Allen M. Chen, M.D.
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Philosophy of CareRadiation oncology is one of the most technically challenging specialties in medicine. My philosophy of care is to help patients understand why and how we deliver radiation so that any apprehension or mystique associated with treatment is eliminated. |
Title: |
Assistant Professor Director, Residency and Fellowship Training Program |
Specialty: |
Radiation Oncology |
Center/Program Affiliation: |
UC Davis Cancer Center |
Address: |
UC Davis Cancer Center 4501 X St., Suite 0140 Sacramento, CA 95817 |
Phone: |
(916) 734-8251 |
Other Languages: |
Chinese, Mandarin |
Education: |
Yale University School of Medicine New Haven, Connecticut M.D. 2001 |
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Cornell University Ithaca, New York B.A. 1996 |
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Internships: |
Kaiser Permanente Medical Center Santa Clara, CA 2002 Internal Medicine |
Residency: |
University of California, San Francisco San Francisco, CA 2006 Radiation Oncology M.D. Anderson Cancer Center Houston, TX 2003 Radiation Oncology |
Professional Memberships: |
American Association for Cancer Research American College of Radiology American Head and Neck Society American Medical Association American Radium Society American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology American Society of Clinical Oncology Association for Directors of Radiation Oncology Programs Radiological Society of North America |
Select Recent Publications: |
Chen AM, Jennelle RL, Sreeraman R, Yang CC, Liu T, Vijayakumar S, Purdy JA. Initial clinical experience with helical tomotherapy for head and neck cancer. Head Neck 2009; 31: 1571-1578. Chen AM, Jennelle RL, Grady V, Tovar A, Bowen K, Simonin P, Tracy J, McCrudden D, Stella JR, Vijayakumar S. Prospective study of psychosocial distress among patients undergoing radiotherapy for head and neck cancer. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2009; 73: 187-193. Chen AM, Daly ME, El-Sayed I, Bucci MK, Lee NY, Garcia J, Phillips TL, Eisele DW. Patterns of failure after combined modality treatment incorporating radiation therapy for sinonasal undifferentiated carcinoma of the head and neck. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2008; 70: 338-343. Chen AM, Vaughan A, Narayan S, Vijayakumar S. Palliative radiation therapy for head and neck cancer: Is there an optimal fractionation scheme? Head Neck 2008; 30: 1586-1591. Chen AM, Garcia J, Granchi PJ, Griffin A, Johnson J, Eisele DW. Late relapse after treatment of localized salivary gland cancer: When does cure mean cure? Cancer 2008; 112: 340-344. Chen AM, Jahan TM, Jablons DM, Garcia J, Larson DA. Risk of cerebral metastasis and neurological death after complete pathological response to neoadjuvant therapy for locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer: Clinical implications for the subsequent management of the brain. Cancer 2007; 109: 1668-1675. Chen AM, Garcia J. Bucci MK, Quivey JM, Eisele DW. The role of postoperative radiation therapy in carcinoma ex pleomorphic adenoma of the parotid gland. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2007; 67: 138-143. Chen AM, Bucci MK, Singer MI, Garcia J, Kaplan MJ, Chan AS, Phillips TL. Intraoperative radiation therapy for recurrent head-and-neck cancer. The UCSF Experience. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2007; 67: 122-129. Chen AM, Bucci MK, Granchi PJ, Garcia J, Lee NY, Fu KK, Eisele DW. Patterns of nodal relapse after surgery and postoperative radiation therapy for carcinomas of the major and minor salivary glands: What is the role of elective neck irradiation? Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2007; 67: 988-994. Chen AM, Daly ME, Bucci MK, Xia P, Akazawa C, Quivey JM, Weinberg V, Garcia J, Lee NY, Kaplan MJ, El-Sayed I, Eisele DW, Fu KK, Phillips TL. Carcinomas of the paranasal sinuses and nasal cavity treated at a single institution over the course of 5 decades: Are we making improvement? Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2007; 69: 141-147. |
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