Elad Ziv, MD
Professor
Medicine
School of Medicine

415-353-7981

Dr. Elad Ziv is a primary care doctor and a specialist in internal medicine.

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Ziv's research focuses on the genetic epidemiology (how inherited factors play a role in disease) of breast cancer and other age-related diseases. He also studies groups of mixed ethnicity to understand the relationship between environmental and genetic risk factors in explaining differences in cancer incidence.

Ziv earned his medical degree and completed a residency in internal medicine at UCSF. He completed a fellowship in internal medicine at the San Francisco Veterans Affairs Health Care System and later the UCSF general internal medicine research fellowship.

Awards

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  • Elected Member, American Society for Clinical Investigation, 2023
  • Mentorship Award, UCSF Master's Program in Clinical Research, 2017
  • Distinction in Biology, Yale University, 1991
  • Magna cum Laude, Yale University, 1991

Education & Training

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  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Champion Training University of California 2019
  • M.D. School of Medicine University of California, San Francisco 1996
  • B.S. Biology Yale University 1991
  • Residency School of Medicine University of California, San Francisco

Interests

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  • Human Genetics
  • Medical Genetics
  • Breast Cancer
  • Population Genetics

Websites

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Grants and Projects

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Publications (231)

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Genetics, PopulationGenotypePolymorphism, Single NucleotideAntineoplastic Agents, HormonalDuffy Blood-Group SystemMexican AmericansGenetic LociTamoxifenCheckpoint Kinase 2Multiple MyelomaGenome-Wide Association StudyChromosomes, Human, Pair 6Fanconi Anemia Complementation Group N ProteinGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseBreast Neoplasms

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