Radiation Oncology Services Expanded to UCSF - John Muir Health Cancer Center in Berkeley
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 14, 2025
(Berkeley, CA) – The UCSF-John Muir Health Cancer Center in Berkeley recently opened a new radiation oncology program that offers the most technologically advanced radiation therapies available for a comprehensive range of cancers.
Four radiation oncologists, Dr. James Rembert, Dr. Sophia Rahman, Dr. Sravana Chennupati, and Dr. Christine Chung, work with a team of renowned UCSF surgeons and medical oncologists to provide the highest level of care. This collaborative, multi-disciplinary approach helps to ensure the best possible outcomes.
“We are very excited to open radiation oncology services at the Berkeley Outpatient Center,” said Dr. Christine Chung, Medical Director of Radiation Oncology. “As a patient, it is optimal to receive comprehensive cancer care at a single site. We are happy to provide these treatments for our East Bay patients closer to home."
Cancer Services Provided at the USCF-John Muir Health Cancer Center in Berkeley include:
- Mammography (screening, diagnostic, 2D, 3D Digital Breast Tomosynthesis)
- Breast ultrasound
- Breast biopsy (including ultrasound-guided core biopsy and fine needle aspiration)
- Bone marrow biopsy
- Cancer diagnosis and treatment (Immunotherapy and Infusion services)
- Cancer nutrition
- Cancer exercise counseling
- Genetic counseling and testing
- Neck and thyroid ultrasound and ultrasound-guided fine needle biopsy
- Radiation therapies
- Supportive care
- Upper airway and vocal cord endoscopic evaluation
The addition of radiation oncology services to the UCSF – John Muir Health Cancer Center in Berkeley is the latest advancement in the partnership between the two health care organizations who are working together to improve the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of cancer patients throughout the East Bay. In February 2024, the partners opened the UCSF – John Muir Health Jean and Ken Hofmann Cancer Center as part of the new Behring Pavilion on John Muir Health’s Walnut Creek Medical Center campus.
More information about the USCF – John Muir Health Cancer Network can be found at Johnmuirhealth.com/cancernetwork.
Source:
John Muir Health:
Ben Drew (925) 947-5387
ben.drew@johnmuirhealth.com
www.johnmuirhealth.com
About UCSF Health
UCSF Health is recognized worldwide for its innovative patient care, reflecting the latest medical knowledge, advanced technologies and pioneering research. It includes the flagship UCSF Medical Center, which is ranked among the top 10 hospitals nationwide, as well as UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals, with campuses in San Francisco and Oakland, Langley Porter Psychiatric Hospital and Clinics, UCSF Benioff Children’s Physicians and the UCSF Faculty Practice. These hospitals serve as the academic medical center of the University of California, San Francisco, which is world-renowned for its graduate-level health sciences education and biomedical research. UCSF Health has affiliations with hospitals and health organizations throughout the Bay Area.
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About John Muir Health
John Muir Health is a nationally recognized, not-for-profit health care organization east of San Francisco serving patients in Contra Costa, eastern Alameda, and southern Solano Counties. It includes a network of more than 1,000 primary care and specialty physicians, 6,400 employees, medical centers in Concord and Walnut Creek, including Contra Costa County’s only trauma center, and a Behavioral Health Center. John Muir Health also has partnerships with UCSF Health, Tenet Healthcare/San Ramon Regional Medical Center, Stanford Children's Health, Carbon Health and Optum. The health system offers a full-range of medical services, including primary care, outpatient, and imaging services, and is widely recognized as a leader in many specialties – neurosciences, orthopedic, cancer, cardiovascular, trauma, emergency, pediatrics, and high-risk obstetrics care.
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