Dr. Sumeet Mendonca serves as the Director Of Breast Oncology at Ironwood Cancer and Research Centers. She received her medical degree from University of Mumbai after which she spent several years in research at the Center for Immunotherapy of Cancer and Infectious Diseases at University of Connecticut. Her work was very well received and resulted in several publications in premier peer reviewed journals. She completed her training in Medical Oncology at St Elizabeth Medical Center, Tufts University, Boston and while she is Board certified in Medical Oncology, she has further specialized in breast malignancies. Dr. Sumeet Mendonca has been a practicing oncologist in Arizona since 2008, initially with Desert Oncology Associates and has been with Ironwood Cancer and Research Centers since their merger in 2012.
As a part of an expatriate family, she received a global educational imprint in places like India, Singapore, and Nigeria shaping her outlook and enhancing respect to the cultural diversities in our society which bodes well in sensitive patient physician relationships.
Besides her commitment to her patients as a clinical oncologist she also continues to be actively involved in research, serving as an investigator on clinical trials as well as partaking in community initiatives where she is an active speaker. Well recognized by her patients and peers alike, it comes as no surprise that she has been Top Doc in PHOENIX Magazine several times.
What matters most to Dr. Mendonca, always, are her patients. A tireless advocate for the promotion of women’s health, focusing on prevention, early diagnosis, and treatment of breast cancer. Dr Mendonca’s key priority is on delivering individualized care in a comprehensive and compassionate manner.
Division Director of Breast Oncology
Angiosarcomas
Benign breast conditions
Ductal carcinoma in situ
Familial breast cancer
Inflammatory breast cancer
Invasive breast carcinoma - early stage, locally advanced, metastatic disease
ER positive HER 2 negative breast cancer
Triple negative breast cancer
HER 2 positive breast cancers
Metaplastic breast cancer
Phyllodes tumors of the breast
Poster Presentation
Retrospective analysis of outcomes of patients with acute leukemia receiving induction chemotherapy at Caritas St Elizabeth’s Medical Center from 2002 to 2006.
Glenn Wong, Sumeet Kumar, Thein H Oo. Department of Medicine, Caritas St Elizabeth’s Medical Center, TUFTS University School Of Medicine. Presented in at the Annual Research Meeting, March 2006
Conferences
American Society Of Clinical Oncology, Annual Meeting, Chicago, June 2007
Symposium on Hematological Malignancies, Harvard University, Boston, May 2007
Investigator Meeting-A Study of Avastin in Combination With Chemotherapy for Treatment of Colorectal Cancer, Non−Small Cell Lung Cancer or Breast Cancer (ARIES), San Francisco, December 2007
American Society Of Clinical Oncology 2006 Annual Meeting Updates-New York, July 2006
Emerging Trends in Oncology (Updates from The AACR anad ASCO Meetings)- Boston, June 2006
Current Trends in Breast Cancer (Updates from the 2005 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium)- Boston, February 2006
Hematology Highlights (by the American School of Oncology and Medical Education Collaborative ) –New York, January 2005
American Society of Hematology-Annual Meeting- Atlanta, December2005
Best of ASCO (American Society of Clinical Oncology), Boston,2004
3rd International Conference on Heat Shock Proteins in Immune Response, Connecticut, 2002
2nd International Conference on Heat Shock Proteins in Immune Response, Connecticut, 2000
Cancer Vaccines, 2000 (An International Symposium Sponsored by the Cancer Research Institute), New York, 2000
Presentations
Advanced Pancreatic Cancer- Where Do We Stand in 2007, February 2007
Cancer Pain- Caritas St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center Of Boston, January 2007
Primary Amyloidosis- Caritas St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center Of Boston December 2006
Cardiotoxicity Related to Use of Chemotherapeutic Agents- Caritas St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center Of Boston, August 2006
Iron Metabolism and Hemochromatosis- Carita St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center Of Boston, May 2006
Hepatocellular Carcinoma-Presentation, Diagnosis and Treatment Options- Caritas St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center Of Boston, April 2006
Management Of Locally Advanced Non- Small Cell Lung Cancer- Caritas St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center Of Boston, February 2006
American Society Of Hematology Updates on Chronic Myeloid Leukemia- Caritas St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center of Boston, December 2005
Esophageal Cancer-Presentation, Diagnosis and Treatment Options- Caritas St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center of Boston, September 2005
Role of Prostate Specific Antigen in Prostate Cancer Screening. Caritas St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center of Boston (November 2004)
Febrile Neutropenia. Caritas St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center of Boston (August 2004)
Skin Manifestations of Internal Malignancies. Caritas St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center Of Boston, TUFTS University. (October 2003)
Acute Rheumatic Fever. Caritas St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center of Boston, TUFTS University. (June 2003)
Downregulation of CD91 in response to gp96. University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, Connecticut (January 2002)
Pathogenesis & Management of Pre-eclampsia and Eclampsia Mahatma Gandhi Mission’s Medical College, Mumbai, India (February 1999)
Primary Hyperlipidemia Mahatma Gandhi Mission’s Medical College, Mumbai, India (May 1994)
PHOENIX Magazine Top Doctor Award
The Brian Trainor Memorial Award (2005)
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