Shi-Yi Wang, MD, PhD
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Senior Research Scientist in Epidemiology
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Dr. Wang is an Associate Professor at the Yale School of Public Health, faculty member of Cancer Outcomes, Public Policy and Effectiveness Research (COPPER) Center, and faculty member of Public Health Modeling Concentration, Yale School of Public Health. His primary interests focus on outcomes research and decision science. He is interested in combining systematic literature reviews, secondary data analyses, and simulation modeling to examine issues that are critical to clinicians and policy makers’ decision making. He has been working on several breast cancer projects, including an evaluation of preoperative breast MRI, development of an individualized decision aid to help radiotherapy decision-making, and assessment of sentinel lymph node biopsy for patients with ductal carcinoma in situ. He is also evaluating end-of-life care quality. He has served as the primary investigator or co-investigator in several projects (funded by Yale Cancer Center, AHRQ, NCI, ACS, and PCORI).
Last Updated on April 07, 2025.
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Chronic Disease Epidemiology
Senior Research ScientistPrimaryChronic Disease Epidemiology
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Education & Training
- PhD
- University of Minnesota (2012)
- MD
- Taipei Medical College (1992)
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Medical Research Interests
Breast Neoplasms; Terminal Care
Public Health Interests
Health Care Quality, Efficiency; Modeling; Global Health; Aging; Cancer; End-of-life Care
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0000-0002-3294-5784
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Cary P Gross, MD
Xiaomei Ma, PhD
Michael S. Leapman, MD, MHS
Sarah Westvold, MPH
Natalia Kunst, PhD
Isaac Y. Kim, MD, PhD, MBA
90Publications
3,330Citations
Breast Neoplasms
Terminal Care
Publications
2025
Molecular Biomarker Testing Patterns and Turnaround Time in US Patients With Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer.
Wang X, Lee D, Yang S, Li Y, Soulos P, Gross C, Wang S, Chiang A. Molecular Biomarker Testing Patterns and Turnaround Time in US Patients With Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. Journal Of The National Comprehensive Cancer Network 2025, 1-7. PMID: 41072474, DOI: 10.6004/jnccn.2025.7063.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdvanced non-small cell lung cancerLong test turnaround timesNon-small cell lung cancerCell lung cancerRetrospective cohort studyTest turnaround timeNext-generation sequencingTargeted therapyClinical outcomesAssociated with worse median progression-free survivalLung cancerUS patientsElectronic health record-derivedMedian progression-free survivalRetrospective cohort study of patientsNontarget treatmentCohort study of patientsProgression-free survivalTargetable genomic alterationsFirst-line treatmentHistory of smokingStudy of patientsNGS useEGFR testingNontargeted therapiesAssociation between patient demographics and smoldering multiple myeloma progression to multiple myeloma: A SEER-Medicare data analysis
Theprungsirikul P, Wang R, Ahmad I, Neparidze N, Ma X, Chang S, Wang S. Association between patient demographics and smoldering multiple myeloma progression to multiple myeloma: A SEER-Medicare data analysis. Clinical Lymphoma Myeloma & Leukemia 2025 PMID: 40670211, DOI: 10.1016/j.clml.2025.06.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmoldering Multiple MyelomaSmoldering multiple myeloma patientsMultiple myelomaPatient demographicsProgression to multiple myelomaSymptomatic multiple myelomaDevelopment of hypercalcemiaCox proportional hazards modelsRisk stratification modelConfidence intervalsNon-cancer controlsEstimate hazard ratiosProportional hazards modelNon-cancer patientsSymptomatic MMRandom sample of Medicare beneficiariesSMM patientsRenal failureAnalyzed SurveillanceSEER-MedicareNatural history modelHazard ratioBone diseasePatientsSample of Medicare beneficiariesBiomarker-Specific Survival and Medication Cost for Patients With Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer
Tan J, Yang S, Dinan M, Chiang A, Gross C, Wang S. Biomarker-Specific Survival and Medication Cost for Patients With Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer. JAMA Network Open 2025, 8: e2514519. PMID: 40493365, PMCID: PMC12152704, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.14519.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsAdvanced non-small cell lung cancerNon-small cell lung cancerEGFR variationPD-L1ALK rearrangementCell lung cancerDriver alterationsMedical costsLung cancerCohort studyProgrammed cell death 1 ligand 1Cell death 1 ligand 1Biomarker statusMedian overall survivalRetrospective cohort studyLower medical costsOverall survivalTargeted therapyNon-smallPatient cohortMonthly medical costsFollow-upStudy cohortBiomarker testingAssociated with higher costsAdoption of Broad Genomic Profiling in Patients With Cancer
Wang X, Rothen J, Huang S, Long J, Soulos P, Goldberg S, Mamtani R, Presley C, Kunst N, Ma S, Wang S, Gross C, Dinan M. Adoption of Broad Genomic Profiling in Patients With Cancer. JAMA Oncology 2025, 11: 666-668. PMID: 40244595, PMCID: PMC12006912, DOI: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2025.0499.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricRisk and predictors of late second primary malignancies in long-term breast, prostate, colon, and rectal cancer survivors.
