Yao Yu MD

PGY2

Yao Yu MD

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

Educational Background 

Radiation Oncology Residency, University of California San Francisco (2014-2018)

Transitional Year Internship, Henry Ford Hospital (2013-2014)

M.D., University of California, Davis (2013)

B.S.E., Electrical Engineering & Signal Processing, STanford University (2009)

Awards & Honors

Department Award for Outstanding Performance in Radiation Oncology (2013)

Radiological Society of North America Medical Student Research Grant (2010)

Stanford Alumni Association Award of Excellence (2009)

Stanford Vice Provost Office for Undergraduate Education Research Grant (2007)

CURIS, Computer Science Undergraduate Research Internship, Stanford (2007)

Selected Publications and Abstracts

Original Peer Reviewed Articles

Yu Y, Daly M, Farwell G, Luu Q, Gandour-Edwards R, Donald P, Chen AM. Level IB Nodal Involvement in Oropharyngeal Carcinoma: Implications for Submandibular Gland-Sparing IMRT. Laryngoscope. Accepted, 2014.

Chen AM, Yu Y, Daly ME, Farwell DG, Benedict S, Purdy JA. Long-term experience with reduced planning target volume margins for patients treated by intensity-modulated radiotherapy with daily image-guidance for head and neck cancer. Head Neck. 2013.

Hong JC, Eclov NCW, Yu Y, et al. Migration of implanted markers for image-guided lung tumor stereotactic ablative radiotherapy. J Appl Clin Med Phys. 2013

Yu Y, Michaud AL, Sreeraman R, Liu T, Purdy JA, Chen AM. Comparison of daily versus nondaily image-guided radiotherapy protocols for patients treated with intensity-modulated radiotherapy for head and neck cancer. Head Neck. 2013.

Wiegner E a, Daly ME, Murphy JD, Abelson J, Chapman CH, Chung M, Yu Y, et al. Intensity-modulated radiotherapy for tumors of the nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses: clinical outcomes and patterns of failure. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2012;83(1):243­51.

Hong JC, Yu Y, Rao AK, et al. High retention and safety of percutaneously implanted endovascular embolization coils as fiducial markers for image-guided stereotactic ablative radiotherapy of pulmonary tumors. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2011;81(1):85­90.

Presentations and Posters

Yu Y, Daly ME, Farwell DG, Luu Q, Bishop J, Donald PJ, Chen AM. Predictors of Submandibular Involvement in Patients with Oropharyngeal Carcinoma: Implications for Submandibular Gland-Sparing Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy. Poster Presentation, ARRO Poster Walk.. 2013 Annual Meeting of the American Society for Radiation Oncology.

Yu Y, Cho A, Batth SS, Durbin-Johnson B, Donald, P, Chen AM. Association between lymph node ratio and outcome among patietns treated by surgery and post-operative radiation therapy for oral cavity cancer. Poster Presentation. 2012 Annual Meeting of the American Society for Radiation Oncology.

Yu Y, Michaud AL, Sreeraman R, Liu T, Purdy JA, Chen AM. Dosimetric Evaluation of less-than-Daily IGRT regimens in the treatment of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma. Poster Presentation. 2011 Annual Meeting of the American Society for Radiation Oncology.

Yu Y, Michaud AL, Sreeraman R, Liu T, Purdy JA, Chen AM. Using Image-Guidance to Reduce PTV Margins for Head/Neck IMRT. Oral Presentation. 2010 Annual Meeting of the American Society for Radiation Oncology.