GaryAllanUlanerMD, PhD, FACNM

Nuclear Medicine

James & Pamela Muzzy Endowed Chair of Molecular Imaging and Therapy, Hoag Family Cancer Institute. Professor of Radiology and Translational Genomics, University of Southern California

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Office
16105 Sand Canyon
Suite 215
Irvine, CA 92618
Phone+1 949-557-0285

Education & Training

University of Southern California/Los Angeles General Medical Center (USC/LA General)Residency, Radiology-Diagnostic, 2004 - 2009
University of Southern California/Los Angeles General Medical Center (USC/LA General)Residency, Nuclear Medicine, 2004 - 2005
Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineInternship, Transitional Year, 2000 - 2001
Stanford University School of MedicineClass of 2000

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 2020 - 2026
NJ State Medical License 2013 - 2021
NY State Medical License 2009 - 2021
American Board of Nuclear Medicine Nuclear Medicine
American Board of Radiology Diagnostic Radiology

Clinical Trials

FACBC PET and PEM as a Staging Tool and Indicator of Therapeutic Response in Breast Cancer Patients Start of enrollment: 2013 May 01
Completed
Early Phase 1
Fluorestradiol (FES) PET/CT for Imaging Estrogen Receptor Status Start of enrollment: 2013 Aug 01
Completed
Early Phase 1
Can HER2 Targeted PET/CT Imaging Identify Unsuspected HER2 Positive Breast Cancer Metastases, Which Are Amenable to HER2 Targeted Therapy? Start of enrollment: 2014 Nov 06
Completed
Not Applicable
Imaging With a New Agent That Finds a Cancer Protein Called HER2 Start of enrollment: 2017 Mar 31
Completed
Phase 1
First-in- Human Imaging of Multiple Myeloma Using 89Zr-DFO-daratumumab, a CD38-targeting Monoclonal Antibody Start of enrollment: 2018 Sep 05
Completed
Phase 1, Phase 2
18F-fluoroestradiol (FES) PET/CT for Breast Cancer Start of enrollment: 2021 Jan 15
Active, not recruiting
Phase 2
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

44 citations
18 F-FDG-PET/CT for systemic staging of patients with newly diagnosed ER-positive and HER2-positive breast cancer.
Gary A. Ulaner, Raychel Castillo, Jonathan Wills, Mithat Gonen, Debra A. Goldman
European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging. 2017-04-29
72 citations
Divergent patterns of telomere maintenance mechanisms among human sarcomas: Sharply contrasting prevalence of the alternative lengthening of telomeres mechanism in Ewi...
Gary A. Ulaner, Andrew R. Hoffman, Jesse Otero, Hsuan-Ying Huang, Zhiquan Zhao
Genes, Chromosomes & Cancer. 2004-10-01
142 citations
Absence of a Telomere Maintenance Mechanism as a Favorable Prognostic Factor in Patients with Osteosarcoma
Gary A. Ulaner, Hsuan-Ying Huang, Jesse E. Otero, Zhiquan Zhao, Leah Ben-Porat
Cancer Research. 2003-04-15

Journal Articles

Efficacy of MEK Inhibition in Patients with Histiocytic Neoplasms
Robert J Young, Mario Lacouture, Neal Rosen, David M Hyman, Raajit Rampal, Gary A Ulaner, Benjamin H Durham, Lynn A Brody, Nature

Press Mentions

NUCLIDIUM Announces First Patient Imaged in Phase 1 Study Evaluating 61Cu-Based Radiotracer in Patients with PSMA-Positive Prostate CancerOctober 21st, 2024
Hoag Hospital Opens Its Remodeled $28 Million Cancer CenterFebruary 22nd, 2023
New Molecular Targeted Therapy for Metastatic Prostate Cancer Wins FDA Approval at Hoag Family Cancer InstituteApril 4th, 2022
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