Jeena Mary Varghese

Jeena Mary Varghese is an Associate Professor at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, where she specializes in endocrine oncology, with a particular focus on adrenal disease and thyroid cancer. Her research investigates the management of adrenocortical carcinoma, including combination therapies involving tyrosine kinase inhibitors and immune checkpoint inhibitors, as well as the endocrine complications induced by immunotherapy. She has pioneered the development of the Thyroid Cancer Quality of Life Index and led international multicenter studies on ectopic ACTH syndrome and circulating tumor DNA analysis in adrenocortical carcinoma. Her work bridges oncology, pharmacology, and radiation oncology to improve cancer care outcomes.