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Joycelyn L. Speight, MD, PhD

Biographical Sketch

BA, 1984, Harvard-Radcliffe University, Cambridge, MA, Biology

MD, 1993, State University of New York, Brooklyn, NY, Medicine

PhD, 1993, State University of New York, Brooklyn, NY, Neurobiology

Internship, 1994, Winthrop University Hospital, Mineola, NY, Internal Medicine

Residency, 1998, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, Radiation Oncology

Fellowship, 2000, University of California, San Francisco, Radiation Oncology & Brachytherapy

 

 

2001-2003

Clinical Instructor, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California, San Francisco, CA

2003-Present

Assistant Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California, San Francisco, CA

2005-Present

Assistant Professor, Department of Urology, University of California, San Francisco, CA


Joycelyn Speight, MD, PhD, received a BA in Biology at Harvard-Radcliffe University in Cambridge, MA. She studied medicine and developmental neurobiology concurrently at the State University of New York and received her MD and PhD degrees in 1993. Speight interned in Internal Medicine at Winthrop University Hospital in Long Island, New York, and completed her residency training in Radiation Oncology at the University of Southern California. Speight joined UCSF in 1999 as a clinical fellow in urologic oncology and brachtherapy; in 2000 she completed her 18-month fellowship and was promoted to clinical instructor in the Department of Radiation Oncology. In 2005 Speight joined Urology with a joint appointment, which formalized her ongoing involvement in the Prostate Cancer Center. She is an active member of the American Society of Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ASTRO) and has co-authored several chapters on Radiotherapy and Prostate Cancer in primary Urology and Radiation Oncology textbooks. Her career goals include participating in the development of new radiotherapy treatments for managing prostate cancer, and advocating for their thoughtful use as they impact patients' lives.