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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

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.
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