Deepak Nijhawan, M.D., Ph.D.

Deepak Nijhawan, M.D., Ph.D., is an Associate Professor in the Departments of Radiation Oncology and Biochemistry at UT Southwestern Medical Center. A UT Southwestern Presidential Scholar, he holds the Joseph F. Sambrook, Ph.D. Distinguished Chair in Biomedical Science. He specializes in lung and ovarian cancers.

Originally from Chicago, Dr. Nijhawan received his undergraduate degree in neuroscience from Northwestern University and earned his medical degree and doctorate in biochemistry at UT Southwestern. He completed internal medicine residency training at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston and then obtained advanced training through clinical and research fellowships in medical oncology at the Dana Farber Cancer Institute.

Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in medical oncology, Dr. Nijhawan joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 2012.

Dr. Nijhawan’s research focuses on using cancer genomics to predict new cancer vulnerabilities and translating these findings into the clinic to improve the treatment of ovarian and lung cancers.

His investigations have resulted in many publications in peer-reviewed journals. Additionally, he has presented his findings at scientific conferences throughout the United States and internationally.

Personal Note

Dr. Nijhawan’s interests outside medicine include cycling, hiking, travel, and sports.