New faculty spotlight: Jairam Krishnamurthy, M.D.

Jairam Krishnamurthy, M.D.

Jairam Krishnamurthy, M.D., is a new faculty member at UNMC.

  • Name: Jairam Krishnamurthy, M.D.
  • Hometown: New Delhi, India
  • New title and department at UNMC: Assistant professor, UNMC Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Oncology and Hematology

Research/Professional Interests:

  • Breast cancer
  • Genito-urinary malignancies

How I fell in love with hematology/oncology:
This is a very dynamic field with new developments happening every day. Breast cancer especially is a rewarding field with great outcomes for patients. As oncologists and hematologists, we can truly make a difference in people's lives. Degrees:

  • M.D., All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
  • Post-doctoral research fellow, hematopoietic stem cell transplant program, Northwestern University, Chicago, 2007-2009
  • Internship, internal medicine, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2009-2010
  • Residency, internal medicine, Creighton University, Omaha, 2010-2012
  • Fellowship, hematology and medical oncology, UNMC, 2012-2015

Memberships:

  • American Society of Clinical Oncology
  • Americam Society of Hematology
  • Fellow of the American College of Physicians

Three things people may not know about me:

  • I love cricket and follow the game closely.
  • I even played cricket in one of the Omaha cricket leagues.
  • I like listening to Hindi movie songs.