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Office
10001 Venice Blvd APT 402
Los Angeles, CA 90034Phone+1 808-445-4085Fax+1 866-438-4310
Summary
- I am a board-certified neuro-oncologist and medical oncologist with more than 30 years experience in direct patient care. My primary focus is on molecular oncology, precision medicine and immuno-oncology. I joined Beverly Hills Cancer Center and will see your patients within 2-3 days in most cases. I am licensed in Hawaii, California, and NY and happy to provide teleconferences for your patients who live outside of Los Angeles.
Education & Training
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiFellowship, Hematology and Medical Oncology, 1991
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/Morningside/WestResidency, Internal Medicine, 1986 - 1989
- Mount Sinai Morningside1986 - 1987
- Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and SurgeonsClass of 1986
- Brandeis UniversityBA, English h, 1975 - 1979
Certifications & Licensure
- HI State Medical License 2009 - 2026
- NY State Medical License 1988 - 2026
- CA State Medical License 2016 - 2025
- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
- United Council for Neurologic SubspecialtiesNeuro-oncology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Top Doctors in America Newsweek, 2015-2016
- Top Doctors in Honolulu Honolulu Magazine, 2014-2016
- TOP DOCTORS IN AMERICA US NEWS AND WORLD REPORT, CASTLE CONNOLLY, 2011
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 64 citationsApocrine carcinoma of the breast: a comprehensive review.Semir Vranic, Fernando Schmitt, Anna Sapino, José Luis Costa, Sandeep K. Reddy
Histology and Histopathology. 2013-06-17 - 24 citationsMismatch repair deficiency associated with complete remission to combination programmed cell death ligand immune therapy in a patient with sporadic urothelial carcinom...Michael Castro, Neal Goldstein
Journal for Immunotherapy of Cancer. 2015-12-15 - 1 citationsA real-world observation of patients with glioblastoma treated with a personalized peptide vaccine.Pauline Latzer, Henning Zelba, Florian Battke, Annekathrin Reinhardt, Borong Shao
Nature Communications. 2024-08-11
Journal Articles
- Targeting the Complex Protein Network of MYCN-amplified Anaplastic Ependymoma: A Case Report.Michael Castro, J Cell Signal. 2022;3(4):179-192, 12/2022
- Targeting chromosome 12q amplification in relapsed glioblastoma: the use of computational biological modeling to identify effective therapy—a case report.Castro MP, Khanlou N, Fallah A, Pampana A, Alam A, Lala DA, Roy KGG, Amara ARR, Prakash A, Singh D, Behura L, Kumar A, Kapoor S., Ann Transl Med 2022, 12/2022
- Unintended effects of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) in patients with glioblastoma (GBM): A double-edged swordMichael Castro, Neuro-Oncology Practice, Volume 9, Issue 4, August 2022, Pages 344–345, 8/2022
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Predictions of overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS) for specific therapeutic interventions in newly diagnosed glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) using ...Ahluwalia MS, Castro MP, Watson D, et al., Journal of Clinical Oncology 40, no. 16_suppl (June 01, 2022) 2053-2053., Chicago, 6/2022
- The impact of mismatch repair deficiency (MMRD) on survival of temozolomide (TMZ)-treated patients with MGMT methylated (m-MGMT) glioblastoma.Michael Castro, Fabio Iwamoto, Manmeet Ahluwalia, et al., Neuro-Oncology, Volume 24, Issue Supplement_7, November 2022, Pages vii116–vii117, Tampa, FL, 11/2022
- Superior overall survival and disease free survival predictions for patients with glioblastoma multiform (GBM) using Cellworks Singula™ myCare-022-03Wen PY, Castro M, Watson D et al, ASCO / J Clin Oncol 39 (suppl 15; abstr 2017), Chicago, 6/2021
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Other
- TIMING IS EVERYTHING OR COULD BE.M. Castro, J CLIN ONCOL 21: 755, 2003.
http://hwmaint.jco.ascopubs.org/cgi/content/full/21/4/755-a
2003 - THE SIMPLETON’S ERROR IN DRUG DEVELOPMENT.M. Castro, J CLIN ONCOL 2002 20: 4606-7.
http://jco.ascopubs.org/content/20/23/4606 - ENILURACIL’S NEED FOR A TARGETED APPROACH: A LESSON IN DRUG DEVELOPMENTM. Castro, J CLIN ONCOL 2002 20: 3750.
http://hwmaint.jco.ascopubs.org/cgi/content/full/20/17/3750
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External Links
- Personalized Cancer Medicine, PLLChttp://www.personalized-cancer-medicine.com
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