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Clinical Trials & Drug Development Specialists in California

21 verified specialists treating clinical trials & drug development are listed for California. Coverage is strongest around Duarte, Stanford, and San Francisco. Common hospital affiliations include Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center, City of Hope National Medical Center, and Stanford Health Care.

Joanne Mortimer

Joanne Mortimer, M.D.

Vice Chair and Professor, Department of Medical Oncology & Therapeutics Research; Director, Women's Cancer Programs; Co-director, Breast Cancer Program, City of Hope

Oncology

Duarte, CA30+ years
Breast OncologyMedical Oncology
Heather Wakelee

Heather Wakelee, MD

Winston Chen and Phyllis Huang Professor

Oncology

Stanford, CA30+ years
Thoracic OncologyMedical Oncology
Adil Daud

Adil Daud, MD

Cutaneous (Skin) Medical Oncology

Oncology

San Francisco, CA30+ years
Medical Oncology
Sandhya Srinivas

Sandhya Srinivas, MD

Professor of Medicine (Oncology) and, by courtesy, of Urology

Oncology

Stanford, CA30+ years
Genitourinary OncologyMedical Oncology
Alexandra Drakaki

Alexandra Drakaki, M.D

Associate Professor of Hematology/Oncology and Urology; Medical Director, Genitourinary Medical Oncology Program, Institute of Urologic Oncology, UCLA

Oncology

Los Angeles, CA20+ years
Medical Oncology
Margaret Tempero

Margaret Tempero, MD

Director, UCSF Pancreas Center; Leader, UCSF Pancreas Cancer Program; Professor of Medicine, Division of Hematology and Oncology; Rombauer Family Distinguished Professorship in Pancreas Cancer Clinical and Translational Science

Oncology

San Francisco, CA30+ years
GI OncologyMedical Oncology
Melinda Telli

Melinda Telli, MD

Professor of Medicine (Oncology); Director, Breast Cancer Program; Associate Director of Clinical Research, Stanford Cancer Institute; Associate Director, Stanford Women's Cancer Center

Oncology

Stanford, CA20+ years
Breast OncologyMedical Oncology
Alexander Colevas

Alexander Colevas, MD

Professor of Medicine (Oncology) and, by courtesy, of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery (OHNS) and of Radiation Oncology (Radiation Therapy)

Oncology

Stanford, CA30+ years
Hematology & OncologyMedical Oncology
Judith Currier

Judith Currier, MD

Professor of Medicine, UCLA Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine; Division Chief, Infectious Diseases; Director, UCLA + CDU Center for AIDS Research

Infectious Disease

Los Angeles, CA30+ years
Clinical Infectious Disease
David Relman

David Relman, M.D.

Professor and Professor of Microbiology and Immunology

Infectious Disease

Palo Alto, CA30+ years
Clinical Infectious Disease
Gary Ulaner

Gary Ulaner, M.D. PH.D.

James & Pamela Muzzy Endowed Chair of Molecular Imaging and Therapy (MIT); Director, Molecular Imaging and Therapy; Professor of Radiology and Translational Genomics, University of Southern California

Oncology

Newport Beach, CA20+ years
Radiation Oncology
Dean Winslow

Dean Winslow, MD

Professor of Medicine (Hospital Medicine), by courtesy, of Pediatrics (Infectious Diseases) and Senior Fellow

Infectious Disease

Stanford, CA30+ years
Clinical Infectious Disease
Andrew Zolopa

Andrew Zolopa, M.D.

Professor of Medicine (Infectious Diseases) at the Stanford University Medical Center, Emeritus

Infectious Disease

Stanford, CA15+ years
Clinical Infectious Disease
Sumanta Pal

Sumanta Pal, MD

Professor, Department of Medical Oncology & Therapeutics Research; Co-director, Kidney Cancer Program; Disease Team Chair, Bladder & Kidney Cancer

Oncology

Duarte, CA20+ years
Genitourinary OncologyMedical Oncology
Peter Ruane

Peter Ruane, MD

Associate Clinical Professor, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

Infectious Disease

Los Angeles, CA30+ years
Clinical Infectious Disease
Karen Reckamp

Karen Reckamp, MD

Professor of Medicine; Director, Division of Medical Oncology; Medical Oncology Director, Women's Guild Lung Institute; Associate Director for Clinical Research, Cedars-Sinai Cancer

Hematology

West Hollywood, CA20+ years
Thoracic OncologyHematology & OncologyMedical Oncology
Pauline Funchain

Pauline Funchain, M.D.

Associate Professor of Medicine (Oncology); Associate Director, Cancer Research Training and Education, Stanford Cancer Institute

Hematology

Stanford, CA20+ years
Melanoma & Cutaneous OncologyHematology & OncologyMedical Oncology
Monica Mita

Monica Mita, MD

Co-Director, Experimental Therapeutics Program, Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Oncology

Huntington Beach, CA30+ years
Breast OncologyMedical Oncology
Lipika Goyal

Lipika Goyal, MD

Associate Professor of Medicine (Oncology); Director of Gastrointestinal Oncology

Hematology

Stanford, CA15+ years
GI OncologyHematology & OncologyMedical Oncology
Ali Khaki

Ali Khaki, MD

Professor, Medicine - Oncology

Hematology

Stanford, CA10+ years
Hematology & OncologyMedical Oncology

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Frequently Asked Questions

How is this list of clinical trials & drug development specialists in California built?
This page includes physicians in Convene Health's public directory whose profile lists Clinical Trials & Drug Development as a clinical focus area and whose practice state is California. Providers are ordered by composite score (research output, peer recognition, frequency of care, and outcomes signals).
What should I look for when choosing a clinical trials & drug development specialist in California?
Start with clinical fit. Compare credentials, hospital affiliations, years of experience, and how the profile describes their approach to clinical trials & drug development. Many of these specialists are concentrated in major medical centers — drill into a specific city below to see who's nearest you.
Are these clinical trials & drug development specialists accepting new patients in California?
Profile detail on availability and accepted insurance varies. Open a specific provider profile to see what they've published about new-patient access, insurance accepted, and typical wait times.
What is Clinical Trials & Drug Development?
Clinical Trials & Drug Development is a clinical focus area covered by the specialists listed here. Each provider profile describes their training, sub-specialties, and the conditions they regularly treat — open a profile for the most authoritative description of how that specific physician approaches clinical trials & drug development care.