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Sameera Kumar, MD
Clinical Locations
Primary Location
Fox Chase Cancer Center
333 Cottman Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19111
About
Assistant Professor
Specialties
Education and Training
Educational Background
- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, July 2014-June 2018
- Resident in Radiation Oncology, 2014-18
- Chief Resident, 2017-18
- PhD candidate, Clinical and Translational Science, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, January 2015- Present
- MD, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, WV, 2013
Certifications
- American Board of Radiology, Radiation Oncology
Publications
Selected Publications
Kumar, S; Hall, L; Li, X; Downes, L; Shearer, A; Shelton, B; Gerring, S; McGarry, R. “Comparing Dosimetric Parameters and Clinical outcomes among different SBRT modalities.” IJROBP. Submitted.
Kumar, S; Feddock, J; Li, X; Shearer, A; Hall, L; Shelton, B; Arnold, S; McGarry, M. “An Update of a Prospective Study of SBRT for Post-chemoradiation Residual Disease in Stage II/III Non-small Cell Lung Cancer.” IJROBP. Accepted- In Press. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrobp.2017.07.036
Kumar, S; Higgins, K; McGarry, R. “Emerging Therapies for Stage III Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy and Immunotherapy.” Frontiers of Oncology. Front. Oncol., 04 September 2017.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fonc.2017.00197
Verma, V; Shostrom, V; Kumar, S; Zhen, W; Hallemeier, C, Braunstein, S; Holland, J; Harkenrider, M; Ishkhanian, A; Neboori, H; Jabbour, S; Attia, A; Lee, P; Alite, F; Walker, J; Stahl, J; Wang, K; Bingham, B; Hadzitheodorou, C; Decker, R; McGarry, R; Simone, C. “Multi-Institutional Experience of Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy for Large (≥5 Centimeter) Non-Small Cell Lung Tumors.” Cancer. September 9, 2016. PubMed
Dong, L; Kudrimoti, M; Irwin, D; Chen, L; Kumar, S; Shang, Y; Huang, C; Johnson, E; Stevens, S; Shelton, B; Yu, G. "Diffuse optical measurements of head and neck tumor hemodynamics for early prediction of chemoradiation therapy outcomes," J. Biomed. Opt. 21(8), 085004 (2016), doi: 10.1117/1.JBO.21.8.085004.
Kumar, SS; Stockham, AL; Chao, ST; Ahluwalia, MS; Suh, JH. “Radiation necrosis: now you see it, now you don’t." Applied Radiology. February 2013.
Additional Publications
Dr. Kumar on PubMed
Clinical Locations
Primary Location
Fox Chase Cancer Center
333 Cottman Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19111
Assistant Professor
Specialties
Education
Educational Background
- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, July 2014-June 2018
- Resident in Radiation Oncology, 2014-18
- Chief Resident, 2017-18
- PhD candidate, Clinical and Translational Science, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, January 2015- Present
- MD, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, WV, 2013
Certifications
- American Board of Radiology, Radiation Oncology
Publications
Selected Publications
Kumar, S; Hall, L; Li, X; Downes, L; Shearer, A; Shelton, B; Gerring, S; McGarry, R. “Comparing Dosimetric Parameters and Clinical outcomes among different SBRT modalities.” IJROBP. Submitted.
Kumar, S; Feddock, J; Li, X; Shearer, A; Hall, L; Shelton, B; Arnold, S; McGarry, M. “An Update of a Prospective Study of SBRT for Post-chemoradiation Residual Disease in Stage II/III Non-small Cell Lung Cancer.” IJROBP. Accepted- In Press. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrobp.2017.07.036
Kumar, S; Higgins, K; McGarry, R. “Emerging Therapies for Stage III Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy and Immunotherapy.” Frontiers of Oncology. Front. Oncol., 04 September 2017.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fonc.2017.00197
Verma, V; Shostrom, V; Kumar, S; Zhen, W; Hallemeier, C, Braunstein, S; Holland, J; Harkenrider, M; Ishkhanian, A; Neboori, H; Jabbour, S; Attia, A; Lee, P; Alite, F; Walker, J; Stahl, J; Wang, K; Bingham, B; Hadzitheodorou, C; Decker, R; McGarry, R; Simone, C. “Multi-Institutional Experience of Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy for Large (≥5 Centimeter) Non-Small Cell Lung Tumors.” Cancer. September 9, 2016. PubMed
Dong, L; Kudrimoti, M; Irwin, D; Chen, L; Kumar, S; Shang, Y; Huang, C; Johnson, E; Stevens, S; Shelton, B; Yu, G. "Diffuse optical measurements of head and neck tumor hemodynamics for early prediction of chemoradiation therapy outcomes," J. Biomed. Opt. 21(8), 085004 (2016), doi: 10.1117/1.JBO.21.8.085004.
Kumar, SS; Stockham, AL; Chao, ST; Ahluwalia, MS; Suh, JH. “Radiation necrosis: now you see it, now you don’t." Applied Radiology. February 2013.
Additional Publications
Dr. Kumar on PubMed
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10 PATIENT COMMENTS
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3.5
October 28, 2019
Is good.
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5.0
September 11, 2019
Dr. Kumar and her staff are very patient and take the time to explain.
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5.0
September 05, 2019
Was my radiation oncologist and a very sweet person. Liked her a lot.
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5.0
August 29, 2019
I have the best doctors....Dr. [...] and Dr. Sumeera Kumar. [...]
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5.0
August 24, 2019
Very good experience with Dr. Kumar.
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5.0
August 21, 2019
This doctor is an excellent communicator.
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5.0
May 16, 2019
Dr. Kumar took time from her day off to ck. my films & call me with answer.
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5.0
April 09, 2019
Good.
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5.0
March 05, 2019
Dr. Kumar was very nice, we went for a second opinion, she explained everything in detail and did not rush us.
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5.0
February 10, 2019
I would recommend Dr. Kumar & the radioloigst [...] to anyone any time.
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