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David Schoenfeld, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor of Medicine (Medical Oncology)
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Assistant Professor of Medicine (Medical Oncology)

Biography

Dr. David Schoenfeld, MD, PhD, is an Assistant Professor (Medical Oncology) in the Department of Medicine at the Yale School of Medicine and Yale Cancer Center. At Yale Cancer Center, he is a member of the Skin and Kidney Cancer Program and specializes in the care of patients with melanoma and advanced skin and kidney cancers.

He received his medical degree and a Ph.D. in Cellular, Molecular, and Biomedical Studies from Columbia University as part of the Medical Scientist Training Program. He then joined the ABIM Physician-Scientist Training Program at Yale through which he completed Internal Medicine residency and Hematology/Oncology fellowship training, as well as a T32 research fellowship. He is board-certified in Internal Medicine and Medical Oncology.

Dr. Schoenfeld’s research aims to gain a better understanding of the tumor immune microenvironment in renal cell carcinoma and melanoma, develop better biomarkers of response and toxicity to immunotherapy, and bring new immunotherapies to patients through preclinical studies and early phase clinical trials. He is a member of the Cancer Immunology Research Program at Yale Cancer Center. He has also been the recipient of a NCI K12 Immuno-Oncology Training Program Award and a Kidney Cancer Research Program Academy of Kidney Cancer Investigators – Early Career Scholar Award from the Department of Defense. Through his bench-to-bedside research efforts, Dr. Schoenfeld hopes to contribute to the development of more effective and safer treatment options for cancer patients, while providing compassionate and comprehensive care.

Appointments

Education & Training

Clinical Fellow
Yale Cancer Center (2023)
Internal Medicine Resident
Yale School of Medicine (2019)
MD
Columbia University (2017)
PhD
Columbia University, Cellular, Molecular, and Biomedical Studies (2016)
BS
Yale University (2005)

Research

Overview

Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)

Carcinoma, Renal Cell; Cytokines; Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors; Immunotherapy; Melanoma; Neoplasm Metastasis; Tumor Microenvironment

Research at a Glance

Yale Co-Authors

Frequent collaborators of David Schoenfeld's published research.

Publications

2024

2023

Clinical Care

Overview

Clinical Specialties

Melanoma and Onco-Dermatology; Genitourinary Oncology

Board Certifications

  • Medical Oncology

    Certification Organization
    AB of Internal Medicine
    Original Certification Date
    2023
  • Internal Medicine

    Certification Organization
    AB of Internal Medicine
    Original Certification Date
    2020

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