Katy K. Tsai

MD

Oncologist and melanoma specialist

Dr. Katy K. Tsai is a medical oncologist who specializes in treating melanoma and other skin cancers.

In addition to caring for patients, Tsai conducts clinical trials with two of her colleagues in cutaneous oncology, Dr. Adil Daud and Dr. Alain Algazi, seeking new and better therapies for patients with advanced melanoma or head and neck cancers. She also has a long-standing research interest in quality of life and outcomes for patients receiving immunotherapy.

Tsai graduated with a degree in comparative literature from Brown University before earning her medical degree from Brown. She completed a residency in internal medicine at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, followed by a fellowship in medical oncology at UCSF, where she served as chief fellow.

Tsai is a member of the American Society of Clinical Oncology. She was born in Taiwan and raised in Toronto.

  • Education

    Brown University School of Medicine, 2010

  • Residencies

    University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Internal Medicine, 2013

  • Fellowships

    UCSF, Medical Oncology, 2015

  • Board Certifications

    Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine

    Medical Oncology, American Board of Internal Medicine

  • Academic Title

    Assistant Professor

Where I see patients (1)

    My reviews

    5.0

    Overall Experience
    173 Ratings
    Explained things in a way that was easy to understand
    173 Ratings
    Did the doctor pay attention to your concerns
    172 Ratings
    Gave easy to understand instructions about taking care of health problems or concerns
    169 Ratings
    Knew the important information about your medical history
    171 Ratings
    The provider showed respect for what you had to say
    171 Ratings
    The provider spent enough time with me
    171 Ratings
    Read all reviews About our process

    Selected research

    Decorative Caduceus

    Binimetinib and Imatinib for Unresectable Stage III-IV KIT-Mutant Melanoma

    Defined as complete response (CR) or partial response (PR) by Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST v1.1). The ORR at stages 1 and 2 will be estimated using the method of Whitehead, and the p-values for testing the ...

    Recruiting

    Decorative Caduceus

    Study of RP1 Monotherapy and RP1 in Combination With Nivolumab

    Percentage of subjects with adverse events (AEs)

    Recruiting

    Decorative Caduceus

    A Phase 1B Study of RP1 in Transplant Patients With Advanced Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma

    Assess the safety and tolerability of single-agent RP1 in solid organ transplant patients with cutaneous malignancies by incidence of subjects with treatment-emergent adverse events

    Recruiting

    Contact me

    Providers on my team

    Please check with your health insurance plan regarding coverage for this type of care. Not all providers at UCSF are covered by every insurance plan.

    Share