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Office
2279 45th St
Sacramento, CA 95817Phone+1 916-734-5959Fax+1 972-474-4127
Summary
- PGY-3 internal medicine resident physician at UCLA. Expertise in health policy, public health, advocacy, and street medicine. Committed to partnering with underserved and marginalized populations. Interested in clinical research to enhance oncologic treatment access and combat social determinants of health. Applying for a fellowship in hematology/oncology.
Education & Training
- UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 2021 - 2024
- University of California, Davis, School of MedicineClass of 2021
- UC Davis School of MedicineMPH, Epidemiology , “Excellence in Public Health” Award, 2016 - 2017
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 2023 - 2025
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- A Case of Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome Associated With Pembrolizumab and Cetuximab Combination Therapy.Neeja Patel, Rohan Karanth, Dayna J Isaacs, Joss Cohen, Deborah J Wong
Cureus. 2024-10-01 - Risk of severe immune-related adverse events in cancer patients with pre-existing autoimmunity receiving immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy.Dayna Jill Isaacs, Nikhita Kathuria-Prakash, Robin Hilder, Melissa G Lechner, Alexandra Drakaki
Current Cancer Reports. 2024-02-20 - 2 citationsDo Cancer Genetics Impact Treatment Decision Making? Immunotherapy and Beyond in the Management of Advanced and Metastatic Urothelial Carcinoma.Gavin Hui, Dimitrios Stefanoudakis, Yuliya Zektser, Dayna Jill Isaacs, Christopher Hannigan
Current Oncology. 2023-08-04
Journal Articles
- Risk of severe immune-related adverse events in cancer patients with pre-existing autoimmunity receiving immune checkpoint inhibitor therapyDayna Jill Isaacs, Nikhita Kathuria-Prakash, Robin Hilder, Melissa G. Lechner, Alexandra Drakaki, Current Cancer Reports, 1/29/2024
- Safety and efficacy of immune checkpoint inhibitor cancer therapy in patients with pre-existing type 1 diabetes mellitus• Hilder R, Tsai K, Quandt Z, Isaacs DJ, Drakaki D, Xing Y, In GK, Angell TE, Lechner MG, Frontiers in Endocrinology, 10/11/2023
Authored Content
- We Should Disaffiliate from the AOA Honor Medical SocietyFebruary 2024
Press Mentions
- What Residents Are Getting Paid in 2024October 24th, 2024
- Residency Unions Are Winning Improved ContractsAugust 26th, 2024
- What I wish I knew in residency about collective bargainingMarch 21st, 2024
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Professional Memberships
- Member
- Member
- Vice Chair of the Resident & Fellow Section
- California Medical AssociationVice Chair of Policy Development for the Resident & Fellow Section
- Committee of Interns and ResidentsUC Southern California Regional Vice President
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External Links
- LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/daynaisaacs/
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