Investigator Deepti Behl, MD

Deepti Behl, MD, is a Principal Investigator, medical oncologist and Medical Director of the Sutter Institute for Medical Research (SIMR) in Sacramento.

She also serves as Medical Director, Thoracic Oncology, at the Sutter Medical Center in Sacramento. As a medical oncologist, she specializes in lung cancer, melanoma and head and neck cancers. Dr. Behl leads clinical research and has coauthored peer-reviewed articles and published in high-impact journals such as the Journal of Clinical Oncology (JCO) and Chest.

Dr. Behl is board certified in medical oncology, hematology, and hospice and palliative medicine. She is a member of the Society of Integrative Oncology. She partners with the University of California at Davis as an executive member of the SCOPE committee (Sacramento Citywide Oncology Phase 1 Program). 

Dr. Behl completed residency training in internal medicine and a fellowship in hematology/oncology at the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN.