Meenakshi G. Hegde, MD
- Cancer and Blood Disorders
Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Section of Hematology/Oncology, Baylor College of Medicine
Office location:
1102 Bates Avenue
Houston, TX 77030
Get to know Meenakshi G. Hegde, MD
Dr. Meenakshi Hegde is a pediatric oncologist engaged in translational research on immunotherapy to improve patient outcomes in high-risk cancer. Her research was the first to demonstrate that a highly heterogeneous landscape of antigen expression in glioblastoma and other solid tumors benefitted from simultaneous targeting of these antigens using a novel bispecific CAR T-cell (TanCAR).
Her current efforts focus on the tumor complex rather than the tumor cell to develop effective T-cell based platform resistant to the inhibitory pathways within the tumor environment and translation of newly developed cellular therapies from the laboratory to clinic through well-designed clinical trials to shape standard of care practices in the field of high-risk cancer therapy. Her clinical interests span adoptive cellular therapy and bone marrow transplant.
Dr. Hegde is a member of the Brain Tumor Research Program at Texas Children's Cancer Center, the Center for Cell and Gene Therapy, and the Bone Marrow / Stem Cell Transplant Program.
She is a board certified physician-specialist in pediatric hematology/oncology and a member of the American Board of Pediatrics.
Education
School | Education | Degree | Year |
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Baylor College of Medicine | Fellowship | Pediatric Hematology/Oncology | 2012 |
University of Illinois at Chicago, Corner Children's Hospital | Residency | Pediatrics | 2009 |
Bangalore Medical College, India | Residency | Pediatrics | 2005 |
J.S.S. Medical College, Mysore, India | Medical School | Doctor of Medicine | 2003 |
Organizations
Organization Name | Role |
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American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) | Member |
American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) | Member |
American Society of Bone Marrow Transplant (ASBMT) | Member |
American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) | Member |
Children's Oncology Group (COG) | Member |
Karnataka Medical Council, India | Member |
Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer (SITC) | Member |
Board Certifications
American Board of Pediatrics
American Board of Pediatrics - Hematology/Oncology
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Highlights
Research Area:
Cell and gene therapy
Bone Marrow Transplant / Stem Cell Transplant