Reshma L. Mahtani DO
Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology; Interim Co-Leader Breast Cancer Program; Director of Community Outreach, Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Miami Health System, Deerfield Beach, FloridaBiographical Sketch:
Dr.Reshma L. Mahtani is a medical oncologist practicing in South Florida. She is an Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Miami, Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center in Deerfield Beach, Florida. She is Interim Co-Leader of the Breast Cancer Program and Director of Community Outreach.
After completing her master of science degree in neuroscience at the University of Connecticut, Dr. Mahtani went on to the University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine, where she received her medical degree. She completed internship at Greenwich Hospital, a Yale-affiliate, in Greenwich, Connecticut, and undertook residency training at St. Vincent’s Catholic Medical Center in New York, where she also completed her fellowship in Hematology/Oncology. She is a graduate of the Harvard Global Clinical Scholars Training Program.
Dr. Mahtani is committed to medical education. She speaks nationally and internationally and has served as Program Director for several officially licensed Best of ASCO programs. She is an active clinical researcher and her research focuses on novel therapies for the treatment of breast cancer. As Interim Co-Leader of the Breast Cancer Program at Sylvester, she oversees the clinical trial program across the network. She has served on the ASCO Quality Oncology Practice Initiative (QOPI) Steering Committee and is a member of the editorial board of The Breast Journal.
Positions:
Interim Co-Leader Breast Cancer Program, Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Miami
Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Miami Health System, Deerfield Beach, Florida
Degrees:
DO: University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine
MS (Neuroscience): University of Connecticut
Postgraduate Training:
Fellowship: St. Vincent’s Catholic Medical Center, New York, New York
Certificate: Harvard Global Clinical Scholars Training Program
Clinical Interests:
Breast cancer, novel therapeutics
Disclosures
Reshma L. Mahtani, D.O. has served as a consultant/advisor for Agendia, Amgen, Astra Zeneca, Biotheranostics, Daiichi, Eisai, Genentech, Immunomedics, Lilly, Novartis, Pfizer, Puma and Seattle Genetics. Contracted grant/research support (to institution) from Genentech.
Recent Contributions to PracticeUpdate:
- Real-World Study of Treatment for BRCA1/2 Mutated Advanced Breast Cancer
- Fulvestrant and Palbociclib as First-Line Treatment for HR+/HER2- Breast Cancer
- ESMO 2020: Recommendations From Dr. Reshma Mahtani for Breast Cancer
- Talazoparib vs Chemotherapy in Germline BRCA1/2-Mutated HER2-Negative Advanced Breast Cancer
- Effect of Eribulin With or Without Pembrolizumab on Progression-Free Survival in Patients With HR+, ERBB2− Metastatic Breast Cancer
- Cabazitaxel as Second-Line in Patients With HER2– Metastatic Breast Cancer Previously Treated With Taxanes
- Novel Therapies in the Management of HER2-Positive Breast Cancer
- T-DM1 in Patients With HER2-Positive Metastatic Breast Cancer and Brain Metastases
- Efficacy and Safety of T-DM1 + Capecitabine vs T-DM1 Alone in Previously Treated ERBB2+ Metastatic Breast Cancer
- Real-World Patterns of Everolimus Use in Patients With Metastatic Breast Cancer