A new doctor has joined the medical staff at Sutter Amador Hospital, fulfilling the need for a local oncologist to offer chemotherapy and other infusion services to cancer patients who previously had to go out of the county for such treatments.
Dr. Gary Shi recently relocated to Amador County from Key West, Fla. where he provided cancer treatment at the Keys Cancer Center. He is board certified in internal medicine, hematology and oncology, and received his master's degrees from Tongji Medical University in China. He went on to receive his doctorate from Hamburg University of Medicine in Hamburg, Germany. He served his fellowship in hematology and oncology at the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center at the University of Texas which, according to the U.S. News and World Report, is "ranked among the nation's top two cancer hospitals in the nation." Shi also completed an internship and residency in internal medicine and a residency in pathology at Allegheny University in Pittsburgh.
"We recognize the need for oncology services close to home, in Amador County," said Anne Platt, CEO of Sutter Amador Hospital. "We are pleased that Sutter Amador Hospital has been able to recruit Dr. Shi to our community."
In addition to being trilingual, Shi has contributed to an impressive array of publications, book chapters and abstracts. Some of these include "Cancer Genetics and Cytogenetics", the "American Journal of Hematology", "Hematological Oncology" and the "M.D. Anderson Manual of Medical Oncology."
"Dr. Shi is an extremely well-trained oncologist," said Tom Truax who is responsible for physician recruitment at Sutter Amador Hospital. "We are very fortunate to have him join our medical staff and be a part of our community."
Shi began seeing patients at his new office, at 617 New York Ranch Road, Jackson, on Jan. 3. To make an appointment, call his office at 257-0292.
