Jasmine Gillett, PA-C

What brought you to oncology and this role?

I originally worked as a clinical assistant in Portland for several years. I loved the patient interactions, patient care and team setting, so I applied to school to become a physician assistant. After completing my training at Duke University, I worked in a rural clinic in southwestern Michigan in otolaryngology for two years and found I had a passion for oncology care, which led me to a fellowship at Fred Hutch.

What do you value about your work?

We are caring for patients who are going through some of the hardest things in their lives. We get to be there for them and their families as part of a team of providers and caregivers who are working to help them get back to feeling their best.

I hope patients feel I am a good provider, but also a cheerleader and supporter of their well-being. I am going to do everything I can to give them the best care possible.

Provider Background

Specialty: Medical Oncology

Area of clinical practice

Head and neck cancers, thoracic cancers

I am a certified physician assistant who sees patients at the South Lake Union Clinic and UW Medical Center – Montlake.

I see patients who are going through chemotherapy and radiation for head and neck cancers. I think it is important to keep in mind that oncology care does not just involve the patient, but also the community of loved ones that surrounds them. Cancer care is a holistic, multidisciplinary effort involving not only the oncology team but a wide variety of other specialties and providers.