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2020 Santa Monica Blvd

Sidarth Anand, MD, MBA
Sidarth Anand, MD, MBA
Specialty: Medicine, Hematology and Oncology
2020 Santa Monica Blvd, Suite 580 & 600, Santa Monica, CA 90404
Dr. Sidharth Anand is a medical oncologist and hematologist who practices in Santa Monica and Westlake Village. He is a generalist with a specialized interest in gastrointestinal cancers, including colorectal, pancreatic and gastric cancers. He also has an interest in the application of integrative oncology, which means approaching cancer care with traditional therapies, such as chemotherapy and immunotherapy, along with evidence-based integrative methods, including nutrition and exercise, while working closely with the Simms/Mann – UCLA Center for Integrative Oncology.
Bartosz Chmielowski, MD
Bartosz Chmielowski, MD
Specialty: Medicine, Hematology and Oncology
2020 Santa Monica Blvd, Suite 580 & 600, Santa Monica, CA 90404
Sven DeVos, MD, Ph.D
Sven DeVos, MD, Ph.D
Specialty: Medicine, Hematology and Oncology
2020 Santa Monica Blvd, Suite 580 & 600, Santa Monica, CA 90404
Alexandra Drakaki, MD
Alexandra Drakaki, MD
Specialty: Medicine, Hematology and Oncology
2020 Santa Monica Blvd, Suite 580 & 600, Santa Monica, CA 90404
Alexandra Drakaki is an MD, PhD and board certified Oncologist / Hematologist. She received her training in Internal Medicine at a Tuft's University affiliate program while she completed her hematology / oncology training at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center at Harvard Medical School and her research fellowship at Dana Farber Cancer Center Harvard Medical School in Boston. She specializes in genitourinary cancers and specifically cancers of the bladder, testis, urethra, prostate and kidney.
Herbert Aaron Eradat, MD
Herbert Aaron Eradat, MD
Specialty: Medicine, Hematology and Oncology
2020 Santa Monica Blvd, Suite 600, Santa Monica, CA 90404
Richard Finn, MD
Richard Finn, MD
Specialty: Medicine, Hematology and Oncology
2020 Santa Monica Blvd, Suite 580 & 600, Santa Monica, CA 90404
Dr Richard Finn is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA in the Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology/ Oncology. He was an undergraduate at UCLA where he was involved with early laboratory studies investigating the HER2 oncogene and the development of monoclonal antibodies to this target in breast cancer with Dr Dennis Slamon. He participated in the pre-clinical studies that defined the clinical candidate that eventually humanized and became the FDA approved agent trastuzumab (Herceptin). He went on to medical school at USC then returned to UCLA for his clinical training in Internal Medicine and then Hematology/ Oncology.
Edward Brian Garon, MD
Edward Brian Garon, MD
Specialty: Medicine, Hematology and Oncology
2020 Santa Monica Blvd, Suite 600, Santa Monica, CA 90404
Dr. Garon received his MD degree from the Washington University School of Medicine in 1999, and his internal medicine training at the University of Chicago. He trained in Medical Oncology at UCLA, and joined the UCLA faculty in 2006. He also received a Masters’ Degree in clinical investigation at UCLA. In 2008, he was appointed as an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA in the Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology and in 2014 he was promoted to Associate Professor of Medicine. Dr. Garon has been awarded Diana Gordon Jonnson Award for Clinical Excellence in 2015. In addition to his clinical work, he also has an extensive focus in clinical and translational research. He has led studies that have led to FDA approvals of two drugs and a companion diagnostic test. He has received multiple foundations grants in addition to NIH grants, including an NIH/NCI K23 award in 2011 and a NIH/NCI R01 in 2017.
Jonathan Wade Goldman, MD
Jonathan Wade Goldman, MD
Specialty: Medicine, Hematology and Oncology
2020 Santa Monica Blvd, Suite 600, Santa Monica, CA 90404
Joel Randalph Hecht, MD
Joel Randalph Hecht, MD
Specialty: Medicine, Hematology and Oncology
2020 Santa Monica Blvd, Suite 600, Santa Monica, CA 90404
Dr. Hecht is a Professor of Clinical Medicine in the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA School of Medicine. He holds the Carol and Saul Rosenzweig Chair for Cancer Therapies Development and is the Director of the UCLA Gastrointestinal Oncology Program. Dr. Hecht attended medical school at Eastern Virginia Medical School. He took his internal medicine residency at Northwestern and completed fellowships in gastroenterology research at the University of Chicago, and in gastroenterology and medical oncology at UCLA. Dr. Hecht is an internationally known clinical and translational researcher in the field of gastrointestinal cancers. He has published widely on the molecular biology, early detection, and treatment of gastrointestinal malignancies. He has lead and is currently directing small trials with new molecules as well as large international randomized trials. Current ongoing research includes preclinical models of therapy with biological agents, early studies with gene therapy vectors and tyrosine kinase inhibitors, and leading phase II and phase III trials with novel agents.
Kari Kubalanza, MD
Kari Kubalanza, MD
2020 Santa Monica Blvd, Suite 230, Santa Monica, CA 90404
Dr. Kari Kubalanza is a hematologist and medical oncologist who practices in Santa Monica and Westwood. She provides general cancer care Monday through Thursday in Santa Monica, and gynecologic oncology care to patients with ovarian, cervical or endometrial cancers on Friday in Westwood.
Sarah Marie Larson, MD
Sarah Marie Larson, MD
Specialty: Medicine, Hematology and Oncology
2020 Santa Monica Blvd, Suite 600, Santa Monica, CA 90404
Sandy Liu, MD
Sandy Liu, MD
Specialty: Medicine, Hematology and Oncology
2020 Santa Monica Blvd, Suite 580, Santa Monica, CA 90404
Dr. Sandy Liu is a board-certified physician in oncology. She completed her oncology fellowship at UCLA and Internal Medicine residency at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. She earned her medical degree from George Washington University in Washington D.C. and her bachelors of science in biology at University of Southern California.
Monica Diane Mead, MD
Monica Diane Mead, MD
Specialty: Medicine, Hematology and Oncology
2020 Santa Monica Blvd, Suite 600, Santa Monica, CA 90404
Dr. Monica Mead specializes in malignant hematology with a particular focus on B and T cell lymphomas, leukemia and stem cell transplant. She participates in numerous clinical trials for patients with lymphoma.
Olga Michelle Olevsky, MD
Olga Michelle Olevsky, MD
Specialty: Medicine, Hematology
Medicine, Medical Oncology
Internal Medicine
2020 Santa Monica Blvd, Suite 230, Santa Monica, CA 90404
Lee Stephen Rosen, MD
Lee Stephen Rosen, MD
Specialty: Medicine, Hematology and Oncology
2020 Santa Monica Blvd, Suite 600, Santa Monica, CA 90404
Lee Rosen, MD, FACP is Health Sciences Clinical Professor of Medicine in the Division of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Medicine. He has a longstanding interest in the treatment of pancreas and other gastrointestinal malignancies, specifically in the area of new drug development. Dr. Rosen completed his residency and fellowship in hematology/oncology at the UCLA School of Medicine in 1996, joining the full-time faculty immediately thereafter. He created and directed the Cancer Therapy Development Program, designed to coordinate translational/clinical research of new cancer treatments. Some of the first drugs he and his team worked with were designed for gastrointestinal cancers, so he and colleagues created a group dedicated to treating these diseases in a coordinated fashion. He also became interested in so-called "targeted" therapy, whereby cancers could be attacked by agents with a more rational drug design and the avoidance of toxicity to normal cells. He has worked with angiogenesis inhibitors since their first appearance in the clinic and other molecules inhibiting signal transduction, others that try to harness the immune system to control cancer and still others that work by rational drug design.
Saeed Sadeghi, MD
Saeed Sadeghi, MD
Specialty: Medicine, Hematology
Internal Medicine
2020 Santa Monica Blvd, Suite 230, Santa Monica, CA 90404
John Shen, MD
John Shen, MD
Specialty: Medicine, Hematology and OncologyDr. John Shen is a medical oncologist who practices in Westwood, Santa Monica and Encino. He is board certified in internal medicine, and he specializes in the care of older adults with advanced cancers. His research interests include genitourinary malignancies, such as cancers of the prostate, kidney, and bladder, as well as improving access to clinical trials for older adults.
2020 Santa Monica Blvd, Suite 580, Santa Monica, CA 90404
David Shin, MD, MS
David Shin, MD, MS
Specialty: Medicine, Hematology and Oncology
2020 Santa Monica Blvd, Suite 230, Santa Monica, CA 90404
Dr. David Shin attended medical school at Northwestern University in Chicago. He completed internal medicine residency at University of Massachusetts and fellowship in hematology and medical oncology at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. He is board-certified in internal medicine, hematology and medical oncology. He treats benign and malignant conditions of hematology as well as various cancers. He endeavors to provide compassionate care.
Arun Singh, MD
Arun Singh, MD
Specialty: Medicine, Hematology and Oncology
2020 Santa Monica Blvd, Suite 580 & 600, Santa Monica, CA 90404
John Matthew Timmerman, MD
John Matthew Timmerman, MD
Specialty: Medicine, Hematology and Oncology
2020 Santa Monica Blvd, Suite 600, Santa Monica, CA 90404
Sven De Vos, MD
Sven De Vos, MD
Specialty: Medicine, Hematology and Oncology
2020 Santa Monica Blvd, Suite 600, Santa Monica, CA 90404
Zev Aryeh Wainberg, MD
Zev Aryeh Wainberg, MD
Specialty: Medicine, Hematology and Oncology
2020 Santa Monica Blvd, Suite 600, Santa Monica, CA 90404
Dr. Zev Wainberg is Assistant Professor of Medicine at UCLA and co-director of the UCLA GI Oncology Program. He was trained in medical oncology and hematology at UCLA. He completed his residency training at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and received his MD from the Sackler School of Medicine, New York Program at Tel Aviv University. His research involves a variety of clinical trials in multiple gastrointestinal cancers including pancreas, colon, gastric and esophageal.
Patricia Ann Young, MD
Patricia Ann Young, MD
Specialty: Medicine, Hematology and Oncology
2020 Santa Monica Blvd, Suite 600, Santa Monica, CA 90404

