Meet Our Exceptional Physicians
Board Certification: Internal Medicine and Oncology
JONATHAN K. CHO, MD
Dr. Jonathan K. Cho is a graduate of the John A. Burns School of Medicine at the University of Hawaii in Honolulu, Hawaii. He served his Internship and Residency in Internal Medicine at the University of California, Irvine Medical Center in Orange, California. He completed his Fellowship in Medical Oncology at the City of Hope National Medical Center in Duarte, California. He completed an additional Fellowship in Hematology and Oncology at the University of California, Irvine Medical Center. He served the Hawaiian Medical Community by teaching at the John A. Burns School of Medicine, Cancer Research Center, and Cancer Center at the University of Hawaii. He is a member of the American College of Physicians, American Society of Hematology, and American Society of Clinical Oncology.
Board Certification: Hematology
JON S. FUKUMOTO, MD
Dr. Jon S. Fukumoto is a graduate of New York University School of Medicine. He completed his residency in internal medicine at Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center and fellowship in hematology at Stanford University Medical Center. He has participated in several cancer clinical research studies and has authored several publications. He is a member of the American Society of Hematology and the Hawaii Society of Clinical Oncology.
Board Certification: Internal Medicine, Oncology, Hematology
ARNOLD YEE, MD, MPH
Dr. Arnold K.N. Yee is a graduate of Tuft’s University School of Medicine and received his Masters in Public Health from Harvard School of Public Health. He completed his Internship and Residency in Internal Medicine at Barnes Hospital in Saint Louis, Missouri and his Fellowship in Hematology and Oncology at Washington University.
Board Certification: Internal Medicine, Oncology
DAVID JON TAMURA, MD
Dr. David Jon Tamura received his Masters in Science Degree in Biology from California State University, Fullerton and graduated from St. George’s University School of Medicine in Grenada. He completed his Internship and Residency in Internal Medicine at the Roger Williams Medical Center at Boston University School of Medicine in Boston, Massachusetts. He served his Fellowship in Internal Medicine at Tufts-New England Medical Center in Boston and completed an additional Fellowship in Hematology/Oncology at Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein School of Medicine in Bronx, New York. He is involved in many cancer research studies and has published several publications.
Board Certification: Oncology, Hematology
MELVIN PALALAY, MD
Dr. Melvin Palalay graduated from Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska. He completed his Internship and Residency in Internal Medicine at the Medical College of Wisconsin. He served his Fellowship in Medical Oncology and Hematology at the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio. He is a Teaching Attending with the University of Hawaii Internal Medicine Residency Program and part of the American College of Physicians, American Society of Clinical Oncology, and Philippine Medical Association.
Certifications: Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner, Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
ASHLEY MAE SPRINGER, RN, MSN, AGPCNP-BC
Ms. Ashley Mae Springer completed her Nurse Practitioner program at the University of Hawaii at Monoa. She currently holds a membership within; Oncology Nursing Society, Hawaii Society of Clinical Oncology, International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer, and Advanced Practitioner Society for Hematology and Oncology.
Certifications: Advanced Practice Registered Nurse, Oncology Certified Nurse
JUDY KO, RN, MSN, APRN
Ms. Judy Ko completed her Nurse Practitioner Program at the University of Hawaii at Monoa. In addition, she earned her Bachelor of Science degree in nursing at Long Island University of Brooklyn, New York. For over a decade, she has been helping oncology patients with cancer treatment within the city of Honolulu.