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Annual Faculty Retreat – Education, Research, Collaboration
The Department of Radiation Oncology Annual Faculty retreat took place on November 14th, 2026 at Millberry Union on the Parnassus campus. The morning kicked off with a special presentation and workshop on "Making Every Minute Count in Clinical Teaching" by two faculty...
NBC News ft. David Raleigh – Is Depo-Provera birth control to blame for this woman’s brain tumor
Read and Watch the latest NBC News special on whether the birth control shot caused their meningiomas, a tumor that grows from the lining of the brain. A lawsuit alleges Pfizer failed to warn of potential risk. UCSF Radiation Oncology faculty Dr. David Raleigh, weighs...
UCSF Radiation Oncology Specialists Share Innovative Research and Clinical Expertise at National Radiation Oncology Conference
See UCSF Radiation Oncology Speaher / session highlights here
UCSF Cancer Center ready to rise at Power Station — ‘It will set the tone for everything that goes forward’
Read the full article here in SF Business Times
First UCSF Medical Physics in Imaging and Therapy Research Symposium
The Department of Radiation Oncology at UCSF held its first-ever Medical Physics in Imaging and Therapy Research Symposium. More than 80 participants from the UCSF community and the broader scientific field attended for featured presentations and a scientific poster...
Gift Launches $200M Initiative for the Weill Cancer Hub West
Congratulations to Julian Hong, MD, MS, associate professor, for being awarded for his proposal "Project IMPACT" by the new Weill Cancer Hub West. Project IMPACT aims to build artificial intelligence systems that integrate clinical and biological data for precise,...
Honoring Radiation Oncology Residents Class of 2025
(from left to right): Dr. Lauren Boreta, Medical Residency Associate Program Director; William Shelton Chen, graduating medical resident; Dr. Steve Braunstein, Medical Residency Program Director; and Dr. Catherine Park, Chair Congratulations to graduating UCSF...
2025 Innovation Awards accelerate new indications for RT
UCSF Radiation Oncology faculty Sue Yom, MD, PhD, and Mary Helen Barcellos-Hoff, PhD are seeking to improve treatment for keloid tumors by combining radiation with a TGF-ß inhibitor, a type of drug that prevents the build-up of collagen, a key component of wound...
Harish Vasudevan Receives CDMRP Synergistic Idea Award
Congratulations to Harish Vasudevan, MD, PhD, for his recent award by the U.S. Department of Defense Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program (CDMRP). This Synergistic Idea Award under the Neurofibromatosis Research Program (NFRP - FY2024) supports “Mapping...
Cancer Stole Her Voice. Curse Words, Children’s Books and AI Saved It
Dr. Sue Yom and team are featured in a KQED/NPR article on helping a patient regain her voice via AI after removing her entire tongue and her voice box (total glossectomy and laryngectomy) in collaboration with an AI company. “Your voice is your identity,” Yom said....