Li-Wen Huang, MD

Assistant Professor

As an Assistant Professor in Hematology/Oncology based at the San Francisco VA with dual training in aging research, I am passionate about improving care for older patients with cancer. My research focuses on understanding the interactions between cancer, cancer therapy, and geriatric syndromes such as cognitive impairment. My ultimate goal is to develop ways to improve the care of older adults with cancer and cognitive impairment.

Education
Advanced Training in Clinical Research (ATCR) Certificate Program, 6/2019 - Clinical Research, UCSF
Hematology/Oncology Fellowship, 6/2019 - Division of Hematology/Oncology, UCSF
T32 Aging Research Fellowship, 12/2019 - Division of Geriatrics, UCSF
Internal Medicine Residency, 6/2016 - Department of Medicine, Duke University
MD, 6/2013 - School of Medicine, Duke University
AB, 6/2007 - Neurobiology, Harvard University
Honors and Awards
  • Associate Investigator Program, VA Telehealth Research and Innovation for Veterans with Cancer (THRIVE) Center, 2023
  • Grunfeld Scholars, San Francisco VA Health Care System, 2022-2024
  • UCSF RAP Family Support Award, UCSF, Doris Duke Charitable Foundation’s Fund to Retain Clinical Scientists, 2022-2023
  • UCSF Society of Hellman Fellows award, Hellman Foundation, 2021-2023
  • Grants for Early Medical/Surgical Specialists' Transition to Aging Research (GEMSSTAR), National Institute on Aging, 2021-2023
  • Research and Education Core Scholar Award, UCSF Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Center, 2020-2021
  • Clinical Research Training Institute (CRTI), American Society of Hematology, 2019-2020
  • Endowed Young Investigator Award in Geriatric Oncology in honor of Dr. Arti Hurria, Conquer Cancer Foundation of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, 2019-2020
  • Internal Medicine Residency Assistant Chief Resident, Duke University, 2015-2016
  • Internal Medicine Residency Faculty-Resident Research Grant, Duke University, 2014-2015
  • Doris Duke Clinical Research Fellowship, Harvard Medical School, 2011-2012
  • Medical Student Summer Research Scholarship, American Academy of Neurology, 2011
  • Medical Student Training in Aging Research Program, American Federation for Aging Research, 2010
  • Thomas Temple Hoopes Prize for outstanding senior theses, Harvard University, 2007
Publications

  1. Mandelblatt J, Dage JL, Zhou X, Small BJ, Ahles TA, Ahn J, Artese A, Bethea TN, Breen EC, Carroll JE, Cohen HJ, Extermann M, Graham D, Claudine I, Jim HSL, McDonald BC, Nakamura ZM, Patel SK, Rebeck GW, Rentscher KE, Root JC, Russ KA, Tometich DB, Turner RS, Van Dyk K, Zhai W, Huang LW, Saykin AJ. Alzheimer disease-related biomarkers and cancer-related cognitive decline: the Thinking and Living with Cancer study. Journal of the National Cancer Institute 2024. PMID: 38788675


  2. Huang LW, Shi Y, Boscardin WJ, Steinman MA. Cognitive Trajectories in Older Adults Diagnosed With Hematologic Malignant Neoplasms. JAMA network open 2024. PMID: 39212987


  3. Huang LW, Shi Y, Andreadis C, Logan AC, Mannis GN, Smith CC, Gaensler KML, Martin TG, Damon LE, Boscardin WJ, Steinman MA, Olin RL. Association of geriatric measures and global frailty with cognitive decline after allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation in older adults. Journal of geriatric oncology 2023. PMID: 37678052


  4. Huang LW, Wang S. Cancer Clinical Trial Enrollment in Older vs Younger Adults. JAMA network open 2022. PMID: 36215075


  5. Huang LW, Sheng Y, Andreadis C, Logan AC, Mannis GN, Smith CC, Gaensler KML, Martin TG, Damon LE, Huang CY, Olin RL. Patterns and predictors of functional decline after alloHCT in older adults. 2022. PMID: 35247612


  6. Akhtar OS, Huang LW, Tsang M, Torka P, Loh KP, Morrison VA, Cordoba R. Geriatric assessment in older adults with non-Hodgkin lymphoma: A Young International Society of Geriatric Oncology (YSIOG) review paper. Journal of geriatric oncology 2022. PMID: 35216939


  7. Huang LW, Sun D, Link TM, Lang T, Ai W, Kaplan LD, Steinman MA, Andreadis C. High incidence of fractures after R-CHOP-like chemotherapy for aggressive B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphomas. Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer 2021. PMID: 33694088


