Overview
Dr. Christal Murray is a board-certified physician, specializing in hematology and oncology. Her professional interests include breast cancer, clinical trials, benign hematology and malignant hematology. She is passionate about working together with her patients, moving toward the same goal. She believes the rapidly changing landscape of oncology is exciting and challenging, and enjoys witnessing how these changes and innovations directly impact patients’ lives. In her spare time, Dr. Murray enjoys spending time with family, reading, running, knitting and traveling. Dr. Murray has been recognized as a Top Doc 2020, 2021, 2023, 2024, and 2025 by Austin Monthly Magazine. Winners are nominated by their peers as among the best in their region/nation in their medical specialty. Dr. Murray has been selected as a 2023 Super Doc by Texas Monthly magazine. The honor recognizes providers who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement.
Dr. Murray is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Angiosarcoma. Her top areas of expertise are Paget Disease of the Breast, Breast Cancer, Angiosarcoma, and Inflammatory Breast Cancer.
Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 1 peer reviewed article and participating in 1 clinical trial. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
300A University Blvd, Round Rock, TX 78665
Austin, TX 78735
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
1 Clinical Trials
Baylor Scott & White Vasicek Cancer Treatment Center - Temple
Dr. Bhat is a board-certified hematologist/ medical oncologist who has formed a niche in breast oncology. She joined BSW at Temple's main campus in 2011 soon after completing her fellowship, and her medical practice mostly consists of breast cancer patients. She also supervises the trainee fellows in their continuity clinic and is one of the core faculty in Baylor Scott & White's 3-year hem-oncology fellowship program. Dr. Bhat has been the site director of NSABP and is currently the chair of the breast tumor board, a weekly interdisciplinary case discussion conference, where NCCN guidelines and optimal treatment options for all their breast cancer patients are discussed. She is passionate about taking care of breast cancer patients and believes in providing them with a comprehensive, yet personalized care plan when it comes to their cancer. Their clinic offers several state-of-the-art treatments like novel chemotherapies, biotherapies, targeted therapies, and immunotherapies. In addition to these standard treatments, she strives to bring on relevant and pertinent clinical trials that would benefit our breast cancer patients. She frequently offers second and third-opinion consults on complicated cases that are referred from our peripheral clinics. Dr. Bhat is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Angiosarcoma. Her top areas of expertise are Angiosarcoma, Inflammatory Breast Cancer, Breast Cancer, Bone Marrow Aspiration, and Endoscopy.
Sripriya Santhanam is a Hematologist and an Oncologist in Temple, Texas. Dr. Santhanam is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Angiosarcoma. Her top areas of expertise are Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS), Lung Cancer, Pleuropulmonary Blastoma, and Inflammatory Breast Cancer.
Texas Oncology
Nitya Alluri is a Hematologist in Austin, Texas. Dr. Alluri is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Angiosarcoma. Her top areas of expertise are Angiosarcoma, Inflammatory Breast Cancer, Paget Disease of the Breast, and Breast Cancer. Dr. Alluri is currently accepting new patients.
Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Distinguished
- AngiosarcomaDr. Murray isDistinguished. Learn about Angiosarcoma.
- Breast CancerDr. Murray isDistinguished. Learn about Breast Cancer.
- Childhood Iron Deficiency AnemiaDr. Murray isDistinguished. Learn about Childhood Iron Deficiency Anemia.
- Colorectal CancerDr. Murray isDistinguished. Learn about Colorectal Cancer.
- Inflammatory Breast CancerDr. Murray isDistinguished. Learn about Inflammatory Breast Cancer.
- Iron Deficiency AnemiaDr. Murray isDistinguished. Learn about Iron Deficiency Anemia.
- Advanced
- Acute Mountain SicknessDr. Murray isAdvanced. Learn about Acute Mountain Sickness.
- AgranulocytosisDr. Murray isAdvanced. Learn about Agranulocytosis.
- AnemiaDr. Murray isAdvanced. Learn about Anemia.
- Breast Cancer in MenDr. Murray isAdvanced. Learn about Breast Cancer in Men.
- Chronic B-Cell Leukemia (CBCL)Dr. Murray isAdvanced. Learn about Chronic B-Cell Leukemia (CBCL).
- Chronic Familial NeutropeniaDr. Murray isAdvanced. Learn about Chronic Familial Neutropenia.
- Experienced
- Adult Immune ThrombocytopeniaDr. Murray isExperienced. Learn about Adult Immune Thrombocytopenia.
- Adult Soft Tissue SarcomaDr. Murray isExperienced. Learn about Adult Soft Tissue Sarcoma.
- ALK-Positive Non-Small Cell Lung CancerDr. Murray isExperienced. Learn about ALK-Positive Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer.
- Anaplastic Thyroid CancerDr. Murray isExperienced. Learn about Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer.
- Appendix CancerDr. Murray isExperienced. Learn about Appendix Cancer.
- Arterial EmbolismDr. Murray isExperienced. Learn about Arterial Embolism.