Clara Hwang, MD
Specialties: Medical Oncology
Services: Cancer, Cancer Research, Medical Oncology, Prostate Cancer, von Hippel Lindau VHL syndrome
Board Certification and Education
Board Certifications
- American Board of Internal Medicine - Internal Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine - Medical Oncology
Education
- University of Michigan, MI, 2001
Residencies & Internships
- University of Michigan, Internal Medicine, MI, 2004
Fellowships
- University of Michigan, Hematology/Oncology, MI, 2008
About Me
Member of the Henry Ford Cancer Institute
Biographical Statement:
Dr. Clara Hwang is a medical oncologist with special interests in cancer of the prostate, bladder, kidney, and testes. She is a graduate of the University of Michigan’s School of Medicine program. After her graduation, Dr. Hwang completed her residency in internal medicine and fellowship in hematology/oncology at the University of Michigan.
She is board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in internal medicine and medical oncology. Dr. Hwang is currently involved in research about why prostate cancer is resistant to chemotherapy, and the genes that cause varied responses to docetaxel (a type of chemotherapy medication).
Awards and Honors:
- American Association for Cancer Research (2006-Present)
- American Society of Clinical Oncology (2005-Present)
- Harvard National Scholar (1991)
- Howard Hughes Medical Student Research Fellow (1997-1999)
- Michigan Society of Hematology/Oncology (2008-Present)
- National Institutes of Health Student Biomedical Research Grant (1996)
- SPORE Development Award (1996)
- Southwest Oncology Group (2008-Present)
- Susan Evarts Herman Scholar (1993-1995)
- Walther Cancer Institute Durant Fellowship (2008)
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