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Yolanda Tseng, MD, MPhil

Associate Professor, TBI Lead


Overview

Dr. Tseng earned her MD and completed her radiation oncology residency program from Harvard Medical School. She believes that cancer is best treated with a team approach that includes other physicians, nurses, and technical staff involved in treatment planning. She has conducted research in diverse areas, including how physician estimate patient prognosis and its effects on treatment decisions, and how tumor biological subtypes affect patient outcomes and the response to local therapy. She is interested in systematically evaluating how proton radiotherapy can be used to optimize patient care. “As treatment efficacy improves for many disease sites, the goal now is to minimize the long-term side effects of our treatments. My hope is that we can achieve this for our patients.”

Specialties

Metastatic Cancer, Lymphomas/Leukemia, Brain and Spine Tumors

Education & Training

College:  Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 2003

Graduate School: University of Cambridge, M.Phil., Cambridge, UK 2004

Medical Education: Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 2009

Internship: Internal Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA 2010

Residency: Radiation Oncology, Harvard Radiation Oncology Program, Boston, MA 2014

Patient Care Philosophy

One of the most anxious times during a cancer diagnosis is determining the plan of action. This requires a team approach, in which both patient and physician learn from each other about their priorities, goals, and expectations. It is important for my patients to feel well informed about their treatment options, since this allows us to make the best decision together about their care.


Locations of Practice

Fred Hutch Cancer Center – Proton Therapy

1570 N. 115th Street
Seattle, WA 98133

206.306.2800

UW Medical Center – Fred Hutch at Montlake

1959 NE Pacific Street
Seattle, WA 98195

206.598.4100