Syma Iqbal, MD

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Areas of Treatment:

Specialties:

  • Oncology

Title:

  • Assistant Professor of Medicine
  • Assistant Program Director
  • Oncology Fellowship Program

Department:

Locations:

Background:

Born in London and raised in California, Dr. Iqbal graduated from the Keck School of Medicine of USC in 1995 and completed a fellowship in hematology and oncology in 2001. She is currently an assistant professor in the Division of Oncology and assistant program director the Oncology Department’s Fellowship Program. Additional clinical administrative appointments include the Division of Oncology’s Educational Officer and Co-Director of the Liver Cancer Program at USC. Dr. Iqbal also serves as an assistant editor for Women’s Oncology Review and sits on the Clinical Investigations Committee and the Pharmacy Review Committee at the Keck School of Medicine. She has several research activities in progress and has received grants for fifteen studies. In addition to her numerous authored articles, book chapters and abstracts, that have published in medical journals and texts, she has been an invited lecturer at conferences across California, as well as cities including Chicago, Denver, Kansas City, Dallas and Maui.

Education:

  • California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA, B.S. (Biochemistry), 1991
  • Medical College of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 1991 - 1993
  • Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, M.D., 1993 - 1995

Residencies:

  • Cedars Sinai Medical Center (Internal Medicine), Los Angeles, CA, 1995 - 1998

Fellowships:

  • Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California (Hematology/Oncology), Los Angeles, CA, 1998 - 2001

Board Certification:

  • Internal Medicine
  • Medical Oncology
  • Hematology

Professional Society Memberships:

  • California Medical Association
  • American Medical Association
  • American Society of Clinical Oncology
  • American Society of Hematology
  • Southwest Oncology Group
  • Southwest Oncology Group
  • Gastrointestinal Committee

Languages:

  • English
  • Hindi