Ronald Citron, MD, a Missed Cancer Diagnosis Expert, has over 30 years of experience as an oncologist including, but not limited to, Causation Analysis.

Services

MD 1965. Diplomate: American Board of Internal Medicine, American Board of Medical Oncology, American Board of Forensic Examiners, American Board of Forensic Medicine. Causation analysis of missed or delayed cancer diagnosis.

Profile

Basic Research:  
Institute for Immunology Basel, Switzerland 1972-1974.  
Research in Immunology, Molecular Biology, Cellular  
Physiology, Molecular Genetics, and Cellular Anatomy.  
 
Fellowship:  
University of Southern California: Medical Oncology 1974-1976.  
University of Southern California: Hematology 1975-1976  
 
Honors:  
Research in Biology and Comparative Anatomy of Squalus acanthias, the Spiny Dogfish City College of New York, 1959-1961.  
 
Awards:  
Zlinkoff Foundation for Anatomical Research for Comparative Research on Branchopods, 1959.

Licenses

He is certified by:  
 
American Board of Internal Medicine  
American Board of Medical Oncology  
American Board of Forensic Examiners  
American Board of Forensic Medicine  
 
He has been licensed in the states of California, New York & Indiana.

Professional Experience

He has held faculty positions at the following medical centers:  
 
University of California - Los Angeles (UCLA)  
Veterans Administration (VA) Center (LA)  
King-Drew Medical Center 
 
Dr. Citron's professional posts include:  
 
Contract Researcher, National Instistutes of Health  
Contributor, National Surgical Adjuvant Breast Protocol  
Contributor, Gastrointestinal Tumor Study Group  
Contributor, Southwest Oncology Group  
Directory, Oncology Service, West Hills Hospital, West Hills, CA  
Chairman, Pharmacy Committee, West Hills Hospital  
Chairman, Utilization Committee, West Hills Hospital  
Chairman, Medical Committee, Canoga Park Hospital  
Chairman, Therapeutics Committee, Canoga Park Hospital  
Organizer, Ethics Committee, West Hills Hospital  
Member, American Cancer Society  
Member, Executive Committee, West Hills Hospital  
Chairman, Cancer Committee, Panorama Hospital  
Director, Oncology Unit, Panorama Hospital, Panorama, CA  
Member, Cancer Committee, Canoga Park Hospital

Legal Experience

Causation analysis of missed cancer diagnosis. Over 30 years experience.

Affiliations

He has been affiliated with the following hospitals:  
 
St. Francis Hospital, San Francisco CA 
Santa Monica Hospital, Santa Monica, CA  
Humana Hospital, West Hills, CA  
Canoga Park Hospital, Canoga Park, CA  
Panorama Hospital, Panorama City, CA  
Motion Picture Hospital, Woodland Hills, CA  
Northridge Picture Hospital, Woodland Hills, CA  
Valley Hospital, Sherman Oaks, CA  
Parkwood Hospital Woodland Hills, CA

Qualifications

CV upon Request

Publications

Citron, R. Medical Advisory Board The Medical Disability Advisor 4th Ed. 2001 Reed Group. 
 
Citron, R. Medicine: Expert Testimony and the Practice of Medicine The Forensic Examiner. July/August 1999 p.33-35  
 
Citron, R. Cancer Screening [Publ. Title - Medicable] Verdicts & Settlements Section, Friday February 19, 1999, p. 1 
 
Citron, R. Junk Science? Verdicts & Settlements Section, Daily Journal Friday, September 25, 1998 p.1.  
 
Citron, R., Citron, K., Dr. Citron's Evolutionary Diet and Cookbook, Publ. Hay House 1997 ISBN 1-56170-354-0  
 
Citron, R. The Oncologist: Cancer Malpractice & Expert Testimony The Forensic Examiner, 1997 pp. 15-17  
 
Citron, R. Doubling Time: Junk Science in the Courtroom Legal Medicine Annual, 1994., p. 1-56 
 
Citron, R. "Limine-ing Out" the Doubling Time Defense in Late Cancer Diagnosis CTLA Forum, July/August, 1992 pp. 19-30.  
 
Citron, R. Faulty Reasoning Guides Doubling-Time Defense Medical Malpr., Law, & Strategy, November, 1991.  
 
Citron, R. Late Cancer Diagnosis: The Myth of Doubling Time, Trial, May 1991 p. 54-57.  
 
Citronbaum, R. Weekly Low-Dose Adriamycin/Cytoxan (A/C) in Non-Resectable Non-Small Cell Carcinoma of Lung Amer. Soc. Clin. Oncol. Abst. C-825, 1984.  
 
Bluming, A, et al. Treatment of Primary Breast Cancer Without Mastectomy: A Los Angeles Community Experience Citation Unknown  
 
Citronbaum, R. Treatment of Oat-Cell Carcinoma of the Lung in the Community Med. & Ped. Oncol. 4: 363, 1978.  
 
Andersson, J. et. al. IgM Producing Tumors in the Balb/c Mouse: A Model for B Cell Maturation J. Exp. Med. 140: 742, 1976.  
 
Krammer, P., Citronbaum, R. Murine Thymic Lymphomas As Models for T-Cell Studies Cellular Immunology 21: 97, 1976.  
 
Citronbaum, R., The Head Veins of Squalus Acanthias, the Spiny Dogfish Honors Research, City College of New York, 1961.

Professional References

Societies:  
Phi Delta Epsilon, Medical Fraternity  
American Society of Clinical Oncology  
New York Academy of Sciences  
American Association for the Advancement of Science  
American Society of Internal Medicine  
American Society of Law & Medicine  
American Society of Preventive Oncology  
American Preventive Care Association  
American Board of Forensic Experts  
International Society for the Study of Comparative Oncology  
American Society of Breast Disease  
American Board of Forensic Medicine  
International Society of Preventive Oncology  
 
Specialty Boards: 
Certified, American Board of Internal Medicine, 1976  
Certified, American Board of Medical Oncology, 1977  
Certified, American Board of Forensic Examiners, 1995  
Certified, American Board of Forensic Medicine, 1995  
 
Faculty Positions:  
Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine, Division of Medical Oncology & Hematology  
UCLA-VA Medical Centers (1977-1984)  
 
Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine, Division of Medical Oncology and Hematology  
King-Drew Medical Center (1986-1988)  
 
Professional Post:  
Contract Researcher, National Institutes of Health  
Medical Director, Los Angeles Free Clinic  
Contributor, National Surgical Adjuvant Breast Protocol  
Contributor, Gastrointestinal Tumor Study Group  
Contributor, Southwest Oncology Group  
Director, Oncology Service, West Hills Hospital, West Hills, CA  
 
More Information Upon Request

Education

Dr. Citron was educated at New York University College of Medicine where he received his degree in 1965. 
 
San Fernando Valley College of Law Van Nuys CA 1986-87.

Consulting Practice:  All States

Areas of Expertise:

    Anemia
    Brain Tumors
    Breast Cancer
    Cancer Therapies
    Cancer/Oncology
    Cancers
    Causation Analysis
    Causation Analysis
    Cervical Cancer
    Delayed Diagnosis
    Expert Witness
    Forensic Experts
    Forensic Medicine
    Hodgkin's Disease
    Kidney Cancer
    Laryngeal Cancer
    Liver Cancer
    Lung Cancer
    Medical Malpractice
    Medical-Legal Issues
    Melanoma
    Myeloma
    Myeloproliferative Disorders
    Oncology
    Oral Cancer
    Pancreatic Cancer
    Preventive Medicine
    Prostate Cancer
    Testicular Cancer