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Rachael A.
Safyan
M.D.

Rachael A. Safyan

(206) 606-6324

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
825 Eastlake Ave. E,
Seattle, WA 98109

Physician & Research Faculty
Pinned
Academic
Assistant Professor, Division of Hematology and Oncology, University of Washington
Assistant Professor, Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Sites of Practice
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center - South Lake Union
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center at UW Medical Center – Montlake

EDUCATION, TRAINING, BOARD CERTIFICATIONS

  • M.D., New York University School of Medicine
  • Internship, Internal Medicine, Boston Medical Center
  • Residency, Internal Medicine, University of Washington
  • Chief Medical Resident, Internal Medicine, University of Washington
  • Fellowship, Hematology/Oncology, Columbia University
  • Chief Fellow, Hematology/Oncology, Columbia University
  • Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine
  • Medical Oncology, American Board of Internal Medicine

CLINICAL EXPERTISE

  • Pancreatic cancer
  • Colorectal cancer
  • Gastrointestinal cancers

AFFILIATIONS

PUBLICATIONS

PubMed

RESEARCH AND/OR CLINICAL INTERESTS

Dr. Rachael Safyan is a medical oncologist focused on improving the care of patients with gastrointestinal malignancies. She is involved in patient care as well as clinical and translational research. Her research focuses on developing clinical trials for patients with pancreatic, colorectal, and other gastrointestinal cancers to advance novel therapeutic agents and identifying biomarkers suggestive of clinical response. Dr. Safyan is also a medical educator and teaches medical students, residents, and fellows. She has received several honors throughout her training including elections to Phi Beta Kappa and the Gold Humanism Honor Society. She was awarded prestigious funding for early-stage investigators including the Conquer Cancer Foundation/ASCO Young Investigator Award (2017) and was selected to participate in the AACR/ASCO Methods in Clinical Research Workshop (2017).