Alhambra

Dorcas Chi, MD
Dorcas Chi, MD
Specialty: Medicine, Hematology and Oncology
1411 S. Garfield Ave. Suite 200 Alhambra, CA 91801
Eddie Hong-Lung Hu, MD
Eddie Hong-Lung Hu, MD
Specialty: Medicine, Hematology and Oncology
Internal Medicine
1411 S. Garfield Ave. Suite 200 Alhambra, CA 91801
Dr. Eddie Hong-Lung Hu is the clinic director for the Alhambra hematology-oncology office. He is board certified in internal medicine, hematology and medical oncology, and offers patients access to on-site clinical trials and research.
Dr. Hu is fluent in Mandarin and Cantonese. Having practiced for decades in the San Gabriel Valley, he is well versed in taking care of Asian patients, and is sensitive to their cultural and physical needs.
Yi-Kong Keung, MD
Yi-Kong Keung, MD
Specialty: Medicine, Hematology and Oncology
Internal Medicine
1411 S. Garfield Ave. Suite 200 Alhambra, CA 91801

Beverly Hills

Jennifer Baker, MD
Jennifer Baker, MD
Specialty: Surgery, Breast
120 S Spalding Drive, Suite 401, Beverly Hills, CA 90212
Jennifer Baker, MD, is a board-certified general surgeon. Dr. Baker completed her fellowship in breast surgical oncology at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City. Dr. Baker's clinical specialties include breast cancer and breast surgical oncology; oncoplastic breast surgery; skin and nipple sparing mastectomy; sentinel lymph node biopsy and mapping; axillary lymph node dissection; locally advanced breast cancer; inflammatory breast cancer; high risk patients; BRCA mutation carriers; breast cancer in young women; male breast cancer; and benign breast conditions.
Solomon Hamburg, MD, Ph.D
Solomon Hamburg, MD, Ph.D
Specialty: Specialty: Medicine, Hematology and Oncology
120 S Spalding Drive, Suite 401, Beverly Hills, CA 90212
Beth Karlan, MD
Beth Karlan, MD
Specialty: OBGYN, Oncology
120 S Spalding Drive, Suite 401, Beverly Hills, CA 90212
Aashini Master, DO
Aashini Master, DO
Specialty: Medicine, Hematology and Oncology
120 S Spalding Drive, Suite 401, Beverly Hills, CA 90212
Dr. Master is a Southern California native. She earned her bachelor’s degree in biomedical engineering from Boston University in Boston, MA, and her medical degree from A.T. Still University in Kirksville, MO. She completed her Internal Medicine residency at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, CA and her Hematology/Oncology fellowship at the combined Harbor-UCLA and City of Hope program. She was chosen as Chief Fellow during her final year of fellowship.
Nicholas McAndrew, MD
Nicholas McAndrew, MD
Specialty: Specialty: Medicine, Hematology and Oncology
120 S Spalding Drive, Suite 401, Beverly Hills, CA 90212
Kelly McCann, MD, Ph.D
Kelly McCann, MD, Ph.D
Specialty: Medicine, Hematology and Oncology
120 S Spalding Drive, Suite 401, Beverly Hills, CA 90212
Dr. Kelly McCann completed fellowship in Hematology and Oncology at UCLA and joined the faculty in the Breast Cancer Research Group. She majored in Biomedical Engineering at Rice University, was part of the Medical Scientist Training Program at Stanford University to earn a PhD in Cancer Biology, and completed residency in Internal Medicine at Oregon Health and Science University. She is a member of Dr. Dennis Slamon’s Translational Oncology Research Laboratory. Dr. McCann’s basic science research interests are in the genetic and molecular biology of cancer for the development and use of targeted therapies. Her clinical interests are breast cancer, gynecologic malignancies, and palliative care.

Burbank

Karo K Arzoo, MD
Karo K Arzoo, MD
Specialty: Medicine, Hematology and Oncology
201 S. Buena Vista Street, Suite 200 Burbank, CA 91505
Maurice Julian Berkowitz, MD
Maurice Julian Berkowitz, MD
Specialty: Medicine, Hematology and Oncology
201 S. Buena Vista Street, Suite 200 Burbank, CA 91505
Victor Chiu, MD
Victor Chiu, MD
Specialty: Medicine, Hematology and Oncology
201 S. Buena Vista Street, Suite 200 Burbank, CA 91505
Dr. Victor Chiu is a hematologist and medical oncologist at UCLA Health Burbank and at UCLA-Olive View Medical Center. He has worked with a diverse patient population his entire career and understands the importance of creating a personalized care plan for each patient, which may include clinical trials participation. While he has a clinical interest in gastrointestinal cancers, he is a generalist who treats patients with all types of cancer and blood disorders.

