Terence Friedlander, MD
Professor
Medicine
School of Medicine

I am a clinical and translational medical oncologist with a focused on urologic cancers, specifically cancers of the bladder, prostate, and kidney. I am also the Chief of the ZSFG Division of Hematology and Oncology. My research is focused on understanding the basic biology of urologic and other malignancies and in developing novel therapeutic ways to treat disease.

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As a clinical academic oncologist I serve as principal investigator or co-investigator on a number clinical trials, and as Division Chief I lead a large clinical research program focused on providing novel therapeutic agents for patients at ZSFG, better understanding barriers to care and ways to address them, and fostering scientific and research collaboration with investigators and scientists across UCSF campuses and other institutions.

Awards

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  • Teaching Award, UCSF Division of Hematology and Oncology, 2019
  • Poster Award, UCSF Annual Prostate Cancer Retreat, 2013
  • Travel Award, Advances in Circulating Tumor Cells Conference Foundation, 2012
  • Young Investigator Award, Prostate Cancer Foundation, 2012
  • Physician Research Training Award, United States Department of Defense, 2012
  • Young Investigator Award, American Society of Clinical Oncology, 2010
  • Fulbright Scholarship in Medical Ethics, Netherlands-America Foundation, 2006
  • Alpha Omega Alpha, NYU Medical School, 2003
  • Medical Degree with Honors, NYU Medical School, 2003
  • Spiegel Award for Academic Excellence, NYU Medical School, 2003
  • Herman Goldman Scholarship, NYU Medical School, 2000

Education & Training

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  • Fellowship Urologic Oncology University of California, San Francisco 2011
  • Fellowship Hematology/Oncology University of California, San Francisco 2010
  • MA Medical Ethics Utrecht University 2007
  • Internal Medicine Internship Medicine University of California, San Francisco 2004
  • Internal Medicine Residency Medicine University of California, San Francisco 2004
  • MD Medicine New York University Medical School 2003
  • BA Biology Brown University 1999

Interests

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  • genomics
  • Prostate Cancer
  • androgen biosynthesis inhibitors
  • circulating tumor cells
  • hormonal therapy
  • Bladder Cancer
  • clinical trials
  • immunotherapy

Videos

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Publications (79)

Top publication keywords:
Androgen AntagonistsProstate-Specific AntigenProstatic NeoplasmsAndrogen Receptor AntagonistsNeoplastic Cells, CirculatingBiomarkers, TumorUrologic NeoplasmsDrug Resistance, NeoplasmPrednisoneAndrostenesAntineoplastic Agents, ImmunologicalCarcinoma, Transitional CellProstatic Neoplasms, Castration-ResistantReceptors, AndrogenUrinary Bladder Neoplasms

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