Dr. Dickey attended medical school at the Eastern Virginia Medical School in Norfolk, Virginia. After completing a residency in Internal Medicine at the USC affiliated Santa Barbara Hospital, she trained in Hematology/Oncology at the Norris USC Cancer Center. Dr. Dickey has participated in research using photodynamic therapy, a new treatment approach utilizing laser light activated compounds to destroy cancer at the Beckman Laser Institute in Irvine. She also has been involved in studies on the use of blood thinners for clotting disorders. She is an expert in benign and malignant hematology and has specialty interests in the treatment of breast, lung, and colon cancer as well as leukemias, lymphomas, and blood related cancers. She is the author of Hematology and Oncology, a textbook written for physicians. Dr. Dickey is the Medical Director of Oncology and Chairman of the Oncology Committee at Little Company of Mary Hospital. She leads the Transfusion Committee at Torrance Memorial Hospital.