Dr. Dinesh Kapur | ECHO Associates

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EASTERN CONNECTICUT HEMATOLOGY & ONCOLOGY ASSOCIATES

Dinesh Kapur, MD

A native of India, Dr. Kapur graduated with high honors from the Armed Forces Medical College in Pune, India. He completed his residency in Internal Medicine at Safdarjung Hospital in New Delhi and at G.T.B. Hospital in Delhi. He then did an internal medicine residency at the Medical Center of Central Massachusetts, followed by a Hematology/ Oncology fellowship at the University of Connecticut.

Dr. Kapur serves as the Managing Partner at ECHO and champions the power of community-based practices in delivering the highest quality care in a cost-effective and comprehensive manner. He has served as the Medical Director of Oncology at William W. Backus Hospital in Norwich, Connecticut and is now an attending physician in their department of Hematology, Oncology, and Internal Medicine. 

Dr. Kapur is actively involved in clinical research in colorectal cancer, supportive care, and technology integration in cancer research. He has been instrumental in implementing many new and promising clinical trials at ECHO. He is consistently recognized for excellence including being recognized as one of the top oncologists in Connecticut.

Dr. Kapur is board-certified in Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology, and Hematology.

Education

Medical School: Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, India 

Residency: Internal Medicine residency at Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi, India

Residency: Internal Medicine residency at Medical Center of Central Massachusetts, Worcester, Massachusetts

Fellowship: Hematology/oncology fellowship at University of Connecticut, Farmington, CT

Board Certification

Internal Medicine

Medical Oncology and Hematology

Affiliations

Attending at the William W. Backus Hospital in Norwich, CT

Director of Clinical Research at ECHO Associates

Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine at the University of Connecticut Health Center 

Clinical Area(s) of Expertise

GI tumors

Colorectal cancer

Supportive care

Technology integration in cancer research