Downtown LA

Kari Kubalanza, MD
Kari Kubalanza, MD
Specialty: Medicine, Hematology and Oncology
700 West 7th Street, Suite S270-B, Los Angeles, CA 90017

Dr. Kari Kubalanza is a hematologist and medical oncologist who practices in Santa Monica and Westwood. She provides general cancer care Monday through Thursday in Santa Monica, and gynecologic oncology and breast cancer care to patients with ovarian, cervical, endometrial or breast cancers on Fridays in Westwood.

Dr. Kubalanza received her medical degree from the Georgetown University School of Medicine. She then completed her internal medicine residency at Los Angeles County+USC Medical Center, followed by hematology oncology fellowships at UC-San Diego and UCLA.

Caspian Oliai, MD, MS
Caspian Oliai, MD, MS
Specialty: Medicine, Hematology and Oncology
700 West 7th Street, Suite S270-B, Los Angeles, CA 90017

Dr. Caspian Oliai is a medical oncologist and hematologist who practices in Westwood. He is also Medical Director of the UCLA Bone Marrow Transplantation Stem Cell Processing Center. He specializes in hematologic malignancies, with expertise in acute leukemia, lymphoma, allogeneic stem cell transplantation, autologous stem cell transplantation, CAR T-cell therapy and benign hematologic conditions.

Dr. Oliai completed his internal medicine residency and hematology-oncology fellowship at UCLA. He earned a bachelor's degree in biology from the University of Miami, a master's degree in biotechnology from the University of Pennsylvania, and a medical degree from Drexel University College of Medicine in Philadelphia.

In addition to his clinical practice, Dr. Oliai is a clinical instructor at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and is heavily involved in developing new cancer therapies. He has designed several investigator-initiated multicenter clinical trials in acute leukemia and CAR T-cell therapy, on which he serves as the Principal Investigator. His work has been published in a multitude of prominent medical journals.

Dr. Oliai is originally from Philadelphia and enjoys the outdoor lifestyle of California. When he's not working, he enjoys hiking in the Santa Monica Mountains and skiing in Mammoth.

David Shin, MD, MS
David Shin, MD, MS
Specialty: Medicine, Hematology and Oncology
700 West 7th Street, Suite S270-B, Los Angeles, CA 90017
Dr. David Shin attended medical school at Northwestern University in Chicago. He completed internal medicine residency at University of Massachusetts and fellowship in hematology and medical oncology at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. He is board-certified in internal medicine, hematology and medical oncology. He treats benign and malignant conditions of hematology as well as various cancers. He endeavors to provide compassionate care.

Encino

Juan Alcantar, MD
Juan Alcantar, MD
Specialty: Medicine, Hematology-Oncology
15503 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 150 Encino, CA 91436
Dr. Juan M. Alcantar grew up in Oxnard. He attended the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and completed an internal medicine residency at Olive View-UCLA Medical Center. His medical oncology and hematology fellowship was completed at Harbor-UCLA and City of Hope Medical Centers. Prior to completing his fellowship, Dr. Alcantar practiced ambulatory and hospital medicine in Sherman Oaks, California. He was in private practice in hematology/oncology from 2011-2015. Dr. Alcantar is board-certified in internal medicine as well as hematology and oncology. He regularly participates in multi-disciplinary tumor boards to provide optimal and up-to-date treatments for his patients. He is dedicated to providing comprehensive medical care with quality and compassion to his patients. Dr. Alcantar enjoys his spare time with his wife and two sons. He also enjoys soccer and reading on the history of medicine.
Wanxing Chai-Ho, MD
Wanxing Chai-Ho, MD
Specialty: Medicine, Hematology-Oncology; Head & Neck
15503 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 150 Encino, CA 91436
Dr. Wanxing Chai-Ho is a hematologist oncologist who practices in Westwood and Encino. She uses a multidisciplinary approach to diagnose and treat blood disorders and solid malignancies, and is a strong advocate for her patients and their families.
Richard Finn, MD
Richard Finn, MD
Specialty: Medicine, Hematology-Oncology; Head & Neck
15503 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 150 Encino, CA 91436
Solomon Hamburg, MD, Ph.D
Solomon Hamburg, MD, Ph.D
Specialty: Specialty: Medicine, Hematology-Oncology
15503 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 150 Encino, CA 91436
Kanwarpal S. Kahlon, MD
Kanwarpal S. Kahlon, MD
Specialty: Medicine, Hematology and Oncology
15503 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 150 Encino, CA 91436
Sandy Liu, MD
Sandy Liu, MD
Specialty: Medicine, Hematology-Oncology; Genitourinary Cancer
15503 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 150 Encino, CA 91436
Dr. Sandy Liu is a board-certified physician in oncology. She completed her oncology fellowship at UCLA and Internal Medicine residency at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. She earned her medical degree from George Washington University in Washington D.C. and her bachelors of science in biology at University of Southern California.
Nicolaos Palaskas, MD, Ph.D
Nicolaos Palaskas, MD, Ph.D
Juan Alcantar, MD Specialty: Medicine, Hematology-Oncology
15503 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 150 Encino, CA 91436
Dr Palaskas joined the Encino Cancer Care practice in 2017 and is excited to help fulfill the mission of UCLA in bringing access to clinical trials and academic-center level care to the Encino community.
Lee Rosen, MD
Lee Rosen, MD
Specialty: Medicine, Hematology-Oncology
15503 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 150 Encino, CA 91436
Lee Rosen, MD, FACP is Health Sciences Clinical Professor of Medicine in the Division of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Medicine. He has a longstanding interest in the treatment of pancreas and other gastrointestinal malignancies, specifically in the area of new drug development. Dr. Rosen completed his residency and fellowship in hematology/oncology at the UCLA School of Medicine in 1996, joining the full-time faculty immediately thereafter. He created and directed the Cancer Therapy Development Program, designed to coordinate translational/clinical research of new cancer treatments. Some of the first drugs he and his team worked with were designed for gastrointestinal cancers, so he and colleagues created a group dedicated to treating these diseases in a coordinated fashion. He also became interested in so-called "targeted" therapy, whereby cancers could be attacked by agents with a more rational drug design and the avoidance of toxicity to normal cells. He has worked with angiogenesis inhibitors since their first appearance in the clinic and other molecules inhibiting signal transduction, others that try to harness the immune system to control cancer and still others that work by rational drug design.
Gregory Senofsky, MD
Gregory Senofsky, MD
Specialty: Specialty: Surgery, Complex General Surgical Oncology
15503 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 150 Encino, CA 91436
Dr. Gregory Senofsky is a board-certified, fellowship-trained surgical oncologist with special expertise in breast and melanoma surgery. He sees patients for consultations in Santa Clarita, Porter Ranch and Encino, and performs surgery at nearby community hospitals and at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center.
John Shen, MD
John Shen, MD
Specialty: Medicine, Hematology-Oncology; Geriatric Oncology
15503 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 150 Encino, CA 91436
Dr. John Shen is a medical oncologist who practices in Westwood, Santa Monica and Encino. He is board certified in internal medicine, and he specializes in the care of older adults with advanced cancers. His research interests include genitourinary malignancies, such as cancers of the prostate, kidney, and bladder, as well as improving access to clinical trials for older adults.
Nimit Sudan, MD
Nimit Sudan, MD
Specialty: Specialty: Medicine, Hematology-Oncology
15503 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 150 Encino, CA 91436
Dr. Nimit Sudan is a hematologist oncologist who practices in Encino and Santa Clarita. He is board certified in internal medicine, hematology and medical oncology, and is an assistant clinical professor in the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA.

