Specialties
Patient Rating
Patients consistently describe Dr. Chittoria as knowledgeable, professional, and deeply compassionate. Commenters note that she listens carefully, explains diagnoses and treatment options in understandable terms, and involves patients in decisions about their care. Many also praise her and her team for providing thorough, attentive support that helped them through diagnosis and treatment and made them feel confident and supported.
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The patient rating score is an average of all responses on our patient experience survey. The rating averages scores for all questions about care from our providers. The scale on which responses are measured is 1 to 5 with 5 being the best score.
Patient comments are gathered from our patient experience survey and displayed in their entirety. For the convenience of our visitors, some patient comments have been translated from their original language into English while preserving their original meaning as accurately as possible. Patients are de-identified for confidentiality and patient privacy.
Board Certification and Academic Information
| Academic Departments |
Internal Medicine
-Assistant Professor (Clinical) |
|---|---|
| Academic Divisions |
Oncology
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Education history
| Professional Medical | Medicine - King George¿s Medical University | M.B.B.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Residency | Internal Medicine - King George¿s Medical University | Resident |
| Residency | Internal Medicine - SUNY Upstate Medical University | Resident |
| Fellowship | Palliative Medicine and Hospice - University at Buffalo | Fellow |
| Fellowship | Medical Oncology - University of Texas Health Science Center | Fellow |
| Fellowship | Experimental Therapeutics - Cleveland Clinic Foundation | Fellow |
Selected Publications
Journal Article
- Covington MF, Salmon S, Kozlov A, Archibald Z, Butterfield R, Stolk S, Mitchell S, Boucher K, Rosenthal R, Porretta J, Brownson KE, Matsen C, Wei M, Buys S, Vaklavas C, Chittoria N, Buckway B, Meite A, Yap (2026). Staging Invasive Lobular Carcinoma: A Prospective Study on the Efficacy of 18F-Fluoroestradiol (FES)-PET/CT. Clinical breast cancer, 26(1), 36-46.
- Vaklavas C, Matsen CB, Chu Z, Boucher KM, Scherer SD, Pathi S, Beck A, Brownson KE, Buys SS, Chittoria N, D'Astous E, Gulbahce HE, Henry NL, Kimani S, Porretta J, Rosenthal R, Ward J, Wei M, Welm BE, Welm A (2024). TOWARDS Study: Patient-Derived Xenograft Engraftment Predicts Poor Survival in Patients With Newly Diagnosed Triple-Negative Breast Cancer. JCO precision oncology, 8, e2300724.
- Covington MF, Hoffman JM, Morton KA, Buckway B, Boucher KM, Rosenthal RE, Porretta JM, Brownson KE, Matsen CB, Vaklavas C, Ward JH, Wei M, Buys SS, Chittoria N, Yakish ED, Archibald ZG, Burrell LD, Butterfield RI, Yap J (2023). Prospective Pilot Study of (18)F-Fluoroestradiol PET/CT in Patients With Invasive Lobular Carcinomas. AJR. American journal of roentgenology, 221(2), 228-239.
Dr Chittoria saved my life. She began our relationship from diagnosis throughout treatment with kindness and straightforward explanations to my questions as we wentalo g this journey. I appreciate her and her team so very much. I feel so fortunate to have had her on my case.
Fine
Dr.Chittori is very caring and knowledgeable. She listens to my questions and concerns.
I have respect for Dr chitttoria. She has been with me on this crazy trip. She has been doing a great job of keeping me alive
Dr. Chittoria has been so kind. She askes questions and listens fo my answers. She encourages me to hang in there and shows interest in me
very good
I feel confident about the care she provides. She is always listening to me and my concerns. She always makes sure I understand everything about my treatment.
She is soooo kind and compassionate. I love her
She's an excellent doctor. Professional, kind, caring and understanding.
Dr Chittoria is very thorough, congenial and spends time to answer any questions you might have.
I am happy that Namita is my doctor, she is a very talented oncologist!
One of THE best! Very competent and caring.
She is truly an amazing Doctor. She has helped me so much. I wouldn't be doing as well as I am if I didn't have her helping me. I really think I would already be dead if wasn't for her. Three years ago, when all my General practitioner wanted to do was change my allergy meds and asthma meds, I came in for a routine breast exam, she could hear I was struggling to breath and immediately sent me in for a chest xray, that was the when we found out my lung was 3/4 full of fluid. She hasn't tired of helping through my cancer coming back and discovering what has been causing all my breathing and coughing problems. I would still be without a voice and struggling to breath if it wasn't for her. I'm so grateful for her willingness to help me have a good quality of life.
