Aparna Raj Parikh

@aparna1024

Mother&Wife,GI Oncology,MGH, equity,global cancer care,social justice,liquid biopsies,drug discovery, women in medicine,discovering and being your best self

Boston, MA

Joined April 2009

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Aparna Raj Parikh@aparna1024 · May 29

Bumping this for tomorrow ! @ASCO #ASCO25 is here! Arrived in Chicago (with one carryon!)

AAparna Raj Parikh@aparna1024 · May 7

Excited to share our @ASCO #asco25 Global Oncology CoP agenda! Highlights includes selected poster presentations, global onc voices and keynotes from the next @asco president Eric Small and @catgyoung

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Ted Hong@TedHong9 · Jul 11

Thanks to the MGH GI radonc team for amazing ride. Sorry @DrWilliamHwang had to leave before we got this. Thanks @aparna1024 and @JenniferWo4 for hosting such a special night.

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Aparna Raj Parikh@aparna1024 · Jul 11

A bittersweet evening celebrating years of laughter, camaraderie and love as he moves on. Grateful to have @TedHong9 by my side for almost the last decade. You will deeply missed by your @MGHCancerCenter GI onc family.

aparna1024's tweet image. A bittersweet evening celebrating years of laughter, camaraderie and love as he moves on. Grateful to have @TedHong9 by my side for almost the last decade. You will deeply missed by your @MGHCancerCenter GI onc family.

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Aparna Raj Parikh@aparna1024 · Jul 8

Grateful for this amazing team❤️

NNoelia Tarazona@TarazonaNoelia · Jul 8

☘️Feeling very lucky to be in the U.S. and to share this time with such a kind and inspiring team. Thank you @aparna1024 for leading with heart 💙 Grateful for everything 🇺🇸 @MGHCancerCenter ❤️Nu, Leon, Bennett, Aparna!

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Aparna Raj Parikh@aparna1024 · Jun 30

I could not agree more! I have been really pushing neoadj consideration for all our patients with msi-h disease! We have to get surgical buy in as well in order to even be aware of these patients.

YYakup Ergün@dr_yakupergun · Jun 28

The NCCN has included adjuvant atezolizumab (for 1 year) in the treatment of stage pT2c–III dMMR colon cancer. Given the positive trial results, its inclusion is certainly appropriate. However, the guideline adopts a somewhat conservative stance regarding neoadjuvant ICI use,…

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Goutham Sunny@medoncodoc · Jun 7

🔬 Colorectal Cancer (CRC) Screening: Evolving Landscape 🧻🩸🧪 📊 CRC = 2nd leading cause of cancer death, 3rd most common globally 👁️‍🗨️ Begins as adenomatous/serrated polyps → Advanced precursor lesions (APLs) → invasive cancer 🎯 Goal of screening: Detect early-stage CRC &…

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Aparna Raj Parikh@aparna1024 · Jun 2

Low dose IO! @TataMemorial group presented by the outstanding @VanitaNoronha providing more data to support the use of low dose especially in more resource constrained environments but continues to challenge the doses we use

aparna1024's tweet image. Low dose IO! @TataMemorial group presented by the outstanding @VanitaNoronha providing more data to support the use of low dose especially in more resource constrained environments but continues to challenge the doses we use

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Aparna Raj Parikh@aparna1024 · Jun 2

#ASCO25 caught up w/ these amazing leaders, some of our original young oncologists supported through @MGHCancerCenter POETIC program. They are now leading the way in Africa & beyond. We planned for 2 2025 fellows 1st time since the program, visas denied. We must be better.

aparna1024's tweet image. #ASCO25 caught up w/ these amazing leaders, some of our original young oncologists supported through @MGHCancerCenter POETIC program. They are now leading the way in Africa &amp; beyond. We planned for 2 2025 fellows 1st time since the program, visas denied. We must be better.

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Aparna Raj Parikh@aparna1024 · Jun 2

Tremendous! I would’ve loved to see this be a plenary. Showing that exercise can have the same impact as some adjuvant therapies in the plenary would have made such a statement.

