Radhika Kainthla, M.D.

Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center

Internal Medicine - Hematology/Oncology
Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology

Biography

Radhika Kainthla, M.D., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at UT Southwestern Medical Center. She is a member of the Division of Hematology and Oncology and specializes in gastrointestinal medical oncology.

A native of Texas, Dr. Kainthla earned her undergraduate degree with honors in biochemistry at Southwestern University and her medical degree at UT Southwestern Medical School. She completed internal medicine residency training at Baylor College of Medicine. She gained advanced training through a fellowship in hematology and oncology at UT Southwestern, where she served as Chief Fellow.

Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in hematology and medical oncology, she joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 2018.

Dr. Kainthla’s clinical interests include health disparities and quality improvement. She is Co-Course Director of the Frontiers in Neoplasia curriculum and teaches medical and graduate students and fellows through lectures and clinic rotations. She practices at Parkland Memorial Hospital, where she is the Medical Director of the Medical Oncology Clinics and the Cancer Liaison Physician for the Commission on Cancer.

Her research interests include gastrointestinal oncology, malignant hematology, and quality improvement. Her investigations have resulted in numerous presentations, contributions to the books Recent Results in Cancer Research and Handbook of Targeted Cancer Therapy and Immunotherapy, and publications in peer-reviewed journals.

Dr. Kainthla is a member of the Texas Medical Association, the American Medical Association, the Dallas County Medical Society, the American Society of Hematology, and the American Society of Clinical Oncology.

She has been named a Rising Star on Texas Monthly’s Texas Super Doctors list every year since 2020. In 2021, she received the MVP for Microanatomy teaching award from UT Southwestern.

Personal Note

When she’s not at work, Dr. Kainthla enjoys watching movies, spending time with her family, and playing and watching sports.

Education & Training

Medical School - UT Southwestern Medical School (2008-2012)
Residency - Baylor College of Medicine (2012-2015), Internal Medicine
Fellowship - UT Southwestern Medical Center (2015-2018), Hematology Oncology

Professional Associations & Affiliations

American Medical Association
American Society of Clinical Oncology
American Society of Hematology
Dallas County Medical Society
Texas Medical Association

Honors & Awards

Texas Super Doctors Rising Stars 2020-2023, Texas Monthly
MVP for Microanatomy Teaching Award 2021, UT Southwestern Medical School

