Dr. Dharmesh Gopalakrishnan

Dr. Dharmesh Gopalakrishnan, MD, is a Staff Physician in the Oncology Institute at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi.

Prior to joining Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Dr. Gopalakrishnan worked as a Staff Physician and Associate Professor of Oncology and Hematology at the Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center in Buffalo, New York, US. He held the position of Associate Director of the Medical Oncology and Hematology fellowship at State University of New York and Jacobs School of Medicine, Buffalo. He also served as the leader of the Genitourinary Clinical Trials Division at Roswell Park Cancer Center and as a member of their Institutional Review Board.

Dr. Gopalakrishnan received his medical degree from the Government Medical College, Kozhikode, India. He completed Internal Medicine residencies at the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) at Chandigarh, India, and the Cleveland Clinic Foundation in Cleveland, Ohio, US. He then completed a fellowship in Medical Oncology and Hematology at the Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center and State University of New York, Buffalo, New York, US.

Dr. Gopalakrishnan has received multiple awards including the Gerald Logue Memorial Award, the Thomas Frawley Research Fellowship, Excellence in Teaching Award from the Cleveland Clinic Foundation, the Conquer Cancer Merit Award from the American Society of Clinical Oncology, and Young Investigator Award from the National Comprehensive Cancer Network, US. Dr. Gopalakrishnan has served as Principal Investigator on several multicenter clinical trials. His research has focused on novel immunotherapy approaches and drug development in oncology, leading to publications in high impact journals including Annals of Oncology, JAMA Oncology, and Journal of Immunotherapy in Cancer.

Dr. Gopalakrishnan resides in Abu Dhabi with his physician wife and two daughters. In his spare time, he enjoys traveling and exploring new cuisines and cultures.