Nishant Munugala

Biography

Nishant Munugala, M.D., M.P.H., is HS Assistant Clinical Professor in the Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine at the University of California, Irvine, where he is also affiliated with the Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center. His clinical and research focus centers on hematologic malignancies and gastrointestinal oncology, with particular interest in targeted therapies and novel biomarkers in cancers such as cholangiocarcinoma and pancreatic cancer.

Munugala completed his M.D. and M.P.H. degrees at the University of Miami, followed by an internal medicine residency and a hematology/oncology fellowship at the University of Arizona, where he served as Chief Fellow in Hematology and Oncology. He is a member of the American Society of Clinical Oncology and the American Society of Hematology.

In addition to his clinical responsibilities, Munugala serves as a co-investigator on breast cancer clinical trials at the UCI Yorba Linda Cancer Center. His scholarly work includes a book chapter on targeted therapies in cholangiocarcinoma published by Springer, as well as research presentations at national meetings including ASCO and ASTCT. Munugala received his M.D. and M.P.H. from the University of Miami.

Education

• BS in Physiology and Neuroscience, University of California San Diego, 2013
• MPH, University of Miami, 2018
• MD, University of Miami, 2018

Distinctions

• HIV Medicine Association Research Scholar, 2016
• GME Outstanding Resident in Hematology and Oncology Award, 2022
• Chief Fellow, Hematology and Oncology, 2023-2024
• Eureka Research Scholar, 2011