Nikita Vashi Baclig, MD, MPH

Nikita V Baclig , MD, MPH

Clinical Instructor, Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology

Languages

English

Education

Fellowship

Hematology and Oncology, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, 2025

Degrees

PhD, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, 2026
MPH, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL, 2016
MD, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL, 2016
BA, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 2009

Residency

Internal Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 2019

Board Certifications

Medical Oncology, American Board of Internal Medicine, 2025
Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine, 2019

Contact Information

Scientific Interests

Dr. Baclig is a health services researcher and clinical instructor in genitourinary (GU) medical oncology at UCLA whose work focuses on cancer and aging, survivorship, and supportive care. Her research examines how cancer and its treatments accelerate aging processes, shape frailty trajectories, and contribute to financial and time toxicity in GU malignancies— particularly bladder and kidney cancers. Drawing on training in public health, qualitative methods, clinical trials, and large dataset analysis, Dr. Baclig studies how social, biologic, and treatment-related factors influence patient well-being across the cancer continuum. Ultimately, her goal is to develop evidence-based, patient-centered interventions that improve the experience and quality of life of those undergoing cancer care.

Highlighted Publications

Baclig NV, Osuna-Garcia A, Chotai V, Ganz PA, Brauer ER. The sequelae of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in adolescents and young adults: protocol for a systematic review. Syst Rev. 2024 Jun 14;13(1):156. doi: 10.1186/s13643-024-02560-x. PubMed PMID: 38877597; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC11177526.

Baclig NV, McCann KE. Updates in the treatment of HR+HER2- breast cancer. Curr Opin Obstet Gynecol. 2024 Feb 1;36(1):57-63. doi: 10.1097/GCO.0000000000000925. Epub 2023 Dec 7. Review. PubMed PMID: 38170552.

Baclig NV, Comulada WS, Ganz PA. Mental health and care utilization in survivors of adolescent and young adult cancer. JNCI Cancer Spectr. 2023 Oct 31;7(6). doi: 10.1093/jncics/pkad098. PubMed PMID: 37982744; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC10735415.

Kathuria-Prakash N, Antrim L, Hornstein N, Sun AW, Kang IM, Baclig NV, Angell TE, Lechner MG, Wald-Dickler N, In GK. Factors Associated With Hospitalization Among Breast Cancer Patients With COVID-19: A Diverse Multi-Center Los Angeles Cohort Study. Clin Breast Cancer. 2022 Jun;22(4):e558-e566. doi: 10.1016/j.clbc.2021.12.005. Epub 2021 Dec 17. PubMed PMID: 35027318; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8677421.