I-ChowJoeHsuMDFASTRO

Radiation Oncology • San Francisco, CA

Gynecologic Cancer, Urologic Cancer

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Office
UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
1600 Divisadero St H1031
San Francisco, CA 94115
Phone+1 415-353-7175

Fax+1 415-353-9883
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Summary

Dr. I-Chow Hsu is a radiation oncologist in San Francisco, CA and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including UCSF Medical Center, San Francisco VA Medical Center, and Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center. He received his medical degree from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and has been in practice 26 years. He also speaks multiple languages, including Chinese (Mandarin). He specializes in gynecologic cancer and urologic cancer and is experienced in brachytherapy and hyperthermic radiosensitization.

Education & Training

New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus)Residency, Radiation Oncology, 1992 - 1995
Arrowhead Regional Medical CenterInternship, Transitional Year, 1991 - 1992
Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineClass of 1991

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 1992 - 2026
American Board of Radiology Radiation Oncology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014

Clinical Trials

Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Stage II or Stage III Prostate Cancer Start of enrollment: 2004 Jul 01
Completed
Phase 2
Pilot Study of a Catheter-based Ultrasound Hyperthermia System Start of enrollment: 2009 Dec 18
Terminated
Not Applicable
Radiation Therapy With or Without Androgen-Deprivation Therapy in Treating Patients With Prostate Cancer Start of enrollment: 2009 Sep 01
Active, not recruiting
Phase 3
Focal Salvage HDR Brachytherapy for Locally Recurrent Prostate Cancer in Patients Treated With Prior Radiotherapy Start of enrollment: 2017 Aug 28
Recruiting
Phase 1, Phase 2
High Dose Rate Prostate Brachytherapy: Dose Escalation to Dominant Intra-prostatic Nodule Start of enrollment: 2012 May 01
Completed
Not Applicable
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Safety of high-dose-rate brachytherapy in patients with prostate cancer and inflammatory bowel disease: A case series.
Horatio Thomas, Jie Jane Chen, Haitham Shaheen, Ali Sabbagh, Hasan Abdul-Baki, Oi Wai Chau, Nauman Malik, Alan Ayoub, Comron Hassanzadeh, I-Chow Hsu, Osama Mohamad> ;Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy. 2024 Feb 1
Safety of high-dose rate (HDR) brachytherapy for patients with prostate cancer and history of prior chemoradiation for rectal cancer: A case series.
Horatio Thomas, Jie Jane Chen, Hasan Abdul-Baki, Ali Sabbagh, Haitham Shaheen, Oi Wai Chau, Nauman Malik, Alan Ayoub, Comron Hassanzadeh, I-Chow Hsu, Osama Mohamad> ;Brachytherapy. 2023 Dec 29
1 citations
Feasibility and Clinical Acceptability of Automation-Assisted 3D Conformal Radiotherapy Planning for Patients With Cervical Cancer in a Resource-Constrained Setting.
Sikudhani Muya, Jerry Ndumbalo, Sarah Kutika Nyagabona, Shaid Yusuf, Dong Joo Rhee, Beatrice Paul Mushi, Benjamin Li, Li Zhang, Surbhi Grover, Mary Feng, I-Chow Hsu, E...> ;JCO Global Oncology. 2023 Sep 1
2 citations
Salvage prostate brachytherapy in radiorecurrent prostate cancer: An international Delphi consensus study.
Mark T Corkum, Mark K Buyyounouski, Albert J Chang, Hans T Chung, Peter Chung, Brett W Cox, Juanita M Crook, Brian J Davis, Steven J Frank, Ivan Henriquez, Eric M Horw...> ;Radiotherapy and Oncology. 2023 Jul 1
1 citations
Outcomes of salvage high dose-rate brachytherapy with or without pelvic external beam radiotherapy in patients with palpable local recurrence of prostate cancer after ...
Lisa Ni, Katherine Chen, Christina Phuong, Ali R Sabbagh, Anthony C Wong, Osama Mohamad, I-Chow Hsu> ;Brachytherapy. 2023 Jan 7
1 citations
The role of adjuvant radiation therapy in older patients with node-positive vulvar cancer: A national cancer database analysis.
Lisa Ni, Sumi Sinha, Marianne Rara, Christina Phuong, Lee-May Chen, I-Chow J Hsu, Emi J Yoshida> ;Gynecologic Oncology. 2022 Nov 1
Environmentally sustainable brachytherapy care.
Katie E Lichter, Claire C Baniel, Justin Anderson, Rohini Bhatia, Melissa A Frick, Cassandra L Thiel, Seema Gandhi, Gustavo R Sarria, Hilary P Bagshaw, Daniel Petereit...> ;Brachytherapy. 2022 Jul 3
Feasibility of accelerated image-guided high-dose-rate interstitial brachytherapy with inverse planning simulated annealing (IPSA-HDRBT) for post-operative treatment o...
Christopher K Cheung, Jessica Chew, Katherine Wai, Sarah M Calkins, Patrick K Ha, William R Ryan, Adam Cunha, Sue S Yom, I-Chow Hsu, Jason W Chan> ;Brachytherapy. 2022 Jun 15
Relative Incidence of Emergency Department Visits After Treatment for Prostate Cancer With Radiation Therapy or Radical Prostatectomy.
