Jason A. Zell, DO
Hematology-Oncology, Internal Medicine
Dr. Jason A. Zell is a board-certified UCI Health hematology-oncology specialist who focuses on the prevention and treatment of colon and other gastrointestinal cancers.
He received his medical degree from Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, Fla. He completed his internal medicine residency training and hematology-oncology fellowship at the UCI School of Medicine, via the American Board of Internal Medicine Research Pathway.
Zell has received extramural research funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to perform genetic epidemiology-based colorectal cancer research, and is principle investigator or co-investigator for several NIH-funded Phase 2 clinical trials involving patients with gastrointestinal malignancies.
Within SWOG, a clinical trials organization of the National Clinical Trials Network, he is the cancer control and prevention liaison to the gastrointestinal committee. Additionally, he is national principal investigator for S0820, a large multicenter, randomized Phase 3 trial involving risk reduction among resected colon cancer patients, which is supported by the NIH National Cancer Institute Division of Cancer Prevention, and conducted by SWOG. He has published more than 70 manuscripts and two book chapters.
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Clinical Interests:
colorectal cancer, gastrointestinal malignancies, cancer prevention
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Professional Positions
- Associate Professor — Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine
- Program Director — Hematology/Oncology Fellowship Program, UCI School of Medicine
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Gender
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Awards
- Physicians of Excellence, Orange County Medical Association — 2014-2023
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Board Certifications
American Board of Internal Medicine -
Residencies
- University of California
- Irvine Medical Center
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Languages Spoken
English
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Fellowships
- University of California
- Irvine Medical Center
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Education
- Nova Southeastern University
- College of Osteopathic Medicine
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Academic Profile
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Speakers Bureau Topics
- Cancer Prevention: Diet, Lifestyle and Therapeutic Prevention
- Cancer Prevention: Epidemiology, Screening and Early Detection
- Colon Cancer: Multidisciplinary Management