Books & Publications

Books
- Leukemia in Handbook of Targeted Cancer Therapy and Immunotherapy (3rd ed.)
  Kainthla R, Kadia TM, Pemmaraju N (2022), Phildelphia, PA, Wolters Kluwer
- Leukemia in Handbook of Targeted Cancer Therapy
  Kainthla R, Kadia TM, Pemmaraju N (2015), Philadelphia, PA, Wolters Kluwer
- Dabrafenib in Small Molecules in Oncology; Recent Results in Cancer Research
  Kainthla R, Kim KB, Falchook GS (2014), Heidelberg, Germany, Springer
Publications
- Racial and ethnic disparities in Acute Myeloid Leukemia: 15-year experience at a safety net hospital system.
  Dong S, Premnath N, Sadeghi N, Kainthla R, Chung SS, Collins RH, Li HC, Madanat YF, Leukemia research 2024 Apr 141 107503
- The phosphatidylserine targeting antibody bavituximab plus pembrolizumab in unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma: a phase 2 trial.
  Hsiehchen D, Beg MS, Kainthla R, Lohrey J, Kazmi SM, Khosama L, Maxwell MC, Kline H, Katz C, Hassan A, Kubota N, Siglinsky E, Pillai AK, Youssoufian H, Mockbee C, Culm K, Uhlik M, Benjamin L, Brekken RA, Ahn C, Singal AG, Zhu H, Hoshida Y, Yopp AC, Nature communications 2024 Mar 15 1 2178
- Outcomes in Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus -associated primary effusion lymphoma and multicentric Castleman's disease in patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in a safety-net hospital system.
  Lopez M, Kainthla R, Lazarte S, Chen W, Nijhawan AE, Knights S, European journal of haematology 2023 Dec
- Sustained long-term remission with tyrosine kinase inhibitor therapy in treatment-refractory B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia harboring a RCSD1::ABL2 fusion gene.
  Zahid MF, Kainthla R, Leukemia & lymphoma 2023 Oct 1-5
- Characteristics and clinical outcomes in young-onset cholangiocarcinoma.
  Reddy S, Goksu SY, Sanford NN, Kainthla R, Hsiehchen D, Sanjeevaiah A, Jones AL, Karagkounis G, Al Mutar S, Ahn C, Beg MS, Kazmi SM, Cancer medicine 2023 Jul 12 13 14094-14103
- High Seroprevalence of Kaposi Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus in Men Who Have Sex With Men With HIV in the Southern United States.
  Knights SM, Salyards M, Kendall N, Lazarte SM, Kainthla R, Miley W, Marshall V, Labo N, Whitby D, Chiao EY, Nijhawan AE, Open forum infectious diseases 2023 Apr 10 4 ofad160
- Dinner-plate nuclei in hypogranular acute promyelocytic leukemia.
  Zahid MF, Kainthla R, Blood 2022 Dec 140 23 2519
- Trends in Adjuvant Chemotherapy Use Among Stage III Colon Cancer in Non-Elderly and Low Comorbidity Patients.
  El Hajj J, Soleja M, Goksu SY, Ahn C, Sanford NN, Karagkounis G, Pogacnik JS, Ali F, Chilakamarry S, Kainthla R, Hsiehchen D, Jones AL, Al Mutar S, Sanjeevaiah A, Beg MS, Huang EH, Kazmi SM, Clinical colorectal cancer 2022 Sep
- Primary central nervous system lymphoma: a real-world comparison of therapy access and outcomes by hospital setting.
  Patel AM, Ali O, Kainthla R, Rizvi SM, Awan FT, Patel T, Pan E, Maher E, Desai NB, Timmerman R, Kumar KA, Ramakrishnan Geethakumari P, Neuro-oncology practice 2022 May 9 3 183-192
- Racial and Ethnic Differences in Genomic Profiling of Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer.
  Hein DM, Deng W, Bleile M, Kazmi SA, Rhead B, De La Vega FM, Jones AL, Kainthla R, Jiang W, Cantarel B, Sanford NN, Journal of the National Cancer Institute 2022 Feb
- Mortality disparities among patients with HIV-associated kaposi's sarcoma in the southern united states.
  Knights SM, Lazarte SM, Kainthla R, Chiao EY, Nijhawan AE, AIDS (London, England) 2021 Dec
- Importance of addressing malnutrition in cancer and implementation of a quality improvement project in a gastrointestinal cancer clinic.
  Levonyak NS, Hodges MP, Haaf N, Brown TJ, Hardy S, Mhoon V, Kainthla R, Beg MS, Kazmi SM, Nutrition in clinical practice : official publication of the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition 2021 Aug
- Use of Total Neoadjuvant Therapy for Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer: Initial Results From the Pembrolizumab Arm of a Phase 2 Randomized Clinical Trial.
  Rahma OE, Yothers G, Hong TS, Russell MM, You YN, Parker W, Jacobs SA, Colangelo LH, Lucas PC, Gollub MJ, Hall WA, Kachnic LA, Vijayvergia N, O'Rourke MA, Faller BA, Valicenti RK, Schefter TE, Moxley KM, Kainthla R, Stella PJ, Sigurdson E, Wolmark N, George TJ, JAMA oncology 2021 Jul
- Implementation of a Quality Improvement Project to Increase Access to Dietitian Services for Patients With Gastrointestinal Cancer in a Safety-Net Hospital System.
  Levonyak NS, Hodges MP, Haaf N, Mhoon V, Lopez R, Little Jones A, Sanjeevaiah A, Kainthla R, Beg MS, Kazmi SM, JCO oncology practice 2021 Apr OP2001031
- Disparities in Characteristics, Access to Care, and Oncologic Outcomes in Young-Onset Colorectal Cancer at a Safety-Net Hospital.
  Fangman BD, Goksu SY, Chowattukunnel N, Beg MS, Sanford NN, Sanjeevaiah A, Cox J, Folkert MR, Aguilera TA, Mathews J, Pogacnik JS, Khatri G, Olson C, Polanco PM, Verma U, Hsiehchen D, Jones A, Kainthla R, Kazmi SM, JCO oncology practice 2021 Jan OP2000777
- Racial/Ethnic Disparities and Survival Characteristics in Non-Pancreatic Gastrointestinal Tract Neuroendocrine Tumors.
  Goksu SY, Ozer M, Beg MS, Sanford NN, Ahn C, Fangman BD, Goksu BB, Verma U, Sanjeevaiah A, Hsiehchen D, Jones AL, Kainthla R, Kazmi SM, Cancers 2020 Oct 12 10
- Adjuvant chemotherapy for ypT0N0M0 rectal cancer following chemoradiotherapy and total mesorectal excision.
  Kainthla R, Huerta S Anti-cancer drugs 2016 Jul
- Dabrafenib for treatment of BRAF-mutant melanoma.
  Kainthla R, Kim KB, Falchook GS Pharmacogenomics and personalized medicine 2014 7 21-9
- Regulation of telomerase alternative splicing: a target for chemotherapy.
  Wong MS, Chen L, Foster C, Kainthla R, Shay JW, Wright WE Cell reports 2013 Apr 3 4 1028-35

Research

Gastrointestinal oncology
Malignant hematology
Quality improvement

Clinical Focus

Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology

Results: 1 Locations

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