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About Rana R. McKay, MD

Rana R. McKay, MD, is a board-certified medical oncologist who specializes in treating people with urogenital cancers, including bladder, kidney, prostate and testicular cancer.

Dr. McKay leads a multi-disciplinary prostate cancer clinic. Focused on delivering advanced cancer care through a coordinated team approach, this clinic enables men diagnosed with aggressive prostate cancer - either early-stage or metastatic - to see her and a team of doctors including a urologist and radiation oncologist to provide patients with highly specialized care.

As an associate professor in the Department of Medicine, Dr. McKay instructs medical students, residents, and fellows at UC San Diego School of Medicine. Her research interests include the design and implementation of clinical trials to including novel biomarkers and therapeutic outcomes for patients with genitourinary malignancies.

She serves as principal investigator of several early phase trials in kidney and prostrate cancer. As a clinical investigator, she is committed to advancements in cancer care that will improve the lives of cancer patients.

Furthermore, she is interested in understanding mechanisms of response and resistance to specific cancer therapies. Her work has appeared in peer-reviewed publications such as Nature, Lancet, Journal of Clinical Oncology, Clinical Cancer Research, and Cancer, among others.

Before joining UC San Diego Health, Dr. McKay was a medical oncologist at the Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center in Boston and an assistant professor at Harvard Medical School.

Dr. McKay completed a fellowship in oncology/hematology at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School. She completed a residency in internal medicine at John Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Md. Dr. McKay earned her medical degree at the University of Florida College of Medicine in Gainesville, Fla.

Dr. McKay is a member of the American Society of Clinical Oncology and the American Association for Cancer Research.

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Medical DegreeUniversity of Florida, College of Medicine, Gainesville, FLResidencyJohns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MDFellowshipHarvard Medical School, Boston, MA
GenderFemale
Date Joined Staff2016-12-01
Board Certifications
Medical OncologyInternal Medicine
Conditions and Treatments
  • Bladder Cancer
  • Prostate Cancer
  • Kidney Cancer
  • Testicular Cancer
  • Metastatic Prostate Cancer
Cancer

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Video: Multidisciplinary Cancer Clinic for Better Urologic Cancer Care
Multidisciplinary Cancer Clinic for Better Urologic Cancer Care

The multidisciplinary cancer clinic, located in La Jolla at Moores Cancer Center at UC San Diego Heath, brings some of the region's most experienced oncologists together in one place to deliver convenient and comprehensive care for urologic cancers such as prostate, bladder, kidney and testicular cancer.

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