Irvine

Zorawar Noor, MD
Zorawar Noor, MD
Specialty: Medicine, Hematology and Oncology
250 East Yale Loop, Suite A Irvine, CA 92604
Nicholas Dean Reese, MD
Nicholas Dean Reese, MD
Specialty: Medicine, Hematology and Oncology
250 East Yale Loop, Suite A Irvine, CA 92604
Dr. Nicholas Reese knew from an early age he wanted to be an oncologist. He attended the University of California, Santa Barbara on a Regents Scholarship and majored in biology. Upon graduation, he was awarded the singular Colville-Dearborn Memorial Award – given to the graduating senior with the most outstanding achievement in the sciences. Dr. Reese attended medical school at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. As a medical student he was elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society, and was also awarded with the American College of Physicians Student Internist Award for Outstanding Performance in Internal Medicine.

Laguna Hills

Zorawar Noor, MD
Zorawar Noor, MD
Specialty: Medicine, Hematology and Oncology
24302 Paseo De Valencia, Suite 200 Laguna Hills, CA 92653
Nicholas Dean Reese, MD
Nicholas Dean Reese, MD
Specialty: Medicine, Hematology and Oncology
24302 Paseo De Valencia, Suite 200 Laguna Hills, CA 92653
Dr. Nicholas Reese knew from an early age he wanted to be an oncologist. He attended the University of California, Santa Barbara on a Regents Scholarship and majored in biology. Upon graduation, he was awarded the singular Colville-Dearborn Memorial Award – given to the graduating senior with the most outstanding achievement in the sciences. Dr. Reese attended medical school at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. As a medical student he was elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society, and was also awarded with the American College of Physicians Student Internist Award for Outstanding Performance in Internal Medicine.
Merry Lynn Tetef, MD
Merry Lynn Tetef, MD
Specialty: Medicine, Hematology and Oncology
24302 Paseo De Valencia, Suite 200 Laguna Hills, CA 92653
Dr. Tetef specializes in the prevention and treatment of breast cancer. Through the UCLA clinical research network, she participates in numerous clinical trials in her office, providing cutting edge, novel treatment options to her patients. After many years of clinical experience and clinical research at both City of Hope and UCLA, Dr. Tetef provides expertise in the area of breast cancer to her clinical practice. She works closely with each patient to jointly decide the best course of treatment for that individual.

Pasadena

Steven Hersch Applebaum, MD
Steven Hersch Applebaum, MD
Specialty: Medicine, Hematology and Oncology
625 S. Fair Oaks Ave, North Tower, Suite 320 Pasadena, CA 91105
Alexander C Black, MD
Alexander C Black, MD
Specialty: Medicine, Hematology and Oncology
625 S. Fair Oaks Ave, North Tower, Suite 320 Pasadena, CA 91105
Dr. Black attended Harvard College and graduated Phi Beta Kappa and magna cum laude in biochemistry. He then attended the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University and graduated with Alpha Omega Alpha honors. He did his fellowship training in hematology-oncology at UCLA.

Since then, Dr. Black has been a faculty member for all but 3 years. He initially focused on molecular biology research in leukemia, and, more recently, has shifted his efforts to clinical research and patient care.
Dorcas Chi, MD
Dorcas Chi, MD
Specialty: Medicine, Hematology and Oncology
625 S. Fair Oaks Ave, North Tower, Suite 320 Pasadena, CA 91105
Evangelia Kimberly Kirimis, MD
Evangelia Kimberly Kirimis, MD
Specialty: Medicine, Hematology and Oncology
625 S. Fair Oaks Ave, North Tower, Suite 320 Pasadena, CA 91105
Jeannie Shen, MD
Jeannie Shen, MD
625 S. Fair Oaks Ave, North Tower, Suite 300 Pasadena, CA 91105
Dr. Jeannie Shen is a fellowship-trained breast surgeon who sees patients in Pasadena and performs surgery in nearby community hospitals. She is board certified in general surgery, and works closely with medical oncologists, radiation oncologists and plastic reconstructive surgeons to provide coordinated, personalized and multidisciplinary care to patients who have breast cancer, breast diseases, or are at high risk for breast cancer. She is fluent in Mandarin Chinese.

Porter Ranch

Juan M Alcantar, MD
Juan M Alcantar, MD
Specialty: Medicine, Hematology and Oncology
Internal Medicine
19950 Rinaldi Street, Suite 310 Porter Ranch, CA 91326
Dr. Juan M. Alcantar grew up in Oxnard. He attended the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and completed an internal medicine residency at Olive View-UCLA Medical Center. His medical oncology and hematology fellowship was completed at Harbor-UCLA and City of Hope Medical Centers. Prior to completing his fellowship, Dr. Alcantar practiced ambulatory and hospital medicine in Sherman Oaks, California. He was in private practice in hematology/oncology from 2011-2015. Dr. Alcantar is board- certified in internal medicine as well as hematology and oncology. He regularly participates in multi-disciplinary tumor boards to provide optimal and up-to-date treatments for his patients. He is dedicated to providing comprehensive medical care with quality and compassion to his patients. Dr. Alcantar enjoys his spare time with his wife and two sons. He also enjoys soccer and reading on the history of medicine.
Fukai Leo Chuang, MD
Fukai Leo Chuang, MD
Specialty: Medicine, Hematology and Oncology
Internal Medicine
19950 Rinaldi Street, Suite 310 Porter Ranch, CA 91326
Dr. Fukai Leo Chuang earned his medical degree at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science/Chicago Medical School. He completed his residency in internal medicine at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. Dr. Chuang then completed a fellowship in Hematology and Medical Oncology at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center. He treats a variety of conditions from benign hematology disorders to different types of cancer. He strives to deliver compassionate and excellent care to his patients and their families. Dr. Chuang puts great emphasis on providing the best treatment options and improving the quality of lives of his patients.
Melissa Jill Cohen, MD
Melissa Jill Cohen, MD
Specialty: Medicine, Medical Oncology
Internal Medicine
19950 Rinaldi Street, Suite 310 Porter Ranch, CA 91326
Dr. Melissa J. Cohen is assistant clinical professor of medicine at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and a board certified medical oncologist practicing at UCLA Hematology/Oncology in Westlake Village and Porter Ranch. She began her medical training at George Washington University in Washington D.C., and then moved to Denver where she completed her internal medicine residency training at the University of Colorado. In 2008, she relocated to Southern California to complete her fellowship training in both geriatrics and medical oncology at UCLA.
Sheldon J Davidson, MD
Sheldon J Davidson, MD
Specialty: Medicine, Hematology and Oncology
Internal Medicine
19950 Rinaldi Street, Suite 310 Porter Ranch, CA 91326
Dr. Sheldon Davidson is a graduate of ALBERT Einstein College of Medicine in New York, training at Mount Sinai Medical Center in NY and LACounty/USC MedCenter in Los Angeles. He has been in the private practice of Hematology/Oncology for 43 years and a member of the UCLA clinical faculty since 1972, participating in teaching, mentoring, and clinical research.
Monica El-Masry, MD
Monica El-Masry, MD
Specialty: Specialty: Medicine, Hematology and Oncology
19950 Rinaldi Street, Suites 301 & 310 Porter Ranch, CA 91326
John Anthony Glaspy, MD
John Anthony Glaspy, MD
Specialty: Medicine, Hematology and Oncology
Internal Medicine
19950 Rinaldi Street, Suite 310 Porter Ranch, CA 91326
John Glaspy, MD, MPH, is professor of medicine at the Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center (JCCC) of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) School of Medicine. Dr. Glaspy holds the Estelle, Abe, and Marjorie Sanders Endowed Chair in Cancer Research. He is director of the JCCC Clinical Research Unit and director of the JCCC Women's Cancer Research Program.
David Dae-Young Kim, MD
David Dae-Young Kim, MD
Specialty: Medicine, Hematology and Oncology
19950 Rinaldi Street, Suite 310 Porter Ranch, CA 91326
Dr. David Kim is a Southern California native, who graduated summa cum laude from UCLA with a bachelor’s degree in Biology. He earned his medical degree at USC Keck School of Medicine and completed his internship and residency in Internal Medicine at UCLA Medical Center. Dr. Kim continued on to complete his Hematology/Oncology fellowship training at UCLA Medical Center. Dr. Kim is a board certified hematologist and medical oncologist who practiced his specialty for 6 years at the award-winning Leavey Cancer Center in Northridge prior to joining UCLA Health in Porter Ranch.
Gregory Senofsky, MD
Gregory Senofsky, MD
Specialty: Specialty: Surgery, Complex General Surgical Oncology
19950 Rinaldi Street, Suite 310 Porter Ranch, CA 91326
Dr. Gregory Senofsky is a board-certified, fellowship-trained surgical oncologist with special expertise in breast and melanoma surgery. He sees patients for consultations in Santa Clarita, Porter Ranch and Encino, and performs surgery at nearby community hospitals and at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center.
David Shin, M.D., M.S.
David Shin, M.D., M.S.
Specialty: Specialty: Medicine, Medical Oncology
Internal Medicine
19950 Rinaldi Street, Suite 310 Porter Ranch, CA 91326
Dr. David Shin attended medical school at Northwestern University in Chicago. He completed internal medicine residency at University of Massachusetts and fellowship in hematology and medical oncology at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. He is board-certified in internal medicine, hematology and medical oncology. He treats benign and malignant conditions of hematology as well as various cancers. He endeavors to provide compassionate care.
Erica Silver, MS, LCGC
Erica Silver, MS, LCGC
Specialty: Clinical Genetics
19950 Rinaldi Street, Suites 301 & 310 Porter Ranch, CA 91326
Erica L Silver, MS, LCGC is a licensed and certified genetic counselor specializing in cancer genetics and hereditary cancer syndromes. She received her Bachelor's degree from California State University, Northridge in Cellular and Molecular Biology. She then completed her Masters degree in Genetic Counseling at the University of Pittsburgh. She is board certified by the American Board of Genetic Counseling and holds a genetic counseling license through the California Department of Public Health. Her interests include the decision-making process to proceed with genetic testing and how individuals use the information to help make management decisions.

