Alain C. Mita
MD
About Dr Alain C. Mita
Bio
Alain C. Mita, M.D., M.S.c., is an oncologist at Hoag Family Cancer Institute specializing in the treatment of lung, thyroid and head & neck cancers, as well as in the development of new therapies for cancer. Before joining Hoag, Dr. Mita served as Co-Director of Experimental Therapeutics at the Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute as well as Associate Professor of Medicine at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. He was also Professor of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles. An accomplished researcher, Dr. Mita has served as the principal investigator or co-principal investigator on numerous phase I-II clinical trials testing the effects of new drug therapies for cancer treatment. Dr. Mita earned his medical degree at the University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Carol Davila” in Bucharest, Romania, as well as a Master of Science degree in Cellular Regulation and Pathology of Regulations, Hematology and Immunology. Dr. Mita completed his fellowship in Medical Oncology at the University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio, Texas. He also completed an Advanced Oncology Drug Development Fellowship Program at the Institute for Drug Development at the Cancer Therapy and Research Center and University of Texas Health Science Center. Dr. Mita has presented and taught multiple clinical lectures throughout his career and contributed to more than 250 peer-reviewed research papers and clinical abstracts on the efficacy of oncology drug therapies.
Specialties
Medical Oncology
Focus areas
Medical Oncology
location
Newport Beach
1 Hoag Dr Bldg 41 Ste 302, Newport Beach, CA 92658-6100 Phone: (949) 764-4060 • Fax: (949) 764-4061
Irvine
16105 Sand Canyon Ave Ste 230, Irvine, CA 92618 Phone: (949) 764-4060 • Fax: (949) 764-4061
Accepting new patients
Yes
Hoag affiliations
Hoag Physician Partners
Languages
English
Background
Certification
Education
Medical Education
Carol Davilla Medical School
Residency
Internal Medicine, Rene Huguenin Cancer Center
Fellowship
Medical Oncology, University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio
Fellowship
Medical Oncology, Claudius Regaud Cancer Center/Paul Sabatier University