Rebecca Olin, MD
Professor
Medicine
School of Medicine

rebecca.olin@ucsf.edu 415-353-2063

Dr. Rebecca Olin is a hematologist who specializes in bone marrow transplantation in adults. Her expertise encompasses treating acute leukemia, myelodysplastic and myeloproliferative disorders (conditions in which the bone marrow makes too many white blood cells) and aplastic anemia (a condition in which the body doesn’t make enough new blood cells).

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In her research, Olin has a particular interest in studying how best to treat blood cancers in older patients, some of whom may require a bone marrow transplant.

Olin earned her medical degree from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and was elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society. She completed a residency in internal medicine as well as a fellowship in hematology and oncology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, serving as chief fellow for one year. She also has a master's degree in clinical epidemiology, with a focus on medical decision making, from the University of Pennsylvania.

Awards

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  • Health Value Improvement Program's "Best Partnerships Across Initiatives", University of California San Francisco, 2018
  • Heme/BMT Value Improvement Program's "Great Save Award", University of California San Francisco, 2018
  • Travel Award, American Society of Hematology, 2008
  • Trainee Award, American Society of Hematology, 2005
  • Dr. Spencer Morris Prize for graduating first in medical school class, University of Pennsylvania, 2003
  • Alpha Omega Alpha, early induction, University of Pennsylvania, 2002
  • Botelho Prize for Excellence in Basic Science for highest score on the first medical licensure exam, University of Pennsylvania, 2002
  • Phi Beta Kappa, Amherst College, 1999

Education & Training

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  • M.S.C.E. School of Medicine University of Pennsylvania 2009
  • M.D. School of Medicine University of Pennsylvannia 2003

Interests

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  • cancer immunotherapy
  • lymphoma
  • hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
  • acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL)
  • acute myeloid leukemia (AML)
  • aplastic anemia
  • geriatrics
  • chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells
  • functional status assessment
  • multiple myeloma
  • older adults with blood cancers
  • myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS)
  • geriatric assessment
  • myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPN)
  • acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL)
  • novel drug development

Websites

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Publications (109)

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Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsLymphoma, FollicularPolypharmacyPrecision MedicineLeukemia, Myeloid, AcuteHematopoietic Stem Cell TransplantationMultiple MyelomaAzacitidineTransplantation ConditioningTransplantation, HomologousHematologic NeoplasmsTransplantation, AutologousAntibodies, MonoclonalInduction ChemotherapyGeriatric Assessment

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