Dr. Sharon Yee, MD, FACP

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Get to know Hematologist-Oncologist Dr. Sharon Yee, who serves patients in Arcadia, California.

A trusted hematologist-oncologist, Dr. Yee works with patients at her private practice in Arcadia, California.

Education-wise, she received her medical degree from the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California in 1980, and completed her residency in internal medicine at Kaiser Permanente Southern California in 1983. Finally, she completed her fellowship in hematology and medical oncology at the LAC+USC Medical Center in 1986.

Recognized as a Fellow of the American College of Physicians (FACP), the doctor is board-certified in hematology, medical oncology, and internal medicine through the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM). The ABIM is a physician-led, non-profit, independent evaluation organization driven by doctors who want to achieve higher standards for better care in a rapidly changing world.

Hematology is the branch of medicine concerned with the study of the cause, prognosis, treatment, and prevention of diseases related to blood. Oncology is a branch of medicine that deals with the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of cancer. A hematologist-oncologist is a physician who specializes in the diagnosis, treatment, or prevention of cancer, malignant blood diseases such as leukemia, lymphoma, and multiple myeloma, and blood disorders such as iron-deficiency anemia, clotting abnormalities, hemophilia, and sickle-cell disease.

On a more personal note, Dr. Yee is fluent in both English and Cantonese.

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