Rupa Subramanian M.D.

Medical Oncology and Hematology, Diplomate, American Board of Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology and Hematology

After completing medical school at Lady Harding Medical College in New Delhi, India, Dr. Subramanian completed her residency at UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles and her Fellowship in Hematology/Oncology at UCI Medical Center in Irvine. Dr. Subramanian received special honors in Residency being honored Resident of the Year for all of UCLA Medical Center from 1998 through 1999.

She was an Assistant Clinical Professor of Hematology and Oncology at University of California Irvine Medical Center. Dr. "S" as we like to call her has maintained an active part of the cancer research community, having done research with Baylor University in Texas and UCI Medical Center. She also continues to actively participate in clinical trials for several tumor types in her private practice.

After going the Compassionate Cancer Care Medical Group in Orange County in 2003, she established one of Orange County's exclusive comprehensive breast center dedicated to the specialized care of women with breast cancer. She recently joined the San Diego Cancer Center and the San Diego Cancer Research Institute with a specialty in Breast Cancer. Although her practice focuses on Breast Cancer, she is also an expert on General Oncology and Hematology. As a member of the San Diego Cancer Center team, she is an active investigator in over 30 clinical trials, collaborating with Biopharmaceutical companies and the University of California, Los Angeles Oncology Research Network.

Since 2005 Dr. Subramanian has set up a comprehensive multispecialty breast care center in North county. She has established a bi-monthly breast cancer tumor board that reviews treatment plans with surgeons, radiologists, radiation-oncologists and, supportive staff. She has developed networks with community physicians and surgeons as well as UCSD faculty to identify high risk patients and offer preventive care. She is able to refer patients to high quality clinical trials if all other treatments fail.

Dr. Subramanian has had more than nine years clinical experience and had been devoted to breast cancer care since 2003. She has trained with the best at UCLA and UC Irvine and keeps up-to-date with the latest treatments by attending at least two CME meetings every year. She presents at tumor boards and arranges conferences with primary care practitioners to educate everyone on the latest innovations in breast cancer care including novel therauepetic agents.

PERSONAL INFORMATION:

Dr. Subramanian is also a dedicated wife and mother of a young son and daughter. She loves to travel all over the world, read, and do yoga.