Medical Oncologist
2018, Certified in Hematology, American Board of Internal Medicine
2018, Certified in Medical Oncology, American Board of Internal Medicine
2015, Certified in Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine
2008-2012, Doctor of Medicine, Ross University School of Medicine, Dominica, WI
2003-2007, Bachelor of Science, Biology, Notre Dame de Namur University, Belmont, CA
2018-2019, Clinical Research Fellow, Focus – GI malignancies and immunotherapy, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD
2015-2018, Hematology and Oncology Fellow, MedStar Georgetown University Medical Center Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC
2012-2015, Resident Physician, Internal Medicine, Rochester Regional Health System, Rochester, NY
2022-present, Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Medical Oncology & Therapeutics Research, City of Hope, Duarte, CA
2019-2021, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Attending Physician, Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Weill Cornell Medicine/New York-Presbyterian, New York, NY
2018-2019, COSEP, Moonlighting Physician, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD
2007, Manufacturing Technician, Genentech, South San Francisco, CA
For Gagandeep Brar, M.D., the path to oncology began after college when she worked for a pharmaceutical company and became interested in how cancer drugs work. Board-certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine, Dr. Brar treats all types of gastrointestinal cancers in Duarte, CA.
“We need to remember that building sincere and genuine patient-doctor relationships is just as important as treating illness," Dr. Brar says. "We have the ability to provide comfort, hope and assurance in a time of fear and doubt for a patient and their family."
Dr. Brar earned her medical degree at Ross University School of Medicine in Dominica, West Indies. She continued her training with a residency at Rochester Regional Health in Rochester, New York, and fellowships at Georgetown University Medical Center in Washington, D.C., and the National Cancer Institute in Bethesda, Maryland. She is a member of the American Society of Clinical Oncology and the American College of Physicians.
A native Californian fluent in English and Punjabi, Dr. Brar is excited to return to the West Coast. She identifies with City of Hope’s mission of providing excellent patient care with access to clinical trials and new and innovative treatments.