She is a great lady alwaysconcerned for my well being and my job if things are getting better
The Namita Chittoria, MD is very nice and Very professional.
She was very careful to check my needed
Very informative and caring. Explained results and options so I could understand, made sure the results were correct by having some redone.
She's very knowledgeable and kind. Would highly recommend her.
Outstanding oncologist!
Let them know that they forgive you for your good attention. [TRANSLATED]
Dr, is amazing and has listened to my needs /wants etc¿ very informative as well!!
She's amazing too, she totally listens to you and what you care about¿ very understandable and thought
Dr.Chittoria is very professional and explains to me everything in terms I can explain!! I feel100% confident in my healing process. Also my daughter in Law (Katie) loves her and the team,' also good note for Laura, she is very caring and so so supportive and overall genuine person!!! The team is a keeper!!?
Dr. Chittoria is the most amazing doctor that I have never met. She saved my life and was really patient with me while I was going through my breast cancer. Because of you I have the opportunity to be with my kids, and also to be able to do so much more with them. I am really grateful that you were there to help me in my time of need. Thank you so much.
She is formal and professional. In the past, she seemed more relaxed and easier to converse with. However, I have always felt comfortable with her and regard her as very competent in her profession .
Dr. Chittoria was very good at explaining all possible treatments. And, she helped me make a final decision about my post surgery care. I would recommend her to others.
This was a pre-surgery consultation. She gave me a lot of information that I can be thinking about. Was very good at explaining options.
I would highly recommend all of your staff and hospitals!!
Dr Chittoria has been my Oncologist for the past 4 years. I appreciate having a woman doctor who is understanding and interested in my emotional as well as my physical health.
Dr. Chittoria is extremely qualified and explained things so I understand what my treatment plan will be. She is very dedicated and just what I was hoping for.
Truly put all my trust and health in Dr Chittorias hands and expertise.
Dr Chittoria always makes sure that I am included in decisions about my medications and works to balance dosage so that I am as comfortable as possible during my treatments.
Dr. Chittoria is a great cancer doctor. She is very professional, knowledgeable and compassionate. I am extremely grateful to Dr. Chittoria and her staff for helping me battle my cancer.
It's kinda her way and she has an agenda and don't ask questions that disturbs her. Would not recommend.
Dr Chittoria excels at listening to my questions and answering them with specific research and details in ways that are applicable to me, even if I struggle to find the right words to ask the questions.
It was the first time she treated me and I was very happy because she is a very professional doctor who not only listens, she also reviewed my file to be able to follow the best treatment for my health and it is very important to me that she answers my questions so I don't have any doubts. Thank you very much. [TRANSLATED]
She was amazing to work with , very friendly and knowledgeable.
very good
Dr Chittoria always very carefully listens to my concerns and explains complicated answers in a relevant and meaningful way, anticipating further questions I may have. She takes her time during appointments and helps me feel supported and cared for.
Love Dr. Chittoria, she made it so simple to be able to manage my breast cancer. She treats me like she actually cares about me!
An excellent physician who is knowledgeable and compassionate. Communication is thorough. I never feel rushed during my appointment
Very professional
Would highly recommend her for a cancer doctor!
I like Dr. Chittoria.
Dr. Chittoria is a wonderful doctor, very knowledgeable, and kind.
She is a lovely person and wonderful doctor
Outstanding physician!
I had heard good things about Dr Chittoria and was excited to have her as my oncologist but she showed zero interest in me as person. She will not be the person who is going to help me through a very difficult time because if she knows absolutely nothing about me, how can she help me with treatments that impact my everyday life and my family. I will be looking for another doctor.
I think that she is a very good, caring, Doctor.
Dr Chittoria is a very compassionate and patient physician. She is on top of the latest of treatments and takes her time to assure that you have the very best of care.
knowledgeable and thorough
She is a fabulous Doctor! I am so appreciative of her care and guidance!
Their was a misunderstanding on our part as to the change in the rescheduling. As we were driving from Idaho, she adjusted to us coming late.