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Specialty:
Medicine, Hematology and Oncology
Department Affiliation:
Medicine
Hospital Affiliation:
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica
State License:
G63119
Phone:
888-662-8252
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About Me

Preferred Name: J. Randolph Hecht

Academic/Professional Titles:

  • Professor of Clinical Medicine,David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
  • Director of the UCLA Gastrointestinal Oncology Program

Bio:

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.

Links
uclahealth.org/community-cancercare
uclahealth.org/community-cancercare/santa-monica
uclahealth.org/esophageal-center
colorectalcancer.ucla.edu
Primary Office
Cancer Care - Santa Monica
Primary Address
2020 Santa Monica Blvd
Suite 600
Santa Monica, California 90404
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Phone
888-662-8252
Fax
310-829-6192
Medical Board Certifications
Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine, 1987
Fellowship
Medicine/Gastroenterology, UCLA School of Medicine, 1988-1991
Fellowship 2
Medical Oncology, UCLA School of Medicine, 1995-1997
Residency
Internal Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 1985-1987
Internship
Internal Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 1984-1985
Degree
Eastern Virginia Medical School, MD, 1984
Interests
  • Biliary
  • Cancer Prevention
  • Cancers of the Digestive Tract
  • Colon Cancer Screening

    Colorectal Cancer: Screening

    Screening means checking for cancer before a person has symptoms. Regular screening is very important for colorectal cancer because it can often find cancer early, when it is likely to be easier to treat. In fact, screening can even prevent many colorectal cancers.
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  • Colorectal (colon, rectum and anus)
  • Esophageal Cancer

    Esophageal Cancer: Introduction

    Esophageal cancer is cancer that starts in your esophagus. This is the tube that carries food and liquid from your throat to your stomach.
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  • Gastric Cancer
  • Gastrointestinal Malignancies
  • Genetics
  • Neuroendocrine Tumors

    Neurological Disorders

    Here is a list of nervous system disorders that require clinical care by a physician or other healthcare professional.
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  • Pancreas

    Pancreas

    The pancreas is involved in blood sugar control and metabolism within the body, and also in the secretion of substances (collectively pancreatic juice) which help digestion. Detailed anatomical description of human pancreas, including simple definitions and labeled, full-color illustrations.
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  • Pancreatic Cancer

    Pancreatic Cancer: Introduction

    Pancreatic cancer often grows within the pancreas for a long time before it causes any symptoms. If the cancer grows outside the pancreas, it often goes into the nearby bile ducts and lymph nodes in your belly (abdomen). In some cases, it spreads to other nearby areas.
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  • Unknown Primary

    Cancer of Unknown Primary: Introduction

    Cancer of unknown primary (CUP) is cancer that starts in an unknown area and has already spread by the time it’s diagnosed.
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