Research Summary

My work focuses on the study and clinical application of non-pharmacologic integrative medicine approaches for cancer supportive and palliative care. These include diet and lifestyle practices from Ayurvedic Medicine (a traditional medicine from South Asia), as well as Yoga, meditation, and natural products. I am a medical educator with expertise in teaching integrative medicine and research methods.

Education

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, BS, 1994, Cellular and Molecular Biology
Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, MD, 1999, Medicine
Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, 2002, Internal Medicine
University of California, San Francisco, 2006, Medical Oncology/Hematology
University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, 2008, Integrative Medicine

Honors & Awards

  • 1993
    Angell Scholar University of Michigan
  • 1994
    Phi Beta Kappa University of Michigan
  • 1994
    Graduated with honors and high distinction, University of Michigan
  • 1999
    Visiting Scholar at Oxford University (U.K.), Wellcome Unit for the History of Medicine
  • 2007
    Bravewell Fellow University of Arizona Program in Integrative Medicine

Selected Publications

  1. Kessler CS, Perera PK, Puthiyedath R, Dhruva A. Editorial: The increasing relevance of traditional medicine systems for the primary health care sector and general practice: global research perspectives. Front Med (Lausanne). 2024; 11:1533361.  View on PubMed
  2. Kelly Schoenbeck, Isabelle Vu, Albert Lee, Mansa Devaki, Insiyah Merchant, Faaiz Ibrahim, Anand Dhruva, Catherine C. Smith, Neil P. Shah, Chloe Atreya. Living with CML: A Qualitative Analysis. Blood. 2024 Nov 5; 144(Supplement 1):5185-5185.  View on PubMed
  3. Lai JC, Ring M, Dhruva A, Yeh GY. A patient-centered approach to dietary supplements for patients with chronic liver disease. Hepatol Commun. 2024 Nov 01; 8(11).  View on PubMed
  4. Kelly L. Schoenbeck, Anand Dhruva, Albert Lee, Anand Parikshak, Catherine Choy Smith, Neil P. Shah, Chloe Evelyn Atreya. Being Present-CML: A mindfulness-based intervention for patients with chronic myeloid leukemia taking tyrosine kinase inhibitors. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2024 Sep 30; 20(10_suppl):353-353.  View on PubMed
  5. Mishra KK, Leung IC, Chao MT, Thompson-Lastad A, Pollak C, Dhruva A, Hartogensis W, Lister M, Cheng SW, Atreya CE. Mindfulness-Based Group Medical Visits: Strategies to Improve Equitable Access and Inclusion for Diverse Patients in Cancer Treatment. Glob Adv Integr Med Health. 2024 Jan-Dec; 13:27536130241263486.  View on PubMed
  6. Chloe Evelyn Atreya, Ivan C. Leung, Maria T. Chao, Ariana Thompson-Lastad, Christine Pollak, Anand Dhruva, Wendy Hartogensis, Michael Lister, Stephanie W. Cheng, Kavita K. Mishra. Mindfulness-based group medical visits: Strategies to improve equitable access and inclusion for diverse patients in cancer treatment. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2024 Jun 1; 42(16_suppl):e13717-e13717.  View on PubMed
  7. Wu C, Mulakaluri A, Chaurasia P, Suryanarayana S, Singh A, Krauss N, Tahir P, Elder C, Puthiyedath R, Dhruva A. A scoping review of Ayurvedic rasayana adaptogens in oncology. J Ayurveda Integr Med. 2024 Jan-Feb; 15(1):100879.  View on PubMed
  8. Harris CS, Kober K, Cooper B, Conley YP, Hammer MJ, Dhruva AA, Cartwright F, Paul S, Levine J, Miaskowski C. Symptom clusters in oncology outpatients: stability and consistency across a cycle of chemotherapy. BMJ Support Palliat Care. 2024 Jan 08; 13(e3):e1198-e1211.  View on PubMed
