
Dr. Susan Anitra Melin MD
Oncologist | Medical Oncology
505 Parnassus Ave # M-1202 San Francisco CA, 94143About
Dr. Susan Melin is an oncologist practicing in San Francisco, CA. Dr. Melin specializes in the care and treatment of patients with cancer. As an oncologist, Dr. Melin manages and oversees the treatment of a cancer patient after he or she has been diagnosed with the disease. Oncologists will care for their patients throughout the course of the disease. Types of oncologists include medical oncologists, surgical oncologists, radiation oncologists, gynecologic oncologists, pediatric oncologists and hematologist oncologists.
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Hematology
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Medical Oncology- 2004
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Phase I study of lenalidomide in solid tumors.
- Oral paricalcitol (19-nor-1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D2) in women receiving chemotherapy for metastatic breast cancer: a feasibility trial.
- A phase II clinical trial of weekly paclitaxel and carboplatin in combination with panitumumab in metastatic triple negative breast cancer.
- Scalp cooling with adjuvant/neoadjuvant chemotherapy for breast cancer and the risk of scalp metastases: systematic review and meta-analysis.
Clinical Trials
Treatments
- Breast Cancer
Professional Memberships
- Member North Carolina Medical Society
- Member Am Coll Of Physicians
- Member Am Medical Assn
- Member Am Soc Of Clinical Oncology
- Member ACOSOG - American College of Surgeon Oncology Group
- Member NSABP - National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project
- Member POA - Piedmont Oncology Association
- Member ASCO - American Society of Clinical Oncology
Fellowships
- Univ of NC at Chapel Hill 1991
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Hematology and Oncology, NC, USA 1991
Dr. Susan Anitra Melin MD's Practice location
UCSF Medical Center San Francisco
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