Sue Yom

MD PhD

Radiation oncologist

Dr. Sue Yom is an expert in the radiation treatment and management of head, neck and lung cancers.

In her research, Yom studies chemoradiation (a combination of chemotherapy and radiation) for these cancers. She also investigates image-guided radiation therapy and ways to reduce toxic effects using focused radiation techniques, emerging biological agents and radiation protectants.

Yom earned her medical and doctoral degrees at the University of Pennsylvania. She completed a residency in radiation oncology at the MD Anderson Cancer Center.

Yom has received numerous awards recognizing her commitment to patient care and patient-oriented research.

  • Education

    University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 2002

  • Residencies

    University of Texas Anderson Cancer Center, Radiation Oncology, 2007

  • Board Certifications

    Radiation Oncology, American Board of Radiology

  • Academic Title

    Professor

I am a passionate advocate for my patients in helping them achieve their best outcomes, both in health and quality of life.

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Where I see patients (4)

    My reviews

    4.8

    Overall Experience
    121 Ratings
    About our process
    Aug 31, 2024
    Excellent provider!
    Aug 27, 2024
    Outstanding doctor. Worlld class!!! Highly recommend.
    Aug 16, 2024
    I loved it all
    Jun 21, 2024
    Dr. Yom was 100% awesome. She listened to my personal fears about radiation treatment, I was in the nuclear Navy and have a pretty ingrained fear of radiation. She took the time to explain how the radiation is controlled and isolated to specific areas and exactly what I would experience during treatment. I have had anxiety for a few weeks about radiation therapy until my visit with Dr. Yom. I left her office feeling confident I was in good hands and more optimistic about my future .
    Jun 12, 2024
    Good
    Jun 12, 2024
    Our care providers understand and help us through our process and do their best to see we get the best results.
    Jun 09, 2024
    She was professional, informative, and polite.
    May 19, 2024
    Dr. Yom is the best Dr. I have ever had. She is extraordinary!
    Mar 24, 2024
    Dr. Yom is outstanding as a listener and expert consultant
    Mar 07, 2024
    The Yom is very pleasant and personable , very through in explaining my future treatment options.
    Jan 03, 2024
    Dr. Yom is very dedicated with her work as a doctor. She's a very caring doctor and response right away when you send message. It doesn't matter the day and time and she will response to your message. Not all doctors are like that. My husband and our family feels the caring that she provided and trying to help us for my husband cancer treatments. We really appreciate her as a caring doctor. Dr. Yom is an awesome doctor and we will recommend her 100% to our families and friends.
    Oct 12, 2023
    We feel confident in Dr Yom's ability to treat my cancer & support us during treatment as needed. Dr Yom provided reassurance & support during our initial consultation. Dr Yom made me feel at ease.
    Oct 06, 2023
    I wish Dr.Yom was my everything doctor!
    Sep 29, 2023
    Dr, Yom is THE BEST!
    Aug 11, 2023
    Dr Yom is my hero
    Jul 03, 2023
    We both like Dr. Yom, she expressed being compassionate with her patient.
    Jul 02, 2023
    Dr. Yom has been very friendly and personable, easy to talk with.
    Jun 20, 2023
    All good. Very professional.
    Apr 12, 2023
    Doctor Yom is the best!She never fails to be thoughtful, caring, and informative.I am grateful to have her as my provider.
    Apr 06, 2023
    Love Dr. Yom.
    Mar 24, 2023
    Dr Sue Yom is the very best!
    Mar 23, 2023
    Dr. Yom is an outstanding caring expert and I'm glad she is my doctor.
    Mar 09, 2023
    Dr Yom has the best character and she's so awesome.
    Feb 24, 2023
    Dr Y concurred with my concerns that scheduling of scans so difficult I am seeing providers before scans done, will need follow up
    Feb 14, 2023
    Dr Yom is terrific
    Dec 10, 2022
    Dr.Yom is an excellent doctor and a warm person. It's always nice to see her.

    Selected research

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    Induction Chemotherapy Response-Guided Radiation for EBV-Associated Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma

    PFS is defined as the proportion of participants alive without progression of disease from the first day of radiotherapy to progression or death by any cause, whichever occurs first, assessed up to 2 years after the last day of ra...

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    A Study of Toripalimab in Combination With Cisplatin and Gemcitabine in Participants With Recur...

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    Fatigue and Molecular Mechanisms in Cancer Patients Receiving CCRT

    Association between phenotypic characteristics and initial levels and trajectories of CRF severity will be assessed using a hierarchical linear model (HLM) approach.

    Recruiting

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    Nisin in Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma (OCSCC)

    Dose-limiting toxicities (DLTs) are defined in Section 5.2.3. DLT determination will assess adverse events (AEs) graded according to CTCAE v5.0, including findings on physical exam, vital signs, laboratory testing, and spontaneous...

    Recruiting

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    Addressing Taste Dysfunction With Miraculin in Head and Neck Cancer Patients Receiving Radiatio...

    The Taste Assessment is a two-item questionnaire used to determine the overall experiences of the participant taste sensation in the past 7 days; with one item asking about taste alteration and another asking about the interferenc...

    Recruiting

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