Michael S. Tanaka, Jr., M.D.
Department
Title
- Professor
Reviews
UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center
2279 45th Street
Sacramento, CA 95817
Driving Directions
Primary Phone:
800-362-5566
916-734-5959
Additional Phone Numbers
Phone: Administrative Office 916-734-3772
Physician Referrals: 800-362-5566
Clinical Interests
Dr. Tanaka is interested in gastrointestinal malignancies, including colorectal, pancreatic and liver cancer as well as solid tumors. He has been a staff hematologist-oncologist at the Department of Veterans Affairs hospitals in Martinez and Mather Field in Sacramento since 1995.
Division
Hematology and Oncology
Center/Program Affiliation
Education
M.D., UC Davis School of Medicine, Sacramento, California, 1982
B.S., University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, 1976
Internship: UC Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, California, 1982-1983
Residency
UC Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, California, 1983-1985
Fellowships
VA Medical Center, Martinez, California, 1986-1991
Board Certifications
American Board of Internal Medicine, 1986
American Board of Internal Medicine, Hematology, 1996
American Board of Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology, 1989
Professional Memberships
American Medical Association
American Society of Clinical Oncology
Honors and Awards
Heineman Pulmonary Prize, UC Davis, 1982
Academic Honor of Hematology, UC Davis, 1980
Academic Honor of Pulmonary Medicine, UC Davis, 1980
Academic Honor of Cardiovascular Medicine, 1980
Magna Cum Laude, USC, 1976
Phi Kappa Phi, USC, 1976
Phi Beta Kappa, USC, 1976
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