University of California San Francisco

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Kirithiga Ramalingam

Research Fellow

Address

550 16th Street, #6354
San Francisco, CA 94158
United States

    Biography

    Kirithiga Ramalingam is an aspiring Academic Breast Surgical Oncologist. She is a General Surgery Resident who has joined UCSF as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow for her professional development years. She is involved in clinical and translational research related to breast cancer. Her current research with Dr. Mukhtar involves studying the role of neoadjuvant chemotherapy on surgical management of lobular breast cancer patients. 

    Awards & Honors

    Award Conferred By Date
    HDFCCC Travel Grant Award University of California, San Francisco 2024
    HDFCCC Travel Grant Award University of California, San Francisco 2022
    Best Research Paper Award Loma Linda University, LA 2021
    Caregiver Appreciation Award Cleveland Clinic, Ohio 2019
    Best Poster Presentation Award Asian Clinical Oncology Society 2016
    Best Podium Presentation Award Indian Association of Surgical Oncology 2015
    PLOS ONE Young Researcher Publication Assistance Award PLOSE ONE 2015
    Best Podium Presentation Association of Surgeons of India 2012
    International Travel Grant Award Indian Council of Medical Research, New Delhi 2012

    Education

    Institution Degree Dept or School End Date
    University of California, San Francisco PGY4 & PGY5 Residency General Surgery 06/2026
    University of California, San Francisco Research Resident Breast Surgical Oncology 06/2024
    University of California, San Francisco MAS Clinical and Epidemiologic Research 06/2024
    Loma Linda University PGY2 & PGY3 Residency General Surgery 06/2022
    Cleveland Clinic Internship General Surgery 06/2020
    Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology MCh Surgical Oncology 07/2017
    Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh MRCS General Surgery 03/2014
    All India Institute of Medical Sciences MS General Surgery 12/2012
    Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research MBBS Medicine 12/2008

    Publications

    MOST RECENT PUBLICATIONS FROM A TOTAL OF 11
    1. ASO Visual Abstract: Successful Breast Conservation After Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Lobular Breast Cancer: The Role of Menopausal Status in Response to Treatment.
      Ramalingam K, Clelland E, Rothschild H, Mujir F, Record H, Kaur M, Mukhtar RA| | View in PubMed
    2. Letter to the Editor of Annals of Surgical Oncology concerning "Is Choosing Wisely Wise for Lobular Carcinoma in Patients over 70 Years of Age? A National Cancer Database Analysis of Sentinel Node Practice Patterns".
      Mukhtar RA, Huppert L, Ramalingam K| | View in PubMed
    3. ASO Author Reflections: Menopausal Status Does Not Predict Successful Breast Conservation Surgery After Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Invasive Lobular Carcinoma.
      Ramalingam K, Mukhtar R| | View in PubMed
    4. Successful Breast Conservation After Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Lobular Breast Cancer: The Role of Menopausal Status in Response to Treatment.
      Ramalingam K, Clelland E, Rothschild H, Mujir F, Record H, Kaur M, Mukhtar RA| | View in PubMed
    5. Recovery of Screening Mammogram Cancellations During COVID-19.
      Pairawan SS, Olmedo Temich L, de Armas S, Folkerts A, Solomon N, Cora C, Ramalingam K, Lum SS| | View in PubMed
    6. ASO Author Reflections: Breast Reconstruction Under the Affordable Care Act: Evidence for the Effect of Upstream Health Policy on Disparities.
      Ramalingam K, Lum S| | View in PubMed
    7. Improvement in Breast Reconstruction Disparities following Medicaid Expansion under the Affordable Care Act.
      Ramalingam K, Ji L, Pairawan S, Molina DC, Lum SS| | View in PubMed
    8. Retrorectal cyst: proteus in the backyard-case series and literature review.
      Ramalingam K, Fiser C, Sabih Q, Rajput A| | View in PubMed
    9. Staging Melanoma: What's Old and New.
      Ramalingam K, Allamaneni SS| | View in PubMed
    10. Ultra structural changes occurring in duct ectasia and periductal mastitis and their significance in etiopathogenesis.
      Ramalingam K, Vuthaluru S, Srivastava A, Dinda AK, Dhar A| | View in PubMed
    11. Duct Ectasia and Periductal Mastitis in Indian Women.
      Ramalingam K, Srivastava A, Vuthaluru S, Dhar A, Chaudhry R| | View in PubMed