Rahul Aggarwal, MD
Professor
Medicine
School of Medicine

rahul.aggarwal@ucsf.edu

I am a Medical Oncologist within the Division of Hematology/Oncology at the University of California San Francisco. My clinical practice focuses on patients with advanced solid tumor malignancies with a particular emphasis on genitourinary malignancies including prostate, kidney, bladder, and testicular cancer.

I am the Program Leader for GU Medical Oncology program and Associate Director for Clinical Research in the UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center.

My research focus is on developing novel therapies and imaging modalities for patients with advanced solid tumor malignancies, with a focus on patients with advanced prostate cancer.

Awards

  • Thomas Perkins Distinguished Professor of Cancer Research, 2024
  • Prostate Cancer Foundation Challenge Award, 2022
  • UCSF Division of Hematology & Oncology 2020 Marc A. Shuman Mentoring Award, 2021
  • Department of Defense Prostate Cancer Program Idea Development Award, 2016-2019
  • Cancer Clinical Investigator Team Leadership Award, National Cancer Institute, 2016-2017
  • Department of Defense Prostate Cancer Program Physician Research Training Award, 2016
  • Prostate Cancer Foundation Young Investigator Award, 2015-2017
  • Alliance Cooperative Group Scholar Award, 2013
  • ASCO Young Investigator Award, 2012-2013
  • Pfizer Fellowship in Oncology, 2011-2012

Education & Training

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  • Fellowship Hematology/Oncology University of California, San Francisco 2013
  • Residency School of Medicine - Internal Medicine University of California, San Francisco 2009
  • M.D. School of Medicine Northwestern University Feinberg 2006

Interests

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  • Prostate cancer
  • Immunotherapy
  • Developmental therapeutics
  • Imaging
  • Kidney cancer
  • Genomics

Grants and Projects

Publications (160)

Top publication keywords:
Androgen AntagonistsPyruvic AcidBenzamidesPhenylthiohydantoinProstatic Neoplasms, Castration-ResistantTaxoidsNeuroendocrine TumorsNitrilesCarcinoma, NeuroendocrineProstatic NeoplasmsAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsAndrostenesPrednisoneProstate-Specific AntigenAntineoplastic Agents, Hormonal