Sayana R. Shah, MD
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Sayana R. Shah, MD

  • Radiation Oncology

About

Sayana Shah, MD is a board certified Radiation Oncologist and Assistant Clinical Professor at UCLA. Dr. Shah graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison on the Dean's List, with a Bachelors of Science degree in Biology. She went on to receive her medical degree from the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, where she graduated with Alpha Omega Alpha Honors distinction. She then completed specialty training in Radiation Oncology at the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics. She served as Chief Resident and received specialized training in all of the latest technologies.

Dr. Shah currently practices at St. Mary's Medical Center in Long Beach, where she serves as the Medical Director. Her areas of clinical expertise include IMRT, IGRT, and SBRT, in the treatment of breast, prostate, lung, central nervous system, gastrointestinal, gynecologic, and head & neck cancers. Dr. Shah's research endeavors have focused on the treatment of central nervous system and lung tumors, including advanced brachytherapy techniques, IMRT using TomoTherapy, SBRT, and intensity modulated proton therapy. She has presented her research at many regional and national meetings.

 

Practice Location:

St. Mary's Medical Center in Long Beach

1043 Elm Avenue, Suite 110

Long Beach, CA 90813

Phone: (562) 491-9890

Fax: (562) 491-9091

Languages

English

Education

Residency

Radiation Oncology, University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics, 2012

Internship

Internal Medicine, University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics, 2008

Degree

MD, University of Wisconsin Medical School, 2007

Recognitions

Hospital Affiliations

Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center

Medical Services

Insurance

  • Aetna
  • Anthem Blue Cross
  • Blue Shield of California
  • Centivo
  • Cigna
  • First Health
  • Health Net of California
  • Interplan (part of HealthSmart)
  • Medicare Advantage
  • MultiPlan
  • UFCM Health System
  • Prime Health Services
  • Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)
  • TRICARE
  • UnitedHealthcare

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Recognitions

  • Super Doctors® Southern California, 2025 - 2026
  • Super Doctors® Southern California, 2020 - 2026
  • Top Doctors, Los Angeles Magazine, 2021
  • Super Doctors® Southern California Rising Stars, 2016 - 2018
  • University of Wisconsin Medical Scholars Program and Dean's List
  • Golden Key Honor Society, Lewis E. & Edith Phillips Scholarship for Academic Excellence
  • Dr. Otto Mortensen Scholarship of Excellence in Medical Neurosciences
  • Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society