Adjunct faculty typically have an academic or research appointment at another institution and contribute or collaborate with one or more School of Medicine faculty members or programs.
Adjunct rank detailsJames B. Yu, MD, MHS, FASTRO
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James Yu, MD, MHS, is Professor of Radiation Oncology and Genitourinary Cancers Radiotherapy Lead at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, New Hampshire.
He is a former Professor of Radiation Oncology at the Yale School of Medicine, former Associate Chief Medical Officer of the Smilow Cancer Hospital and Care Centers and Executive Vice Chair of Columbia University Irving Medical Center Department of Radiation Oncology.
In his academic work, Dr. Yu conducts research on ways to use radiotherapy treatments to improve outcomes for cancer patients. “We need to push the field ever forward and not be satisfied with merely prolonging survival,” says Dr. Yu. “I think radiosurgery will play a role in this. As systemic therapies improve and our ability to control microscopically disseminated disease improves, noninvasive ablative therapies will become ever more important.”
As a former Yale Center for Clinical Investigation scholar and founding member of the Cancer Outcomes, Public Policy, and Effectiveness Research (COPPER) Center at Yale, Dr. Yu’s research centers on the comparative effectiveness of new radiation technologies and how these new technologies are adopted nationally.
Dr. Yu is the Editor-in Chief of JNCI Cancer Spectrum, Deputy Editor-In-Chief of the journal Practical Radiation Oncology and is on the editorial boards of the Journal of Clinical Oncology - Clinical Cancer Informatics, JNCI, Journal of Surgical Oncology, and Oncology (Williston Park), and former editorial board member of the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
He has published over 350 original manuscripts and co-edited the textbook Pocket Radiation Oncology and Principles of Clinical Cancer Research. He is the radiation oncology co-chair for the Southwest Oncology Group Genitourinary Cancers Committee, and a nationally recognized expert in patient reported outcomes.
Departments & Organizations
- Brain Tumor Center
- COPPER Center
- Gamma Knife Center
- Internal Medicine
- Pituitary Program
- Prostate & Urologic Cancers Program
- Radiation Oncology
- Yale Cancer Center
- Yale Ventures
- Yale-BI Biomedical Data Science Fellowship
Education & Training
- MHS
- Yale University, Masters of Health Science (2014)
- Resident
- Yale New Haven Hospital (2009)
- Chief Resident
- Yale School of Medicine (2009)
- MD
- University of Michigan Medical School (2004)
- BS
- Yale University (1999)
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ORCID
0000-0002-3119-3226
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Research Interests
Henry S. Park, MD, MPH
Veronica Chiang, MD, FAANS
Cary P Gross, MD
Sanjay Aneja, MD
Jeph Herrin, PhD
Victor Lee, MD
Breast Neoplasms
Radiotherapy, Intensity-Modulated
Head and Neck Neoplasms
Publications
2026
Diversity, equity, and inclusion as scientific rigor: progress during challenging times
Nogueira L, Hudson M, Pistilli B, Hochster H, Ambs S, Stockler M, Yu J, Franco E. Diversity, equity, and inclusion as scientific rigor: progress during challenging times. Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 2026, djag066. PMID: 42257610, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djag066.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersAltmetricDiversity, equity, and inclusion as scientific rigor: progress during challenging times
Nogueira L, Hudson M, Pistilli B, Hochster H, Ambs S, Stockler M, Yu J, Franco E. Diversity, equity, and inclusion as scientific rigor: progress during challenging times. JNCI Cancer Spectrum 2026, 10: pkag046. PMID: 42257977, PMCID: PMC13244791, DOI: 10.1093/jncics/pkag046.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersProstate-Specific Membrane Antigen Imaging and Initial Treatment for Prostate Cancer
