Dr. Guntupalli told U.S. News & World Report that students interested in cancer should attend a school where they will be surrounded by cancer specialists
Dr. Saketh Guntupalli
talked about how he decided to specialize in oncology, and provides advice for medical students interested in treating cancer.
He says his surgical oncology rotation during medical school at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston was critical for his professional development. During that rotation, Guntupalli was mentored by an experienced breast cancer surgeon and was inspired to follow her example.
“The mentor that I worked with had a really strong bedside manner, she had a real strong interest in patient care and developing really strong bonds, and I’d say that’s probably the thing that drew me to oncology,” says Guntupalli, who is now an associate professor of gynecology and obstetrics at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus.
Dr. Guntupalli’s journey to becoming a gynecologic oncologist