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Susana Ortiz-Urda, MD, PhD
DermatologyCo-director, Melanoma Center- Telehealth Visits
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Susana Ortiz-Urda, MD, PhD
DermatologyCo-director, Melanoma Center- Telehealth Visits
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About me
Dr. Susana Ortiz-Urda is a dermatologist and melanoma specialist who serves as co-director of the UCSF Melanoma Center. She cares for patients with early and advanced melanoma.
Ortiz-Urda’s lab works with human models of epithelial neoplasia and melanoma. She studies cancer signaling at a genetic sequencing level to identify novel transcripts, their functions and the factors that promote resistance to drugs or cancer progression. She hopes her findings may point to key biomarkers or new targets for treating melanoma.
Ortiz-Urda earned her medical degree and doctorate at the University of Vienna. She completed a residency in dermatology and a postdoctoral fellowship in epithelial biology at Stanford University, followed by a cutaneous oncology fellowship at UCSF. She earned her master of business administration degree at New York University.
Ortiz-Urda is a member of the American Academy of Dermatology, Austrian Society of Dermatology and Venereology, and Dermatology Foundation. She has received several honors, including the Kardinal-Innitzer Award for Outstanding Science in Dermatology and the Unilever Award from the Austrian Society of Dermatology and Venereology.
Learn more about Ortiz-Urda's research: http://cancer.ucsf.edu/research/ortiz-lab.
Education & training
Board certification
- Dermatology, American Board of Dermatology
Residency
- Dermatology, Stanford University Medical Center-GME
Internship
- Internal Medicine, Brooklyn Hospital Center
Degree
- MD, University of Vienna
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- March 30, 20265 out of 5 Stars
Dr Ortiz is terrific. Even when she's experiencing unavoidable schedule delays she explains the situation and is friendly and helpful.
- March 21, 20265 out of 5 Stars
If I could give a rating higher than five, I definitely would. Dr. Ortiz genuinely cares. She listens to my concerns and provides clear, honest answers to my questions. I know she cares, and I trust her absolutely. Thank you, Dr. Ortiz.
- March 20, 20265 out of 5 Stars
Dr Ortiz was outstanding
- March 12, 20264.3 out of 5 Stars
Care provider (doctor) was attentive, and I've worked with her for years. She was willing to schedule close in time to actually get the biopsies completed.
- March 9, 20265 out of 5 Stars
Dr. Ortiz and her staff were great!
- March 8, 20265 out of 5 Stars
Dr. Ortiz was wonderful...I highly recommend her.
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