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Rachel Issaka

Program Director · University of Washington School of Medicine

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History

University of Washington School of Medicine
Present
University of Washington School of Medicine
Present
University of Washington School of Medicine
Present

Gastroenterology
University of California-San Francisco
2014–2017
Internal Medicine
McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University
2010–2013
MAS, Clinical Research, University of California, San Francisco
University of Michigan Medical School
2006–2010
Fred Hutch/University of Washington
2002–2006

Research

A Cell-free DNA Blood-Based Test for Colorectal Cancer Screening
New England Journal of Medicine · 2024 · 345 citations
COVID-19 and the other pandemic: populations made vulnerable by systemic inequity
Review · Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology · 2020 · 118 citations
Mailed fecal immunochemical test outreach for colorectal cancer screening: Summary of a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention-sponsored Summit
Current Anthropology · 2020 · 116 citations

Ma Somsouk
11 papers
Folasade May
10 papers
Darrell Gray
8 papers
John Inadomi
8 papers
Sophie Balzora
7 papers
Jason Dominitz
6 papers
Scott Ramsey
6 papers
Lisa Strate
5 papers
Lukejohn Day
5 papers
EC
Ellen Chen
4 papers
HR
Harman Rahal
4 papers · 4 as a fellow
James Tabibian
4 papers

Grants

PROACT: Promoting Follow-Up of Abnormal Colorectal Cancer Screening Tests Through Multilevel Interventions
National Cancer Institute · R37
Contact PI · $1.2M · Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
2025–2030
Developing an Intervention to Improve Follow-Up of Abnormal Fecal Immunochemical Test Results in a Safety-Net Population Using a Mixed Methods Approach
National Cancer Institute · K08
Contact PI · $1.1M · Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
2019–2025

Clinical trials

A Multilevel Intervention to Increase Colorectal Cancer Screening Tests in Patients With Abnormal Fecal Immunochemical Test Results, PROACT Trial
Principal investigator · Recruiting
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
2025–2030
Improving Uptake of Surveillance in Colorectal Cancer Survivors Through Navigation and Web Education
Principal investigator · Recruiting
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
2025–2027
A Video Intervention to Decrease Patient Fear of Colonoscopy After a Positive Fecal Immunochemical Test
Principal investigator · Completed
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
2023–2024