Ashwin Kishtagari, MD

Ashwin Kishtagari, MD, is an assistant professor of medicine at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Dr. Kishtagari grew up in Hyderabad, India. He obtained his medical training from Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, India, and completed his residency training in internal medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and St. Luke’s-Roosevelt in New York. He went on to pursue a fellowship in hematology/oncology training at the Cleveland Clinic. Dr. Kishtagari is devoted to becoming a clinical and translational investigator, the combination of a passion for caring for patients and pursuing a keen interest in clinical and translational research. His love for science has always been rooted in the belief that knowledge gained in the scientific arena can translate into better medical treatments and meaningful outcomes for patients. He is passionate about genomics and drug development in clonal hematopoiesis, clonal cytopenia of undetermined significance, and myelodysplastic syndromes.