William Chen, MD
Dr. Chen is a radiation oncologist and translational researcher. He received an undergraduate degree from Johns Hopkins University and completed medical school at the University of California, San Francisco. He completed his internal medicine preliminary internship at Kaiser San Francisco, followed by residency in Radiation Oncology at UCSF. He is currently a Chan Zuckerburg Biohub Physician Scientist Fellow and a Helen Diller Family Cancer Center Physician Scientist Program in Clinical Oncology (PSPCO) Fellow. His research focuses on biomarker development, informatics, and clinical trial development with a focus on meningiomas and other malignancies of the central nervous system and beyond.
2012: BS, Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University
2018: MD, UCSF
2018-2019: Internship, Internal Medicine, Kaiser Permanente
2019-2023: Residency, Radiation Oncology, UCSF
2023-present: Clinical Instructor, Radiation Oncology, UCSF
2023-present: Physician Scientist Fellow, Chan Zuckerburg Biohub
2023-present: Physician Scientist Program in Clinical Oncology (PSPCO) K12 Fellow, Helen Diller Family Cancer Center
2023: Radiological Society of North America Roentgen Resident/Fellow Research Award
2023: Bradley Stuart Beller Endowed Special Merit Award, American Society of Clinical Oncology
2022: Bradley Stuart Beller Endowed Special Merit Award, American Society of Clinical Oncology
2022: Young Investigator Award, American Society of Clinical Oncology
2022: Young Oncologist Travel Grant Award, American Radium Society
2020: Basic/Translational Junior Investigator Award, American Society for Radiation Oncology
2018: Neurosurgery Paper of the Year, Tumor Section, Congress of Neurological Surgery
2018: Congress of Neurological Surgery Neurosurgery Paper of the Year, Tumor Section (author)
2016: UCSF Pathways to Discovery Dean’s Research Award, Finalist
2016: UCSF Pathways to Discovery Travel Award, 2016
2012: Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society