Kwaramba T, Westvold S, Long J, Hyslop T, Silber A, Lustberg M, Wang S, Leapman M, Leeds I, Cecchini M, Spees L, Wheeler S, Gross C, Dinan M. Risk and predictors of late second primary malignancies in long-term breast, prostate, colon, and rectal cancer survivors. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2025, 43: 1642-1642. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2025.43.16_suppl.1642.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSurvivors of breastRectal cancer survivorsCancer survivorsYears post-diagnosisPost-diagnosisOlder survivorsScreen-detectedSEER-MedicareLong-term cancer survivorsNon-screened cancersLong-term breastStage I-III cancerProstate cancer survivorsIndex cancer diagnosisContinuous Medicare Parts ASEER-Medicare dataModifiable risk factorsMedicare Part ADiagnosis of SPMSurvivorship careSEER-Medicare databaseSurvivorship cohortScreening guidelinesAssociated with shorter timeIndex cancerHigh-Deductible Health Plans and Out-of-Pocket Health Care Costs Among Younger Patients With Multiple Myeloma.
Fiala M, Ji M, Slade M, Huber J, Shih Y, Wang M, Colditz G, Wang S, Vij R, Chang S. High-Deductible Health Plans and Out-of-Pocket Health Care Costs Among Younger Patients With Multiple Myeloma. JCO Oncology Practice 2025, op2400978. PMID: 40354593, PMCID: PMC12354019, DOI: 10.1200/op-24-00978.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricConceptsStem-cell transplantationMultiple myelomaTreatment initiationHigh-deductible health plan enrollmentHigh-deductible health plansTransplant receiptShorter time to treatment initiationTime to treatment initiationOOP costsHealth Insurance DatabaseAssociated with delayStatistically significant differenceHealth plansPlan enrolleesOut-of-pocket health care costsYounger patientsOut-of-pocket (OOP) costsCox regressionPrimary outcomeMultivariate analysisSecondary outcomesInsurance databasePatientsTotal health careHealth care costsProstate-Specific Membrane Antigen Imaging Findings and Subsequent Clinical Management Among Patients With Biochemically Recurrent Prostate Cancer
Rabil M, Ghaffar U, Long J, Westvold S, Sprenkle P, Kim I, Saperstein L, Kunst N, Wang S, Ma X, Gross C, Leapman M, Karnes R. Prostate-Specific Membrane Antigen Imaging Findings and Subsequent Clinical Management Among Patients With Biochemically Recurrent Prostate Cancer. JU Open Plus 2025, 3 DOI: 10.1097/ju9.0000000000000278.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsConceptsMetastasis-directed therapyPSMA PET findingsPSMA-PETBiochemical recurrencePSA levelsDistant metastasisProstate cancerLocal therapyProstate-specific membrane antigen positron emission tomographyClinical managementBiochemically recurrent prostate cancerIdentification of distant metastasesNegative PSMA-PETRecurrent prostate cancerRegional nodal diseasePositron emission tomographyNodal diseaseLocal recurrenceInitial therapySystemic therapyTreatment initiationClinical outcomesImaging findingsMetastasisTreatment choicePersonalized frailty risk assessment in long-term survivors of colorectal cancer.
