Celestia S. Higano, MD, FACP
University of Washington
Seattle, WA

Celestia S. Higano, MD, FACP, is a board certified oncologist at the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance (SCCA), Professor in the Medical Oncology Division at the University of Washington School of Medicine in Seattle, and a member of the Clinical Research Division at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle. She earned her medical degree at the University of Massachusetts Medical School in Worcester. She completed an Internal Medicine Residency at Mayo Graduate School of Medicine in Rochester, MN, and a Fellowship in Hematology/Oncology at the University of Washington hospitals in Seattle. Through her work with the SCCA, Dr. Higano has been involved with numerous clinical trials related to prostate cancer treatment research. Her research interests include palliative care, sexual rehabilitation, and androgen deprivation therapy.