Grace Chang, M.D., completed her hematology and medical oncology fellowship at University of California (USC). She serves as a breast oncologist at the Margie Petersen Breast Center and an adjunct assistant professor at the Saint John’s Cancer Institute. She believes that surviving cancer is a mindset and focuses on providing evidence-based cancer care that is personalized and optimistic. Her areas of interest include breast, thoracic, gynecologic, genitourinary, and hematologic malignancies. She is an advocate for women’s health and has particular interest in integrative oncology to enhance the quality of life for her patients. She is fluent in Mandarin, Spanish and English, and loves to travel and experience new cultures.
Education and Training
Bachelor of Science, Molecular Biology University of California, Los Angeles
Doctor of Medicine New York Medical College
Internal Medicine Residency Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
Hematology and Medical Oncology Fellowship University of Southern California
Honors and Awards
Saint John’s Cancer Institute FFANY Grant
Providence Saint John’s Cancer Committee Member
Saint John’s Physician Partners Management Services Committee Member
American College of Physicians SoCal Regional Research Award
UCLA Kessler Research Scholarship
Professional Memberships
American Society of Oncology
American Society of Hematology
American College of Physicians
Peer-Reviewed Publications
“Transcriptomic changes in Invasive Residual Cancer after Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Patients with Triple Negative Breast Cancer,” American Society of Breast Surgeons Oral Presentation, Dallas, TX 2019.
Kelly, K, Chang, G et al. “Oncolytic Reovirus Immune Priming: A Phase 1b Study of Reolysin with Bortezomib and Dexamethasone in Patients with Relapsed/Refractory Multiple Myeloma,” Blood. 2016, 128:4507.
Chang, G et al. “MDSC Clinical Assay for Disease Surveillance in Prostate Cancer.” J Clin Oncol. 2015, 33: suppl abstr e16091.
Chang, G and Yeh, James. “Fulminant Phlegmasia Cerulea Dolens with Concurrent Cholangiocarcinoma and a Lupus Anticoagulant: A Case Report and Review of the Literature,” Blood Coagulation and Fibrinolysis. 2014, 25: online.
“Impact of Quinolone Resistance in Acute Leukemics,” UCLA Solomon Scholars Platform Presentation, Los Angeles, CA 2014.