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Sue S. Yom, M.D., Ph.D.

Sue S. Yom, M.D., Ph.D.

Contact Address
Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
UCSF School of Medicine, Department of Radiation Oncology
600 Divisadero St., Suite H-1031
San Francisco, CA, 941431708
Contact Phone
(415) 353-7410
Contact E-Mail
yoms@radonc.ucsf.edu
Professional Affiliations
  1. Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
    Program:  Thoracic Oncology

Expertise
  1. Thoracic and head and neck cancers
  2. Novel radiation techniques
  3. Radiation in combination with chemotherapy
  4. Image-guided radiation therapy
  5. Radiation sensitizers and protectors
  6. Outcomes and quality of life assessment
Education
  1. Rice University, French, B.A., 1987 - 1991
  2. University of Pennsylvania, Environmental Health, Ph.D., 1993 - 2003
  3. University of Pennsylvania, Medicine, M.D., 1995 - 2002
Residencies
  1. Intern, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Medicine/Surgery, 2002 - 2003
  2. Resident, M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Radiation Oncology, 2003 - 2007
Board Certification
    American Board of Radiology - Radiation Physics
    American Board of Radiology - Physics
Biography

Dr. Yom is a radiation oncologist who specializes in the treatment of thoracic and head and neck cancers. She received her M.D. from the University of Pennsylvania in 2003 and completed her residency training at the prestigious M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas. In 2007, she joined the UCSF faculty as an Assistant Professor of Clinical Radiation Oncology.

Dr. Yom is strongly committed to research that will lead to more effective, less toxic, and more highly individualized therapy for patients. Dr. Yom's research focus is the development of novel radiotherapy techniques for reducing treatment toxicities. In lung cancer, she has sought to quantify the risks of pneumonitis and esophagitis when chemotherapy and radiation are given concurrently. Her hope is that reducing these toxicities will permit higher treatment doses, increase the rate of cure and improve patient quality of life.

Dr. Yom has been the recipient of numerous awards including the ASTRO Fellowship from the Korean American Society for Therapeutic Radiology & Oncology, the Jesse H. Jones Fellowship in Cancer Education for excellence in cancer education at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, an award from the A. Lavoy Moore Endowment Fund for excellence in lung cancer research, and the Eleanor Montague Distinguished Resident Award in Radiation Oncology from the American Association of Women Radiologists. Dr. Yom has also authored numerous peer-reviewed articles and is a regular speaker to fellow professionals in the field.