Medical Association
Indian Medical Association

Research Profile

Research Program

Molecular Therapeutics

Research Interests

Neuroendocrine Tumors

Pancreatic Cancer

Outcomes Research

Publications

Selected Publications

Vijayvergia, N., Denlinger, C., Survivorship in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer:Challenges Faced and Steps Forward. Manuscript submitted to JNCCN. 2015 PubMed

Vijayvergia, N., Dotan, E., Cohen, S.J., Predictors of long-term survival with metastatic pancreatic cancer (mPC) in the gemcitabine era: The Fox Chase Cancer Center experience. Manuscript submitted to Cancer. 2015 PubMed

Matthews, E., Zhou, L., Vijayvergia, N., El-Deiry, W., A Multiplexed Marker-based Algorithm for Diagnosis of Carcinoma of Unknown Primary Using Circulating Tumor Cells, Poster accepted for presentation at AACR 2015. 2014

Vijayvergia, N., Cohen, S.J., Predictors of long-term survival with metastatic pancreatic cancer (mPC) in the gemcitabine era: The Fox Chase Cancer Center experience. J Clin Oncol 33, 2015 (suppl 3; abstr 253). 2014

Vijayvergia, N., Engstrom, P.F., Molecular profiling of advanced stage Neuro Endocrine Tumors (NETs): The Fox Chase Cancer Center (FCCC) experience. Poster presented at NANETS annual symposium 2014 and GI ASCO Symposium 2015 (JClin Oncol 33, 2015 (suppl 3; abstr 245)

Vijayvergia N, Mehra R. Clinical challenges in targeting anaplastic lymphoma kinase in advanced non-small cell lung cancer. Cancer Chemother Pharmacol. 2014 Sep;74(3):437-46

Ratings

55 PATIENT SATISFACTION REVIEWS

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OVERALL RATING

4.7 / 5.0

RATINGS BREAKDOWN

4.6

Gives easy to understand instruction
Gives easy to understand instruction
4.6

Explains in a way you understand
Explains in a way you understand
4.8

Listens carefully to you
Listens carefully to you
4.8

Shows respect for what you say
Shows respect for what you say
4.8

Spends enough time with you
Spends enough time with you

11 PATIENT COMMENTS

4.5

March 21, 2019

Dr V is great. I came to FCCC for a second opinion on my treatment protocol and I was provided with options I'd never heard of before
5.0

March 12, 2019

Glad that I have Dr. Vijay as my doctor.
5.0

February 25, 2019

I am so thankful to EVERYONE at Fox Chase in ALL departments for taking such good care of me!
5.0

February 17, 2019

The doctor, her fellow and all staff @ FCCC were 10+.
5.0

February 10, 2019

Fox Chase saved my life love the staff so graceful would recommend friends & family.
5.0

February 04, 2019

Excellent experience.
5.0

January 03, 2019

I feel fortunate to be a patient of Dr. Vijayvergia.
5.0

September 25, 2018

Could not be better
5.0

August 01, 2018

Dr. Vjay is a wonderful doctor. She listens and cares about my issues. Very good that she is my doctor.
5.0

July 30, 2018

Informed, well communicate.
5.0

July 03, 2018

My experience is how they - take care and they explain very well.