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UC Davis Health System

Allen M. Chen, M.D.

Allen M. Chen

Philosophy of Care

Radiation 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

Cornell University
Ithaca, New York
B.A. 1996

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.

To see if Allen M. Chen is accepting new patients, or for assistance finding a UC Davis doctor, please call (800) 2-UC DAVIS.