
David Yu MD
Assistant Professor, Radiation Oncology, Emory University School of Medicine
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PO Box# 1365Atlanta, GA 30322
Phone+1 404-778-3473
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Education & Training
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterResidency, Radiation Oncology, 2006 - 2010
University of Texas Southwestern Medical SchoolClass of 2005
University of CambridgePh.D., 2004
Stanford UniversityBS, With Honors, 1997
Certifications & Licensure
GA State Medical License 2010 - 2028
American Board of Radiology Radiation Oncology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Michael Fry Research Award Radiation Research Society, 2014
- Roentgen Resident/Fellow Research Award in Recognition of Outstanding Radiologic Research RSNA, 2010
- Distinguished Cancer Clinician and Scientist Georgia Cancer Coalition/Georgia Research Alliance, 2010
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- AURKA inhibitor VIC-1911 induces mitotic defects and functional BRCAness, sensitizing prostate cancer to PARP inhibition.Galina Gritsina, Sandip Kumar Rath, Hongshun Shi, Qi Chu, Wanqing Xie
JCI Insight. 2026-05-08 - Transformer-based synthesis of 7 Tesla-like T1 contrast from routine clinical magnetic resonance imaging.Zach Eidex, Mojtaba Safari, Tonghe Wang, David S Yu, Vanessa Wildman
Medical Physics. 2026-05-01 - 1 citationsVision foundation model for 3D magnetic resonance imaging segmentation, classification, and registration.Shansong Wang, Mojtaba Safari, Qiang Li, Chih-Wei Chang, Richard Lj Qiu
Medical Image Analysis. 2026-05-01
Journal Articles
- Distinct roles of Ape1 protein, an enzyme involved in DNA Repair, in high or low linear energy transfer ionizing radiation-induced cell killingWang, H., Wang, X., Chen, G., Zhang, X., Tang, X., Park, D., Cucinotta, F.A., Yu, D.S., Deng, X., Dynan, W.S., Doetsch, P.W., Wang, Y., Biological Chemistry, 1/1/2014
- A gemcitabine sensitivity screen identifies a role for NEK9 in the replication stress responseSmith, S.C., Petrova, A.V., Madden, M.Z., Wang, H., Pan, Y., Warren, M.D., Hardy, C.W., Liang, D., Liu, E.A., Robinson, M.H., Rudra, S., Wang, J., Ehdaivand, S., Torre..., Nucleic Acids Research, 1/1/2014
- Diagnostic accuracy of ultrasonic histogram features to evaluate radiation toxicity of the parotid glands: A clinical study of xerostomia following head-and-neck cance...Yang, X., Tridandapani, S., Beitler, J.J., Yu, D.S., Chen, Z., Kim, S., Bruner, D.W., Curran, W.J., Liu, T., Academic Radiology, 1/1/2014
Abstracts/Posters
- TNFRSF10C Copy Number Variation is Associated with Metastatic Colorectal Cancer.Tannenbaun, D., Hall, W.A., Colbert, L.E., Brat, D.J., Kong, J., Kim, S., Dwivedi, B., Kowalski, J., Landry, J., Yu, D.S., Radiation Research Society Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, NM, 1/1/2014
- Locoregional Recurrent Patterns in Young Versus Elderly Women Treated for Breast Cancer.Rudra, S., Yu, D.S., Yu, E.S., Switchenko, J.M., Mister, D., Torres, M.A., Radiation Research Society Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, NM, 1/1/2014
- A Gemcitabine Sensitivity Screen identifies a Role for NEK9 in the Replication Stress Response.Petrova, A.V., Smith, S.C., Madden, M.Z., Wang, H., Pan, Y., Warren, M.D., Hardy, C.W., Liang, D., Liu, E.A., Robinson, M.H., Rudra, S., Wang, J., Ehdaivand, S., Torre..., Radiation Research Society Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, NM, 1/1/2014
Press Mentions
Research Roundup: Recent Grants and Publications for Emory Faculty and StaffMay 22nd, 2023
Can a Gene Counteract Aging and Prevent Us from Getting Cancer?January 21st, 2016
Can a Gene Counteract Aging and Prevent Us from Getting Cancer?January 21st, 2016
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