Dr. Thierry Marie Jahan
Lung Cancer Specialist
UCSF Medical Center at Mount Zion
Contact Information:
Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
1600 Divisadero St., Fourth Floor
San Francisco, CA 94143
(415) 885-3882
Educational Background
Dr. Thierry Marie Jahan began his medical career over 20 years ago after completing an undergraduate degree at Columbia University. He then earned a medical degree form The George Washington University School of Medicine in Washington, D.C. Dr. Jahan began his Residency in the Department of Medicine at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center/UCLA in Los Angeles, California. He went on to complete his Kennamer/ General Internal Medicine Fellowship at the Sinai Medical Center/ UCLA Division of General Internal Medicine in the Department of Medicine. Dr. Jahan finished his Clinical Fellowship in 1994 at the University of California at San Francisco in the Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine.
Professional Highlights
Dr. Jahan entered the academic field when he became an Assistant Clinical Professor at the University of California at San Francisco in the Division of Hematology/Oncology. He later became Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine and Director of Clinical Services in the Division of Hematology/ Oncology at UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center at the Mount Zion campus in San Francisco.
Today, Dr. Jahan continues as the Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine at the University of California San Francisco. He is dedicated to the treatment of mesothelioma, lung cancer, sarcomas and endocrine tumors with multiple treatment options. He also specializes in the study of new treatments for malignancies for illnesses related to the chest while continuing to care for his patients.
Publications
Dr. Jahan has authored and co-authored a number of scholarly texts including, "Small cell lung cancer clinical practice guidelines in oncology," published in the Journal of the Comprehensive Cancer Network in 2006. That same year he also published, "Non-small cell lung cancer clinical practice guidelines in oncology," in the same publication. In the study of mesothelioma, Dr. Jahan co-authored the abstract, "Vatalanib (V) in malignant mesothelioma (MM): A phase II study by the Cancer and Leukemia Group B," for the American Society of Clinical Oncology.
Awards and Affiliations
In 1996 Dr. Jahan was given the Outstanding Teacher Award from the University of California San Francisco, Mount Zion Medical Center. He was also the 1st Annual Friend of the Palliative Care Service Award in 2006.
As a member of a number of professional organizations, Dr. Jahan is a participant of the American College of Physicians, the American Society of Clinical Oncology, The International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer and the Association of Northern California Oncologist.
Source
U of California at San Francisco Cancer Center
