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440 E Huntington Dr, Suite 300Arcadia, CA 91006
Phone+1 833-363-2627
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Summary
- Dr. Melanie Palomares is an oncologist, epidemiologist, and geneticist in Arcadia, CA and is affiliated with the University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine. She received her medical degree from Emory University School of Medicine and has been in practice 24 years. She also speaks multiple languages, including Spanish. She specializes in cancer genetics and cancer risk assessment and is experienced in risk-based prevention and early detection of breast pathologies, gynecologic neoplasms, and colorectal cancer, as well as general women's health.
Education & Training
University of Washington School of MedicinePost-Doctoral Fellowship, 2002 - 2003
University of Washington School of Public HealthM.S., Epidemiology, 1998 - 2002- University of WashingtonFellowship, Hematology and Medical Oncology, 1997 - 2000
Los Angeles County-Harbor-UCLA Medical Center 1Fellowship, Hematology and Medical Oncology, 1996 - 1997- Los Angeles County-Harbor-UCLA Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1993 - 1996
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 1994 - 2021
WA State Medical License 1997 - 2004
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Marni Levine Memorial Research Award Stop Cancer Foundation
Clinical Trials
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Evaluation of a Tumor-Informed Molecular Residual Disease Assay in Early Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Treated With Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy, With or Without Atezolizu...Marija Balic, Gong Tang, Priya Rastogi, Gregory Young, Matthew Wallace
JCO Precision Oncology. 2026-09-01 - 5 citationsGeneric Protocols for Analytical Validation of Tumor-Informed Circulating Tumor DNA Assays for Molecular Residual Disease: The Blood Profiling Atlas in Cancer's Molecu...Jonathan Baden, Cheng-Ho Jimmy Lin, Andrew T Anfora, Jonathan Beer, Karl Bisselou
JCO Precision Oncology. 2026-01-01 - 44 citationsBreast cancer cell-secreted miR-199b-5p hijacks neurometabolic coupling to promote brain metastasis.Xianhui Ruan, Wei Yan, Minghui Cao, Ray Anthony M Daza, Miranda Y Fong
Nature Communications. 2024-05-29
Professional Memberships
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Other Languages
- Spanish
Industry Relationships
- Senior Medical Director, CovanceConsulting and monitoring of global oncology clinical trials2015 - 2021
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