  8. Sugidono M, Lo M, Young R, Rosario K, Jung Y, Huang CY, Sheng Y, Huang LW, Olin RL. Impact of Polypharmacy Prior to Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation in Older Adults. Transplantation and cellular therapy 2021. PMID: 33836888


  9. Bodden J, Sun D, Joseph GB, Huang LW, Andreadis C, Hughes-Fulford M, Lang TF, Link TM. Identification of non-Hodgkin lymphoma patients at risk for treatment-related vertebral density loss and fractures. Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA 2020. PMID: 32803319


  10. Olin RL, Fretham C, Pasquini MC, Arora M, Bhatt VR, Derman B, Giralt SA, Huang LW, Koll T, Lee SM, Lin RJ, Pang L, Popat UR, Weisdorf DJ, Artz A. Geriatric assessment in older alloHCT recipients: association of functional and cognitive impairment with outcomes. Blood advances 2020. PMID: 32574365


  11. Huang LW, Sheng Y, Andreadis C, Logan AC, Mannis GN, Smith CC, Gaensler KML, Martin TG, Damon LE, Steinman MA, Huang CY, Olin RL. Functional status as measured by geriatric assessment predicts inferior survival in older allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplant recipients. Biology of blood and marrow transplantation : journal of the American Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation 2019. PMID: 31493541


  12. Huang LW, Olin RL. Inflammatory biomarkers and patient-reported outcomes in acute myeloid leukemia: Refocusing on older adults. Journal of geriatric oncology 2019. PMID: 31350219


  13. Kotwal AA, Presley CJ, Loh KP, Huang LW, Lam V, Wong ML. Geriatric oncology research at the 2019 American Geriatrics Society (AGS) annual meeting: Joint perspectives from the Young International Society of Geriatric Oncology (SIOG) and AGS Cancer and Aging Special Interest Group. Journal of geriatric oncology 2019. PMID: 31272896


  14. Huang LW, Smith AK, Wong ML. Who Will Care for the Caregivers? Increased Needs When Caring for Frail Older Adults With Cancer. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2019. PMID: 30924526


  15. Huang LW, Wong SW, Andreadis C, Olin RL. Updates on Hematologic Malignancies in the Older Adult: Focus on Acute Myeloid Leukemia, Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia, and Multiple Myeloma. Current oncology reports 2019. PMID: 30848394


  16. Loh KP, Christofyllakis K, Huang LW, Mims A. Geriatric Hematology Research presented at the 2018 American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting: Young International Society of Geriatric Oncology Perspective Paper. 2019. PMID: 30661875


  17. Huang LW, Olin RL. Emerging therapeutic modalities for acute myeloid leukemia (AML) in older adults. Journal of geriatric oncology 2017. PMID: 28835351


  18. Huang LW, Bacon W, Cirrincione C, Peterson B, Long G, Rizzieri D, Sullivan KM, Corbet K, Horwitz M, Chao N, Gasparetto C, Tuchman SA. Efficacy and safety of high-dose chemotherapy with autologous stem cell transplantation in senior versus younger adults with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma. 2017. PMID: 28105753


  19. Huang LW, Anand S, Hassan S, Onwuemene O. Bruised Black and Blue: Acquired Hypoprothrombinemia. 2015. PMID: 26159638


  20. Huang LW, Tuchman SA. Re: intrathecal vincristine as mentioned in 'overview of recent trends in diagnosis and management of leptomeningeal multiple myeloma' by Yellu et al. 2015. PMID: 26073664


  21. Tuchman SA, Bacon WA, Huang LW, Long G, Rizzieri D, Horwitz M, Chute JP, Sullivan K, Morris Engemann A, Yopp A, Li Z, Corbet K, Chao N, Gasparetto C. Cyclophosphamide-based hematopoietic stem cell mobilization before autologous stem cell transplantation in newly diagnosed multiple myeloma. 2014. PMID: 25293363


  22. Huang LW, Inouye SK, Jones RN, Fong TG, Rudolph JL, O'Connor MG, Metzger ED, Crane PK, Marcantonio ER. Identifying indicators of important diagnostic features of delirium. 2012. PMID: 22690980


  23. Payne JD, Schacter DL, Propper RE, Huang LW, Wamsley EJ, Tucker MA, Walker MP, Stickgold R. The role of sleep in false memory formation. 2009. PMID: 19348959