At The Angeles Clinic and Research Institute, Dr. Martino’s talent and caring personality touches the lives of those seeking expert care on a daily basis. For three decades she has devoted the majority of her career to fostering progress in breast cancer care whether in the preventative sciences, adjuvant care arena, or the setting of metastatic breast cancer.
Silvana Martino, DO, director of our Breast Cancer Program, is a well-known and highly respected board-certified oncologist. In addition to her practice and research responsibilities, Dr. Martino spends a significant amount of time educating the public about early breast cancer detection and breast cancer treatment options. She is the co-author of over 150 scientific publications and abstracts on breast cancer, lecturing throughout the nation on breast cancer-related topics.
Dr. Martino began her academic career at Wayne State University in Detroit where she served as the medical director of the Breast Cancer Prevention Program and chief of the Section of Breast Cancer for the Division of Hematology / Oncology. She joined the staff of the John Wayne Cancer Institute in 1999, a move which eventually brought her to The Angeles Clinic and Research Institute. Dr. Martino is also Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine at the Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles.
Dr. Martino's appointments are innumerable and highlighted by her previous role as Chairman of the Southwest Oncology Group (SWOG) Breast Committee and her tenure as Chairman of the Oncology Drugs Advisory Committee (ODAC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA). Dr. Martino is a recipient of the Philips Medal of Public Service Award.
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Education Background
RESIDENCY
Wayne State University School Of Medicine
MEDICAL SCHOOL
Michigan State University College Of Osteopathic Medicine - 1973