Lisa Chaiken, MD is a board-certified radiation oncologist. She received her undergraduate degree, Phi Beta Kappa and magna cum laude, from Harvard University and her medical degree from UCLA, and then served as Chief Resident of Radiation Oncology.
She was clinical faculty at the UCLA Breast Center for several years with special interests in breast, prostate, CNS, head and neck, and gynecologic cancer. Her work on PET imaging of radiation oncology patients earned her the Residents Essay Award from ASTRO.
She served on the Board of the Bay Surgical Society, American Cancer Society and the Women of Color Breast Cancer Support Group, and President of the Southern California Radiation Oncology Society. She has Chaired Radiation Safety Committees and served as Radiation Safety Officer.
She has been voted by her peers to be included in the Best Doctors in America.
Medical School
UCLA Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA 1988
Internship
UCLA VA Wadsworth Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 1989