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Overview of Dr. Chen
Dr. Yu Chen is an oncologist in New York, NY and is affiliated with Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. He received his medical degree from Weill Cornell Medicine and has been in practice 24 years. Dr. Chen accepts several types of health insurance, listed below. He is one of 525 doctors at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center who specialize in Oncology. He has more than 100 publications and over 500 citings.
Education & Training
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterFellowship, Hematology and Medical Oncology, 2005 - 2010
Mass General Brigham/Brigham and Women's HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 2002 - 2005
Weill Cornell MedicineClass of 2002, MD
Rockefeller UniversityPhD, Cell Biology, 1994 - 2001- Princeton UniversityBA, Chemistry, Suma Cum Laude, 1989 - 1993
Certifications & Licensure
FL State Medical License 2021 - Present
NY State Medical License 2004 - 2028
NJ State Medical License 2020 - 2027
American Board of Internal Medicine Medical Oncology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Elected Member The American Society for Clinical Investigation, 2018
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Sunrise Ambulatory Care, Allscripts, 2016-2017
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification MyMSK, Memorial Sloan Kettering, 2016-2017
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Loss of Kmt2c/d promotes gastric cancer and confers vulnerability to mTORC1 and PD1 inhibition.Naitao Wang, Dan Li, Tao Zhang, Mohini R Pachai, Dana M Schoeps
The Journal of Clinical Investigation. 2026-05-12 - Hypusination of the translation factor eIF5A regulates mitochondrial tRNA processing to promote prostate cancer aggressiveness.Michel Kahi, Abigail Mazzu, Ludovic Batistic, Marc Pujalte-Martin, Victor Tiroille
Nature Communications. 2026-03-13 - 2 citationsBET inhibitors reduce tumor growth in preclinical models of gastrointestinal gene signature-positive castration-resistant prostate cancer.Shipra Shukla, Dan Li, Woo Hyun Cho, Dana M Schoeps, Holly M Nguyen
The Journal of Clinical Investigation. 2025-08-15
Press Mentions
New Starr Cancer Consortium Grants Awarded to Weill Cornell Medicine ResearchersOctober 30th, 2024
Exploring the Potential of Convalescent Plasma for COVID-19 TreatmentMay 15th, 2020
Chen, Dr. YuJune 17th, 2017
Professional Memberships
- Member
Insurance Accepted
- Aetna Choice POS II
Aetna HMO
BCBS Blue Card PPO
CIGNA PPO
Empire BCBS HMO
Empire BCBS PPO
GHI PPOGreat West PPO
MVP Healthcare PPO
Oxford Health Freedom
Oxford Health Liberty
United Healthcare - Direct Choice Plus POS
United Healthcare - Direct Options PPO - Please verify your coverage with the provider's office directly when scheduling an appointment
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