About
Dr. Benjamin Yan is a board-certified radiation oncologist, dedicated to helping his patients fight cancer with the use radiation therapy to cure certain types of cancer especially in their early stage, prolong survival and improve quality of life in those with more advanced or terminal stage of cancer. Dr. Yan is experienced with treatment of breast, lung, head and neck, esophageal cancers, gastrointestinal cancers (anorectal, liver, gastric etc.), gynecological (cervical, uterus etc.), genitourinary (prostate, bladder etc.), skin cancers, lymphoma and CNS (brain and spinal cord) tumors. He also uses radiation to treat some benign diseases such as Dupuytren's contracture, heterotopic ossification and keloid.
In addition to his accomplishments in clinical oncology, Dr. Yan has made significant contributions to cancer research. As a member of American Society of Therapeutic Radiation Oncology and American Association of Cancer Research (AACR),among others, his research has appeared in numerous medical journals and media outlets. These discoveries and achievements include identifying a tumor suppressor gene, DFF, discovering the molecular mechanism of how chronic inflammation causes cancers, and demonstrating the molecular mechanism of Pim-2 oncogene, etc.
Dr. Yan has published over 20 peer reviewed cancer research articles in influential biomedical journals and received a number of prestigious awards and honors including AACR scholar-in-training award and ASCO (American Society of Clinical Oncology) Merit Award.
Dr. Yan was named a Top Oncologist by International Association of Oncologist in 2014, and Top Doctor by 417 Magazine of Missouri in 2020. Dr. Yan was honored to be a Guest Professor of First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University in China in 2019, one of the largest hospitals in the world.
Locations
Insurance Accepted
- Aetna US Healthcare
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana
- Christus Health Plan
- Christus Provider Groups
- First Health
- Gilsbar
- Humana Choicecare Network
- Humana Military Tricare
- Integrated Medical Solutions
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Vantage Health Plan
- Verity
Education & Certifications
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Education
Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
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Residency
University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi
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Internship
Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, New York
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Fellowships
Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
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Professional Memberships
Member, American Medical Association(AMA) Associate Member, American Association of Cancer Research(AACR) Member, American Society of Clinical Oncology(ASCO) Member, Radiation Research Society(RRS) Member, American Society of Therapeutic Radiation Oncology(ASTRO) Member, The Radiosurgery Society(RSS)
