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Paul Toste, MD, Thoracic Surgery, Los Angeles, CA, Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center

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Thoracic Surgery Los Angeles, CA

Adult General Thoracic Surgery, Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery, Thoracic Surgical Oncology, Cardiovascular Surgery

Assistant Professor of Thoracic Surgery, UCLA School of Medicine

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Education & Training

  • Brigham and Women's Hospital/Children's Hospital
    Brigham and Women's Hospital/Children's HospitalFellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 2017 - 2019
  • UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center
    UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterResidency, Surgery, 2010 - 2017
  • University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
    University of Cincinnati College of MedicineClass of 2010
  • Michigan State University
    Michigan State UniversityB.S., Human Biology, with Highest Honors, 2002 - 2006

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 2012 - 2025
  • MA State Medical License
    MA State Medical License 2017 - 2019
  • American Board of Surgery Surgery
  • American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Outstanding General Surgery Chief Resident Award UCLA, 2017
  • Outstanding Resident Teaching Award 2013-2014
  • Alpha Omega Alpha 2009
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • A Prognostic Scoring System for the Prediction of Metastatic Recurrence Following Curative Resection of Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors  
    Paul A Toste, Shonan Sho, Colin M Court, Joseph R Pisegna, Oscar J Hines, Howard A Reber, David W Dawson, Michael Lewis, James S Tomlinson, Timothy R Donahue, Journal of gastrointestinal surgery
  • Histone deacetylase inhibitors provoke a tumor supportive phenotype in pancreatic cancer associated fibroblasts  
    Nguyen AH, Elliott IA, Wu N, Matsumura C, Vogelauer M, Attar N, Dann A, Ghukasyan R, Toste PA, Patel SG, Williams JL, Li L, Dawson DW, Radu C, Kurdistani SK, Donahue TR, Oncotarget, 1/1/2017
  • Chemotherapy-induced Inflammatory Gene Signature and Pro-tumorigenic Phenotype in Pancreatic CAFs via Stress-associated MAPK  
    Toste PA, Nguyen AH, Kadera BE, Duong M, Wu N, Tran LM, Bikhchandani M, Li L, Patel SG, Dawson DW, Donahue TR, Molecular Cancer Research, 1/1/2016
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Abstracts/Posters

  • Chemotherapy Resistant Pancreatic Cancer Tumor-Associated Fibroblasts Are Protumorigenic.
    Toste P, Kadera B, Nguyen A, et al, Annual Stem Cell Symposium, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, 1/1/2014
  • Chemotherapy Treated Pancreatic Cancer Tumor-Associated Fibroblasts Are Protumorigenic.
    Toste P, Kadera B, Nguyen A, et al, AACR Pancreatic Cancer: Innovations in Research and Treatment, New Orleans, LA, 1/1/2014
  • Loss of the Ubiquitin Ligase CBL Increases Cancer Stem Cell Formation Through EGFR Autoactivation In Pancreatic Cancer.
    Kadera B, Wu N, Toste P, et al, California Institute for Regenerative Medicine Grantee Meeting, San Francisco, CA, 1/1/2013
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Lectures

  • Periampullary Cancers: Histopathologic Subtype Is a Stronger Determinant of Patient Survival Than Anatomic Location. 
    Kohala Coast, HI - 1/1/2016
  • Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors Induce a Pro-inflammatory Phenotype in Pancreatic Cancer Fibroblasts. 
    Las Vegas, NV - 1/1/2015
  • The Tumor Supportive Phenotype of Chemotherapy Conditioned PDAC Fibroblasts Depends on NfkB. 
    Las Vegas, NV - 1/1/2015
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Press Mentions

  • Walking 7,500 Steps Before Surgery May Cut Risks of Complications
    Walking 7,500 Steps Before Surgery May Cut Risks of ComplicationsOctober 26th, 2023

Professional Memberships

Other Languages

  • Spanish

Hospital Affiliations