Forman R, Westvold S, Long J, Fan J, Hyslop T, Yasin F, Conlin K, Jacobson S, Silber A, Wang S, Leapman M, Leeds I, Cecchini M, Spees L, Wheeler S, Gross C, Oeffinger K, Dinan M. Personalized frailty risk assessment in long-term survivors of colorectal cancer. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2025, 43: 65-65. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2025.43.4_suppl.65.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRectal cancer survivorsCancer survivorsElixhauser Comorbidity IndexLong-term survivors of colorectal cancerSurvivors of colorectal cancerClinical prediction modelStage I-III colonCancer diagnosisGastrointestinal cancer survivorsYear 4Area-level povertyAssociated with reduced qualityRisk of frailtyProportion of residentsOnset of frailtyPredictors of frailtyFederal poverty lineIncreased risk of deathAdministrative claims codesSurvivorship managementRisk of deathRetrospective cohort studyAssociated with shorter timePatient raceSevere frailty
2024
Associations Between Patient Characteristics and Progression to Multiple Myeloma Among Patients With Monoclonal Gammopathy of Undetermined Significance: A Systematic Review
Li Y, Hsu S, Wang R, Theprungsirikul P, Neparidze N, Chang S, Wang S. Associations Between Patient Characteristics and Progression to Multiple Myeloma Among Patients With Monoclonal Gammopathy of Undetermined Significance: A Systematic Review. Clinical Lymphoma Myeloma & Leukemia 2024, 25: e222-e231. PMID: 39730300, PMCID: PMC11911095, DOI: 10.1016/j.clml.2024.12.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricConceptsProgression to MMMultiple myelomaNewcastle-Ottawa ScaleMonoclonal gammopathyRisk of progression to MMIncreased riskProgression to multiple myelomaRisk estimatesHigher Body Mass IndexPre-malignant conditionBody mass indexRandom-effects modelMass indexCohort studyPatient characteristicsFemale sexMale genderMethodological qualityNewcastle-OttawaBlack raceRisk ratioMGUSRisk factorsPublication biasSystematic reviewLong-Term Outcomes of Prostate-Specific Membrane Antigen–PET Imaging of Recurrent Prostate Cancer
Kunst N, Long J, Westvold S, Sprenkle P, Kim I, Saperstein L, Rabil M, Ghaffar U, Karnes R, Ma X, Gross C, Wang S, Leapman M. Long-Term Outcomes of Prostate-Specific Membrane Antigen–PET Imaging of Recurrent Prostate Cancer. JAMA Network Open 2024, 7: e2440591. PMID: 39441595, PMCID: PMC11581571, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.40591.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsProstate-specific antigenProstate-specific antigen levelPSMA-PETRecurrent prostate cancerBiochemical recurrenceProstate cancerLong-term outcomesProstate-specific membrane antigen positron emission tomographyEvaluation of biochemical recurrenceDetection of biochemical recurrenceLife yearsConventional imagingDefinitive local therapyPSMA PET imagingProstate cancer deathDetection of metastasesRetrospective cohort studyBase case analysisIncremental life-yearsPositron emission tomographyDecision-analytic modelLocal therapyConventional imaging strategiesDelayed TreatmentDisease course
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honor The Population Science Research Prize
01/31/2017Other AwardYale Cancer CenterDetailsUnited Stateshonor The Distinguished Student Mentor Award
06/30/2016Other AwardYale School of Public HealthDetailsUnited States
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- May 06, 2025
Genetic Test Underused in Cancer Care
- August 07, 2023
Screening Mammograms Carry Risks for Older Women, Study Finds
- March 05, 2023
Improving Care of Patients Receiving Advanced Cancer Treatment
- June 25, 2020Source: American Heart Association News
COVID-19 highlights long-term inequities in some communities
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