Kelly Yap, M.D.
- Breast Cancer
- Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Medical Oncology & Therapeutics Research
- Arcadia Patients(626) 218-9840
“It is a great privilege and honor to be there to guide patients in their journey of healing." Dr. Yap is passionate about all the advances being made in the rapidly-changing field of medical oncology. She is excited to be able to offer her patients the latest personalized treatment with the goal of balancing treatment benefit and side effects. She makes it a priority to build relationships with her patients while guiding them through the complexity of cancer care.
Dr. Yap received her medical degree from Queen’s University of Belfast. She completed her Internal Medicine residency at York Hospital in Pennsylvania, where she was chosen as chief resident. She went on to complete a fellowship in hematology and oncology at LAC+USC Medical Center in Southern California.
Prior to joining City of Hope, she was an assistant professor at Keck School of Medicine USC. She is board-certified in Medical Oncology, Hematology and Internal Medicine.
Location
Arcadia
Suite 400
Arcadia, CA 91007
South Pasadena
South Pasadena, CA 91030
Education & Experience
2016, American Board of Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology
2016, American Board of Internal Medicine, Hematology
2013, American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
2006, M.B., B. Ch., B.A.O. with honors, Queen’s University of Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
2013-2016, Fellowship, Hematology/Oncology, LAC/USC Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
2012-2013, Chief Resident, Internal Medicine, York Hospital, York, Pennsylvania
2010-2013, Residency, Internal Medicine, York Hospital, York, Pennsylvania
2019-present, Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Medical Oncology and Therapeutics Research, City of Hope, South Pasadena and Arcadia, California
2016-2018, Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California
Awards & Memberships
Awards
2011, Intern of The Year
2006, Medical Distinction Prize
2004, Foundation Scholarship
2004, Musgrave Prize in Pathology
2003, Milroy Medal in Physiology
2003, Henry Hutchinson Stewart Scholarship
2001, National Top Student
Memberships
2016, American Association for Cancer Research
2011, American Society of Clinical Oncology
Publications
- Yap KKL, Wong W, Ji L, Groshen S, Quinn DI, Bryce AH, Dorff TB. Impact of timing of administration of bone supportive therapy on pain palliation from radium-223. Cancer Treat Res Commun 2019; 18: 100114.
- Yap KKL, Koc M, Lu JM, Spicer DV. Is there a role for 21-gene recurrence score in mucinous carcinoma of breast? J Clin Oncol 36, 2018 (suppl 15; abstr e12538)
- Yap KKL, Tripathy D. A review of the management of T1a/bN0 HER2-overexpressed breast cancer. American Journal of Hematology and Oncology, December 2014.
- Salgia N, Philip E, Ziari M, Yap K, Pal S. Advancing the Science and Management of Renal Cell Carcinoma: Bridging the Divide between Academic and Community Practices. J Clin Med 2020; 9(5): 1508.
- Liu J, Gutierrez E, Tiwari A, Padam S, Li D, Dale W, Pal S, Stewart D, Subbiah S, Bosserman L, Presant C, Philips T, Yap K, HillA, Bhatt G, Yeon C, Cianfrocca M, Yuan Y, Mortimer J, Sedrak M. Strategies to Improve Participation of Older Adults in Cancer Research. J Clin Med 2020; 9(5): 1571.