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Razelle Kurzrock Recognized as HealthCare Pioneer in San Diego Magazine’s Celebrating Women 2024 Awards
Nov 27, 2024, 17:37

Razelle Kurzrock Recognized as HealthCare Pioneer in San Diego Magazine’s Celebrating Women 2024 Awards

Razelle Kurzrock, Co-Founder and Chief Medical Advisor at CureMatch, Incorporated was recently awarded the Pioneer Award in healthcare by the San Diego Magazine.

Razelle Kurzrock

Dr. Razelle Kurzrock, a leading oncologist known for her pioneering work in precision medicine, has been named a Healthcare Pioneer in San Diego Magazine’s Celebrating Women 2024 Awards. This prestigious honor recognizes her exceptional contributions to the field of oncology, particularly in her efforts to personalize cancer treatment through genomic and molecular profiling.

As the founder of the Center for Personalized Cancer Therapy, Dr. Kurzrock has been at the forefront of a transformative approach to cancer care.

By tailoring treatments to the genetic makeup of individual patients, she has helped redefine how cancers—especially rare and difficult-to-treat types—are managed. Her work offers new hope to patients who previously had few treatment options available.

In addition to her clinical innovations, Dr. Kurzrock has also made significant strides in the field of artificial intelligence through her role with CureMatch.

She was also named in the 100 Influential Women in Oncology by OncoDaily.

There, she has helped develop AI-driven tools that enable oncologists to choose the most effective drug combinations based on a patient’s unique profile, a development that holds the potential to revolutionize cancer care on a global scale.

She is also one of the pioneering trialists of the WINTHER precision medicine international trial focusing, for the first time, on transcriptomics in addition to genomics. This trial was the signature study of the Worldwide Innovative Network (WIN) consortium (Nature Medicine). She also developed and led some of the first tumor-agnostic cancer clinical trials.

During her time at the University of California San Diego Health, Dr. Kurzrock’s charge was founding and leading the Center for Personalized Cancer Therapy as well as the Experimental Therapeutics program, and she also founded a Rare Tumor Clinic focused on precision medicine.

Dr. Kurzrock’s influence in oncology is far-reaching. With over 850 peer-reviewed publications and a prominent presence at international medical conferences, she has become a thought leader in precision oncology. Her contributions to clinical trials, particularly in the area of adaptive trial designs, have advanced the development and accessibility of novel therapies.

Beyond her research and clinical work, Dr. Kurzrock has played a vital role as a mentor and educator, inspiring a new generation of doctors to embrace innovation in their approach to cancer care.

Her recognition as a Healthcare Pioneer in the Celebrating Women awards reflects the lasting impact she has had on the medical field and her dedication to improving the lives of cancer patients worldwide.

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