Division of Hematology/Oncology
The award winning Division of Hematology/Oncology is divided into twelve programs reflecting our partnership with Scripps MD Anderson Cancer Center, where all of our physicians are faculty. Each of our members subspecialize in one or two areas of oncology or malignant hematology, affording maximal medical expertise. Most patients benefit from this composition; they are seen in multidisciplinary clinics and reviewed in multidisciplinary treatment planning conferences. The team is involved in research opportunities in numerous areas including cutting edge programs in pancreatic and hepatocellular cancers. Our blood and marrow transplantation program is one of the oldest in the nation, providing state of the art autologous and allogeneic transplants for patients with leukemias, lymphomas, and multiple myeloma. With its designation as a Center of Excellence with the National Marrow Donor Program, our stem cell pheresis program is the largest unrelated donor program in the country.
Featured Services
We provide cutting edge cancer care across twelve different cancer specialties as part of our partnership and affiliation with Scripps MD Anderson Cancer Center. Patients are seen in multidisciplinary clinics across four fully staffed centers distributed across San Diego County.
Recognitions & Awards
Carrie Costantini, MD was recipient of the Gittes Fellow Research Award in Medicine 2017 and has been named a Top Doctor by San Diego County Medical Society/San Diego Magazine (Hematology 2016).
Michael Kosty, MD has been named to Best Doctors in America 2005-2019 and was previously named a Top Doctor by San Diego Magazine. He sits on the American Society of Clinical Oncology Board of Directors (2017-2021) and is the recipient of the Stan Freedman MD Award for Outstanding Lifetime Achievement in Graduate Medical Education (Scripps Clinic/Scripps Green Hospital) 2019.
James Mason, MD has been named to The Best Doctors of America 2003-2018 and was previously named to San Diego Magazine Best Doctors and San Diego Padres Medical All Stars 2002. He has received a Thrivers’ Network Physician of the Year Award and a cancer Development Award from the American Cancer Society.
Alan Saven, MD was ranked in the Top One Percent of Hematologists and Oncologists by U.S. News and World Report and has been named to Best Doctors of America repeatedly over the past two decades.
Melissa Torrey, MD received The Wil Alexander Award for Commitment to Whole Person Care
Marin Xavier, MD has been named a Top Doctor by San Diego Magazine and received numerous awards including the Dr. John Kenny Award for Physician Leadership and Compassionate Care in Blood Cancers (2017), the Laura Krumvieda Inspiration Award for Exemplary Service (2016), and is a past recipient of The Ralph P. George Teacher of the Year Award.
Elisa Quiroz, MD won the American Society of Hematology Minority Hematology Fellows Award (2021), the United States Public Health Service Excellence in Public Health Award (2016), and the American Association of University Women Selected Professions Fellowship (2015).