San Luis Obispo

Erin Chamberlain, MD
Erin Chamberlain, MD
Specialty: Medicine, Hematology and Oncology
892 Aerovista Place, Suite 240, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
Dr. Erin Chamberlain is a hematologist and medical oncologist who practices in San Luis Obispo. She treats patients with all types of cancer and hematologic conditions and is board certified in both hematology and medical oncology.
Brian DiCarlo, MD
Brian DiCarlo, MD
Specialty: Medicine, Hematology and Oncology
892 Aerovista Place, Suite 240, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
Dr. DiCarlo received his medical degree from the State University of New York at Brooklyn Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine. He then completed his internal medicine residency in a joint program between New York Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, and completed a clinical fellowship in hematology and medical oncology at New York Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the State University of New York at Buffalo. Before joining UCLA Health in March 2019, he was the Director of Clinical Research in Santa Maria and San Luis Obispo. He is excited to bring the world-class reputation and research capabilities of UCLA to our cancer patients on the Central Coast.
Deborah Villa, MD
Deborah Villa, MD
Specialty: Medicine, Hematology and Oncology
892 Aerovista Place, Suite 240, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401

Santa Clarita

Alexander C Black, MD
Alexander C Black, MD
Specialty: Medicine, Hematology and Oncology
27235 Tourney Rd., Suite 2400 Santa Clarita, CA 91355
Dr. Black attended Harvard College and graduated Phi Beta Kappa and magna cum laude in biochemistry. He then attended the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University and graduated with Alpha Omega Alpha honors. He did his fellowship training in hematology-oncology at UCLA.

Since then, Dr. Black has been a faculty member for all but 3 years. He initially focused on molecular biology research in leukemia, and, more recently, has shifted his efforts to clinical research and patient care.
Rena Desai Callahan, MD
Rena Desai Callahan, MD
Specialty: Medicine, Hematology
Medicine, Medical Oncology
Internal Medicine
27235 Tourney Rd., Suite 2400 Santa Clarita, CA 91355
Dr. Callahan attended Yale University and obtained a BS in Biology. She later attended the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine where she graduated with high honors, Alpha Omega Alpha. She completed her Internal Medicine and Hematology/Oncology training at UCLA.
As an assistant clinical professor of medicine at UCLA, Dr. Rena Callahan is active in the breast cancer research and treatment program. She has spoken on the topic of the evolving treatment of breast cancer at both local and national meetings.
Dr. Callahan is dedicated to providing patient centered care. She shares in decision making with patients so that this individual goals are met. She has a unique interest in how complementary therapies, such as meditation, yoga, and reiki can be integrated with Western evidence-based medicine.
Nu T Lu, MD
Nu T Lu, MD
Specialty: Medicine, Hematology and Oncology
27235 Tourney Rd., Suite 2400 Santa Clarita, CA 91355
Dr. Nu Lu earned her medical degree at the John A. Burns School of Medicine and completed internship and residency training in internal medicine at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. Dr. Lu then moved to Los Angeles to complete a fellowship in hematology/oncology at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA.
Gregory Senofsky, MD
Gregory Senofsky, MD
Specialty: Specialty: Surgery, Complex General Surgical Oncology
27235 Tourney Rd., Suite 2400 Santa Clarita, CA 91355
Dr. Gregory Senofsky is a board-certified, fellowship-trained surgical oncologist with special expertise in breast and melanoma surgery. He sees patients for consultations in Santa Clarita, Porter Ranch and Encino, and performs surgery at nearby community hospitals and at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center.
Erica Silver, MS, LCGC
Erica Silver, MS, LCGC
Specialty: Clinical Genetics
27235 Tourney Road, Suite 2400 Santa Clarita, CA 91355
Erica L Silver, MS, LCGC is a licensed and certified genetic counselor specializing in cancer genetics and hereditary cancer syndromes. She received her Bachelor's degree from California State University, Northridge in Cellular and Molecular Biology. She then completed her Masters degree in Genetic Counseling at the University of Pittsburgh. She is board certified by the American Board of Genetic Counseling and holds a genetic counseling license through the California Department of Public Health. Her interests include the decision-making process to proceed with genetic testing and how individuals use the information to help make management decisions.
Nimit Sudan, MD
Nimit Sudan, MD
Specialty: Medicine, Hematology and Oncology
27235 Tourney Rd., Suite 2400 Santa Clarita, CA 91355
Dr. Nimit Sudan is a hematologist oncologist who practices in Encino and Santa Clarita. He is board certified in internal medicine, hematology and medical oncology, and is an assistant clinical professor in the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA.

