

Radiation cancer specialist
Dr. I-Chow (Joe) Hsu is a radiation oncologist with special expertise in brachytherapy, a form of radiotherapy where a radioactive source is placed inside or next to the area requiring treatment such as localized prostate cancer. Hsu has special research interests in the application of brachytherapy and hyperthermia in genitourinary and gynecologic cancers. He is an active member of numerous professional medical societies including the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology, American Brachytherapy Society and Society for Thermal Medicine. He also chairs the brachytherapy committee of the Radiation Therapy Oncology Group.
Hsu earned a medical degree at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and completed a residency in radiation oncology at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center in New York. He is an associate professor of radiation oncology at the University of California, San Francisco. Hsu is certified in radiation oncology by the American Board of Radiology.
Radiation Oncology at Mount Zion
1600 Divisadero St., Basement Level
San Francisco, CA 94143-1708
Main Phone: (415) 353-7175
New Patient Appointments: (415) 353-9807
Fax: (415) 353-9884
Hours: Monday to Friday
7 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Radiation Oncology at Parnassus
505 Parnassus Ave, Room L-75
San Francisco, CA 94143-0226
Main Phone: (415) 353-7175
New Patient Appointments: (415) 353-8335
Fax: (415) 353-7281
Hours: Monday to Friday
8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Chinese
Mandarin
John Hopkins School of Medicine 1991
San Bernadino Medical Center, Transitional Intern 1992
Columbia-Presbyterian Medical, Radiation Oncology 1995
Publications are derived from MEDLINE/PubMed and provided by UCSF Profiles, a service of the Clinical & Translational Science Institute (CTSI) at UCSF. Researchers can make corrections and additions by logging on to UCSF Profiles.