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Dr. Helena A.Yu

Top thoracic medical oncologist & early drug development specialist specializing in lung cancer.

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About

Dr. Helena Yu, MD, is a nationally recognized thoracic medical oncologist at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC), where she specializes in the care of patients with lung cancer. She holds the position of Associate Attending Physician and plays an integral role in advancing precision medicine initiatives for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Dr. Yu earned her medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, completed her residency in internal medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital, and pursued fellowship training in medical oncology at MSKCC. She is board-certified in both internal medicine and medical oncology.

Why they are a top doctor

Research papers · PubMed

123

Published, peer-reviewed work, the clearest public measure of expertise in a specialty.

Cited by other doctors

18.3k

How often other doctors and researchers build on their work.

Known for

Targeted therapy and biomarker testing

The distinction that sets them apart from other thoracic medical oncologist & early drug development specialists.

Background

Education

Medical school: University of Michigan Medical School

Residency: Internal Medicine - Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Fellowships: Medical Oncology - Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Board certification: Internal Medicine · Medical Oncology

Awards

Conquer Cancer / ASCO Young Investigator Award

EGFR Resisters / LUNGevity Lung Cancer Research Award

Memberships and affiliations

Associate Attending, Thoracic Oncology Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Research Director, Thoracic Oncology Clinical Trials Program, MSK

American Society of Clinical Oncology

American Association for Cancer Research

International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer

Where they practice

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Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

NCI-Designated Comprehensive · New York, NY

1275 York Ave, New York, NY 10065

Trials for lung cancer

Recruiting · Phase 3 · Interventional

Targeting Advanced Lung Cancer with Osimertinib Alone or with Bevacizumab

Advanced Lung Non-Squamous Non-Small Cell Carcinoma · Across 44 states

Adult, Older adult · All sexes · NCT04181060

Recruiting · Phase 2 · Interventional

Looking at Osimertinib Alone or With Chemotherapy for Lung Cancer Treatment

Metastatic Non-small Cell Lung Cancer · Across 9 states

Adult, Older adult · All sexes · NCT04410796

Recruiting · Phase 1/Phase 2 · Interventional

Examining the Safety and Effectiveness of New Treatments for Lung Cancer

Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer · Across 2 states

Adult, Older adult · All sexes · NCT07535437

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Address

530 East 74th Street New York NY 10021

Phone

Known for

Targeted therapy and biomarker testing

Treats

Lung cancer

Specialty

Thoracic Medical Oncologist & Early Drug Development Specialist

Insurance accepted

Aetna HMO

Aetna EPO

Aetna PPO

Aetna POS

Aetna Transplant

Aetna Medicare Advantage PPO

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Why this doctor is listed

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