Leapman M, Rothen J, Long J, Kim I, Mitchell A, Yu J, Dinan M, Gross C, Ma X. Prostate-Specific Membrane Antigen Imaging and Initial Treatment for Prostate Cancer. JAMA Oncology 2026, 12 PMID: 42096231, PMCID: PMC13154023, DOI: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2026.0893.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThis study investigates how PSMA-PET imaging for prostate cancer leads to earlier use of advanced therapies compared to traditional bone scans, impacting treatment decisions and costs.County-Level Structural Racism Indices and Racial Disparities in Lung Cancer Care
Gaddy J, Lee D, Herrin J, Yu J, Pollack C, Dean L, Dougherty G, Canavan M, Soulos P, Gross C. County-Level Structural Racism Indices and Racial Disparities in Lung Cancer Care. JAMA Network Open 2026, 9: e2613919. PMID: 42160049, PMCID: PMC13191378, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.13919.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThis study examined whether structural barriers at the county level influence differences in care and outcomes across racial groups among patients with non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), the most common type of lung cancer.Treatment-Free Survival: A Novel Endpoint in Trials of Stereotactic Body Radiation With or Without Systemic Therapy
Einstein D, Chen R, Hoffman K, Madan R, Marvaso G, Tang C, Tran P, Yu J, Regan M. Treatment-Free Survival: A Novel Endpoint in Trials of Stereotactic Body Radiation With or Without Systemic Therapy. International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 2026, 125: 40-43. PMID: 42000365, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2025.11.006.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersAltmetricIn Reply to Shaffer et al
Yu J, Grew D, Spraker M, Beckta J, Shah C, Brower J. In Reply to Shaffer et al. Practical Radiation Oncology 2026, 16: 320. PMID: 42103411, DOI: 10.1016/j.prro.2025.10.016.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersFactors Associated With Rectal Spacer Use in Prostate Cancer Patients Receiving Radiation Therapy
Hankins R, Morris K, McGovern A, Zack J, Collins S, Yu J. Factors Associated With Rectal Spacer Use in Prostate Cancer Patients Receiving Radiation Therapy. Cancer Medicine 2026, 15: e71765. PMID: 42046879, PMCID: PMC13122126, DOI: 10.1002/cam4.71765.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricEarly-Stage Lung Cancer Treatment Disparities by Race Among Medicare Beneficiaries
Lynch O, Lee D, Soulos P, Yu J, Herrin J, Gross C. Early-Stage Lung Cancer Treatment Disparities by Race Among Medicare Beneficiaries. JAMA Network Open 2026, 9: e2559845. PMID: 41770564, PMCID: PMC12954539, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.59845.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricIntegrating Locoregional Therapies into Oncology Value Frameworks to Improve Patient-Centered Decision Making and Outcomes
Asare K, Corn B, Ennis R, Sapir E, Kapadia N, Gross C, Yu J. Integrating Locoregional Therapies into Oncology Value Frameworks to Improve Patient-Centered Decision Making and Outcomes. Practical Radiation Oncology 2026 PMID: 41771435, DOI: 10.1016/j.prro.2026.02.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricFORMULA-509: A Multicenter Randomized Trial of Postprostatectomy Salvage Radiotherapy and 6 months of a GNRH Agonist with Either Bicalutamide or Abiraterone Acetate plus Prednisone and Apalutamide
Nguyen P, Kollmeier M, Rathkopf D, Hoffman K, Zurita A, Spratt D, Dess R, Liauw S, Szmulewitz R, Einstein D, Bubley G, Yu J, An Y, Wong A, Feng F, McKay R, Rose B, Shin K, Kibel A, Taplin M. FORMULA-509: A Multicenter Randomized Trial of Postprostatectomy Salvage Radiotherapy and 6 months of a GNRH Agonist with Either Bicalutamide or Abiraterone Acetate plus Prednisone and Apalutamide. European Urology 2026 PMID: 41672869, DOI: 10.1016/j.eururo.2025.12.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetric
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07/17/2023National AwardAmerican Society for Radiation OncologyDetailsUnited Stateshonor Cancer Prevention and Control Research Prize
12/31/2017Yale School of Medicine AwardYale Cancer CenterDetailsUnited Stateshonor Population Research Prize
11/22/2013Yale School of Medicine AwardYale Cancer CenterDetailsUnited Stateshonor Seattle Prostate Brachytherapy Fellow
01/01/2009National AwardAmerican Brachytherapy SocietyDetailsUnited Stateshonor Young Oncologist Essay Award
01/01/2008National AwardAmerican Radium SocietyDetailsUnited States
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