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Meera Iyengar, MD

Dr. Iyengar joined Florida Cancer Specialists after completing her fellowship in hematology and medical oncology at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island. She is a Diplomate of the American Board of Internal Medicine and is eligible for board certification in medical oncology/hematology.

For the past ten years, Dr. Iyengar has been active in clinical research. She has held various research positions, and her work has been published in such prestigious journals as the International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics, Journal of Surgical Research and the Journal of Pediatric Surgery. Dr. Iyengar has also presented on both targeted therapies in lung cancer and Kaposi’s sarcoma. She is a past recipient of the University of Florida College of Medicine Creativity Award & Scholarship and the Society of Rhode Island Clinical Oncologists Fellows Oncology Grant.

Fluent in four languages (Spanish, Kannada, Tamil and English), Dr. Iyengar is also passionate about volunteering, cooking, Indian classical singing and dance, theater and travel.

Treatments Provided
  • Hematology
  • Medical Oncology
Languages Spoken
  • English
  • Spanish

Medical School

University of Florida College of Medicine – Gainesville, FL

Residency

University of Texas at Southwestern Medical Center

Fellowship

Oncology/Hematology – The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University

Board Certification

Internal Medicine
Medical Oncology
Hematology

Honors & Achievements

2016 Woman of the Year, The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS)

Professional Affiliations

American Medical Association
American Society of Clinical Oncology
American Society of Hematology

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