M.D.
Medical Oncologist and Hematologist
2010, Doctor of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, CA
2006, BA, University of California, Los Angeles, Business Economics
2006, BS, University of California, Los Angeles, Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology
2013-2016, Clinical Fellow in Hematology and Oncology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, FL, University of South Florida
2010-2013, Clinical Fellow in Medicine, Harvard Medical School
2010-2013, Intern and Resident in Internal Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA
Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Medical Oncology & Therapeutics Research, City of Hope, Huntington Beach, Irvine, Newport Beach, Torrance, California
2018-2021, Medical Director, Orange County Pod, Pacific Shores Medical Group
2016-2021, Hematologist-Oncologist, Pacific Shores Medical Group, Huntington Beach, Irvine, Newport Beach, Torrance, California
Dr. Nishan Tchekmedyian is a medical oncologist and hematologist at City of Hope®, where he also serves as deputy physician-in-chief for City of Hope’s Orange County Lennar Foundation Cancer Center.
A compassionate and dedicated physician, Dr. Tchekmedyian has been honored multiple times by Greater Newport Physicians for his commitment to excellent, patient-centered care, being named New Physician of the Year in 2017 and Specialist of the Year for three years in a row (2019–2021).
Dr. Tchekmedyian completed his medical degree at the David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles. He went on to pursue internal medicine training at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center at Harvard Medical School, then a medical oncology and hematology fellowship at the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute in Tampa, Florida. His research has helped explore new cancer treatment options for patients, including immunotherapy for advanced prostate cancer and targeted therapy for a rare genetic mutation found in lung and other cancers.
Dr. Tchekmedyian is fluent in Spanish and Armenian.