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Kalyan Banda, MD

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Kalyan Banda, MD

Physician, Fred Hutch
Associate Professor, Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutch
Assistant Professor, Division of Hematology and Oncology, University of Washington School of Medicine

Specialty:

Medical Oncology

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“Oncology requires the perception of an artist and the perseverance of a scientist.”

— Dr. Banda

How do you help patients?

I want to help you live life to the fullest, and to do that I must first get to know you as a person — your hopes, dreams and experiences. What I bring to the relationship is a deep, evidence-based knowledge of breast and gynecologic cancers and the leading-edge therapies that can best treat them. It’s truly an inspiring time to be an oncologist, because advances in care are happening at a dizzying pace; treatment is becoming both more precise and more personalized. One of the perks of my job is helping you navigate this constantly changing world, forming a care plan that promotes your health and your dreams.

Why do you practice oncology?

I started out going to law school. While I loved learning about the law and how it could change lives, what I really wanted to do, deep inside, was to change the life of that one individual in front of me who was suffering — and I wanted to make that difference every day. There’s no other profession that allows you to do that quite like medicine. Oncology spoke to me in particular because it requires a phenomenal grasp of basic sciences combined with immense compassion for patients and their families.

Provider Background

Area of Clinical Practice
Gynecologic cancers, breast cancer

I’m a medical oncologist and translational researcher who specializes in breast and gynecologic cancer. In the lab, I focus on using molecular medicine to accurately predict a patient’s response or resistance to treatment. My research interests are to unravel the genomic life history of gynecologic cancers, exploit weaknesses and use cutting-edge technologies to personalize treatments.

In 2018, I was a recipient of the American Society of Clinical Oncology’s Young Investigator Award, and I have also been a presenter at the Northwest Metastatic Breast Cancer Conference. My work has been published in a variety of scientific journals, such as Science Translational Medicine, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS) and The Journal of Biological Chemistry.

Diseases Treated

Cervical Cancer

Endometrial Cancer

Gynecologic Cancers

Languages

English

Education, Experience and Certifications

Medical Degree
Christian Medical College

Residency
University of California, San Diego, Internal Medicine

Fellowship
University of Washington/Fred Hutch, Hematology-Oncology; University of California, San Diego, Cellular and Molecular Medicine

Board Certification
Internal Medicine, 2014; Hematology, 2017; Medical Oncology, 2017, American Board of Internal Medicine

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