Santa Monica Parkside

Rena Callahan, MD
Rena Callahan, MD
Specialty: Medicine, Medical Oncology
Internal Medicine
2336 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 304, Santa Monica, CA 90404
Dr. Callahan attended Yale University and obtained a BS in Biology. She later attended the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine where she graduated with high honors, Alpha Omega Alpha. She completed her Internal Medicine and Hematology/Oncology training at UCLA. As an assistant clinical professor of medicine at UCLA, Dr. Rena Callahan is active in the breast cancer research and treatment program. She has spoken on the topic of the evolving treatment of breast cancer at both local and national meetings. Dr. Callahan is dedicated to providing patient centered care. She shares in decision making with patients so that this individual goals are met. She has a unique interest in how complementary therapies, such as meditation, yoga, and reiki can be integrated with Western evidence-based medicine.
Sara Hurvitz, MD
Sara Hurvitz, MD
Specialty: Medicine, Hematology and Oncology
Internal Medicine
2336 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 304 Santa Monica, CA 90404
Dr. Sara Hurvitz is a medical oncologist who practices in the Santa Monica Parkside office, which houses UCLA Health’s integrative breast cancer practice and high-risk breast cancer clinic. She specializes in the treatment of women with breast cancer, and is involved in designing, implementing and leading national and international clinical trials to test new targeted therapies. She is board certified in internal medicine and medical oncology.
Aashini Master, DO
Aashini Master, DO
Specialty: Medicine, Hematology and Oncology
2336 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 304 Santa Monica, CA 90404
Dr. Master is a Southern California native. She earned her bachelor’s degree in biomedical engineering from Boston University in Boston, MA, and her medical degree from A.T. Still University in Kirksville, MO. She completed her Internal Medicine residency at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, CA and her Hematology/Oncology fellowship at the combined Harbor-UCLA and City of Hope program. She was chosen as Chief Fellow during her final year of fellowship.
Nicholas McAndrew, MD
Nicholas McAndrew, MD
Specialty: Medicine, Hematology and Oncology
2336 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 304 Santa Monica, CA 90404
Dr. Nicholas McAndrew is a hematologist oncologist who practices in Beverly Hills and Santa Monica. His primary clinical and research interests are in breast cancer. He is board certified in internal medicine and board eligible in medical oncology and hematology.
Kelly McCann, MD, Ph.D
Kelly McCann, MD, Ph.D
Specialty: Medicine, Hematology and Oncology
2336 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 304 Santa Monica, CA 90404
Dr. Kelly McCann completed fellowship in Hematology and Oncology at UCLA and joined the faculty in the Breast Cancer Research Group. She majored in Biomedical Engineering at Rice University, was part of the Medical Scientist Training Program at Stanford University to earn a PhD in Cancer Biology, and completed residency in Internal Medicine at Oregon Health and Science University. She is a member of Dr. Dennis Slamon’s Translational Oncology Research Laboratory. Dr. McCann’s basic science research interests are in the genetic and molecular biology of cancer for the development and use of targeted therapies. Her clinical interests are breast cancer, gynecologic malignancies, and palliative care.
Parvin Peddi, MD
Parvin Peddi, MD
Specialty: Medicine, Hematology and Oncology
2336 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 304 Santa Monica, CA 90404
Dr. Parvin Peddi received her undergraduate degree from Vanderbilt University and her medical degree from the Duke University School of Medicine. She spent a year conducting research at the NIH as a Howard Hughes Scholar before completing her internal medicine training at Washington University in St. Louis, where she served as chief resident. She went on to pursue her hematology/oncology training at Washington University and at UCLA.
Erica Silver, MS, LCGC
Erica Silver, MS, LCGC
Specialty: Clinical Genetics
2336 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 304 Santa Monica, CA 90404
Erica L Silver, MS, LCGC is a licensed and certified genetic counselor specializing in cancer genetics and hereditary cancer syndromes. She received her Bachelor's degree from California State University, Northridge in Cellular and Molecular Biology. She then completed her Masters degree in Genetic Counseling at the University of Pittsburgh. She is board certified by the American Board of Genetic Counseling and holds a genetic counseling license through the California Department of Public Health. Her interests include the decision-making process to proceed with genetic testing and how individuals use the information to help make management decisions.
Dennis Slamon, MD
Dennis Slamon, MD
Specialty: Medicine, Hematology and Oncology
2336 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 304 Santa Monica, CA 90404
Dennis J. Slamon, M.D., Ph.D., serves as director of Clinical/Translational Research, and as director of the Revlon/UCLA Women's Cancer Research Program at JCCC. He is a professor of medicine, chief of the Division of Hematology/Oncology and executive vice chair for research for UCLA's Department of Medicine. Slamon also serves as director of the medical advisory board for the National Colorectal Cancer Research Alliance, a fund-raising organization that promotes advances in colorectal cancer.

Torrance

Amy L. Cummings, MD
Amy L. Cummings, MD
Specialty: Medicine, Hematology and Oncology
3445 Pacific Coast Highway, Suite 300 Torrance, CA 90505
Dr. Amy Cummings is a hematologist and medical oncologist who practices in Westwood and Torrance. In Westwood, she sees lung cancer patients as part of a multidisciplinary team one day a week and runs clinical trials. In Torrance, she sees patients with all types of cancer and offers virtual visits through the telehealth program. Her clinical interests include immunotherapy, precision medicine, and providing equitable care to all patients regardless of race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, and gender identity.
Anna Houterman, MD
Anna Houterman, MD
Specialty: Surgery
3445 Pacific Coast Highway, Suite 300, Torrance, CA 90505
Dr. Anna Houterman is a board certified, fellowship trained breast surgeon who practices in Laguna Hills and performs surgery in nearby community hospitals. She specializes in benign and malignant diseases of the breast, and is passionate about providing excellent care for her patients and using the most advanced surgical techniques. She has expertise in oncoplastic surgery, breast conservation surgery, nipple sparing mastectomy and sentinel node biopsy.
Olga Michelle Olevsky, MD
Olga Michelle Olevsky, MD
Specialty: Medicine, Hematology
Medicine, Medical Oncology
Internal Medicine
3445 Pacific Coast Highway, Suite 300 Torrance, CA 90505
Parvin Fatheddin Peddi, MD
Parvin Fatheddin Peddi, MD
Specialty: Medicine, Hematology and Oncology
3445 Pacific Coast Highway, Suite 300 Torrance, CA 90505
Dr. Peddi received her Bachelor of Science from Vanderbilt University and Duke University School of Medicine for her medical degree, where she spent a year conducting research at the NIH as a Howard Hughes Scholar. She completed Internal Medicine training at Washington University and also served as a Chief Resident. She pursued her Hematology/Oncology training at Washington University and UCLA.
Deborah Jean Lee Wong, MD, PhD
Deborah Jean Lee Wong, MD, PhD
Specialty: Medicine, Hematology and Oncology
3445 Pacific Coast Highway, Suite 300 Torrance, CA 90505

Ventura

Mahshid Melody Mosallaei-Benjamin, MD
Mahshid Melody Mosallaei-Benjamin, MD
Specialty: Medicine, Hematology and Oncology
6633 Telephone Road, Suite 200 Ventura, CA 93003
Dr. Melody Benjamin is a hematologist and medical oncologist who practices in Ventura. She is board certified in internal medicine, hematology and medical oncology, and offers patients access to on-site clinical trials and research.

While Dr. Benjamin is interested in breast cancer and cancer prevention, she enjoys being a generalist, and seeing patients with all types of cancer and hematological disorders. She also prides herself on being sensitive to cultural differences and cultural needs, and respecting these nuances when working with patients and their families.
Joshua Daniel Rosenberg, MD
Joshua Daniel Rosenberg, MD
Specialty: Medicine, Hematology and Oncology
6633 Telephone Road, Suite 200 Ventura, CA 93003
Dr. Rosenberg is an Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and is board certified in Medical Oncology, Hematology, and Internal Medicine. He earned his medical degree at the University of California, Irvine and completed his internship and residency at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, where he received the Ben Newman MD award in humanism two years in a row and was awarded the Internal Medicine Resident of the year. Dr. Rosenberg completed his fellowship training in Hematology/Oncology at the Scripps Clinic and Green Hospital in La Jolla, California, where he received the Gittes Chairman’s Investigator award for research.

