Paul Tumeh, MD | Schweiger Dermatology Group (original) (raw)
Paul is a board-certified dermatologist specializing in skin cancer prevention and treatment for adults at higher risk or with a history of melanoma or non-melanoma skin cancers.
He also provides comprehensive skin examinations for healthy adults and promotes education on effective preventive measures for individuals and families. Outside the clinic, he is the founder and CEO of BioGraph 55,Inc., a biotechnology company developing antibody therapies that target B cells for autoimmune diseases and solid tumors.
About Paul C. Tumeh, MD
Paul is a board-certified dermatologist specializing in skin cancer prevention and treatment for adults at higher risk or with a history of melanoma or non-melanoma skin cancers.
He also provides comprehensive skin examinations for healthy adults and promotes education on effective preventive measures for individuals and families. Outside the clinic, he is the founder and CEO of BioGraph 55,Inc., a biotechnology company developing antibody therapies that target B cells for autoimmune diseases and solid tumors.
Before moving to San Francisco, Paul was a physician-scientist at the UCLA Medical Center, where he led a translational immuno-oncology team studying how tumor microenvironments influence anti-tumor T-cell immunity during anti–PD-1 therapy. He was an NIH-funded investigator, recipient of the Damon Runyon Clinical Investigator Award, and Principal Investigator for the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) Medical Research Fellowship Program. Paul has served as a reviewer for the NIAID/NIH, the Harry J. Lloyd Charitable Trust Melanoma Research Advisory Board, and leading journals including Nature, the New England Journal of Medicine, and Clinical Cancer Research.
Paul earned his medical degree from the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California. He completed an internal medicine internship at the University of Pennsylvania Health System followed by a dermatology residency at Harbor – UCLA Medical Center.
Education & Training
- MD, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California
- Internship, University of Pennsylvania Health System
- Dermatology residency, Harbor – UCLA Medical Center
Experience
- Skin cancer prevention and treatment
- Comprehensive skin exams and patient education
- Physician-scientist, UCLA Medical Center
- Founder & CEO, BioGraph 55, Inc.
- NIH-funded principal investigator
- Leader of translational immuno-oncology research team
Treatments & Procedures
- Skin cancer prevention and treatment
- Melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancers
- Dermatologic oncology
- Comprehensive skin exams
Professional Memberships & Associations
- Reviewer, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), NIH
- Melanoma Research Advisory Board, Harry J. Lloyd Charitable Trust
- Reviewer, Nature, N_ew England Journal of Medicine_, Clinical Cancer Research
Certifications
- American Board of Dermatology
Honors & Awards
- Damon Runyon Clinical Investigator Award
- Principal Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute Medical Research Fellowship Program
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