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Rafael Bejar, MD, Oncology, La Jolla, CA, UC San Diego Medical Center - Hillcrest

RafaelBejarMDPhD

Oncology La Jolla, CA

Hematologic Oncology

Assistant Professor, University of California, San Diego

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Education & Training

  • Brigham and Women's Hospital/Massachusetts General Hospital/Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
    Brigham and Women's Hospital/Massachusetts General Hospital/Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteFellowship, Hematology and Medical Oncology, 2006 - 2011
  • Brigham and Women's Hospital
    Brigham and Women's HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 2004 - 2006
  • University of Chicago
    University of ChicagoInternship, Internal Medicine, 2003 - 2004
  • University of California San Diego School of Medicine
    University of California San Diego School of MedicineClass of 2003

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 2012 - 2026
  • MA State Medical License
    MA State Medical License 2005 - 2014
  • IL State Medical License
    IL State Medical License 2003 - 2006
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Hematology

Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Abstracts/Posters

  • TP53 State Dictates Genome Stability, Clinical Presentation and Outcomes in Myelodysplastic Syndromes
    Rafael Bejar, 61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting, Orlando, FL, 12/9/2019
  • Clonal Cytopenias of Undetermined Significance Are Common in Cytopenic Adults Evaluated for MDS in the National MDS Study
    Rafael Bejar, 61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting, Orlando, FL, 12/9/2019

Lectures

  • Wide Variation in Use and Interpretation of Gene Mutation Profiling Panels Among Health Care Providers of Patients with Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS): Results of a L... 
    2018 ASH Annual Meeting - San Diego, CA - 12/1/2018
  • DNA Methylation Identifies Genetically and Prognostically Distinct Subtypes of MDS 
    2018 ASH Annual Meeting - San Diego, CA - 12/1/2018
  • Hippo Kinase Inactivation Contributes to Del(20q) Malignancies and Cooperates with JAK2-V617F to Promote Myelofibrosis in Mice 
    2018 ASH Annual Meeting - San Diego, CA - 12/1/2018

Press Mentions

  • Aptose Reports Results for the Second Quarter 2022
    Aptose Reports Results for the Second Quarter 2022August 2nd, 2022
  • HM43239 Demonstrates Durable Clinical Benefit in Acute Myeloid Leukemia
    HM43239 Demonstrates Durable Clinical Benefit in Acute Myeloid LeukemiaDecember 13th, 2021
  • Demystifying DNA Variant Reporting
    Demystifying DNA Variant ReportingDecember 1st, 2020
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