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About Tyler Stewart, MD

Tyler Stewart, MD, is a board-certified medical oncologist who treats patients with a variety of genitourinary malignancies, including prostate, bladder, kidney and testicular cancer. He is part of UC San Diego Health's Precision Immunotherapy Clinic, which offers the most promising investigational immunotherapy treatments for many types of cancer.

As an assistant professor in the Department of Medicine, Dr. Stewart trains medical students and residents at UC San Diego School of Medicine. In addition to designing and running clinical trials with novel therapeutics, his research focuses on personalizing cancer therapy based on biomarkers.

Dr. Stewart's work has been published in multiple journals, including Clinical Cancer Research and Lancet Oncology, and he has been invited to present at several national meetings. He also co-authored a chapter for the 11th edition of the reference book Cancer: Principles and Practice of Oncology.

Dr. Stewart completed a fellowship in hematology and oncology at the Yale School of Medicine and the Yale Cancer Center, where he received the Yale Hematology and Oncology Annual Research Award. He completed a residency in internal medicine at UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas. He earned his medical degree at Larner College of Medicine at the University of Vermont College, where he was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) medical honor society. Dr. Stewart is board certified in medical oncology.

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

Dr. Stewart is married with two children, loves playing Frisbee with his dog and is learning how to surf.

UC San Diego Health Links
For more information, see Urologic Cancers, Precision Immunotherapy Clinic, and Cancer Services.

Insurance Information
UC San Diego Health accepts most major health insurance plans, but you should verify that your plan covers this provider and all services and locations. The information in the link below does not apply to affiliate providers, who are not employed by UC San Diego Health.
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Medical Degree

  • University of Vermont, College of Medicine, Burlington, VT

Residency

  • University of Texas, Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX

Fellowship

  • Yale University, School of Medicine, New Haven, CT

Gender

  • Male

Date Joined Staff

  • 2019-08-26

Board Certifications

  • American Board of Internal Medicine
  • Medical Oncology

Conditions and Treatments

  • Bladder Cancer
  • Prostate Cancer
  • Kidney Cancer
  • Testicular Cancer
  • Cancer Immunotherapy
  • Metastatic Prostate Cancer
Insurance Information
UC San Diego Health accepts most major health insurance plans, but you should verify that your plan covers this provider and all services and locations. The information in the link below does not apply to affiliate providers, who are not employed by UC San Diego Health.
Health Insurance Plans Accepted
  • Cancer

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