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    Sarah Goldberg, MD, MPH

    Associate Professor of Internal Medicine (Medical Oncology)
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    Associate Director, Medical Oncology-Hematology Fellowship Program

    Co-Director, Center for Thoracic Cancers

    Chief, Thoracic Oncology

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    Associate Professor of Internal Medicine (Medical Oncology)

    Associate Director, Medical Oncology-Hematology Fellowship Program; Co-Director, Center for Thoracic Cancers; Chief, Thoracic Oncology

    Biography

    Dr. Sarah Goldberg is an Associate Professor of Medicine in the section of Medical Oncology at the Yale School of Medicine. As a thoracic oncologist she cares for patients with cancers of the chest including lung cancer, mesothelioma and thymoma. She is the Division Chief of Thoracic Oncology, the Research Director for the Center for Thoracic Cancers, and the Associate Program Director for the Medical Oncology-Hematology Fellowship Program at Yale.  She received her medical degree from Mount Sinai School of Medicine and completed a Masters in Public Health degree from the Harvard School of Public Health. She conducts clinical and translational research on lung cancer with a focus on investigating biomarkers and novel treatment strategies in non-small cell lung cancer. Her specific research interests include EGFR mutation positive lung cancer, immunotherapeutics for lung cancer, and brain metastases. 

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    Education & Training

    Fellow
    Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Massachusetts General Hospital (2012)
    Resident
    Massachusetts General Hospital (2009)
    MD
    Mount Sinai School of Medicine (2006)
    MPH
    Harvard School of Public Health

    Research

    Overview

    Dr. Sarah Goldberg is an Associate Professor of Medicine in the section of Medical Oncology at the Yale School of Medicine.  She is the Division Chief of Thoracic Oncology and also works as a clinician at the Yale Cancer Center and conducts clinical and translational research on lung cancer. In addition, she completed a Masters in Public Health degree which provided her with a foundation of skills in clinical trial design and biostatistics.  The focus of her research is investigating biomarkers and novel treatment strategies in non-small cell lung cancer.  Her specific research interests include EGFR mutation positive lung cancer, immunotherapeutics for lung cancer, and brain metastases.

    Medical Research Interests

    Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung; Immunotherapy; Lung; Medical Oncology; Thoracic Neoplasms

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    Biomarkers

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    Overview

    Sarah Goldberg, MD, MPH, is a thoracic oncologist who cares for patients with cancers of the chest, including lung cancer. She also treats mesothelioma (cancer that affects the tissue of the lungs, heart, and abdomen) andthymoma(a type of tumor that occurs in the thymus gland, an organ in the upper chest that is part of the lymphatic system).

    Dr. Goldberg says caring for patients and offering them the best quality of life are the most rewarding aspects of her job. “I enjoy offering support and care to patients with lung cancer and also getting to know their families,” she says.

    She conducts clinical and translational research on lung cancer. The focus of her research is investigating biomarkers and novel treatment strategies in non-small cell lung cancer. Her specific interests include EGFR-positive lung cancer, immunotherapeutics for lung cancer, and brain metastases.

    “The field of lung cancer is constantly evolving as new therapies become available,” Dr. Goldberg says.

    Clinical Specialties

    Medical Oncology; Thoracic Oncology

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    • Medical Oncology

      Certification Organization
      AB of Internal Medicine
      Latest Certification Date
      2023
      Original Certification Date
      2012

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