FRANCES CHOW, M.D.

<p>Dr. Frances Elaine Chow, M.D. is a board-certified neurologist and neuro-oncologist at UCI Health in Orange, California. Listed under NPI 1063830735, her NPI-registered mailing address is 101 The City Dr S, Orange, CA 92868. Dr. Chow holds appointments as Medical Director of the UCI Health Comprehensive Brain Tumor Program and Chief of the Division of Neuro-Oncology in the Department of Neurology at the UC Irvine School of Medicine, as reflected in the UCI Health clinician directory.</p><p>Her clinical work centers on the evaluation and management of primary and secondary brain tumors, including glioblastoma and other high-grade gliomas. The practice operates within UCI Health&#8217;s Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, a National Cancer Institute&#8211;designated facility that delivers multidisciplinary oncology care to patients across Orange County and greater Southern California.</p><p>Dr. Chow earned her medical degree from Drexel University College of Medicine in Philadelphia and completed an internal medicine internship at UC Irvine. She undertook her neurology residency at the Keck School of Medicine of USC at Los Angeles County + USC Medical Center, where she served as chief resident. Subspecialty training was completed through a neuro-oncology fellowship at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. Board certification in Neurology is held through the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, per the UCI Health clinician directory.</p><p>Before joining UCI Health, Dr. Chow held faculty appointments at the Keck School of Medicine of USC and contributed to the neuro-oncology clinical trial portfolio at the USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center. Her translational research examines tumor-immune interactions and microenvironment responses to immunotherapy for brain cancers, with a focus on glioblastoma. Research funding from the National Institutes of Health, the American Cancer Society, and the Bristol Myers Squibb Foundation supports this work, according to a July 2026 UCI Health news release. She also serves as a principal investigator within the National Cancer Institute&#8217;s Cancer Therapy Evaluation Program.</p><p>Dr. Chow conducts consultations in English and Chinese (Cantonese). UCI Health participates in a broad range of insurance plans; referring parties are encouraged to contact the practice directly regarding payment and case-coordination arrangements. Prior clinical outcomes are not predictive of future results.</p>