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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Treatments I provide

Where I see patients (4)

    My reviews

    4.8

    Overall Experience
    118 Ratings
    About our process
    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.
    Nov 15, 2022
    If I could rate Dr Yom's professionalism I would give Excellent rating
    Nov 02, 2022
    Dr Yom is one of the best on her fields. I am lucky to be her patient. She showed empathy and recognized my extreme anxiety. After talking to her I felt more at ease despite all the unknowns
    Oct 19, 2022
    My experience with the telecom visit could not have been any better.
    Nov 28, 2021
    Referred to another department to get more information about future treatment. Not sure if I am supposed to make the appointment or if this office will do it and inform me of the date.
    Nov 26, 2021
    The provider has suggested the treatment and options for consideration.
    Oct 21, 2021
    This provider and is caring & thoughtful. Talks to me in layman's terms. Makes it so easy to understand what's going on and how I'm doing.

    Selected research

    Decorative Caduceus

    Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy (SBRT) for Early Treatment of Oligometastatic Adenoid Cystic Car...

    Assessed using RECIST v1.1 and Kaplan-Meier

    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

    Decorative Caduceus

    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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