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333 Cottman Ave# FoxPhiladelphia, PA 19111
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Summary
- Dr. Jian Qin Yu is a nuclear medicine specialist based in Philadelphia, PA, serving as the Chief of Nuclear Medicine and PET at Fox Chase Cancer Center since 2005. He completed his medical education with an MD from Beijing Medical University in 1987, followed by an internship in Internal Medicine at Drexel University and further training in nuclear medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. His work focuses on positron emission tomography and radio-immunotherapy, with involvement in early-phase clinical trials and novel radiotracer development. He has contributed several publications in his field and has played roles in clinical trials involving PET/CT technologies. Dr. Yu has received multiple honors, including awards from both the American College of Nuclear Medicine and the American College of Radiology Imaging Network.
Education & Training
University of Pennsylvania Health SystemFellowship, Nuclear Medicine, 2004 - 2005- University of Pennsylvania Health SystemFellowship, Nuclear Radiology, 2003 - 2005
- University of Pennsylvania Health SystemResidency, Nuclear Medicine, 2002 - 2003
Drexel University College of Medicine/Hahnemann University HospitalResidency, Nuclear Medicine, 2001 - 2002- Drexel University College of Medicine/Hahnemann University HospitalInternship, Internal Medicine, 2000 - 2001
Certifications & Licensure
NJ State Medical License 2009 - 2027
PA State Medical License 2004 - 2026
CT State Medical License 2003 - 2017
MI State Medical License 2004 - 2017
American Board of Nuclear Medicine Nuclear Medicine
International Society Clinical DensitometryCertified Clinical Densitometrist- Royal College of Physicians of CanadaNuclear Medicine Specialist
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- FCPP College of Physicians of Philadelphia, 2016
- FRCPC Royal College of Physicians of Canada, 2008
- FACNP American College of Nuclear Physicians, 2009
Clinical Trials
- Fludeoxyglucose (FDG) F 18 PET Scan, CT Scan, and Ferumoxtran-10 MRI Scan Before Chemotherapy and Radiation Therapy in Finding Lymph Node Metastasis in Patients With Locally Advanced Cervical Cancer or High-Risk Endometrial Cancer Start of enrollment: 2007 Sep 01
- FDG-PET/CT Scans in Patients With Stage IIIB or Stage IV NSCLC Undergoing Chemotherapy Start of enrollment: 2007 Mar 30
- An Exploratory, Open Label, Single Center Study of [F-18]HX4 Start of enrollment: 2008 Jan 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Off-Target-Based Tumor Fraction Estimation from Targeted Sequencing Shows Concordance with Orthogonal Methods Across Advanced Solid Tumors.Samantha O Hasenleithner, Shilpa Rao, Jian Q Yu, Yinfei Tan, Fathima Sheriff
International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2026-07-07 - The Utility of Preoperative PET/CT in Patients with Clinically High-Risk Melanoma.Emily Papai, Kayla Ntoh, Li Zhang, Jian Q Yu, Anthony J Olszanski
Annals of Surgical Oncology. 2025-12-01 - 2 citationsCharacterization of Sinonasal Lesions on CT, MRI, and PET/CT.Jiaqiong Wang, Russ A Kuker, Jian Q Michael Yu, Neelu Jain, Alexander M McKinney
Clinical Nuclear Medicine. 2025-11-01
Professional Memberships
- Member
- American College of Nuclear MedicineFellow
- Member
- Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular ImagingMember
- Member
Other Languages
- Chinese (Mandarin)
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