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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
- 77 citationsGenome-wide RNAi screen reveals disease-associated genes that are common to Hedgehog and Wnt signaling.Leni S. Jacob, Xiaofeng Wu, Michael E. Dodge, Chih Wei Fan, Ozlem Kulak
Science Signaling. 2011-01-25 - 1096 citationsSmall molecule-mediated disruption of Wnt-dependent signaling in tissue regeneration and cancerBaozhi Chen, Michael E. Dodge, Wei Tang, Jianming Lu, Zhiqiang Ma
Nature Chemical Biology. 2009-01-04 - 12 citationsSmall round cell sarcomas.Florencia Cidre-Aranaz, Sarah Watson, James F Amatruda, Takuro Nakamura, Olivier Delattre
Nature Reviews. Disease Primers. 2022-10-06
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
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