Hope S. Rugo is professor of medicine and the director of the breast

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program at the

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, and an investigator of SPORE (Specialized Program of Research Excellence in Breast Cancer) in the Bay Area. In 2014 Rugo chaired the advisory panel of OncLive's "Giants of Cancer Care" award program. Rugo was lead investigator on research that investigated the hair-preserving properties of cold caps for patients undergoing

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

Education

Tufts University Tufts University is a private research university in Medford and Somerville, Massachusetts, United States, with additional facilities in Boston and Grafton, as well as Talloires, France. Tufts also has several Doctor of Physical Therapy p ...

, BS, 1979, Chemistry *

University of Pennsylvania The University of Pennsylvania (Penn or UPenn) is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. One of nine colonial colleges, it was chartered in 1755 through the efforts of f ...

, MD, 1984, Medicine *

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, 1987, Resident, Internal Medicine *

, 1990, fellow, Hematology/Oncology *

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, 1988–90, postdoctoral fellowship, Microbiology/Immunology * DNAX Institute of Cellular and Molecular Biology, 1989–90, visiting scientist, immunology

Awards

* College ''summa 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 * Research Breast Cancer Award, European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO)

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