Dr. Semrad's clinical interests include gastrointestinal malignancies, thyroid cancer and cancer clinical trials. Dr. Semrad's research focuses on developmental therapeutics and novel treatment approaches to cancer.

Title:

Assistant Professor

Specialty:

Hematology and Oncology, Cancer, Internal Medicine

Center/Program Affiliation:

UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center

Address:

UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center
4501 X St., Suite 3016
Sacramento, CA 95817

Alternate Address:

Bulkley Building
1508 Alhambra Blvd.
Sacramento, CA 95816

Phone:

916-703-5200

Education:

Rush University Medical Center
Chicago, Illinois
M.D. 2004

UC Davis
Davis, California
M.A.S. 2010

UC Davis
Davis, California
B.S. 2000

Internships:

UC Davis
Sacramento, California
2004-2005

Residency:

UC Davis
Sacramento, California
2005-2007
Internal Medicine

Fellowships:

UC Davis
Sacramento, California
2007-2010
Hematology/Oncology

Board Certifications:

American Board of Internal Medicine, 2007

Professional Memberships:

Alpha Omega Alpha
American Society of Clinical Oncology
American Society of Hematology

Honors and Awards:

Herrick Award for Internal Medicine at Rush University, 2004
Alpha Omega Alpha, 2003
Dean’s Research Fellowship at Rush University, 2001
Phi Beta Kappa Society, 1999
President’s Undergraduate Fellowship, 1999
Phi Sigma Society, 1998
Golden Key National Honor Society, 1997
Regents' Scholarship, University of California, Davis, 1996

Select Recent Publications:

Semrad TJ, Tancredi DJ, Baldwin LM, Green P, Fenton JJ. Geographic variation of racial/ethnic disparities in colorectal cancer testing among medicare enrollees. Cancer. 2011 Apr 15;117(8):1755-63. doi: 10.1002/cncr.25668. Epub 2011 Jan 10.

Semrad TJ, Gandara DR, Lara PN Jr. Enhancing the clinical activity of sorafenib through dose escalation: rationale and current experience. Ther Adv Med Oncol. 2011 Mar;3(2):95-100.

Semrad, T.J., O’Donnell, R., Wun, T., Chew, H., Harvery, D., Zhou, H., White, R.H. Epidemiology of Venous Thromboembolism in 9489 Patients with Malignant Glioma. Journal of Neurosurgery. 106(4):601-608, 2007 April.

Kenny, T.P., Semrad, T.J., Malyj, W., Robbins, D.L. Mutational Analysis of Immunoglobulin Germline Derived Vlambda4B Light Chains in Rheumatoid Arthritis. Clinical Immunology. 99(2):283-90, 2001 May.

Semrad, T.J., Kenny, T.P., Malyj, W., Robbins, D.L. Mutational Analysis of Immunoglobulin Germline Derived Vlambda4A Light Chains in Rheumatoid Arthritis. Clinical Immunology. 99(2):276-82, 2001 May.

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