Robert E. Goldsby

Dr. Robert E. Goldsby is a pediatric cancer specialist at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospitals. He directs the UCSF Survivors of Childhood Cancer Program, which provides care and long-term follow-up for patients who had cancer in childhood. One of his particular areas of interest is treating young patients with high-risk sarcomas.

Goldsby earned his medical degree at the University of Vermont. He completed a residency in pediatrics at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland, followed by a fellowship in pediatric hematology and oncology at Intermountain Primary Children's Hospital, an affiliate of the University of Utah School of Medicine.

Goldsby has received numerous awards and grants, including grants from the American Cancer Society and Hope Street Kids.

• Listen to a podcast with Goldsby, discussing how the nonprofit organization Swim Across America benefits his work on childhood cancer.