Dr. Jennifer B. Valerin is a board-certified UCI Health medical oncologist who specializes in gastrointestinal malignancies and hereditary pancreatic cancer.
Valerin earned her medical degree from George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences in Washington, D.C. She completed a residency in internal medicine UCLA, followed by a fellowship in hematology/oncology at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas.
She later received a PhD in cancer biology from the University of Texas at Houston/MD Anderson Cancer Center, where her research was focused on resistance mechanisms to inhibitors of the enzyme poly ADP ribose polymerase (PARP) in hereditary pancreatic cancer.
Valerin’s research interests include gastrointestinal cancers, hereditary cancers, translational genomics and early-phase clinical trials. She is the author or co-author of numerous papers on studies of pancreatic and other cancers. She also received a Young Investigator Award from the American Society for Clinical Oncology (ASCO) and an award for her basic science research from the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR).
Valerin is also fluent in Spanish.
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Clinical Interests:
gastrointestinal malignancies, pancreatic cancer, clinical trials
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Professional Positions
- Assistant Professor — Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine,
UCI School of Medicine - Member — Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society
- Assistant Professor — Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine,
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Gender
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Awards
- Young Investigator Award — American Society for Clinical Oncology's Conquer Cancer Foundation (2015-2016)
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Board Certifications
American Board of Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine -
Residencies
- Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
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Languages Spoken
Spanish, English
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Fellowships
- University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
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Education
- George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences
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Academic Profile