ChristianC.ApfelMD
Oncology • Redwood City, CAAdjunct Associate Professor, UCSF School of Medicine, San Francisco, and Founder & CEO, SageMedic Corp, Redwood City
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Office
555 Twin Dolphin Drive, Suite 110
Redwood City, CA 94065
Summary
- I am the Founder and CEO of SageMedic Corp., that has developed the next generation of precision oncology. This is accomplished through a functional profiling platform of fresh patient biopsies that can identify the most effective treatment independent of conventional biomarkers or genomic testing.
Education & Training
University of Giessen Faculty of MedicineClass of 1992
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 2009 - 2026
Clinical Trials
- Development of a Predictive Model for Post-Discharge Nausea and Vomiting (PDNV) Start of enrollment: 2007 Aug 01
- Monitoring Exhaled Propofol to Individualize General Anesthesia Start of enrollment: 2010 Aug 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 35 citationsRestoration of disk height through non-surgical spinal decompression is associated with decreased discogenic low back pain: a retrospective cohort studyChristian C. Apfel, Özlem Serpil Çakmakkaya, William Martin, Charlotte Richmond, Alex Macario
BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders. 2010-07-08 - 448 citationsFourth Consensus Guidelines for the Management of Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting.Tong J. Gan, Kumar G. Belani, Sergio D. Bergese, Frances Chung, Pierre Diemunsch
Anesthesia and Analgesia. 2020-08-01 - 426 citationsEvidence-based analysis of risk factors for postoperative nausea and vomitingChristian C. Apfel, F.M. Heidrich, S. Jukar-Rao, Leena Jalota, Cyrill Hornuss
British Journal of Anaesthesia. 2012-11-01
Authored Content
- The SAGE Direct Test (TM): A reliable way of functional profiling to predict the most effective treatment for cancer patientsAugust 2020
- A functional precision medicine 3D microtumor platform to identify and personalize novel indicationsMay 2020
- PDX validation of a 3D microtumor platformJune 2019
- Chemosensitivity profile of HCT-116 colorectal cancer cells in 3D spheroids compared to 2D monolayersMay 2014
- Accuracy and clinical utility of in vitro cytometric profiling to personalize chemotherapy: Preliminary findings of a systematic review and meta-analysisMay 2013
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Professional Memberships
- Member
- Society of Integrative OncologyMember
External Links
- LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisapfel/
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