Sara A. Hurvitz MD, FACP

Dr. Sara A. Hurvitz, MD, is Professor of Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA); Co-director of the Santa Monica-UCLA Outpatient Oncology Practice; Medical Director of the Clinical Research Unit of the Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center at UCLA; and Director of Breast Oncology. Dr. Hurvitz earned her MD from the University of Southern California. She served internship/residency at UCLA 1999-2002, was Chief Resident of internal medicine in 2003-2004, and completed a hematology-oncology fellowship at UCLA in 2006. Dr. Hurvitz earned board- certification in internal medicine, hematology, and medical oncology.

In the 14 years since joining the faculty at UCLA, Dr. Hurvitz has gained international recognition as an academic expert in breast oncology. She not only has an active clinical practice but also has extensive experience designing and leading first-in-human through phase III clinical trials. She has served as UCLA principal investigator on over 50 interventional clinical trials, has been chair of six international and four national studies, on the steering committee for 15 international trials, and on the Data Safety Monitoring Board for four studies of novel therapeutics.

Dr. Hurvitz is committed to the translation of basic laboratory science into innovative clinical testing and the movement of important clinical questions into the laboratory. Her understanding of both bench and bedside makes her uniquely positioned to lead the successful translation of new discoveries into the clinical realm.