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Dr. Jonathan Finlay, MD

Dr. Jonathan Finlay, MD

Pediatrician
911 N Oak Park Blvd, Pismo Beach, CA
Dr. Finlay was educated at Carmel College, Wallingford, and subsequently attended medical school between 1967 and 1973 at Birmingham University, earning a B.Sc. (Hons.) in Biochemistry in 1970 and MB, ChB in 1973. He then undertook internships and residencies in pediatrics in Birmingham (including pediatric oncology under the direction of Dr. Jill Mann). In 1976, his future career path in pediatric oncology was formulated during a senior residency appointment at the Christie Hospital and Holt Radium Institute, Manchester, UK, under the direction of Dr. Patricia Morris-Jones. Between 1976 and 1980, he undertook Fellowship training in Pediatric Immunology (1976-1978) under Dr. Richard Hong and then Pediatric Hematology/Oncology (1978-1980) under Dr. Nasarollah Shahidi, both at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Between 1980 and 2003, he held faculty positions in Pediatric Oncology at Stanford University (1980-1982), the University of Wisconsin-Madison (1982-1987), the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and the University of Pennsylvania (1987-1989), the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and Cornell University (1989-1997) and the Stephen Hassenfeld Children's Blood & Cancer Center at New York University (1997-2003).[5] Additionally, he held the posts of Vice-Chair of the Department of Pediatrics at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, and of Director of the Pediatric Oncology Program at New York University and of the Neuro-oncology Program at the New York University Comprehensive Cancer Center. Between 2003 and 2014, he served as Director of the Neuro-oncology Program at the Children's Hospital Los Angeles and Professor of Pediatrics at the Keck School of Medicine of University of Southern California. In 2013, he was appointed to the Audrey and Billy Wilder Chair in Neuro-oncology and Director of a new, inter-departmental Neuro-oncology Program at Children's Hospital Los Angeles. In July 2014, he assumed his current position as Professor of Pediatrics.
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Dr. Finlay was educated at Carmel College, Wallingford, and subsequently attended medical school between 1967 and 1973 at Birmingham University, earning a B.Sc. (Hons.) in Biochemistry in 1970 and MB, ChB in 1973. He then undertook internships and residencies in pediatrics in Birmingham (including pediatric oncology under the direction of Dr. Jill Mann). In 1976, his future career path in pediatric oncology was formulated during a senior residency appointment at the Christie Hospital and Holt Radium Institute, Manchester, UK, under the direction of Dr. Patricia Morris-Jones. Between 1976 and 1980, he undertook Fellowship training in Pediatric Immunology (1976-1978) under Dr. Richard Hong and then Pediatric Hematology/Oncology (1978-1980) under Dr. Nasarollah Shahidi, both at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Between 1980 and 2003, he held faculty positions in Pediatric Oncology at Stanford University (1980-1982), the University of Wisconsin-Madison (1982-1987), the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and the University of Pennsylvania (1987-1989), the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and Cornell University (1989-1997) and the Stephen Hassenfeld Children's Blood & Cancer Center at New York University (1997-2003).[5] Additionally, he held the posts of Vice-Chair of the Department of Pediatrics at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, and of Director of the Pediatric Oncology Program at New York University and of the Neuro-oncology Program at the New York University Comprehensive Cancer Center. Between 2003 and 2014, he served as Director of the Neuro-oncology Program at the Children's Hospital Los Angeles and Professor of Pediatrics at the Keck School of Medicine of University of Southern California. In 2013, he was appointed to the Audrey and Billy Wilder Chair in Neuro-oncology and Director of a new, inter-departmental Neuro-oncology Program at Children's Hospital Los Angeles. In July 2014, he assumed his current position as Professor of Pediatrics.

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Avalon Pediatrics
911 N Oak Park Blvd, Pismo Beach, CA 93449
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  • Stanford Hospital

Board certifications

  • Pediatric Hematology-Oncology (American Board of Pediatrics)
  • American Board of Pediatrics

Education and training

  • Medical School - University of Birmingham College of Medical and Dental Sciences, Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery
  • University of Birmingham (Bachelor's)
  • Holt Radium Institute, Christie Hospital (Residency)
  • University of Wisconsin, Madison, Fellowship in Pediatric Immunology
  • University of Wisconsin, Madison, Fellowship in Pediatric Hematology Oncology

Languages spoken

  • English

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Male

NPI number

1427196757

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Dr. Jonathan Finlay's office is located at 911 N Oak Park Blvd, Pismo Beach, CA 93449.

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Dr. Jonathan Finlay is certified by Pediatric Hematology-Oncology (American Board of Pediatrics) and American Board of Pediatrics.

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