Pamela N. Munster

Pamela N. Munster, MD, is a professor of medicine at the University of California, San Francisco, where she is leader of the Developmental Therapeutics Program/Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, director of Early Phase Clinical Trials Unit, and coleader of the Center for BRCA Research. She is the author of the forthcoming book, "Twisting Fate: My Journey with BRCA—From Breast Cancer Doctor to Patient and Back," out September 2018. In addition to her laboratory research, Dr. Munster focuses on developing novel strategies to treat patients with incurable cancers as an oncologist. She serves on multiple local, national, and international committees focused on developing new treatments for cancer, has published over two hundred articles, authored textbooks, and is a frequent lecturer. A native of Switzerland, she leads breast awareness campaigns in the US, UAE, and India.