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Ashwin Somasundaram, MD, is a UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center member who treats patients with GI cancers including gastroesophageal, hepatopancreatobiliary, intestinal and colorectal cancers. He has research interests in translational tumor immunology and early phase clinical trial development, especially in pancreatic cancer.

MD
Assistant Professor, Medicine-Oncology
UNC-Chapel Hill
Clinical Research
Gastrointestinal Oncology Program, UNC Lineberger Pancreatic Cancer Center of Excellence

Area of Interest

​I take care of patients with GI cancers including gastroesophageal, hepatopancreatobiliary, intestinal, and colorectal cancers. I have a particular interest in translational tumor immunology and early phase clinical trial development, especially in pancreatic cancer.

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Awards and Honors

  • UNC Lineberger Development Award, 2023
  • Pancreatic SPORE CEP Award, 2023
  • Hillman Development Award, 2020
  • Fund for Innovation in Cancer Informatics Award, 2019
  • Immuno-Oncology Young Investigator’s Forum (IOYIF) 1st Place Clinical Fellow Award, 2019
  • IASLC Young Investigator Award Grant News and Stories, 2019
  • AAI Young Investigator Best Oral Presentation Award, 2019
  • IASLC Best Fellows’ Abstract Oral Presentation Award, 2019
  • Eden Hall Foundation Award, 2018
  • SITC Young Investigator Abstract Travel Award, 2018
  • AACR/ASCO Methods in Clinical Cancer Research Workshop, 2017

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