Nicholas Devito

About Nicholas Devito

I am an Assistant Professor of Medicine and medical oncologist at Duke Cancer Institute in Durham, North Carolina. I have a strong interest in the development of immunotherapies and researching interactions between cancer and the immune system, as well as improving the care of cancer patients. I predominately treat gastrointestinal malignancies including colorectal, esophagogastric, and pancreatic cancers.I graduated from the University of South Florida with my MD, where I also acquired my Bachelor\'s degree in Microbiology with Honors. I then completed a residency in Internal Medicine at Tufts Medical Center in Boston, MA and a fellowship in Hematology/Oncology at Duke University prior to joining faculty. I conduct laboratory and translational research on immunotherapy, immune evasion and metastasis in colorectal cancers using mouse models and human studies.

Experience

1. Assistant Professor

   Duke Cancer Institute

   May 2023 — Present · Durham, NC, US

   I oversee laboratory research in immuno-oncology using mouse models of colorectal cancer which resemble human disease. I also conduct clinical and translation research with early immunotherapy agents in colorectal, esophagogastric, and pancreatic cancers. My focus is on improving our understanding of how gastrointestinal cancers evade the immune system during metastatic spread with a goal of developing more effective immunotherapies tailored to specific patients.

Education

• University of South Florida

  M.D, Medicine

  2008 — 2012

• University of South Florida

  B.S, Microbiology

  2004 — 2008

• University of South Florida

  MD, Medicine

  2008 — 2012

Skills

• Medicine
• Immunology
• Immunotherapy
• Clinical Research
• Tumor Immunology
• Healthcare
• Cancer Biology
• Microsoft Word
• Public Speaking
• Medical Education
• Cancer Immunotherapy
• Cancer
• Social Media
• Data Analysis
• Research
• Cancer Research
• Clinical Development
• Microsoft Office
• Spss
• Hospitals
• Analysis