Dr. Chien Pong Chen M.D., PH.D.
Radiation Oncologist | Radiation Oncology
1600 Divisadero St Suite H1031 San Francisco CA, 94115About
Dr. Chien Chen practices Radiation Oncology in La Jolla, CA. Radiation oncology is a medical specialty that involves treating cancer with radiation. Dr. Chen specializes in treating cancer with radiation, using radiation therapy to treat a wide variety of cancers. Radiation therapy uses carefully targeted and regulated doses of high-energy radiation to kill cancer cells.
Education and Training
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons 2009
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Treatments
- Liver Cancer
- Pancreatic Cancer
- Prostate Cancer
- Breast Cancer
- Bladder Cancer
- Lung Cancer
- Lymphoma
- Multiple Myeloma
- Extra Corporeal Shockwave Therapy
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Nearby Providers
- Dr. Alexander R. Gottschalk M.D.1600 Divisadero St San Francisco CA 94115
- Dr. Mark Carlton Rounsaville MD2333 Buchanan St San Francisco CA 94115
- Dr. Daphne A. Haas-kogan M.D.1600 Divisadero St San Francisco CA 94115
- Dr. Tania Betty Kaprealian MD1600 Divisadero St San Francisco CA 94115
- Dr. Catherine C. Park M.D.1600 Divisadero St San Francisco CA 94115
- Dr. John Leslie Meyer MD2333 Buchanan St San Francisco CA 94115