Creighton University, Omaha, NE, B.S., 1969, Medical Technology University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, M.S., 1974, Clinical Pathology University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, M.D., 1977, Medicine
Residencies
University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, Residency, 1980, Internal Medicine
Fellowships
University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, Fellowship, 1983, Oncology
Board Certifications
American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine, Hematology
American Board of Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology
Program Affiliations
Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology Oncology
Dr. Margaret Tempero is deputy director of the UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center at Mount Zion. She is a pioneer in applying radioactively tagged antibodies for cancer therapy. She has led national research projects for gastrointestinal cancer, including pancreatic cancer.
She has held editorial positions on prestigious journals such as Cancer Research, Journal of Clinical Oncology, Clinical Cancer Research and American Journal of Medicine. Tempero is a professor of hematology and oncology and is the Doris and Don Fisher Distinguished Professor in Clinical Research. Prior to joining UCSF Medical Center, she was deputy director of the Cancer Center at the University of Nebraska.