Jes Alexander, Alexis Beatty, Osama Mohamad, I-Chow Joe Hsu> ;Practical Radiation Oncology. 2022 May 17
Ultrasound guidance for cervical implantation.
I-Chow Hsu, Emi Yoshida> ;International Journal of Gynecological Cancer. 2022 Mar 1
2 citations
Safety of accelerated hypofractionated whole pelvis radiation therapy prior to high dose rate brachytherapy or stereotactic body radiation therapy prostate boost.
Christina Phuong, Jason W Chan, Lisa Ni, Phillip Wall, Osama Mohamad, Anthony C Wong, I-Chow Hsu, Albert J Chang> ;Radiation Oncology. 2022 Jan 20
Comparison of novel shielded nasopharynx applicator designs for intracavitary brachytherapy.
Benjamin Insley, Ken Goldberg, Luc Beaulieu, Yunzhi Ma, Stephen McKinley, I-Chow Hsu, J Adam Cunha> ;Brachytherapy. 2022 Jan 20
40 citations
Normal tissue dosimetric comparison between HDR prostate implant boost and conformal external beam radiotherapy boost: potential for dose escalation.
I-Chow Hsu, Barby Pickett, Katsuto Shinohara, Richard Krieg, Mack Roach, Theodore L. Phillips> ;International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics. 1998 Jan 1
1 citations
Fifteen-year minimum follow-up of a prostate brachytherapy series: comparing the past with the present.
Roach M rd, Hsu I> ;Urology. 2000 Sep 1
30 citations
Prostate volume change after radioactive seed implantation: possible benefit of improved dose volume histogram with perioperative steroid.
Joycelyn L. Speight, Katsuto Shinohara, Barby Pickett, Vivian Weinberg, I. Chow Joe Hsu, Mack Roach> ;International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics. 2000 Dec 1
55 citations
Early clinical experience with anatomy-based inverse planning dose optimization for high-dose-rate boost of the prostate.
Bernard Lachance, Dominic Béliveau-Nadeau, Etienne Lessard, Mario Chrétien, I. Chow Joe Hsu, Jean Pouliot, Luc Beaulieu, Eric Vigneault> ;International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics. 2002 Sep 1
72 citations
Inverse planning for interstitial gynecologic template brachytherapy: truly anatomy-based planning
Etienne Lessard, I-Chow Hsu, Jean Pouliot> ;International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics. 2002 Nov 15
104 citations
Inverse planning for HDR prostate brachytherapy used to boost dominant intraprostatic lesions defined by magnetic resonance spectroscopy imaging.
Jean Pouliot, Yongbok Kim, Etienne Lessard, I-Chow Hsu, Daniel B. Vigneron, John Kurhanewicz> ;International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics. 2004 Jul 15
32 citations
Dosimetric impact of prostate volume change between CT-based HDR brachytherapy fractions.
Yongbok Kim, I-Chow Hsu, Etienne Lessard, Jasmina Vujic, Jean Pouliot> ;International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics. 2004 Jul 15
13 citations
Radiation dosimetry of a conformal heat-brachytherapy applicator.
R. Taschereau, Paul R. Stauffer, I-Chow Hsu, Jaime L. Schlorff, Andrew J. Milligan, Jean Pouliot> ;Technology in Cancer Research & Treatment. 2004 Aug 1
40 citations
3D inverse treatment planning for the tandem and ovoid applicator in cervical cancer.
Kelly D. DeWitt, I. Chow Joe Hsu, Joycelyn L. Speight, Vivian Weinberg, Etienne Lessard, Jean Pouliot> ;International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics. 2005 Nov 15
6 citations
Image registration for prostate MR spectroscopy using modeling and optimization of force and stiffness parameters
Ron Alterovitz, Ken Goldberg, John Kurhanewicz, Jean Pouliot, I-Chow Hsu> ;Conference Proceedings. 2004 Jan 1
12 citations
Comparison of Dosimetric and Biologic Effective Dose Parameters for Prostate and Urethra Using 131Cs and 125I for Prostate Permanent Implant Brachytherapy
Arjun Sahgal, Siavash Jabbari, Josephine Chen, Barbie Pickett, Mack Roach, Vivian Weinberg, I-Chow Hsu, Jean Pouliot> ;International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics. 2008 Sep 1
3 citations
Dosimetric equivalence of nonstandard HDR brachytherapy catheter patterns.
J A M Cunha, I C Hsu, J Pouliot> ;Medical Physics. 2009 Jan 1
39 citations
Equivalent biochemical control and improved prostate-specific antigen nadir after permanent prostate seed implant brachytherapy versus high-dose three-dimensional conf...
Siavash Jabbari, Vivian Weinberg, Katsuto Shinohara, Joycelyn L. Speight, Alexander Gottschalk, I.-Chow Hsu, Barby Pickett, Howard M. Sandler, Mack Roach> ;International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics. 2010 Jan 1
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Other Languages

Chinese (Mandarin)

Hospital Affiliations

UCSF Medical CenterSan Francisco, California
San Francisco VA Medical CenterSan Francisco, California
Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma CenterSan Francisco, California