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University of California (San Diego) Medical Center Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Fellowship · San Diego, CA

Sponsored by University of California (San Diego) Medical Center · Directors Jennifer Yu and Sun Choo

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Class size
2
Visas
J-1
PGY-4 salary
$100k2026 to 2027

Green flags

  • Fills every seat. Every seat filled in each of the last 3 Matches.
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Getting in

Who started, by class

Started 20261 on record
  • Alexis DollHillcrest Medical Center at University of California San Diego Health
Started 20252 on record of 2 seats · 2 published before starting
  • Marc DurocherHillcrest Medical Center at University of California San Diego Health4 papers · 2 first author
  • Sarah ChisholmDartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center3 papers
Started 20242 on record · 2 published before starting
  • Mark FangUC San Diego Med Center8 papers · 1 first author · 1 review
  • Sara GottliebUniversity of California, San Diego5 papers · 3 first author

Training

3 training sites. Graduates on record most often went on to fellowship.

Months at each site

  • University of California San Diego Cancer Center20 mo
  • Rady Children's Hospital15 mo
  • University of California (San Diego) Medical Center1 mo

Where graduates went next

  • Fellowship3
  • Hematology And Medical Oncology Fellowship1
  • Infectious Disease Fellowship1
  • Pediatric Hematology Oncology Fellowship1

Where graduates work now

  • University of California (San Diego) Medical Center9
  • National Capital Consortium2
  • Baylor College of Medicine1
  • City of Hope National Medical Center1
  • Clinical Center at the National Institutes of Health1
  • Cook Childrens Health Care System1

Research

57% of current fellows have a paper since 2023

4 of 7, 11 papers between them

  • Neuroblastoma Research and Treatments
  • Hemophilia Treatment and Research
  • Blood Coagulation and Thrombosis Mechanisms
  • Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders
  • Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment

People

Leadership

  • Jennifer YuCo-Fellowship Program Director
  • Sun ChooCo-Fellowship Program Director
  • Preethi GanesanFellowship Research Program Director
  • William RobertsDivision Chief

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Faculty, fellows, graduates and the people fellows publish with.

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  • Developmental-Behavioral PediatricsPositions: 3
  • Neonatal-Perinatal MedicinePositions: 10
  • Pediatric CardiologyPositions: 6
  • Pediatric Critical Care MedicinePositions: 12
  • Pediatric Emergency Medicine (Pediatrics)Positions: 9
  • Pediatric EndocrinologyPositions: 4
  • Pediatric GastroenterologyPositions: 6
  • Pediatric Hospital MedicinePositions: 4
  • Pediatric Infectious DiseasesPositions: 6
  • Pediatric NephrologyPositions: 5
  • Pediatric PulmonologyPositions: 3
  • Pediatric RheumatologyPositions: 3
  • PediatricsPositions: 63

Place

Summers reach 77°, winters fall to 50°.

Weather by month

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Commute

1.5M people live within 20 minutes of Rady Children's Hospital by car with no traffic.

Cost of living

A one bedroom rents for about $2,530 a month within 10 miles of Rady Children's Hospital.

Hazards

  • Wildfire
  • River flooding
  • Earthquakes
  • LNDS