Hope S. Rugo, MD

Clinical Professor, Department of Medicine (Hematology/Oncology); and Director, Breast Oncology Clinical Trials Program, UCSF

Phone: (415) 353-7070 (appts)
Box 1710, UCSF
San Francisco, CA 94143-1710

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Additional Websites

• Physician Referral Directory

Education

Tufts University, BS, 1979, Chemistry
University of Pennsylvania, MD, 1984, Medicine
University of California San Francisco, 1987, Resident, Internal Medicine
University of California San Francisco, 1990, Fellow, Hematology/Oncology
Stanford University, 1988-90, Postdoctoral Fellowship, Microbiology/Immunology
DNAX Institute of Cellular and Molecular Biology, 1989-90, Visiting Scientist, Immunology

Professional Experience

• 1990-1992
  Clinical Instructor in Medicine (Div. of Hematology/Oncology), University of California, San Francisco
• 1992-1997
  Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine (Div. of Hematology/Oncology), University of California, San Francisco
• 1997-1999
  Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine (Div. of Hematology/Oncology), University of California, San Francisco
• 1999-2003
  Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine (Div. of Hematology/Oncology), University of California, San Francisco
• 2003-present
  Clinical Professor of Medicine (Div. of Hematology/Oncology), University of California, San Francisco
• 2003-present
  Director, Breast Oncology Clinical Trials Program

Honors & Awards

• College
  Summa Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi; Victor Prather Prize for Excellence in Scientific Research; Durkee Scholarship for promise and achievement in the field of chemistry; Max Tishler Prize Scholarship for outstanding achievement in the sciences
• Medical School
  Henry Luce Scholar in the Philippines; Certificate of Commendation, Philadelphia Area Project on Occupational Safety and Health; National Health Service Corps Scholarship; Janet M. Glasgow Memorial Achievement Citation
• 1990
  Awarded Bank of America Gianini Foundation Research Fellowship

Selected Publications

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