During open enrollment, choose San Diego's best health care. Get started.

About William Mitchell, MD

William Mitchell, MD, is a medical oncologist who specializes in caring for patients with all kinds of thoracic cancer, including lung cancer, mesothelioma and thymomas.

As director of Palliative Care, Dr. Mitchell also oversees the care provided by a multidisciplinary team which aims to improve the quality of life for those with serious or life-threatening diseases.

Dr. Mitchell is passionate about educating future generations of doctors and integrating palliative care into all levels of patient care.

As an advocate for palliative care, he believes in treating the patient as a whole rather than just treating the disease - which can mean preventing or treating side effects or symptoms, or providing support for psychosocial or spiritual issues.

UC San Diego Health Links
For information, see Lung Cancer or Palliative Care.

Medical DegreeUniversity of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UTFellowshipUC San Diego, School of Medicine, San Diego, CAFellowshipSan Diego Hospice and The Institute for Palliative Medicine, San Diego, CAResidencyUniversity of Texas, Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
GenderMale
Date Joined Staff2009-07-20
Conditions and Treatments
  • Mesothelioma
  • Thoracic Oncology
  • Lung Cancer
  • Palliative Care
Cancer

Is My Insurance Accepted?

We accept most major insurance plans at UC San Diego Health. Find out if your insurance is accepted.

News

Health Cancer Man Beach
Cancer Care as Unique as You

Choose UC San Diego Health for truly personalized cancer care at San Diego's only Comprehensive Cancer Center.

Open Payments Program Notification

For informational purposes only, a link to the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments web page is provided here. The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act requires that detailed information about payment and other payments of value worth over ten dollars ($10) from manufacturers of drugs, medical devices, and biologics to physicians and teaching hospitals be made available to the public.

View Open Payments Data for Dr. Mitchell