Kelly C. Gast, MD

Kelly Gast, MD, is a fellowship-trained and board-certified hematology oncologist. Dr. Gast believes excellent cancer care requires personalized treatment. She develops an individualized care plan for each patient focused on treating the whole person.

Peer-Reviewed Publications – Original Research Reports
Gast KC, Hoversten K, Patnaik MM. 45-year-old man with abdominal pain and splenomegaly. Mayo Clin Proc. 2018; 93 (11): e113-e117. PMID: 30269944.
Vera-Aguilera J, Duma N, Gast K, Alkhateeb H, Tande A, Leung N, Hogan WJ, Kenderian SJ. Hemolytic uremic syndrome associated with Escherichia coli 0157 infection in an allogenic stem cell transplant recipient. Mayo Clin Proc Innov Qual Outcomes. 2018; 2 (4) :387-391. PMID: 30560242.
Cathcart-Rake EJ, Ruddy KJ, Gupta R, Kremers W, Gast KC, Nichols H, Su I, Partridge AH, Stewart EA, Yang P. Amenorrhea after lung cancer treatment. Menopause. 2019; 26 (3): 306-310. PMID: 30153217.
Gast KC, Cathcart-Rake EJ, Norman A, Eshraghi L, Obidegwu N, Couch F, Vachon C, Ruddy KJ. Accuracy of self-reported cancer treatment data in young breast cancer survivors. J Patient Rep Outcomes. 2019; 3 (1): 24. PMID: 31041547. 
Gast KC, Cathcart-Rake EJ, Norman A, Eshragi L, Obidegwu N, Yost K, Nichols HB, Rosenberg S, Su HI, Stewart E, Couch F, Vachon C, Ruddy, KJ. Regimen-specific rates of chemotherapy-related amenorrhea in breast cancer survivors. JNCI Cancer Spectr. 2019; 3 (4).

Peer-Reviewed Publications– Review Articles
Gast KC, Allen SV, Ruddy KJ, Haddad TC. Novel approaches to support breast cancer survivorship care models. Breast. 2017; 36:1-13. PMID: 28843976.
Gast KC, Viscuse PV, Nowsheen S, Haddad TC, Mutter RW, Wahner Hendrickson AE, Couch FJ, Ruddy KJ. Cardiovascular concerns in BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers. Curr Treat Options Cardiovasc Med. (2018) 20:18. PMID: 29497862.
Duma N, Gast KC, Choong GM, Leon Ferre RA, O’Sullivan CC. Where do we stand on the integration of PARP inhibitors for the treatment of breast cancer? Curr Oncology Rep. 2018; 20 (8): 63. PMID: 29884921.Sukumar S*, Gast K*, Lustberg M, Williams N. Triple-negative breast cancer: promising prognostic biomarkers currently in development. Expert Rev Anticancer Ther. 2020 (online ahead of print) *co-first authors. PMID: 33198517.

Publications – Editorials 
Cathcart-Rake E, Gast KC, Ruddy K. What can we learn from menstrual patterns after treatment for HER-2 positive breast cancer? J Natl Cancer Inst. 2019. 111 (1): 9-10. PMID: 29878141.

Abstract Publications and Presentations
Collier K, Rogers A, Cottini F, Hanel W, Bustamante Alvarez J, Jain N, George T, Rogers S, Brown L, Koenig K, Singer S, Ali A, Eisfeld A, Patel SH, Quiroga D, Memmott R, Denlinger N, Sigmund A, Husain M, Sahasrabudhe K, Sukumar J, Gast K,Sukumar S, Walker A, Otterson G, Doll H. Improving Referral Rates to Genetic Counseling for Young Patients Diagnosed with Colorectal Cancer. 

Presented at: OSU Resident/Fellow QI Symposium
Columbus, OH (Virtual)                               October 26, 2020 
Gast KC, Cathcart-Rake EJ, Norman A, Eshragi L, Obidegwu N, Yost K, Nichols HB, Rosenberg S, Su HI, Stewart E, Couch F, Vachon C, Ruddy, KJ. Regimen-specific rates of chemotherapy-related amenorrhea in breast cancer survivors.

Presented at: San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium
San Antonio, TX                                          December 5, 2018
Gast KC, Cathcart-Rake EJ, Norman A, Eshragi L, Obidegwu N, Yost K, Couch F, Vachon C, Ruddy KJ. Accuracy of self-reported chemotherapy regimens in young breast cancer survivors. 

Online publication 2018 ASCO Meeting     June 1- June 5, 2018
Chicago, IL             
Gast KC, Nordhues H, Specks U. A case of bilateral chylothorax and diffuse lymphadenopathy. 

Presented at: Minnesota ACP Minneapolis, MN                                       October 27, 2017