Biography
Emily Bergsland, MD is a medical oncologist at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center who specializes in gastrointestinal malignancies. She is a Professor of Medicine, Director of the UCSF Center for Neuroendocrine Tumors, and serves as Associate Director for Education for the UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center. Dr. Bergsland leads a clinical-translational research program focused on neuroendocrine neoplasms of all grades, which includes clinical trials and collaborative studies related to biomarkers, imaging and clinical outcomes. She is past president of the North American Neuroendocrine Tumor Society, a longstanding member of the NCCN Neuroendocrine Tumor Guidelines panel, and past chair of the NET Task Force of the NCI Gastrointestinal Steering Committee.
Education
Institution | Degree | Dept or School | End Date |
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University of California | Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Champion Training | 2019 | |
University of California (UCSF) | Molecular Medicine Training Program | 06/1998 | |
University of California (UCSF) | Fellowship | Medical Oncology | 06/1995 |
University of California (UCSF) | Chief Residency | 06/1993 | |
University of California (UCSF) | Residency | Internal Medicine | 06/1992 |
University of Minnesota | MD | Medicine | 06/1989 |
University of Wisconsin | BS | Biochemistry/Molecular Biology | 05/1985 |
Board Certifications
American Board of Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine: Medical Oncology - Subspecialty
Clinical Expertise
Colon Cancer
Esophageal Cancer
Liver Cancer
Lynch Syndrome
Pancreatic Cancer
Rectal Cancer
Stomach Cancer
Clinical Trials
- Related Conditions: Neuroendocrine Tumor, Neuroendocrine Carcinoma, Carcinoma| Start Date: | End Date:
- Related Conditions: Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Neoplasm, Neoplasms, Neuroendocrine Tumor| Start Date: | End Date:
- Related Conditions: Neuroendocrine Tumor, Carcinoid Tumor, Neoplasms, Pancreatic Cancer, Pancreatic Neoplasms, Stomach Cancer, Gastrointestinal Cancer| Start Date: | End Date:
- Pembrolizumab-based Therapy in Previously Treated High Grade Neuroendocrine Carcinomas (NCT03136055)Related Conditions: Neuroendocrine Carcinoma, Carcinoma| Start Date: | End Date:
- Related Conditions: Neuroendocrine Tumor| Start Date: | End Date:
- Combination Chemotherapy and Bevacizumab in Treating Patients With Advanced Neuroendocrine Tumors (NCT00227617)Related Conditions: Carcinoid Tumor, Islet Cell Tumor, Lung Cancer, Neoplastic Syndrome, Neuroendocrine Tumor, Neoplasms, Gastrointestinal Cancer| Start Date: | End Date:
- Imatinib, Bevacizumab, and Cyclophosphamide in Patients With Refractory Metastatic Solid Tumors (NCT00390156)Related Conditions: Solid Tumor, Neoplasms| Start Date: | End Date:
In the News
January, 03, 2017 | UCSF Surgical Oncology Program
Grants and Funding
- UCSF Paul Calabresi K12 Career Development Program in Clinical Oncology | NIH | 2021-07-01 - 2026-06-30 | Role: Principal Investigator
Research Interests
Angiogenesis Inhibitors
Pancreatic Neoplasms
Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor
Colorectal Neoplasms
Neuroendocrine Tumors
Publications
MOST RECENT PUBLICATIONS FROM A TOTAL OF 161
- Optimal timing of surgery after chemoradiation for advanced rectal cancer: preliminary results of a multicenter, nonrandomized phase II prospective trial.| | PubMed
- Future directions in the treatment of neuroendocrine tumors: consensus report of the National Cancer Institute Neuroendocrine Tumor clinical trials planning meeting.| | PubMed
- Lack of NKX2.2 expression in bronchopulmonary typical carcinoid tumors: implications for patients with neuroendocrine tumor metastases and unknown primary site.| | PubMed
- Identification of unknown primary tumors in patients with neuroendocrine liver metastases.| | PubMed
- The ETS oncogene family transcription factor FEV identifies serotonin-producing cells in normal and neoplastic small intestine.| | PubMed
- A phase II study of bevacizumab plus erlotinib for gemcitabine-refractory metastatic pancreatic cancer.| | PubMed
- Glycemic control in patients with insulinoma treated with everolimus.| | PubMed
- Homeodomain transcription factor NKX2.2 functions in immature cells to control enteroendocrine differentiation and is expressed in gastrointestinal neuroendocrine tumors.| | PubMed
- Serum CA19-9 decline compared to radiographic response as a surrogate for clinical outcomes in patients with metastatic pancreatic cancer receiving chemotherapy.| | PubMed
- Activity of sunitinib in patients with advanced neuroendocrine tumors.| | PubMed