
Henry Soo-Min Park MD MPH
Head & Neck, Thoracic Cancer
Professor and Vice Chair, Radiation Oncology, Yale School of Medicine
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Smilow Cancer Hospital35 Park Street, LL513New Haven, CT 06519
Phone+1 203-200-2100
Fax+1 203-785-4622
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Summary
- Dr. Henry S. Park is a board-certified radiation oncologist who serves as professor, vice chair for clinical research, chief of thoracic radiotherapy, and chief of PET-guided radiotherapy for the Department of Therapeutic Radiology at the Yale School of Medicine. For the Yale Cancer Center, he is an assistant medical director of the Clinical Trials Office, where he also leads the radiation oncology committee and is associate leader of the lung clinical research team. For the medical school's Office of Student Affairs, he is the head of one of the six advisory houses (Horstmann House). He has previously held roles as the associate residency program director, medical student electives director, and continuing medical education director for radiation oncology.
Dr. Park received his undergraduate degree from Yale College, master's degree from the Harvard School of Public Health, and medical doctorate degree from the Yale School of Medicine. He completed his internal medicine internship at Harvard Medical School's Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center before returning to Yale New Haven Hospital for his residency and chief residency in radiation oncology.
Dr. Park subspecializes in radiation therapy for lung cancer and head and neck cancer. He leads a wide-ranging research program in clinical trials, real-world evidence, novel radiotherapy technology, and health services. He has co-authored over 200 peer-reviewed original research articles, reviews, book chapters, invited editorials, and practice guidelines. He serves as an oral and written boards examiner for the American Board of Radiology, an associate editor for Advances in Radiation Oncology and American Journal of Clinical Oncology, and an active committee member for the American Society for Radiation Oncology, American Radium Society, SWOG, and NRG. He has been honored with multiple awards for his contributions to patient care, clinical research, medical education, and journal peer reviewing.
Education & Training
Yale-New Haven Medical CenterChief Residency, Radiation Oncology, 2016 - 2017
Yale-New Haven Medical CenterResidency, Radiation Oncology, 2013 - 2017
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical SchoolInternship, Internal Medicine, 2012 - 2013
Harvard School of Public HealthMPH, Biostatistics, Epidemiology, Decision Science, 2011 - 2012
Yale School of MedicineClass of 2012, MD, Cum Laude
Certifications & Licensure
CT State Medical License 2014 - 2026
RI State Medical License 2021 - 2026
MA State Medical License 2012 - 2013
American Board of Radiology Radiation Oncology
Clinical Trials
- Dose-Deescalated 3-Fraction Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy For Centrally Located Lung Cancer Start of enrollment: 2020 Aug 26
Roles: Principal Investigator, Contact
- Biologically Guided Radiation Therapy (BgRT) and Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT) to Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor in Oligoprogressive Oncogenic Positive Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinoma Start of enrollment: 2024 Oct 09
Roles: Contact, Principal Investigator
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- The emerging role for induction chemoimmunotherapy in unresectable stage III NSCLC: A promising approach in need of a definitive phase III trial.Andrew J Piper-Vallillo, Henry S Park
Lung Cancer. 2026-04-01 - Definitive Radiotherapy With or Without Chemotherapy After Planned Neoadjuvant Chemoimmunotherapy in Stages II to III NSCLC: An International Multicenter Retrospective...Elio Adib, Amin H Nassar, Katie N Lee, Francesca Fusco, Fionnuala Crowley
JTO Clinical and Research Reports. 2026-04-01 - Perceived Racial Discrimination in Health Care Settings and Lung Cancer Screening Use.Hermine Poghosyan, Sayantani Sarkar, Maryum Zaidi, Polly Sather, Rufei Duan
Nursing Research. 2026-02-16
Press Mentions
Smilow Announces First Administration of Unprecedented Radiotherapy TreatmentSeptember 5th, 2024
SUDs Rates Highest in Head, Neck, and Gastric Cancer SurvivorsJanuary 16th, 2024
YNHH’s Smilow Cancer Hospital Pioneers New Radiotherapy TechnologyMarch 9th, 2023
Professional Memberships
- Member
- Member
- American Radium Society - ARSMember
External Links
- Yale Profilehttps://medicine.yale.edu/profile/henry-park/
- LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/henryspark
- PubMedhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/myncbi/1Zon8WioDca5a/bibliography/41559561/public/?sort=date&direction=descending
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