Dr. David M. Jablons
Dr. David M. Jablons is now retired from the University of California, San Francisco, at Mount Zion. Mesothelioma patients can seek specialized treatment from other doctors in California or nearby states.
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Now retired, Dr. David Jablons is a renowned expert on lung cancer and a leader in surgical therapies for thoracic cancers such as pleural mesothelioma. He was an Ada-Distinguished Professor of Thoracic Oncology and Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery at the University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine. He was also Chief of General Thoracic Surgery at the UCSF Medical Center.
After earning his medical degree from Albany Medical College of Union University, Dr. Jablons completed a surgical residency at Tufts-New England Medical Center and a Cardiothoracic Fellowship at Cornell University Medical Center. He has authored numerous articles and research papers and has received many requests to lecture about his lung cancer research at conferences and meetings around the world. Dr. Jablons has led research at the UCSF Thoracic Oncology Laboratory on the molecular biology and genomics of lung cancer.
Doctor Fast Facts
Main Specialty: Thoracic Surgery
Other Interests & Specialties: General cardiac/thoracic surgery, carcinoid tumors, chest wall tumors, esophageal cancer, lung metastases, lung transplantation, lung volume reduction surgery, malignant mesothelioma, mediastinal masses, minimally invasive thoracic surgery, non-small cell lung cancer, robotic thoracic surgery, sarcomas, small cell lung cancer, video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery and early detection.
Certifications, Awards & Accolades: American Board of Thoracic Surgery Certification in Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery, Surgical Resident Teaching Award from the University of California, Thoracic Oncology Program affiliation, UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center member
Education & Experience:
- Residency in General Surgery at Tufts Medical Center
- Fellowship in Thoracic Surgery New York Presbyterian Hospital – Cornell Campus
- Internship at Naval Hospital
- Medical Degree from Albany Medical College
Did You Know?
There are approximately 3,000 mesothelioma cases per year in the U.S.
Many doctors have little or no experience with this rare cancer. It is imperative to consult with an experienced mesothelioma specialist to ensure you or a loved one receives the best treatment plan possible.
Publications
Targeting YAP in malignant pleural mesothelioma. Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine. November 2017;21(11):2663-2676. doi: 10.1111/jcmm.13182
DCLK1 is correlated with MET and ERK5 expression, and associated with prognosis in malignant pleural mesothelioma. International Journal of Oncology. July 2017;51(1):91-103. doi: 10.3892/ijo.2017.4021
Cul4A overexpression associated with Gli1 expression in malignant pleural mesothelioma. Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine. October 2015;19(10):2385-96. doi: 10.1111/jcmm.12620
Drug development against the hippo pathway in mesothelioma. Translational Lung Cancer Research. June 2017;6(3):335-342. doi: 10.21037/tlcr.2017.06.02
Wnt inhibitory factor-1, a Wnt antagonist, is silenced by promoter hypermethylation in malignant pleural mesothelioma. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. April 2006;342(4):1228-32.
Wnt2 as a new therapeutic target in malignant pleural mesothelioma. International Journal of Cancer. November 2005;117(2):326-32.