Westlake Village

Sidarth Anand, MD, MBA
Sidarth Anand, MD, MBA
Specialty: Medicine, Hematology and Oncology
1250 La Venta Drive, Suite 112 Westlake Village, CA 91361
Dr. Sidharth Anand is a medical oncologist and hematologist who practices in Santa Monica and Westlake Village. He is a generalist with a specialized interest in gastrointestinal cancers, including colorectal, pancreatic and gastric cancers. He also has an interest in the application of integrative oncology, which means approaching cancer care with traditional therapies, such as chemotherapy and immunotherapy, along with evidence-based integrative methods, including nutrition and exercise, while working closely with the Simms/Mann – UCLA Center for Integrative Oncology.
Shahryar Ashouri, MD
Shahryar Ashouri, MD
Specialty: Medicine, Hematology and Oncology
1250 La Venta Drive, Suite 112 Westlake Village, CA 91361
Melody Benjamin, MD
Melody Benjamin, MD
Specialty: Medicine, Hematology and Oncology
1250 La Venta Drive Suite 200 & 202 Westlake Village, California 91361
Dr. Melody Benjamin is a hematologist and medical oncologist who practices in Ventura. She is board certified in internal medicine, hematology and medical oncology, and offers patients access to on-site clinical trials and research.
Melissa Jill Cohen, MD
Melissa Jill Cohen, MD
Specialty: Medicine, Medical Oncology
Internal Medicine
1250 La Venta Drive, Suite 200 Westlake Village, CA 91361
Dr. Melissa J. Cohen is assistant clinical professor of medicine at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and a board certified medical oncologist practicing at UCLA Hematology/Oncology in Westlake Village and Porter Ranch. She began her medical training at George Washington University in Washington D.C., and then moved to Denver where she completed her internal medicine residency training at the University of Colorado. In 2008, she relocated to Southern California to complete her fellowship training in both geriatrics and medical oncology at UCLA.

Her goal is to deliver individualized care of the highest quality, using state-of-the-art medical science, while focusing on all aspects of the patient's experience- physical, emotional, psychological as well as spiritual.
Anita Kaul, MD
Anita Kaul, MD
Specialty: Medicine, Hematology and Oncology
1250 La Venta Drive, Suite 200 Westlake Village, CA 91361
Dr. Kaul has been in clinical practice for more than 20 years, with more than a decade of experience practicing in Ventura County. She has served as Cancer Committee Chief at Los Robles Hospital & Medical Center, Simi Valley Hospital and Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center. She has worked and trained at USC and Cedars Sinai Medical Center. Her areas of interest include translational research with a background in molecular biology.
Samuel Slomowitz, MD
Samuel Slomowitz, MD
Specialty: Medicine, Hematology and Oncology
1250 La Venta Drive, Suite 112 Westlake Village, CA 91361
Dr. Sam Slomowitz is a hematologist and medical oncologist who practices in Westlake Village. His practice specializations include breast cancer, lung cancer, gastrointestinal and genitourinary cancers, and both benign and malignant blood disorders. He is triple board certified in hematology, medical oncology and internal medicine, and is also an assistant professor of medicine at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA.

