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David M. Jablons, M.D.
 Professor & Chief, Thoracic Surgery

Program Leader, Thoracic Oncology Program

Director, Thoracic Oncology Lab

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Research Fellow Johannes Kratz, M.D. Leaves Lasting Mark on Lab

Johannes Kratz, M.D., a research fellow in the  Thoracic Oncology Lab from 2008-11, played a pivotal role in the development of a prognostic assay for early-stage lung cancer patients, reported on in  The Lancet and  JAMA.

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Meet the Team

Patients receive state-of-the-art care from a multidisciplinary team of dedicated to treating lung cancer, mesothelioma, esophageal cancer, metastasiic disease to the lungs as well as less common malignancies including sarcomas, and tumors of the thymus, mediastinum, bronchus and chest wall.  In addition, clinical investigators in the program conduct clinical trials for the most promising new therapies.

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Program Leader

David M. Jablons, M.D.
Professor and Chief Thoracic Surgery,
UCSF Department of Surgery
Nan T. McEvoy Distinguished Professor of Thoracic Surgical Oncology
Ada Distinguished Professor of Thoracic Oncology
Program Leader Thoracic Oncology,
UCSF Helen Diller Comprehensive Cancer Center
 

Thoracic Surgeons

George W. Allman, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Assistant Clinical Professor
Division of General Surgery
David M. Jablons, M.D.
Professor and Chief Thoracic Surgery,
UCSF Department of Surgery
Nan T. McEvoy Distinguished Professor of Thoracic Surgical Oncology
Ada Distinguished Professor of Thoracic Oncology
Program Leader Thoracic Oncology,
UCSF Helen Diller Comprehensive Cancer Center
Jasleen Kukreja, M.D., M.P.H.
Associate Professor of Clinical Surgery
Program & Surgical Director, UCSF Lung Transplant Program
Division of Adult Cardiothoracic Surgery
Co-Director, CODA
Michael Mann, M.D.
Associate Professor of Surgery
Division of Adult Cardiothoracic Surgery
Chief of General Thoracic Surgery, San Francisco VA Medical Center
Pierre R. Theodore, M.D.
Associate Professor of Surgery
Division of Adult Cardiothoracic Surgery
Van Auken Endowed Chair in Thoracic Oncology
 

Basic Scientists

Biao He, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Division of Adult Cardiothoracic Surgery
Il-Jin Kim, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Director of Applied Genomics,
Thoracic Oncology Laboratory
Principal Investigator, Kim Lab


Hassan Lemjabbar-Alaoui, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Surgery
Carlo C. Maley, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Director of the Center for Evolution and Cancer
Division of Adult Cardiothoracic Surgery
Thoracic Oncology Program
Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
Zhidong Xu, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Surgery
Division of Adult Cardiothoracic Surgery
Liang You, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Surgery
Division of Adult Cardiothoracic Surgery
 

General Surgeons

Stanley J. Rogers, M.D.
Stanley James Rogers, M.D.
Associate Professor and Chief, Minimally Invasive Surgery
Division of General Surgery
His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej, Rama IX Distinguished Professor of Global Surgery
Ruth M. Dunn Endowed Chair in Minimally Invasive Surgery
 

Medical Oncologists

Trever G. Bivona, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor in Residence
Division of Hematology/Oncology
Department of Medicine
Matthew A. Gubens, M.D., M.S.
Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine
Division of Hematology/Oncology
Department of Medicine
Thierry Marie Jahan, M.D.
Associate Professor of Medicine
Bonnie J. and Anthony Addario Endowed Chair in Thoracic Oncology
Director, Clinical Services, Division of Hematology/Oncology
Andrew H. Ko, M.D.
Associate Professor of Medicine
Division of Hematology/Oncology
Department of Medicine
W. Michael Korn, M.D.
W. Michael Korn, M.D.
Associate Professor in Residence
Divisions of Gastroenterology and Hematology/Oncology
Co-Director, Center for Molecular Oncology
Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
James L. Rubenstein, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Brain Oncology
Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology Oncology
Charles J. Ryan, M.D.
Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine
Division of Hematology/Oncology
Department of Medicine
Sunny Wang, M.D.
Health Sciences Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine
Division of Hematology and Oncology
Department of Medicine
San Francisco VA Medical Center
UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
 

Pulmonologists

Lorriana Leard, M.D.
Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine
Division of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine
Department of Medicine
Associate Director, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Fellowship
 

Radiation Oncologists

Albert J. Chang M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor in Residence
Department of Radiation Oncology
Alexander R. Gottschalk, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Director of the CyberKnife Radiosurgery Program
Department of Radiation Oncology
Sue S. Yom, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Radiation Oncology & Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
 

Radiologists

Brett M. Elicker, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Clinical Radiology
Chief, Cardiac & Pulmonary Imaging
Department of Radiology & Biomedical Imaging
 
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