Fnu (Nikita) Nikita, MD, MPH

Research Instructor

Fnu Nikita

Contact

834 Chestnut Street
Suite 311
Philadelphia, PA 19107

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Fnu (Nikita) Nikita, MD, MPH

Research Instructor

Education

Medical School

MBBS Teerthanker Mahaveer Medical College - 2008 (International MD equivalent) - 2015

Residency

Resident Medical Officer, Sheetal Medicare Center, New Delhi - 2016

Fellowship

Research Fellow, Medical Oncology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA  - 2021

Post Graduate

MPH, Boston University, Boston, MA - 2018

Publications

Awards

  • 2021: Conquer Cancer Merit Award, American Society of Clinical Oncology 
  • 2020: Scholar-in-Training Award, American Association of Cancer Research

Research & Clinical Interests

Dr. Nakita is an Instructor in the Division of Population Science, Department of Medical Oncology at the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia. She recently completed her postdoctoral research fellowship under Dr. Grace Lu-Yao at Thomas Jefferson University. Her research is mainly focused in three areas: 1) health outcomes of chemotherapy among older adults with cancer (Geriatric Oncology); 2) Prostate Cancer, and 3) host factors affecting response to immune checkpoint inhibitors. She is a public health practitioner passionate about optimization of health outcomes among cancer patients.

She is a member of American Association of Cancer Research, American Society of Clinical Oncology, American Public Health Association, American College of Epidemiology, International Society of Clinical Oncology, and European Society of Medical Oncology.