Dr. Shilpa Murthy

Biography

Shilpa Murthy is an Assistant Professor in Surgery at Yale University, specializing in Colorectal Surgery. She completed her undergraduate degree in Molecular Cellular Developmental Biology with high honors from the University of Michigan before attending medical school at the Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine. Murthy completed her general surgery residency at Indiana University and underwent a colorectal fellowship at the John Goligher Colorectal Unit, NHS Leeds Teaching Hospitals in England. She has an extensive background in health services research and has focused her work on cancer care delivery, particularly for underserved and disenfranchised patients. She also completed a Surgical Oncology Global Cancer Disparities Fellowship at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, where she engaged in clinical research in various countries, including time spent in Nigeria. Murthy has worked as an attending general surgeon for the Navajo Nation in New Mexico, addressing local disparities in surgical care. In addition, she has contributed to the World Health Organization’s Cancer Division and has published research on global cancer surgery. Her clinical practice at the West Haven Veterans Affairs Hospital centers on general colorectal surgery and improving cancer care for veterans and vulnerable populations.

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