Biographical summary
Prema P. Peethambaram, M.D., is a medical oncologist who has a passion for treating women's cancers. Her clinical focus includes:
    - Compassionate treatment of patients with breast cancer both early stage and late stage cancer.
- Providing state of the art and individualized treatment to patients in the neoadjuvant setting, adjuvant setting and metastatic cancer setting with all subtypes of breast cancer.
- Enrolling patients in clinical trials, monitoring them and evaluating their progress and clinical trials.
- Educating patients about cancer and cancer treatments.
- Helping patients with alleviation of symptoms related to cancer and cancer treatments.
- Coordinating care of cancer patients and refer them were necessary to multi-disciplinary clinics such as Cardio Oncology Clinic, Pain Clinic, Palliative Care Clinic, Medical Genetics, Cancer Rehabilitation and Lymphedema Clinic.
In addition to her clinical activities, Dr. Peethambaram has led several early therapeutics and novel cancer treatment trials, as well as presented in several national oncology meetings and been published in leading peer reviewed cancer journals.
Dr. Peethambaram is also active in educating medical students, internal medicine residents, medical oncology fellows, nurse practitioners and physician's assistants.
        Conditions treated
        Procedures performed
        Interests
- Clinical research in breast cancer using novel therapeutics
- Clinical outcomes research
- Treatment of all stages of breast cancer and palliation of symptoms from cancer
- Anti- cancer therapy including enrolling patients in clinical trials and monitoring them
Mayo Clinic locations
        Education
- 1997ResidentHematology/Oncology, Programs in Rochester, Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine 
- 1997Fellow - Hematology/OncologyMayo School of Graduate Medical Education, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine 
- 1994Chief Medical ResidentHenry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan 
- 1993Resident - Internal MedicineHenry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan 
- 1989DCH - PediatricsInstitute of Child Health, Madras, India 
- 1986Internship - Rotational InternshipGovernment Stanley Hospital, Madras, India 
- 1985MB BSGovernment Stanley Medical College 
Activities and honors
Certifications
- 1997Medical OncologyAmerican Board of Internal Medicine 
Awards and honors
- 1995Travel Award for PosterAmerican Society of Clinical Oncology 
- 1993Outstanding Teacher of the YearHenry Ford Hospital 
- 1991Intern of the Month AwardHenry Ford Hospital 
- 1981The Travancore Maharani RegentStanley Medical College 
- 1981Sankeenmarar Memorial Gold Medal for proficiency in physiologyStanley Medical College 
- 1981Eswaran Shakunthala Gold Medal for proficiency in pathologyStanley Medical College 
- 1981Old Student's Association Prize for proficiency in microbiologyStanley Medical College 
- 1981The Lady Wellington Prize for proficiency in midwiferyStanley Medical College 
- 1981Dr. C. S. Ramarao Gold Medal for proficiency in Clinical SurgeryStanley Medical College 
- 1981Dr. A. N. K. Menon Gold Medal for proficiency in radiologyStanley Medical College 
- 1981Sri Akkaraju Seetharamaiah and Rammamagaru Memorial Prize for proficiency in pediatricsStanley Medical College 
- 1981The Lt. Col. A. Chalmen's Prize for proficiency in midwiferyStanley Medical College 
- 1981The Travancore Maharani Regent's Prize for the highest number of marks in final M.B.B.S. university examinationsStanley Medical College 
- 1981Government Gold Medal for highest marks in the University final exam of M.B, B.S.Stanley Medical College 
Professional memberships
- 2010 - 2023Co-ChairHematology/Oncology Formulary Task Force, Mayo Clinic Arizona Task Forces 
- 2010MemberAlliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology, Mayo Clinic Cancer Center 
- 2009 - 2013MemberData Safety and Monitoring Committee, Mayo Clinic Rochester Committees 
- 2009 - 2010ChairGYN Disease Oriented Group (DOG), Department of Oncology 
- 2006 - 2009MemberEducation Committee, Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Oncology 
- 2004 - 2016MemberClinical Practice Committee, Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Oncology 
- 2000 - 2003MemberOvarian Cancer Committee, Gynecologic Oncology Group 
- 2000 - 2005MemberDevelopmental Therapeutics Committee, Gynecologic Oncology Group 
- 2000 - 2005MemberDevelopmental Therapeutics Committee, Gynecologic Oncology Group 
- 2000 - 2003MemberOvarian Cancer Committee, Gynecologic Oncology Group 
- 1999 - 2000MemberPsychosocial and Educational Research Committee, Mayo Clinic Cancer Center - Rochester, Mayo Clinic Cancer Center 
- 1999 - 2000MemberWomen's Healthcare Council, Mayo Clinic Rochester Committees 
- 1998 - 2002MemberAmerican Society of Hematology 
- 1998 - presentMemberAmerican Medical Association 
- 1998 - presentMemberAmerican Society of Clinical Oncology 
- 1998 - presentMemberNorth Central Cancer Treatment Group, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health 
- 1998 - presentMemberGynecologic Oncology Group 
Publications
Research activities