Monali Vasekar

Dr. Monali Vasekar is an Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine at Penn State College of Medicine. She serves as Associate Program Director for the Hematology/Oncology Fellowship and institutional PI/Sub-I on ~20 breast cancer trials (phase 3 and 2). Her work addresses health disparities and immunotherapeutics in clinical oncology.

• Medical School: Seth G.S. Medical College & King Edward Memorial Hospital, Bombay University (2005)
• Residency/Internship: Internal Medicine at Milton S. Hershey Medical Center (2010-2012)
• Fellowship: Hematology/Oncology at Milton S. Hershey Medical Center (2016)

Her research focuses on breast cancer clinical trials, immunotherapy applications, and supportive cancer care. She leads the investigator-initiated D-CRSE study for chemotherapy side effect mitigation and collaborates on technology-driven trials like the Amazon Echo Show intervention for metastatic breast cancer patients.

Recent publications highlight her work in technology-based clinical trials (8 Scopus citations), geriatric oncology (1 citation), and psychosocial cancer care (1 citation). She utilizes TriNetX database for clinical informatics research and chairs PSCI's RiseUP committee for trial diversity.

Scientific recognition includes:

• Robert A. Winn Diversity in Clinical Trials Career Development Award
• Department of Medicine Teacher of the Year (2022)
• PSCI pilot grant for Contrast US in immunotherapy research

As an educator, Dr. Vasekar mentors 12 hematology/oncology fellows annually and redesigned medical student curricula through longitudinal mentorship programs. She directs the Cardio Oncology Clinic and serves as sarcoma management specialist, receiving regional referrals.