Westwood

Brian Barnes, NP
Brian Barnes, NP
200 UCLA Medical Plaza, Suite 120
Wanxing Chai-Ho, MD
Wanxing Chai-Ho, MD
Specialty: Medicine, Hematology and Oncology; Head & Neck
100 UCLA Medical Plaza, Suite 550 & 555, Los Angeles, CA 90095
Dr. Wanxing Chai-Ho is a hematologist oncologist who practices in Westwood and Encino. She uses a multidisciplinary approach to diagnose and treat blood disorders and solid malignancies, and is a strong advocate for her patients and their families.
Bartosz Chmielowski, MD
Bartosz Chmielowski, MD
Specialty: Medicine, Hematology and Oncology
100 UCLA Medical Plaza, Suite 550 & 555, Los Angeles, CA 90095
Timothy Francis Cloughesy, MD
Timothy Francis Cloughesy, MD
Specialty: Neurology, Neuro-Oncology
Neurology
200 UCLA Medical Plaza, Suite 120
Amy L. Cummings, MD
Amy L. Cummings, MD
Specialty: Hematology and Oncology
200 Medical Plaza, Suite B265, Westwood, California 90095
Dr. Amy Cummings is a hematologist and medical oncologist who practices in Westwood and Torrance. In Westwood, she sees lung cancer patients as part of a multidisciplinary team one day a week and runs clinical trials. In Torrance, she sees patients with all types of cancer and offers virtual visits through the telehealth program. Her clinical interests include immunotherapy, precision medicine, and providing equitable care to all patients regardless of race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, and gender identity.
Sven De Vos, PhD
Sven De Vos, PhD
Specialty: Medicine, Hematology and Oncology
200 UCLA Medical Plaza, Suite 120
James Steven Economou, MD, PhD
James Steven Economou, MD, PhD
Specialty: Surgery, Complex General Surgical Oncology
200 UCLA Medical Plaza, Suite 120
Frederick Christian Eilber, MD
Frederick Christian Eilber, MD
Specialty: Surgery, Complex General Surgical Oncology
200 UCLA Medical Plaza, Suite 120
Frederick (Fritz) C. Eilber is a Professor of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology and Chief of the Cancer Surgery Service at UCLA, with a dual appointment in the Department of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology. He is Director of the UCLA Sarcoma Clinical / Translational Research Program within the Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center and the Sarcoma Program Area within the Institute of Molecular Medicine.
Herbert Aaron Eradat, MD
Herbert Aaron Eradat, MD
Specialty: Medicine, Hematology and Oncology
200 UCLA Medical Plaza, Suite 120
Nancy Renee Feldman, MD
Nancy Renee Feldman, MD
Specialty: Medicine, Hematology and Oncology
Internal Medicine
200 UCLA Medical Plaza, Suite 120
Nanette Caballes Fong, NP
Nanette Caballes Fong, NP
200 UCLA Medical Plaza, Suite 120
Patricia Anne Ganz, MD
Patricia Anne Ganz, MD
Specialty: Medicine, Hematology and Oncology
200 UCLA Medical Plaza, Suite 120
Patricia A. Ganz, M.D., a medical oncologist, has been a member of the faculty of the UCLA School of Medicine since 1978 and the UCLA School of Public Health since 1992. Since 1993, she has been the Director of Cancer Prevention and Control Research at the Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center. In 1999 she was awarded an American Cancer Society Clinical Research Professorship for “Enhancing Patient Outcomes across the Cancer Control Continuum.” Dr. Ganz was elected to the Institute of Medicine (IOM) in 2007. She served on the National Cancer Institute Board of Scientific Advisors from 2002-2007 and on the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Board of Directors from 2003-2006. She received the American Cancer Society Medal of Honor in 2010.
Edward Brian Garon, MD
Edward Brian Garon, MD
Specialty: Medicine, Hematology and Oncology
200 UCLA Medical Plaza, Suite 120
Dr. Garon received his MD degree from the Washington University School of Medicine in 1999, and his internal medicine training at the University of Chicago. He trained in Medical Oncology at UCLA, and joined the UCLA faculty in 2006. He also received a Masters’ Degree in clinical investigation at UCLA. In 2008, he was appointed as an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA in the Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology and in 2014 he was promoted to Associate Professor of Medicine. Dr. Garon has been awarded Diana Gordon Jonnson Award for Clinical Excellence in 2015. In addition to his clinical work, he also has an extensive focus in clinical and translational research. He has led studies that have led to FDA approvals of two drugs and a companion diagnostic test. He has received multiple foundations grants in addition to NIH grants, including an NIH/NCI K23 award in 2011 and a NIH/NCI R01 in 2017.
John Anthony Glaspy, MD
John Anthony Glaspy, MD
Specialty: Medicine, Hematology and Oncology
Internal Medicine
100 UCLA Medical Plaza, Suite 550 & 555, Los Angeles, CA 90095
John Glaspy, MD, MPH, is professor of medicine at the Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center (JCCC) of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) School of Medicine. Dr. Glaspy holds the Estelle, Abe, and Marjorie Sanders Endowed Chair in Cancer Research. He is director of the JCCC Clinical Research Unit and director of the JCCC Women's Cancer Research Program.
Stacey Danielle Green, NP
Stacey Danielle Green, NP
200 UCLA Medical Plaza, Suite 120
Kanwarpal Singh Kahlon, MD
Kanwarpal Singh Kahlon, MD
Specialty: Medicine, Hematology and Oncology
100 UCLA Medical Plaza, Suite 550 & 555, Los Angeles, CA 90095
Gottfried Ewald Konecny, MD
Gottfried Ewald Konecny, MD
Specialty: Medicine, Hematology and Oncology
100 UCLA Medical Plaza, Suite 550 & 555, Los Angeles, CA 90095
Gottfried E. Konecny is the lead clinician for gynecologic oncology in the Department of Medicine at UCLA. He obtained his medical degree and completed his residency training in obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Munich in Germany. Following his specialist training he focused on clinical breast cancer research and decided to move to the US to pursue postdoctoral studies in the laboratory of Dennis J. Slamon to participate in laboratory and clinical research that led to the approval of new breast cancer drugs such as trastuzumab and lapatinib. He subsequently undertook research and subspecialty training in gynecologic oncology by completing a gynecologic oncology fellowship at Mayo Clinic in Rochester Minnesota. In 2007 he was recruited back to the University of California as a group leader to the Translational Oncology Research Laboratory of UCLA, to establish a laboratory for preclinical drug and clinical trial development in the area of gynecologic malignancies.
Kari Kubalanza, MD
Kari Kubalanza, MD
100 UCLA Medical Plaza Suite 550 Los Angeles, California 90095
Dr. Kari Kubalanza is a hematologist and medical oncologist who practices in Santa Monica and Westwood. She provides general cancer care Monday through Thursday in Santa Monica, and gynecologic oncology care to patients with ovarian, cervical or endometrial cancers on Friday in Westwood.
Albert Lai, MD, PhD
Albert Lai, MD, PhD
Specialty: Neurology, Neuro-Oncology
Neurology
200 UCLA Medical Plaza, Suite 120
Sarah Marie Larson, MD
Sarah Marie Larson, MD
Specialty: Medicine, Hematology and Oncology
200 UCLA Medical Plaza, Suite 120
Jay Moon Lee, MD
Jay Moon Lee, MD
Specialty: Surgery, Thoracic
200 UCLA Medical Plaza, Suite 120
Arash Naeim, MD
Arash Naeim, MD
Specialty: Medicine, Hematology and Oncology
200 UCLA Medical Plaza, Suite 120
Phioanh Nghiemphu, MD
Phioanh Nghiemphu, MD
Specialty: Neurology, Neuro-Oncology
Neurology
200 UCLA Medical Plaza, Suite 120
Dr. Nghiemphu has been on faculty at UCLA since 2006 and is the Director of Neuro-Oncology Clinical Service and the Director of the Neuro-Oncology Fellowship Program. She has been the operational director for the UCLA Brain Tumor Center, charged with developing a highly coordinated, integrated, patient-centered practice for the care of patients with brain tumors.
Caspian Oliai, MD
Caspian Oliai, MD
100 UCLA Medical Plaza Suite 550 Los Angeles, California 90095
Dr. Caspian Oliai is a medical oncologist and hematologist who practices in Westwood. He is also Medical Director of the UCLA Bone Marrow Transplantation Stem Cell Processing Center. He specializes in hematologic malignancies, with expertise in acute leukemia, lymphoma, allogeneic stem cell transplantation, autologous stem cell transplantation, CAR T-cell therapy and benign hematologic conditions.
Antoni Ribas, MD
Antoni Ribas, MD
Specialty: Medicine, Hematology and Oncology
100 UCLA Medical Plaza, Suite 550 & 555, Los Angeles, CA 90095
Antoni Ribas, M.D., Ph.D. is Professor of Medicine, Professor of Surgery, and Professor of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), Director of the Tumor Immunology Program at the Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center (JCCC) and the Chair of the Melanoma Committee at SWOG. Trained at the University of Barcelona, with postdoctoral research and clinical fellowships at UCLA. Dr Ribas is a physician-scientist who conducts laboratory and clinical research in malignant melanoma, focusing on gene engineered adoptive cell transfer (ACT) therapies, anti-CTLA4 antibodies, anti-PD-1 antibodies, BRAF and MEK inhibitors and nanoparticle-siRNA.
Michael Harry Rosove, MD
Michael Harry Rosove, MD
Specialty: Medicine, Hematology and Oncology
100 UCLA Medical Plaza, Suite 550 & 555, Los Angeles, CA 90095
Gary John Schiller, MD
Gary John Schiller, MD
Specialty: Medicine, Hematology and Oncology
200 UCLA Medical Plaza, Suite 120
Dr. Schiller is a well-published clinical investigator in acute and chronic leukemias, multiple myeloma, and other hematologic malignancies, as well as in stem cell and bone marrow transplantation. He lectures extensively, and has also written for the popular press.
Mary Elizabeth Sehl, MD
Mary Elizabeth Sehl, MD
Specialty: Medicine, Hematology and Oncology
100 UCLA Medical Plaza, Suite 550 & 555, Los Angeles, CA 90095
John Matthew Timmerman, MD
John Matthew Timmerman, MD
Specialty: Medicine, Hematology and Oncology
200 UCLA Medical Plaza, Suite 120
James Samuel Tomlinson, MD, PhD
James Samuel Tomlinson, MD, PhD
Specialty: Surgery, Complex General Surgical Oncology
200 UCLA Medical Plaza, Suite 120
James Tomlinson, MD, PhD received his MD from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine in 1995. He was trained in General Surgery at UCLA, finishing in 2003. He also obtained his PhD degree in molecular biology at UCLA, and then completed a Surgical Oncology Fellowship at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in 2005. Dr. Tomlinson has been Chief of Surgical Oncology, at the VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA and Attending Surgeon in the Division of Surgical Oncology at UCLA since 2005. He has an active surgical oncology practice that is focused on pancreatic and biliary cancers.
Zev Areh Wainberg, MD
Zev Areh Wainberg, MD
Specialty: Medicine, Hematology and Oncology
200 UCLA Medical Plaza, Suite 120
Dr. Zev Wainberg is Assistant Professor of Medicine at UCLA and co-director of the UCLA GI Oncology Program. He was trained in medical oncology and hematology at UCLA. He completed his residency training at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and received his MD from the Sackler School of Medicine, New York Program at Tel Aviv University. His research involves a variety of clinical trials in multiple gastrointestinal cancers including pancreas, colon, gastric and esophageal.
Deborah Jean Lee Wong, MD, PhD
Deborah Jean Lee Wong, MD, PhD
Specialty: Medicine, Hematology and Oncology
100 UCLA Medical Plaza, Suite 550 & 555, Los Angeles, CA 90095
Jane Yanagawa, MD
Jane Yanagawa, MD
Specialty: Surgery, Thoracic
200 UCLA Medical Plaza, Suite 120
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