SSharlene Gill, MD, MPH, MBA, FASCO@GillSharlene · Jun 1

#ASCO25 @ASCO @NEJM ✅ Exercise Saves Lives After Colon Cancer ➡️ come watch Dr Chris Booth present the results of the ph3 CO.21 CHALLENGE study - don’t walk, run! 🏃🏃🏻‍♂️🏃 Hall B1 430-6pm 🙏 to our patients, my GI group @CDNCancerTrials 🇨🇦 and our partner @GICancer 🇦🇺🇳🇿for…

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Kai-Keen Shiu@KaiKeenShiu · Jun 1

#ASCO25 Plenary. Kicking off with LBA1 ATOMIC Trial. Let’s go! 🧐🧐

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GI Oncology Now@GiOncNow · Jun 1

⭐ Coming soon: A new roundtable discussion on MSI-H/dMMR metastatic #colorectalcancer featuring GI oncology superstars @aparna1024, @ParseghianC, @skopetz, Stacey Cohen, MD, and @CathyEngMD! Keep an eye on gioncologynow.com for more.

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Aparna Raj Parikh@aparna1024 · May 7

aparna1024's tweet image. Excited to share our @ASCO #asco25 Global Oncology CoP agenda! Highlights includes selected poster presentations, global onc voices and keynotes from the next @asco president Eric Small and @catgyoung

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Amy Comander MD, DipABLM@DrAmyComander · May 28

Thrilled to learn from my brilliant friend & colleague @aparna1024, who is the Frederic R. Morgenthaler Visiting Professor at @newtonwellesley Hospital. @MGHCancerCenter

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Aparna Raj Parikh@aparna1024 · May 20

A tremendous team has been brought together by @skopetz I am so excited to see what we’ll be able to do for our patients with #crc and proud to be a part of this work

TTanios Bekaii-Saab, MD@GIcancerDoc · May 20

Excited to be part of this transformational effort ! Kudos to @MDAndersonNews and @skopetz to be leading the way …

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OncoDaily GI@OncoDailyGI · May 11

Alan Venook Reflects on Mentorship and Legacy in Gastrointestinal Oncology @MaryFengMD @aparna1024 oncodaily.com/career/alan-ve… #Cancer #GIOnc #MedEd #MedX #MedNews #Health #Medicine #OncoDaily #Oncology #GI #GastrointestinalOncology #Mentorship #Legacy

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Jasmine Kamboj, MD, FASCO@JasmineKambojMD · May 9

Plz contact your lawmakers- we need to oppose any budget cuts that would impact care for our patients!! #ProtectMedicaid #ASCOAdvocacy @oncodaily @IMG_Oncologists @StoriesImg @HemOncFellows @HemOncWomenDocs @SameerKeoleMD @RManochakian @MarilynHeineMD @AshleySumrallMD @aparna1024…

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Elad Sharon@EladSharonMD · Apr 28

Listening to ⁦@aparna1024⁩ from ⁦@MGHCancerCenter⁩ & ⁦@harvardmed⁩ talking about using minimal residual disease here @aacr annual meeting (#AACR2025) using circulating tumor DNA in Room S406! Come here the most exciting session of the meeting!!

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Aparna Raj Parikh@aparna1024 · Apr 20

Nervous for my 2nd Boston (2nd marathon) despite having all limbs intact this year but grateful that I get to do this. Grateful for Amy’s dear friendship. Will be digging deep to cross 26.2 inspired by all the people I am running this one for.

AAmy Comander MD, DipABLM@DrAmyComander · Apr 20

Just one day to go until @aparna1024 & I run the #BostonMarathon! Aparna is a dear friend & colleague at the @MGHCancerCenter, & it has been so rewarding for me to train with her over these past few months. I know she’s going to crush Boston! 💛💙

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Aparna Raj Parikh@aparna1024 · Apr 8

150 oncologists 48 states #ASCOAdvocacySummit advocating for NIH/NCI funding, prior auth reform & drug supply issues. Astounding stories shared . Cancer care should transcend partisan politics, grateful for support @JakeAuch @RepPressley @SenWarren @SenMarkey @WhipKClark

aparna1024's tweet image. 150 oncologists 48 states #ASCOAdvocacySummit advocating for NIH/NCI funding, prior auth reform &amp; drug supply issues. Astounding stories shared . Cancer care should transcend partisan politics, grateful for support @JakeAuch @RepPressley @SenWarren @SenMarkey @WhipKClark

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