JamesFrancisAmatrudaMDPhD

Pediatric Hematology & Oncology • Los Angeles, CA

Pediatric Sarcoma Oncology, Pediatric Solid Tumor Oncology

Professor, Pediatrics and Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California. Director, Basic and Translational Research, Cancer and Blood Disease Institute, Children's Hospital Los Angeles.

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Office
Children's Hospital Los Angeles
4650 Sunset Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90027

Summary

Dr. James Amatruda is an oncologist in Los Angeles, CA and is affiliated with Children's Hospital Los Angeles. He received his medical degree from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and has been in practice 24 years. He specializes in pediatric solid tumors including germ cell tumors, sarcomas and kidney tumors..

Education & Training

Brigham and Women's Hospital/Massachusetts General Hospital/Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteFellowship, Hematology and Medical Oncology, 1997 - 2000
Brigham and Women's HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 1993 - 1996
Washington University in St. Louis School of MedicineClass of 1993

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 2019 - 2025
TX State Medical License 2005 - 2019
MA State Medical License 1995 - 2006
American Board of Internal Medicine Medical Oncology

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Driver mutations associated with signatures of platinum sensitivity in germ cell tumors.
Yun Cheng Sawa, Liwei Jia, Harris Krause, Margaret Meagher, Frederick Millard
NPJ Precision Oncology. 2024-11-02
Origin of Ewing sarcoma by embryonic reprogramming of neural crest to mesoderm.
Elena Vasileva, Claire Arata, Yongfeng Luo, Ruben Burgos, J Gage Crump
Biorxiv. 2024-10-29
DROSHA Regulates Mesenchymal Gene Expression in Wilms Tumor.
Patricia D B Tiburcio, Kavita Desai, Jiwoong Kim, Qinbo Zhou, Lei Guo
Molecular Cancer Research. 2024-08-02

Press Mentions

Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Develops Liquid Biopsy Test for Pediatric Solid TumorsMarch 2nd, 2023
Scientists Identify New Mechanisms Underlying Pediatric Kidney CancerAugust 1st, 2018
Pulling Together: Boy Bravely Confronts Cancer Diagnosis — TwiceJuly 13th, 2018
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Grant Support

Generation And Rapid Mapping Of Low-Penetrance Disease Alleles In ZebrafishNational Cancer Institute2008–2011
Chemical Disruption Of The HH And WNT Pathways In Vertebrate DevelopmentEunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute Of Child Health &Human Development2009–2010
Tumor Suppressors Hematopoiesis And LeukemiaNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute1999–2003