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Robert Raphael, MD
Pediatric Hematology-Oncology
Associate Director, Fellowship Program Associate Director, Survivors of Childhood Cancer Program
CLINICAL SPECIALTIES: cancer, tumors, sarcoma, chemotherapy, targeted therapy, brain and spinal cord tumors, pediatric oncology, hepatoblastoma, Wilms tumor blood and bone marrow cancers, blood disorders, anemia, clotting disorders, sickle cell disease, hemophilia, leukemia and lymphoma, Hodgkins and non-Hodgkins, stem cell transplantation
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Department Location
Oncology
Main Hospital
747 52nd Street
Oakland, CA 94609
Phone: 510-428-3372
Hematology Oncology
Walnut Creek Campus
2401 Shadelands Drive
Walnut Creek, CA 94598
Phone: (510) 428-3372
Oncology
Reno Clinic
5301 Reno Corporate Dr.
Reno, NV 89511
Phone: 510-428-3372
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Referrals & Immediate Consults
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Evenings/Weekends: Phone: 510-428-3000 Ask to be connected to the department's specialist on call.
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Education & Training
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Medical School University of California San Diego School of Medicine, CA Residency University of California San Diego Children's Hospital , CA (Pediatrics) |
Board Certification Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Pediatrics Internship University of California San Diego Medical Center, CA Fellowship Children's Hospital & Research Center Oakland, CA (Pediatric Hematology Oncology) |
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Additional Information | Dr. Raphael is an experienced hematologist oncologist who has several key roles in our division. He is an Associate Director of the Hematology Oncology Fellowship Program and chairs the education and curriculum committee.He is a mentor for fellows in training, instructing on clinical care, utilization of the medical literature and Quality Improvement. He recently became the Associate Director of the Survivors of Childhood Cancer Program working closely with Dr. Feusner.
Dr. Raphael is an integral part of the team in the Reno, Nevada comprehensive program and is on the teaching faculty at the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine. Dr. Raphael is also on the medical staff at local hospitals in the Reno area including Saint Mary’s Regional Medical Center and Renown Regional Medical Center.
Dr. Raphael works with Drs. Alison Matsunaga and Titi Singer in the General Hematology and Hemostasis/Thrombosis clinics and see patients in the satellite clinics in Walnut Creek and Reno for diverse hematologic and oncologic diseases.
Selected publications:
- Raphael RI, Vichinsky E. Pathophysiology and current treatment of sickle cell disease. Clinical Advances in Hematology & Oncology, 2005 Jun; 3(6): 492-505
- Walters MC, Raphael, RI. Hematopoietic cell transplantation for sickle cell disease. Renaissance of Sickle Cell Disease Research in the Genome Era, Betty S. Pace, Ed. Imperial College Press, 2007.
- Chu J, Guo H, Raphael R, Torkildson J, Vichinsky E, Hastings CA. Disseminated juvenile xanthogranuloma culminating in bone marrow failure and death. [Abstract]. Pediatric Blood & Cancer. 2011;56(6):930.
- Hastings C, Torkildson J, Raphael R. Intrathecal Hydroxy-Propyl-Beta-Cyclodextrin Reverses Hearing Loss in Identical Twin Girls with Niemann-Pick Type C Disease. [Abstract] Mol Gen Metabolism. 2012;105(2):S34
- Lalefar N, Raphael R. Thrombotic disorders. In Supportive Care in Pediatric Oncology: A Practical Evidence-Based Approach. Feusner JH, Hastings CA, Agrawal AK, Eds. Springer Berlin 2015.
- Hankin D, Raphael R, Feusner J. Long-term Follow-up for Young Adult Survivors of Pediatric Cancer: Successful Transition of Care. Abstract 25(S2):148. Presented at American Psychological Oncology Society 13th Annual Conference, San Diego, CA, March 2016
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