Jonathan M. Ducore, M.D., M.P.H.

Clinical/Research Interests

Jonathan M. Ducore specializes in tumors of the brain, bones and soft tissues as well as cancer epidemiology and pediatric chemotherapy. He actively performs clinical trials for pediatric cancer, hemophilia and sickle cell disease. Ducore is studying cancer incidence among immigrant Southeast Asian children. He has served as a Texas Department of Human Services and Crippled Children's Program consultant, and Medical Board of California expert reviewer.

Title:

Professor, Clinical Pediatrics, Co-Director, Hemophilia Treatment Center

Specialty:

Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Cancer

Center/Program Affiliation:

Center for Healthcare Policy and Research , Graduate Group in Epidemiology, UC Davis Children's Hospital, UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center

Address:

Glassrock Building
2521 Stockton Blvd.
Sacramento, CA 95817

Phone:

(916) 734-2781

Education:

Duke University School of Medicine
Durham, North Carolina
M.D. 1973

UC Berkeley School of Public Health
Berkeley, California
M.P.H. 2002

Rutgers University
New Brunswick, New Jersey
B.A. 1969

Internships:

University of Cincinnati Medical Center and Cincinnati Children's Hospital
Cincinnati, Ohio
1973-74

University of Colorado Medical Center Pre-doctoral Fellowship
Denver, Colorado
1973

Residency:

University of Cincinnati Medical Center and Cincinnati Children's Hospital
Cincinnati, Ohio
1974-75

Fellowships:

University of Colorado Medical Center and Denver Children's Hospital
Denver, Colorado
1975-77

Board Certifications:

American Board of Pediatrics, 1978
American Board of Pediatrics, Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, 1978

Professional Memberships:

American Society of Hematology
International Society on Thrombosis and Hemostasis

Honors and Awards:

U.S. News Top Doctors, 2011-2012
American Cancer Society Junior Faculty Clinical Fellowship Award, 1982-85
Graduated Summa Cum Laude with Distinction in Zoology, 1969
Henry Rutgers Scholar, 1968-69
Elected, Phi Beta Kappa, 1968
Elected, Delta Phi Alpha, 1967

Select Recent Publications:

Syvanen M, Ducore J. Whole genome comparisons reveals a possible chimeric origin for a major metazoan assemblage. Journal of Biological Systems, (18) 261-75. 2010

Zunino SJ, Storms DH, Ducore JM. Novel in vivo model of inducible multi-drug resistance in acute lymphoblastic leukemia with chromosomal translocation t(4;11). Cancer Lett. 2010 Oct 1;296(1):49-54. Epub 2010 Apr 9.

Zunino SJ, Storms DH, Ducore JM. Parthenolide treatment activates stress signaling proteins in high-risk acute lymphoblastic leukemia cells with chromosomal translocation t(4;11). Int J Oncol. 2010 Nov;37(5):1307-13.

Gofman I, Ducore JM. Risk Factors for the Development of Obesity in Children Surviving ALL and NHL. Journal of Pediatric Hematologyl Oncology, 31(2): 101-107. 2008

Zunino SJ, Ducore JM, Storms DH. Parthenolide induces significant apoptosis and production of reactive oxygen species in high-risk pre-B leukemia cells. Cancer Letters, 254(1): 119-27. 2007

Winter S, Holdsworth MT, Devidas M, Raisch OW, Ravindranath Y, Ducore JM, Amylon MD. Antimetabolite Based Therapy in Childhood T-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: a Report of POG Study 9296. Pediatric Blood and Cancer, 46: 179-86. 2006

Zwerdling T, Ducore JM, Taylor OS, West DC, Konia T. Rhabdomyoblastic pulmonary lesions in patients with Wilms' tumor: Choristomas or Metastases? Pediatric Blood and Cancer, 46(3):381-384. 2006

Kwan ML, Buffler PA, Wiemels JL, Metayer C, Selvin S, Ducore JM, Block, G. Breastfeeding Patterns and Risk of Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. British Journal of Cancer, 93(3): 379-384. 2005

Ducore JM, Parikh-Patel A, Gold EB. Cancer Occurrence in Southeast Asian Children in California. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol, 26(10): 613-618. 2004

Minn AY, Pollock BH, Garzarella L, Dahl GV, Kun LE, Ducore JM, Shibata A, Kepner J, Fisher PG. Surveillance neuroimaging to detect relapse in childhood brain tumors: a Pediatric Oncology Group study. J Clin Oncol, 19(21): 4135-40. 2001

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