Upendra P. Hegde, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Medicine|
Academic Office Location: Medicine University of Connecticut Health Center 263 Farmington Avenue Farmington, CT 06030 |
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| Phone: |
800-579-7822
860-679-2100 |
Education
Post-Graduate Training
Awards
| Degree | Institution | Major |
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| M.D. | Goa Medical College | Internal Medicine |
| Other | Goa Medical College | Medicine |
| B.S. | Goa Medical College | Medicine |
Post-Graduate Training
| Training | Institution | Specialty |
|---|---|---|
| Other | Rush Cancer Institute | |
| Internship | Cook County Hospital | Internal Medicine |
| Residency | Cook County Hospital | |
| Fellowship | Nat. Heart Lung & Blood Institute | Clinical Fellow |
| Fellowship | National Cancer Institute |
Awards
| Name of Award/Honor | Awarding Organization |
|---|---|
| Named Top Doctor, Connecticut Magazine Survey of Connecticut Doctors | |
| Best Teaching Aweard, Hematology/Oncology Training Program,2008- 2009 | UCHC |
| PAWS Team Award, UCHC | University of Connecticut Cares Council |
| Humanitarian Resident Award, Chicago, Illinois, 1996-1997 | Cook County Hospital |
| USMLE 1,2,3 | |
| J.N. Tata Endowment Travel Scholarship | |
| Research Scholarship, Chicago, Illinois 1992 – 1995 | Rush Cancer institute |
| Khandelwal Junior Oncology Award, Madras India | Indian Soc. of Oncology |
Journal Articles
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Analyses of T cell-mediated immune response to a human melanoma-associated antigen by the young and the elderly
(2013) Hum Immunol
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Durable spontaneous regression of lung metastases from renal cell carcinoma after incomplete use of multiple kinase inhibitor sorafenib
(2012) Int J Urol
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Ethical issues in cutaneous melanoma
(2012) Clin Dermatol 5 (30) 501-10
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Metastatic melanoma in the older patient: immunologic insights and treatment outcomes
(2011) Expert Rev Pharmacoecon Outcomes Res 2 (11) 185-193
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MHC-I-restricted melanoma antigen specific TCR-engineered human CD4+ T cells exhibit multifunctional effector and helper responses, in vitro
(2010) Clinical Immunology 3 (136) 338-347
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Melanoma in the elderly patient: relevance of the aging immune system
(2009) Clinics in Dermatology 6 (27) 537-544
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Presence of low dose of fludarabine in cultures blocks regulatory T cell expansion and maintains tumor-specific cytotoxic T lymphocyte activity generated with peripheral blood lymphocytes
(2008) Pathobiology 3 (75) 200-208
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Inhibition of c-Jun N-terminal kinase rescues influenza epitope-specific human cytolytic T lymphocytes from activation-induced cell death
(2007) Journal of Leukocyte Biology 2 (81) 539-547
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Effect of CD4+CD25+ and CD4+CD25 - T regulatory cells on the generation of cytolytic T cell response to a self but human tumor-associated epitope in vitro
(2006) Journal of Immunology 2 (176) 984-990
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Systematic identification and classification of adverse events in human research
(2006) Contemporary Clinical Trials 3 (27) 295-303
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Combination of imatinib mesylate with autologous leukocyte-derived heat shock protein and chronic myelogenous leukemia
(2005) Clinical Cancer Research 12 (11) 4460-4468