Namrata Peswani, M.D.

Namrata Peswani, M.D., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at UT Southwestern Medical Center and a member of the Division of Hematology and Oncology.

Originally from Mumbai, Dr. Peswani completed her medical education at KJ Somaiya Medical College in India. She completed internal medicine residency training at Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester, Massachusetts. She then completed advanced training through fellowships in palliative care at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago and hematology and oncology at the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee.

Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in hematology and oncology, Dr. Peswani joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 2020.

Medical School

K.J. Somaiya Medical College, India (2007)

Residency

St. Vincent Hospital (2011), Internal Medicine

Fellowship

McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University (2012), Palliative Care

Fellowship

Medical College of Wisconsin (2015), Hematology Oncology

Featured Publications

Management of Cancer-Associated Anemia With Erythropoiesis-Stimulating Agents: ASCO/ASH Clinical Practice Guideline Update.

Bohlius J, Bohlke K, Castelli R, Djulbegovic B, Lustberg MB, Martino M, Mountzios G, Peswani N, Porter L, Tanaka TN, Trifirò G, Yang H, Lazo-Langner A, J. Clin. Oncol. 2019 05 37 15 1336-1351

Treatment of Multiple Myeloma: ASCO and CCO Joint Clinical Practice Guideline.

Mikhael J, Ismaila N, Cheung MC, Costello C, Dhodapkar MV, Kumar S, Lacy M, Lipe B, Little RF, Nikonova A, Omel J, Peswani N, Prica A, Raje N, Seth R, Vesole DH, Walker I, Whitley A, Wildes TM, Wong SW, Martin T, J. Clin. Oncol. 2019 05 37 14 1228-1263

Management of cancer-associated anemia with erythropoiesis-stimulating agents: ASCO/ASH clinical practice guideline update.

Bohlius J, Bohlke K, Castelli R, Djulbegovic B, Lustberg MB, Martino M, Mountzios G, Peswani N, Porter L, Tanaka TN, Trifirò G, Yang H, Lazo-Langner A, Blood Adv 2019 04 3 8 1197-1210

Impact of obesity and exercise on chemotherapy-related fatigue.

Herath K, Peswani N, Chitambar CR, Support Care Cancer 2016 10 24 10 4257-62

A Novel PF4-Dependent Platelet Activation Assay Identifies Patients Likely to Have Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia/Thrombosis.

Padmanabhan A, Jones CG, Curtis BR, Bougie DW, Sullivan MJ, Peswani N, McFarland JG, Eastwood D, Wang D, Aster RH, Chest 2016 09 150 3 506-15

Unpacking resident-led code status discussions: results from a mixed methods study.

Sharma RK, Jain N, Peswani N, Szmuilowicz E, Wayne DB, Cameron KA, J Gen Intern Med 2014 May 29 5 750-7

• Donald J. Schuenke Fellowship Award
  Medical College of Wisconsin Faculty Foundation (2014-2015)

• American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (2011)
• American Society of Clinical Oncology (2012)
• American Society of Hematology (2012)