Katy K. Tsai

MD

Oncologist and melanoma specialist

About me

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

Melanoma & Skin Cancer Program

1825 Fourth Street, Third Floor
San Francisco, CA 94158

(415) 353-9900
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Study of Adjuvant Ipilimumab and Nivolumab in Subjects With High-risk Ocular Melanoma

This is an open-label, multi-site, single-arm Phase 2 study of adjuvant nivolumab combined with ipilimumab for the treatment of adult subjects with completely treated high-risk ocular melanoma, as defined in eligibil...

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