Wei Bai
Experienced in Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor

Dr. Wei Bai

Hematology | Oncology
CommonSpirit Health
Oncology & Hematology - Mission Hope - Santa Maria, CA
1325 E Church St, Ste 301, 
Santa Maria, CA 
Accepting New Patients

Experienced in Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor
CommonSpirit Health
Oncology & Hematology - Mission Hope - Santa Maria, CA
1325 E Church St, Ste 301, 
Santa Maria, CA 
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Overview

Dr. Wei Bai grew up in Beijing, China. In 1995, she graduated from Peking University Health Science Center (previously known as Beijing Medical University) with distinction. She then pursued graduate study in the United States. Upon receiving her master’s degree in Molecular Medicine from the University of Massachusetts Medical School in 1998, Dr. Bai joined a leading biotech company, Genentech, Inc., in South San Francisco to pursue her passion in translational research. She participated in research and development of several cancer drugs, including trastuzumab (Herceptin), bevacizumab (Avastin), and erlotinib (Tarceva), among others in the company pipeline.Excited to bring bench research to bedside practice, Dr. Bai ultimately transitioned to direct patient care in 2005. She completed her Internal Medicine residency at NewYork-Presbyterian Lower Manhattan Hospital in 2008, which included several months of clinical rotation at Memorial loan Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC). Dr. Bai’s experience at MSKCC further enforced her commitment to oncology research and practice. She proceeded to a combined Hematology and Medical Oncology fellowship at Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center of Georgetown University in Washington DC from 2008 to 2011.After her fellowship, Dr. Bai practiced hematology and medical oncology in the Samaritan Health System in Oregon. During her nine years with Samaritan, she treated patients with a wide range of cancer types and blood diseases. She served her patients with PRIDE — passion, respect, integrity, dedication and excellence. Dr. Bai was also active in clinical trials and resident education.Since 2020, Dr. Bai joined the team at Mission Hope Cancer Center. Compassionate and calm, she is devoted to each individual patient’s needs and goals.

Dr. Bai is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor. Her top areas of expertise are Deep Vein Thrombosis, Pleuropulmonary Blastoma, Familial Colorectal Cancer, and Hemochromatosis.

Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 14 peer reviewed articles and participating in 1 clinical trial. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Specialties
Hematology
Oncology
Licenses
Internal Medicine in OR
Board Certifications
Internal Medicine
Internal Medicine (Sub: Hematology)
Internal Medicine (Sub: Medical Oncology)
Fellowships
Georgetown University
Hospital Affiliations
Arroyo Grande Community Hospital
Marian Regional Medical Center
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Female

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Oncology & Hematology - Mission Hope - Santa Maria, CA
1325 E Church St, Ste 301, Santa Maria, CA 93454
Call: 805-349-9393

Clinical Research

Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.


1 Clinical Trials

Molecular Analysis for Therapy Choice (MATCH)
Molecular Analysis for Therapy Choice (MATCH)
Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting
Publish Date: November 17, 2025
Intervention Type: Procedure, Drug, Other, Biological
Study Drugs: Adavosertib, Afatinib, Binimetinib, Capivasertib, Copanlisib, Crizotinib, Dabrafenib, Dasatinib, Defactinib, Erdafitinib, FGFR Inhibitor AZD4547, Ipatasertib, Larotrectinib, Nivolumab, Osimertinib, Palbociclib, Pertuzumab, PI3K-Beta Inhibitor GSK2636771, Sapanisertib, Sunitinib, Taselisib, Trametinib, Trastuzumab, Ulixertinib, Vismodegib
Study Phase: Phase 2

14 Total Publications

Overexpression of RuBisCO form I and II genes in Rhodopseudomonas palustris TIE-1 augments polyhydroxyalkanoate production heterotrophically and autotrophically.
Overexpression of RuBisCO form I and II genes in Rhodopseudomonas palustris TIE-1 augments polyhydroxyalkanoate production heterotrophically and autotrophically.
Journal: Applied and environmental microbiology
Published: August 20, 2024
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