Kavita K. Mishra

Kavita K. Mishra received the bachelor’s degree in biology from Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA, in 1998, the Medical degree from the School of Medicine, University of California at San Francisco (UCSF), San Francisco, CA, USA, in 2002, and the master’s degree from the Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA, in 2003. She finished her residency in radiation oncology at the UCSF Medical Center. After completing her residency, she joined the faculty of UCSF. She is an internationally renowned expert radiation oncologist focused on the treatment of uveal melanomas with proton beam radiotherapy as well as plaque brachytherapy. She specializes in the use of proton beam radiation and plaque brachytherapy to treat malignant and benign conditions of the eye. She believes in a multidisciplinary approach to ocular oncology care with the aim to provide the most efficacious and individualized therapy for her patients. She has multiple significant research publications and oral presentations globally in her areas of expertise. Her current research protocols are focused on the clinical outcomes of uveal melanoma patients, particularly with respect to tumor control, preservation of the eye, and quality of life issues. She hopes to continue using a unified, team-oriented approach to maintain excellent outcomes for patients undergoing modern proton beam, plaque therapy, and external beam radiation techniques for ocular malignancies. Dr. Mishra is active in the national and international ocular oncology community. She is the Co-Chair of the PTCOG Ocular (Particle Therapy Co-Operative Group), the largest collection of proton beam ocular radiation therapy institutions.