Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine
Biosketch
Natasha Dhawan, MD, is a hematologist and medical oncologist. She is a graduate of St. George's University School of Medicine. She completed her residency in internal medicine at The Jewish Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio. She went on to complete a hospice and palliative medicine fellowship at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center prior to completing her hematology and oncology fellowship at the same institution. She served as the Chief Fellow for Quality Improvement and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in her final year of hematology and oncology fellowship. She is currently a hematologist and oncologist at Bronson Cancer Center in Kalamazoo, MI. Dr. Dhawan's clinical, teaching, and research interests include diversity, equity, and inclusion and integrating the principles of palliative medicine and oncology to optimize the patient experience.
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Education and Training
- Fellowship 2023, Hematology and Oncology, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center
- Chief Fellow 2023, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center
- Fellowship 2020, Hospice and Palliative Care, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center
- Residency 2019, Internal Medicine, The Jewish Hospital
- MD 2016, St. George's University
- BS 2010, York University
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Research
- hospice and palliative care
- Supportive Care
- Medical Oncology
- Hematology
- Diversity & Inequality
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Publications
Florez N., Kiel L., Riano I., Patel S., DeCarli K., Dhawan N., Franco I., Odai-Afotey A., Meza K., Swami N., Patel J., Sequist L.V. Lung Cancer in Women: The Past, Present, and Future Clinical Lung Cancer. 2024;25:1-8.
Banerjee R., Kareff S.A., Leyfman Y., Dhawan N., Hammons L.R., Desai A., Tsang M., Velazquez A.I., Nizam A. Professional Challenges for United States Hematology/Oncology Trainees during COVID-19 Cancer Investigation. 2023;41(6):539-547.
Collons D., Florez N., Petrillo L., Dhawan N., Gray T.F. Palliative Care for All? An Assessment of Racial and Ethnic Disparities Research With Solutions Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 2023;66(4):e521-e523.
Dhawan N., Afzal M.Z., Amin M. Immunotherapy in Anal Cancer Current Oncology. 2023;30(5):4538-4550.
Kareff S.A., Sridhar A., Dhawan N., Anampa-Guzmán A., Singhi E.K., Velazquez A.I. The Democratization of Hematology-Oncology Medical Education during the COVID-19 Pandemic Cancer Investigation. 2023;41(6):548-558.
Patel S.R., Riano I., Abuali I., Ai A., Geiger G., Pimienta J., Ramirez Roggio A., Dhawan N., Dizman N., Lizette Salinas A., Pomares-Millan H., Florez N. Race/Ethnicity and Gender Representation in Hematology and Oncology Editorial Boards: What is the State of Diversity? Oncologist. 2023;28(7):609-617.
Dhawan N., LeBlanc T.W. Lean Into the Uncomfortable: Using Trauma-Informed Care to Engage in Shared Decision-Making With Racial Minorities With Hematologic Malignancies American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine. 2022;39(1):4-8.
Dhawan N., Carnes M., Byars-Winston A., Duma N. Videoconferencing Etiquette: Promoting Gender Equity during Virtual Meetings Journal of Women's Health. 2021;30(4):460-465.
Dhawan N., Ovalle A.A., Yeh J.C. The role of hospice and palliative care in supporting and fostering trust among the LGBTQ+ population Palliative Care and Social Practice. 2021;15
Dhawan N., Subbiah I.M., Yeh J.C., Thompson B., Hildner Z., Jawed A., Prommer E., Sinclair C. Healthcare Disparities and the COVID-19 Pandemic: Analysis of Primary Language and Translations of Visitor Policies at NCI-Designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 2021;61(5):e13-e16.
Patel S.R., St. Pierre F., Velazquez A.I., Ananth S., Durani U., Anampa-Guzmán A., Castillo K., Dhawan N., Oxentenko A.S., Duma N. The Matilda Effect: Underrecognition of Women in Hematology and Oncology Awards Oncologist. 2021;26(9):779-786.
Yeh J.C., Subbiah I.M., Dhawan N., Thompson B.W., Hildner Z., Jawed A., Prommer E., Sinclair C.T. Visitation policies at NCI-designated comprehensive cancer centers during the COVID-19 pandemic Supportive Care in Cancer. 2021;29(9):4895-4898.
Acquaviva K.D., Mugele J., Abadilla N., Adamson T., Bernstein S.L., Bhayani R.K., Büchi A.E., Burbage D., Carroll C.L., Davis S.P., Dhawan N., Eaton A., English K., Grier J.T., Gurney M.K., Hahn E.S., Haq H., Huang B., Jain S., Jun J., Kerr W.T., Keyes T., Kirby A.R., Leary M., Marr M., Major A., Meisel J.V., Petersen E.A., Raguan B., Rhodes A., Rupert D.D., Sam-Agudu N.A., Saul N., Shah J.R., Sheldon L.K., Sinclair C.T., Spencer K., Strand N.H., Streed C.G., Trudell A.M. Erratum: Documenting social media engagement as scholarship: A new model for assessing academic accomplishment for the health professions (Journal of Medical Internet Research (2020) 22:12 (e25070) DOI: 10.2196/25070) Journal of Medical Internet Research. 2020;22(12)
Acquaviva K.D., Mugele J., Abadilla N., Adamson T., Bernstein S.L., Bhayani R.K., Büchi A.E., Burbage D., Carroll C.L., Davis S.P., Dhawan N., English K., Grier J.T., Gurney M.K., Hahn E.S., Haq H., Huang B., Jain S., Jun J., Kerr W.T., Keyes T., Kirby A.R., Leary M., Marr M., Major A., Meisel J.V., Petersen E.A., Raguan B., Rhodes A., Rupert D.D., Sam-Agudu N.A., Saul N., Shah J.R., Sheldon L.K., Sinclair C.T., Spencer K., Strand N.H., Streed C.G., Trudell A.M. Documenting social media engagement as scholarship: A new model for assessing academic accomplishment for the health professions Journal of Medical Internet Research. 2020;22(12)
Dhawan N., Prommer E., Sinclair C.T., Subbiah I.M. Development of a Patient-Centered Framework for Oncology Clinicians to Address Uncertainty in Cancer Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic Current Treatment Options in Oncology. 2020;21(12)