Dr. Ishwaria Subbiah is a palliative care physician and medical oncologist in the Division of Cancer Medicine at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, TX. She is uniquely qualified for this role, having completed training at MD Anderson, not only in medical oncology but also in Phase 1 drug development and Palliative Medicine. With all this training she sees patients in the palliative care clinic and also conducts clinical research that focuses on symptom management and patient centered supportive care that is driven by patient-reported outcomes (PROs) with an emphasis on older adult participation on clinical trials. She also works on developing palliative care initiatives and PROs on the national and international level.
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