UCLA Journal of Radiation Oncology Issue 4 - Flipbook - Page 7
UCLA RADIATION ONCOLOGY JOURNAL
TRAVIS COURTNEY, MD, MS
Dr. Courtney is originally from Cincinnati, OH. He attended Vanderbilt
University in Nashville, TN, and received his bachelor's degree in
Neuroscience and Spanish. Dr. Courtney attended medical school at
the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine. Between
his third and fourth years of medical school, he obtained a Masters of
Advanced Studies degree in Clinical Research through UCSD. During
this time, he also conducted research on clinical outcomes and racial
disparities in prostate cancer, as well as cost-effectiveness analyses in
a variety of cancer treatments. Prior to joining the UCLA Radiation
Oncology Residency Program, he completed his preliminary year in
Internal Medicine at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, CA.
Dr. Jesus Juarez was born in Queretaro, Mexico, and raised in Northern
California. He attended the University of California at Davis and
received his bachelor's degree in Genetics. He then pursued his medical
training at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and the
Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science. While in medical
school, Dr. Juarez completed his master's thesis in the Department of
Immuno-Oncology at City of Hope National Cancer Center where
he researched the immunosuppressive role of macrophages within
the tumor microenvironment in triple negative breast cancer. He
received a Conquer Cancer Foundation Fellowship to study disparities
in prostate cancer among Black men. Dr. Juarez completed a year of
preliminary training in Internal Medicine at Kaiser Permanente and is
excited to be continuing his training in Radiation Oncology at UCLA.
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JESUS JUAREZ, MD
