Biography

Hsiao-Ching “Jenny” Li, M.D. is an Associate Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at UT Southwestern Medical Center and a member of the Division of Hematology and Oncology. Her clinical interests include breast cancer and leukemia. She is the Medical Director of the outpatient hematology clinics at Parkland Health and Hospital System.

Originally from Taipei, Taiwan, Dr. LI holds a bachelor’s degree in physiological science from the University of California-Los Angeles. She earned her medical degree at Albany Medical College and completed internal medicine residency training at the Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center. She then completed advanced training through a fellowship in clinical nutrition at UCLA and in hematology and oncology at Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center.

Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in hematology and medical oncology, Dr. Li joined the UT Southwestern Faculty in 2015. She serves as a member of UT Southwestern’s Institutional Review Board and PHHS’s Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee, as well as Chair of the P&T Hematology/Oncology Subcommittee.

Dr. Li’s research interests include the effectiveness of chemotherapy and improving clinical care. Her investigations have resulted in several publications in peer-reviewed journals.

Dr. Li is a member of the American College of Physicians, the American Society of Hematology, the American Society of Clinical Oncology, and Health Volunteers Overseas.

Education

Medical School
Albany Medical Center (1999)
Residency
Los Angeles County - Univ of Southern California Med Center (2002), Internal Medicine
Advanced Fellowship
UCLA Center for Human Nutrition (2003), Clinical Nutrition
Fellowship
Los Angeles County - Univ of Southern California Med Center (2006), Hematology Oncology

Research Interest

  • Chemotherapy Effectiveness
  • Improving Clinical Care

Publications

Featured Publications LegendFeatured Publications

Feasibility of a partial meal replacement
Huerta S, Li Z, Li Hc, Hu MS, Yu CA, Heber D. International Journal of Obesity Related Metab Disord 2004 28 1575-1579
Feasibility of a partial meal replacement plan for weight loss in low-income patients
Huerta S, Li Z, Li Hc, Hu MS, Yu CA, Heber D. International Journal of Obesity Related Metab Disord 2004 28 1575-1579
Gemcitabine and platinum-based chemotherapy in metastatic breast cancer
Li HC, Russell CA Oncology (Williston Park) 2004 18 17 - 22
Presentation and management of primary mediastinal large B-cell lymphoma: a retrospective cohort analysis.
Eule C, Arora N, Li HC, Sadeghi N, Acta Oncol 2020 Jul 59 7 786-788
Reducing Hospitalizations: Institution of Outpatient Infusional EPOCH-Based Chemotherapy at a Safety Net Hospital.
Keshvani N, Hon M, Gupta A, Brown TJ, Roy L, Marley E, Lindsey S, Johnson DH, Sadeghi N, Li HC, J Oncol Pract 2019 08 15 8 e644-e651
Clinicopathologic features, management, and outcomes of plasmablastic lymphoma: A 10-year experience.
Arora N, Eule C, Gupta A, Li HC, Sadeghi N, Am. J. Hematol. 2019 May 94 5 E127-E129
Decreasing Inappropriate Use of Rasburicase to Promote Cost-Effective Care.
Patel KK, Brown TJ, Gupta A, Roberts T, Marley E, Li HC, Sadeghi N J Oncol Pract 2019 Feb 15 2 e178-e186
Use of platelet and erythroid growth factors during induction chemotherapy for acute lymphoblastic leukaemia in a Jehovah's Witness.
Arora N, Gupta A, Li HC, Sadeghi N BMJ Case Rep 2018 Dec 11 1
Applying the "COST" (Culture, Oversight, Systems Change, and Training) Framework to De-adopt the Neutropenic Diet.
Gupta A, Brown TJ, Singh S, Sen A, Agrawal D, Li HC, Moriates C, Johnson DH, Sadeghi N Am. J. Med. 2018 Aug
Patterns of Failure in Patients With Double Hit or Double Expressor Lymphomas: Implications for Radiation Therapy.
Tumati V, Trivedi L, Li HC, Patel P, Scaglioni PP, Vusirikala M, Sadeghi N, Rizvi S, Chen W, Wachsmann J, Collins R, Desai NB Int. J. Radiat. Oncol. Biol. Phys. 2018 Apr 100 5 1126-1132

Honors & Awards

  • Teacher of the Year
    Hematology Oncology Fellowship (2006)
  • Teacher of the Year
    Hematology Oncology Fellowship (2005)
  • Richard T. Beebe Fellowship in Medicine
    (1999)
  • Trustees Prize in Pharmacology
    (1996)

Professional Associations/Affiliations

  • American College of Physicians (2008)
  • American Society of Clinical Oncology (2008)
  • American Society of Hematology (2008)