  9. Banerjee R, Huang CY, Ryan C, Lee A, Brassil KJ, Moore J, Arora S, Chung A, Wong SW, Wolf J, Martin T, Dhruva A, Shah N. Randomized phase 2 study of digital life coaching during transplantation for myeloma. Bone Marrow Transplant. 2023 12; 58(12):1406-1409.  View on PubMed
  10. Rahul Banerjee, Chiung-Yu Huang, Chloe Ryan, Albert Lee, Kelly Brassil, Jasmine Moore, Shagun Arora, Alfred Chung, Sandy Wong, Jeffrey Wolf, Thomas Martin, Anand Dhruva, Nina Shah. P-453 Randomized phase II study of digital life coaching during stem cell transplantation for myeloma. Clinical Lymphoma Myeloma & Leukemia. 2023 Sep 1; 23:s289-s290.  View on PubMed
  11. Kober KM, Roy R, Conley Y, Dhruva A, Hammer MJ, Levine J, Olshen A, Miaskowski C. Prediction of morning fatigue severity in outpatients receiving chemotherapy: less may still be more. Support Care Cancer. 2023 Apr 11; 31(5):253.  View on PubMed
  12. Harris CS, Miaskowski CA, Conley YP, Hammer MJ, Dunn LB, Dhruva AA, Levine JD, Olshen AB, Kober KM. Epigenetic Regulation of Inflammatory Mechanisms and a Psychological Symptom Cluster in Patients Receiving Chemotherapy. Nurs Res. 2023 May-Jun 01; 72(3):200-210.  View on PubMed
  13. Kober KM, Harris C, Conley YP, Dhruva A, Dokiparthi V, Hammer MJ, Levine JD, Oppegaard K, Paul S, Shin J, Sucher A, Wright F, Yuen B, Olshen AB, Miaskowski C. Perturbations in common and distinct inflammatory pathways associated with morning and evening fatigue in outpatients receiving chemotherapy. Cancer Med. 2023 03; 12(6):7369-7380.  View on PubMed
  14. Harris CS, Miaskowski CA, Conley YP, Hammer MJ, Dhruva AA, Levine JD, Olshen AB, Kober KM. Gastrointestinal Symptom Cluster is Associated With Epigenetic Regulation of Lymphotoxin Beta in Oncology Patients Receiving Chemotherapy. Biol Res Nurs. 2023 Jan; 25(1):51-64.  View on PubMed
  15. Harris CS, Kober KM, Cooper B, Conley YP, Dhruva AA, Hammer MJ, Paul S, Levine JD, Miaskowski CA. Symptom clusters in outpatients with cancer using different dimensions of the symptom experience. Support Care Cancer. 2022 Aug; 30(8):6889-6899.  View on PubMed
  16. Harris CS, Dodd M, Kober KM, Dhruva AA, Hammer MJ, Conley YP, Miaskowski CA. Advances in Conceptual and Methodological Issues in Symptom Cluster Research: A 20-Year Perspective. ANS Adv Nurs Sci. 2022 Oct-Dec 01; 45(4):309-322.  View on PubMed
  17. Banerjee R, Huang CY, Dunn L, Knoche J, Ryan C, Brassil K, Jackson L, Patel D, Lo M, Arora S, Wong SW, Wolf J, Martin Iii T, Dhruva A, Shah N. Digital Life Coaching During Stem Cell Transplantation: Development and Usability Study. JMIR Form Res. 2022 Mar 04; 6(3):e33701.  View on PubMed
  18. Van Blarigan EL, Dhruva A, Atreya CE, Kenfield SA, Chan JM, Milloy A, Kim I, Steiding P, Laffan A, Zhang L, Piawah S, Fukuoka Y, Miaskowski C, Hecht FM, Kim MO, Venook AP, Van Loon K. Feasibility and Acceptability of a Physical Activity Tracker and Text Messages to Promote Physical Activity During Chemotherapy for Colorectal Cancer: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial (Smart Pace II). JMIR Cancer. 2022 Jan 11; 8(1):e31576.  View on PubMed
  19. Harris CS, Kober KM, Conley YP, Dhruva AA, Hammer MJ, Miaskowski CA. Symptom clusters in patients receiving chemotherapy: A systematic review. BMJ Support Palliat Care. 2022 Mar; 12(1):10-21.  View on PubMed
  20. Dragomanovich HM, Dhruva A, Ekman E, Schoenbeck KL, Kubo A, Van Blarigan EL, Borno HT, Esquivel M, Chee B, Campanella M, Philip EJ, Rettger JP, Rosenthal B, Van Loon K, Venook AP, Boscardin C, Moran P, Hecht FM, Atreya CE. Being Present 2.0: Online Mindfulness-Based Program for Metastatic Gastrointestinal Cancer Patients and Caregivers. Glob Adv Health Med. 2021; 10:21649561211044693.  View on PubMed

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