Carlyn Tan, MD, Joins Department of Hematology/Oncology at Fox Chase Cancer Center

Carlyn Tan, MD
Carlyn Tan, MD

PHILADELPHIA (August 15, 2017) – Fox Chase Cancer Center is pleased to announce the hiring of Carlyn Tan, MD, who will join the Department of Hematology/Oncology.

Tan earned her medical degree from Albert Einstein College of Medicine in Bronx, New York before completing her residency in internal medicine at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California. In 2014, she joined Fox Chase Cancer Center/Temple University for a three-year fellowship in hematology/oncology.

“Over the last three years, I’ve had the opportunity to see how special Fox Chase Cancer Center is,” Tan said. “I’m thrilled to continue my career here and look forward to working with my colleagues to move our department forward as we work to deliver the best possible care to our patients.”

Tan is Board Certified in internal medicine and Board eligible in hematology and medical oncology. She will begin her new role at Fox Chase on August 15, 2017.

“During her time at Fox Chase, Dr. Tan has shown her dedication and compassion to her patients.  She is an outstanding clinician and has developed considerable expertise in the treatment of patients with hematologic malignancies and bone marrow transplantation,” said Martin J. Edelman, chair of the Department of Hematology/Oncology at Fox Chase. “We are fortunate that she will be continuing her care at Fox Chase and look forward to the contributions she will bring to the department and Fox Chase.  She will play an important role in our expanding program in bone marrow transplantation and cellular therapy.”

Fox Chase Cancer Center (Fox Chase), which includes the Institute for Cancer Research and the American Oncologic Hospital and is a part of Temple Health, is one of the leading comprehensive cancer centers in the United States. Founded in 1904 in Philadelphia as one of the nation’s first cancer hospitals, Fox Chase was also among the first institutions to be designated a National Cancer Institute Comprehensive Cancer Center in 1974. Fox Chase is also one of just 10 members of the Alliance of Dedicated Cancer Centers. Fox Chase researchers have won the highest awards in their fields, including two Nobel Prizes. Fox Chase physicians are also routinely recognized in national rankings, and the Center’s nursing program has received the Magnet recognition for excellence six consecutive times. Today, Fox Chase conducts a broad array of nationally competitive basic, translational, and clinical research, with special programs in cancer prevention, detection, survivorship, and community outreach. It is the policy of Fox Chase Cancer Center that there shall be no exclusion from, or participation in, and no one denied the benefits of, the delivery of quality medical care on the basis of race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity/expression, disability, age, ancestry, color, national origin, physical ability, level of education, or source of payment.

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