Nitika Thawani, MD

Nitika Thawani, MD, is a radiation oncologist with the Dignity Health – Cancer Institute at St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center. She is board certified in Radiation Oncology by the American Board of Radiology, and in Internal Medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine.

Dr. Thawani has published extensively and offered several presentations in radiation and radiotherapy techniques and applications. She also participates in clinical research trials and is well-versed with conventional radiation techniques like 2D, 3D, as well as advanced techniques of Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy with RapidArc, Stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS), Stereotactic ablative body radiotherapy (SABR), Total skin electron therapy (TSET) and High-dose Radiation (HDR) Brachytherapy.

Dr. Thawani earned her bachelor of medicine and bachelor of surgery degrees from S.M.S. Medical College and Hospital in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India, where she also completed a residency in Diagnostic Radiology. She went on to complete a residency in Internal Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center in McKeesport, Pennsylvania, as well as a residency in Radiation Oncology at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center in Bronx, New York, where she worked as Chief Resident her final year.

Dr. Thawani has published extensively and offered several presentations in radiation and radiotherapy techniques and applications. She also participates in clinical research trials.

For more information about Dr. Thawani or to schedule an appointment at the Dignity Health – Cancer Institute at St. Joseph’s, please call us at (602) 406-8222. Our fax number is 602.406.6242.