Shalin Kothari, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine (Hematology); Clinician Lead, Cancer Biology Training Program; Core Faculty, Medical Oncology and Hematology Fellowship Program
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Biography
Shalin Kothari, MD is an Assistant Professor of Medicine (Hematology) at Yale University. Dr. Kothari completed his residency in Internal Medicine at SUNY Upstate Medical University and his Hematology and Medical Oncology fellowship through the University at Buffalo/Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center where he was the Chief Fellow. He received his Medical Degree from Gujarat University in India.
Dr. Kothari specializes in the treatment of lymphomas. His research is focused on using his clinical skills and basic science knowledge to answer scientific questions focused on mechanistic understanding of lymphoma therapeutics and its translation in the form of early-phase clinical trials for various aggressive forms of B-cell lymphomas including mantle cell lymphoma. He also conducts research in the Müschen Laboratory here at Yale University with a specific focus on developing new therapies for mantle cell lymphoma.
He is a Lymphoma Research Foundation (LRF) Scholar, and an inductee of the ASH Advocacy Leadership Institute and the Gold Humanism Honor Society. He has presented his research in multiple national and international meetings and has won abstract achievement and travel awards.
Education & Training
- FellowRoswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center (2019)
- Internal Medicine ResidencySUNY Upstate Medical University (2016)
- Senior Research AssociateUniversity of Louisville (2013)
- MDGujarat University
Activities
- The Current State of B-cell Lymphoma TherapyDelhi, DL, India 2022Oncology Grand Rounds
- Novel Strategies to Activate Apoptosis in Mantle Cell LymphomaNew York, NY, United States 2022Research Seminar
- Bridgeport, CT, United States 2021Bridgeport Hospital Grand Rounds
- Targeting Mcl-1 By Proteasome Inhibitors Enhances the Anti-Tumor Activity of Venetoclax in Mantle Cell Lymphoma Pre-Clinical Models2021LRF Mantle Cell Lymphoma Workshop
- Advances in Aggressive lymphomas (DLBCL and MCL)2021National Community Oncology Dispensing Association, Inc. Student Educational Talks (SETs)
- Updates on Lymphoma and Treatment OptionsNew Haven, CT, United States 2020Ask The Doctor
- 2020Division of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis (DCTD) 2nd Annual Early Career Investigator Letter of Intent (LOI) Writing Workshop
- Brentuximab PQI2020PQI
- Phase 1/2 study of Pevonedistat, Ibrutinib and Rituximab in Relapsed/Refractory MCLChicago, IL, United States 2019LRF North American Educational Forum on Lymphoma
- Case PresentationNew York, NY, United States 2019National Lymphoma Rounds
- Moving Beyond Chemotherapy in Mantle Cell Lymphoma: Bench to BedsideNew Haven, CT, United States 2019Research Seminar
- Outcomes of Patients with Limited-Stage Aggressive Large B-Cell Lymphoma with MYC Rearrangement with and without BCL2 and/or BCL6 Rearrangements: A Retrospective Analysis from 15 US Academic CentersSan Diego, CA, United States 20182018 American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting
- Phase 1/2 study of Pevonedistat, Ibrutinib and Rituximab in Relapsed/Refractory MCLScottsdale, AZ, United States 2018LRF Lymphoma Clinical Research Mentoring Program Workshop
- Lymphoma Research Foundation-Biden Institute Cancer Community SummitNew York, NY, United States 2018Biden Institute Cancer Community Summit
- Proteasome Inhibition Enhances Effects of Venetoclax in Mantle Cell Lymphoma Pre- Clinical ModelsBuffalo, NY, United States 2017Fellows Research Presentation
- Precision MedicineSyracuse, NY, United States 2016Medicine Grand Rounds
- Cardiac arrest - death takes a weekendSyracuse, NY, United States 2015Quality Conference Grand Rounds
Honors & Recognition
| Award | Awarding Organization | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Member of the Mantle Cell Lymphoma Consortium | Lymphoma Research Foundation | 2021 |
| The DeLuca Center for Innovation in Hematology Career Development Award | 2020 | |
| Gerald L. Logue Memorial Award for Outstanding Performance in Hematology/Oncology | 2019 | |
| American Society of Hematology (ASH) Abstract Achievement Award | 2018 | |
| American Society of Hematology (ASH) Advocacy Leadership Institute | 2018 | |
| Lymphoma Research Foundation (LRF) Scholar | 2018 | |
| Arnold P. Gold Humanism Award in Medicine | 2017 |
Professional Service
| Organization | Role | Date |
|---|---|---|
| VuMedi | Presenter/Speaker | 2023 - Present |
| Institutional Review Board | Member | 2022 - Present |
| American Society of Hematology | 603. Lymphoid Oncogenesis: Basic: Mechanisms in Lymphomagenesis Symposia: Lymphoid Oncogenesis: Basic Program: Oral and Poster Abstracts Type: Oral Hematology Disease Topics & Pathways: Fundamental Science, Research, Lymphoid Leukemias, ALL, apoptosis, Lymphomas, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, Translational Research, B Cell lymphoma, Genetic Disorders, genomics, T Cell lymphoma, hematopoiesis, Diseases, immune mechanism, aggressive lymphoma, immunology, Lymphoid Malignancies, metabolism, computational biology, Biological Processes, Technology and Procedures, gene editing, molecular biology, Study Population, multi-systemic interactions, Human, pathogenesis, Animal model Monday, December 12, 2022: 10:30 AM-12:00 PM 208-210 (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center) Moderators: Paolo Ghia, MD, PhD, Universita' Vita-Salute San Raffaele C.F. 97187560152 and Shalin K. Kothari, MD, Center of Molecular and Cellular Oncology and Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Hematology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT | 2022 - Present |
| Lymphoma Research Foundation (LRF) Lymphoma Scientific Research Mentoring Program (LSRMP) – Clinical and Translational Track grants | External Reviewer | 2020 |
| WNPR Radio Show - Yale Cancer Center Answers | Invited Guest at the WNPR Radio Show - “Early-phase clinical trials and Lymphoma” – Yale Cancer Center Answers | 2020 |
| PA Program Lecture- Lymphomas: Hodgkin Lymphoma and CLL | Presenter/Speaker | 2020 - Present |
| 4th Annual Hematologic Malignancies Symposium | Reviewer | 2019 |
| Hematology and Medical Oncology Fellowship: Interview Committee | Interviewer | 2019 - Present |
| Yale Medical School Core Lecture Series | Presenter/Speaker | 2019 - Present |
| Clinical Lymphoma, Myeloma and Leukemia | Reviewer | 2019 - Present |
| Lymphoma Research Foundation (LRF) Postdoctoral Fellowship Grants (mentored grant review) | Reviewer | 2018 |
| ASH Advocacy Leadership Institute | Member | 2018 - Present |
| Clinical Cytometry | Reviewer | 2018 - Present |
| Gold Humanism Honor Society | Member | 2017 - Present |
| American Society of Hematology | Member | 2016 - Present |
| American Society of Clinical Oncology | Member | 2015 - Present |
| SUNY Upstate Medical University Resident Advisory Committee | Member | 2014 |
| American Association of Cancer Research | Member | 2013 - Present |