Overview
Dr. Poorvu received his medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 2012 and went on to complete his residency in internal medicine at the Brigham and Women's Hospital. He is a medical oncologist in the Breast Oncology Center and has a particular interest in the care of young women with breast cancer and breast cancer survivorship. His research seeks to better understand the impact of cancer treatments on fertility and a number of other survivorship issues. Dr. Poorvu's research is also focused on the use of genomic risk prediction assays and predictive biomarkers to help guide the management of breast cancer patients.
Dr. Poorvu is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of BRCA Positive Breast Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Breast Cancer, Inflammatory Breast Cancer, Angiosarcoma, and Paget Disease of the Breast.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 42 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 2 articles in the study of BRCA Positive Breast Cancer.
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Locations
101 Columbian Street, South, South Weymouth, MA 02190
450 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA 02115
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.
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Areas of Expertise
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- Breast CancerDr. Poorvu isElite. Learn about Breast Cancer.
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- AngiosarcomaDr. Poorvu isDistinguished. Learn about Angiosarcoma.
- Inflammatory Breast CancerDr. Poorvu isDistinguished. Learn about Inflammatory Breast Cancer.
- Paget Disease of the BreastDr. Poorvu isDistinguished. Learn about Paget Disease of the Breast.
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- BRCA Positive Breast CancerDr. Poorvu isAdvanced. Learn about BRCA Positive Breast Cancer.
- HER-2 Positive Breast CancerDr. Poorvu isAdvanced. Learn about HER-2 Positive Breast Cancer.
- Experienced
- Breast Cancer in MenDr. Poorvu isExperienced. Learn about Breast Cancer in Men.
- Pseudomyxoma PeritoneiDr. Poorvu isExperienced. Learn about Pseudomyxoma Peritonei.