Hope Rugo

Hope S. Rugo is professor of medicine and the director of the breast oncology clinical trials program at the University of California at San Francisco, and an investigator of SPORE (Specialized Program of Research Excellence in Breast Cancer) in the Bay Area. ^[1]

In 2014 Dr.Rugo chaired the advisory panel of OncLive's "Giants of Cancer Care" award program. ^[2]

Dr.Rugo was lead investigator on research that investigated the hair-preserving properties of cold caps for patients undergoing chemotherapy. ^[3]

Along with her studies she is also an active clinician who gives lectures locally as well as internationally and nationally. ^[4]

In 2025, Dr.Rugo was named division chief of breast medical oncology for City of Hope, a cancer treatment and research group. ^[5]

Education

• Tufts University, BS, 1979, Chemistry
• University of Pennsylvania, MD, 1984, Medicine
• University of California San Francisco, 1987, Resident, Internal Medicine
• University of California San Francisco, 1990, fellow, Hematology/Oncology
• Stanford University, 1988–90, postdoctoral fellowship, Microbiology/Immunology
• DNAX Institute of Cellular and Molecular Biology, 1989–90, visiting scientist, immunology ^[6]

Awards

• Collegesumma cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi; Victor Prather Prize for Excellence in Scientific Research; Durkee Scholarship for promise and achievement in the field of chemistry; Max Tishler Prize Scholarship for outstanding achievement in the sciences
• Medical School Henry Luce Scholar in the Philippines; Certificate of Commendation, Philadelphia Area Project on Occupational Safety and Health; National Health Service Corps Scholarship; Janet M. Glasgow Memorial Achievement Citation
• Fellowships Awarded Bank of America Giannini Foundation Research Fellowship ^[7]
• Research Breast Cancer Award, European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) ^[8]

See also

• Nancy McDaniel, former patient

References

1. "Dr Hope Rugo: Advances in HER2-Positive Breast Cancer".
2. "UCSF's Hope Rugo, MD to Chair OncLive's 'Giants of Cancer Care' Awards Program". Health & Beauty Close-Up. 23 October 2013.
3. "FDA Clears Cold Cap to Save Hair during Chemo for Breast Cancer - the Seattle Times (Seattle, WA) | HighBeam Research". Archived from the original on 2018-09-07.
4. "Hope Rugo, MD". UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center. Retrieved 2021-12-16.
5. May 10, The ASCO Post Staff; 2025. "Renowned Breast Cancer Physician-Scientist Hope S. Rugo, MD, FASCO, to Lead Women's Cancers Program at City of Hope". ascopost.com. Retrieved 2025-09-25.{{cite web}}: |last2= has numeric name (help)
6. "UCSF > Hope S. Rugo, MD > Training".
7. "UCSF > Hope S. Rugo > Awards".
8. Inc, P53 (2024-04-06). "Hope Rugo has been bestowed with the 2024 ESMO Breast Cancer Award - OncoDaily". oncodaily.com. Retrieved 2025-03-23.{{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)

External links

• Official website