Dr. Kramer graduated from the University of Maryland. He received his MD degree from the University of Siena Medical School, Italy, with honors, in 1979. Residency was obtained at the City Hospital at Elmhurst and a hematology fellowship at Mt. Sinai Hospital, both in New York City. Medical oncology fellowship was conducted at the University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center, followed by three years on the staff in the Department of Head, Neck and Thoracic Oncology. Since 1992 Dr. Kramer has been in private practice in San Francisco and is a Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine at UCSF. Active in clinical cancer research, Dr. Kramer is on research subcommittees for the RTOG, SWOG, and Sutter Health. His clinical interests are in cancers of head and neck, lung, breast and sarcoma. He recently has taken an interest in documentary film making and has initiated a Living with Cancer series with two award-winning documentaries to his credit: Living with Breast Cancer 2002; Living with Lung Cancer: The Wells Whitney Story 2004
Medical School
  • University Of Siena, 1979
  • Internship
  • City Hospital at Elmhurst NYC, 1981
  • Residency Training
  • Mount Sinai Services NYC, 1983
  • Fellowship
  • Mount Sinai Hospital NYC, 1984
  • University Of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1986
  • Board Certification
  • Internal Medicine, 1985
  • Medical Oncology, 1987
  • Hospital Affiliation
  • California Pacific Medical Center
  • University of California San Francisco
  • Saint Francis Memorial Hospital
  • Society Affiliation
  • San Francisco Medical Society
  • Association of Northern California Oncologists
  • American Society of Clinical Oncology