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Beth Apsel Winger

MD PhD

Pediatric hematologist-oncologist
Outdoorsy mom of three, swimmer, library fan

About me

Pronouns: She | Her | Hers

Dr. Beth Apsel Winger cares for children and adolescents with various types of cancer and blood disorders. She has a special interest in personalized therapies (treatments based on a patient's genetics or other individual factors).

In her research, Winger focuses on improving precision medicine, specifically how to match a patient with the right drug at the right dose.

Winger earned a doctorate in chemistry and chemical biology as well as her medical degree at UCSF. She also completed a residency in pediatrics and a fellowship in pediatric hematology-oncology at UCSF.

Winger is proud to come from a family of teachers. Her twin sister works in education and education policy.

  • Education

    UCSF, MD, 2011

  • Residencies

    UCSF, Pediatrics, 2014

  • Fellowships

    UCSF, Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, 2018

  • Board Certifications

    Pediatrics, American Board of Pediatrics

    Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, American Board of Pediatrics

  • Academic Title

    Assistant Professor

I love helping kids overcome health conditions, social challenges and other obstacles so that they can live the best lives possible.

Where I see patients (5)

    Selected research

    Decorative Caduceus

    Study Assessing the Efficacy, Safety and PK of Alpelisib (BYL719) in Pediatric and Adult Patien...

    Response defined by achieving at least 20% reduction from baseline in the sum of target lesion volumes (1 to 3 lesions, assessed by MRI by a blinded independent review committee (BIRC)), provided that none of the individual target...

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