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Q & A: Bringing Proton Therapy to UCSF—A New Era for Cancer Care and Discovery, Part 1
In Part 1 of this Q & A series, UCSF Radiation Oncology Department Chair Catherine Park, MD, shares insights on Proton Therapy and Clinical Impact once the building is completed at the Dogpatch Powerstation. Part 2 will address Research Innovation. Photo above by...
Celebrating Our 2026 Radiation Oncology Residency Graduates
Medical Residency Program group photo: residents, graduates, faculty leaders The UCSF Department of Radiation Oncology proudly celebrated the accomplishments of our 2026 graduating residents at this year’s Residency Programs Graduation Dinner held on May 21, 2026. We...
Rad Onc Day 2026 Welcomed 30 High School Students
By Lindsay Williams, Administrative Director On Saturday, April 4, 2026, several UCSF Radiation Oncology faculty and staff hosted the second Rad Onc Day event where the department welcomed 30 high school students to the Mission Bay clinic to learn about the specialty...
Team Science, Crowdsourcing, and Human-Centered Leadership in Radiation Oncology – Mary Feng
Watch the video interview with Mary Feng, MD, professor and Vice Chair of Clinical Research, by UROToday! Feng shares insights on crowdsourcing, her early motivation on being a radiation oncologist and more. Watch here
UCSF Radiation Oncology Update: Underpinnings and Advances in Reirradiation
The UCSF Department of Radiation Oncology and Office of Continuing Medical Education (CME) organized and convened 70+ multidisciplinary participants at Mission Bay Conference Center in late March for a two-day focused training and update on the scientific bases and...
Meningiomas are associated with some birth control
Several recent studies point to an increased risk that women have of developing a meningioma when using injectable birth control. But only a total of about 50,000 people in the U.S. are diagnosed with this type of brain tumor each year. “While this is certainly the...
Association of mental health disorders and all-cause mortality for patients with cancer: Large-scale analysis of University of California Health System Data
Lead Author Julian Hong along with Steve Braunstein, Lauren Boreta, William C. Chen, Travis Zack et al publish in Cancer: A large study analyzing data from University of California–affiliated hospitals examined outcomes among more than 370,000 adults with cancer....
Resident Research Day 2026: Driving the Future of Research
Medical and Physics residents and faculty convened at the end of January 2026 for Residents Research Day - a full day of insightful presentations, engaging round table discussions, a guest faculty lecture and Bakar Computational Health Sciences (BCHSI) affiliated...
SurvivorNet: Steve Braunstein, MD, PhD, Guide to Glioma Care
Patients facing a glioma diagnosis often encounter complex choices about their next steps in treatment. SurvivorNet features Steve Braunstein, MD, vice chair of Education and professor, in a set of videos to outline the key considerations for treating the disease....
David Raleigh Appointed as Translational Science Co-Vice Chair of the NRG Brain Tumor Committee
Read Full Press Release here David R. Raleigh, MD, PhD, will become the Translational Science Co-Vice Chair of the NRG Brain Tumor Committee effective March 1, 2026. Dr. Raleigh is a physician–scientist and Associate Professor at the University of California San...