Veena Shankaran MD, MS

Dr. Veena Shankaran is an Associate Professor of Medical Oncology at the University of Washington School of Medicine. She is also a Joint Associate Member of Clinical Research Division and Public Health Sciences Division at Fred Hutch and Co-director at Hutchinson Institute for Cancer Outcomes Research (HICOR).

Dr. Shankaran is a medical oncologist who specializes in caring for patients with gastrointestinal malignancies, with a particular focus on cancers of the esophagus and stomach. Her research expertise includes health economics and comparative effectiveness, with a focus on patterns of care and risk factors for financial hardship among cancer patients.