Joseph Tsai, MD, PhD

Joseph Tsai, MD, PhD, is a board-eligible radiation oncologist with expertise in stereotactic body radiotherapy, stereotactic radiosurgery and image-guided radiotherapy. He treats a wide array of cancers including cancer of the central nervous system, head and neck, lung, breast, genitourinary system and gastrointestinal organs, as well as sarcomas, lymphomas and metastatic disease. In addition, Dr. Tsai has a special interest and expertise in evidence appraisal.

Away from work Dr. Tsai enjoys spending time with his wife, playing musical instruments, singing with the Seattle Symphony Chorale, playing tabletop games, and sports.

• Member, American Society for Radiation Oncology, 07/2020-present
• Member, American College of Radiology, 07/2020-present

• Tsai J, Vellayappan B, Venur V, McGranahan T, Gray H, Urban RR, Tseng YD, Palmer J, Foote M, Mayr NA, Combs SE, Sahgal A, Chang EL, Lo SS. The optimal management of brain metastases from gestational trophoblastic neoplasia. Expert Rev Anticancer Ther. 2022
• Tsai J, Lo SS. Stereotactic radiosurgery and hypofractionated stereotactic radiotherapy for gliomas. Intracranial Stereotactic Radiosurgery, 3rd Edition, Sheehan JP and Lunsford LD (editors), CRC Press. 2021

My philosophy is to work with you and your loved ones to make treatment decisions that give you the best ability to beat cancer while carefully considering your beliefs and values. To do this, I strive to provide the most clear and up-to-date information available about what you’re going through, and my goal is to lead your treatment team in giving you the most excellent and compassionate care possible.