Namita J. Khanna, MD, MSPH, Assistant Professor

Gynecologic Oncology

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Clinical Office
The Emory Clinic
Emory Women's Care
1365 Clifton Rd. 4th Floor
Atlanta, GA 30322
Patient Appointments · 404-778-3401
E-mail: nkhan26@emory.edu

 

Education
Medical school: Nilratan Sircar Medical College, Calcutta, India
Residency: University of Miami, Jackson Memorial Hospital
Graduate: Masters in Public Health, University of Miami, Jackson Memorial Hospital
Fellowship: University of Miami, Jackson Memorial Hospital

Board Certification
Obstetrics & Gynecology

Professional Societies and Memberships

Society of Gynecologic Oncologists
American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
American Medical Association                                                                      
Association of Professors of Gynecology and Obstetrics                 

Book Chapter
Epidemiology and Clinical Presentation of Ovarian Cancer: Early Diagnosis of Cancer Series; Ovarian Cancer. 2002. Chapter 2. Jhamb N, Lambrou N.

Recent Papers
Khoury-Collado F, Bowes RJ, Jhamb N, Aghajanian C, Abu-Rustum NR.
Unexpected long-term survival without evidence of disease after salvage chemotherapy for recurrent metastatic cervical cancer: A case series. Gynecol Oncol. 2007 Jun; 105(3):823-5. Epub 2007 Mar 23.

Chi DS, Abu-Rustum NR, Sonoda Y, Im HB, Jhamb N, D'Angelica M, Rim M, Dupont J, Barakat RR. Laparoscopic and hand-assisted laparoscopic splenectomy for recurrent and persistent ovarian cancer. Gynecol Oncol. 2006 May; 101(2):224-7. Epub 2005 Dec 9.

Recent Abstracts
Khanna N, Pearson J, Schwartz BM, Allen G, Nishida KJ, Schuman S, Lucci JA III. A regimen of outpatient intraperitoneal carboplatin for optimally cytoreduced advanced ovarian cancer. Gynecol Oncol 2009; 112(2): S56 [Abstract # 110]

Jhamb N, Pearson J, Steinour N, Marin O, Lambrou N, J., Lucci. JA III. Influence of ethnicity on outcomes in uterine sarcoma. Gynecol Oncol 2008; 108(3): S99 [Abstract #223]

Almeida Z, Jhamb N, Rodriguez L, Gomez O, Nguyen T, Hus N, Salom E, Lucci III J, Penalver M, Mendez L. Cervical cancer stage IBI:  A comparison between tumor sizes < 2cm Vs.  > 2cm and < 4cm. Gynecol Oncol 2005; 96 (3): 920[Abstract # 24].

Salom E Jr, Schey D, Kassira N, Gomez O, Mendez L, Jhamb N, Lambrou N, Lucci III J, Penalver M. A comparison of continent and incontinent urinary diversion after pelvic exenterations: A study of long term morbidity and renal function. Gynecol Oncol 2005; 96 (3): 921[Abstract # 26].

Research Interests
Functional genomics and gene expression profiles in ovarian cancer prognosis, racial-ethnic disparities in ovarian cancer treatment and survival, gemcitabine and cisplatin combination in platinum resistant ovarian cancer

Languages
English, Hindi & Bengali