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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2019 - Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE)

Overview

Yuman Fong is affiliated with the City Of Hope National Medical Center in the United States. Their academic contributions span predominantly within Medicine, with a focused expertise in Oncology, Surgery, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Genetics, and Hepatology.

The research topics covered by Yuman Fong include:

  • Virus-based gene therapy research
  • Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research
  • CAR-T cell therapy research
  • Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis
  • Cholangiocarcinoma and Gallbladder Cancer Studies
  • Cancer Research and Treatments
  • Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes

Yuman Fong has frequently published in several scholarly journals. Notable venues include:

  • Annals of Surgical Oncology
  • JAMA Surgery
  • Journal of Surgical Oncology
  • HPB
  • Journal of Clinical Oncology

Some of their recent papers include:

  • Single-cell transcriptome analysis of tumor and stromal compartments of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma primary tumors and metastatic lesions, 2020, Genome Medicine
  • Effective combination immunotherapy using oncolytic viruses to deliver CAR targets to solid tumors, 2020, Science Translational Medicine
  • Choices of Therapeutic Strategies for Colorectal Liver Metastases Among Expert Liver Surgeons, 2020, Annals of Surgery
  • Association of Living in Urban Food Deserts with Mortality from Breast and Colorectal Cancer, 2020, Annals of Surgical Oncology
  • International experts consensus guidelines on robotic liver resection in 2023, World Journal of Gastroenterology

Yuman Fong collaborates regularly with several co-authors, including:

  • Laleh G. Melstrom
  • Yanghee Woo
  • Mustafa Raoof
  • Shyambabu Chaurasiya
  • Susanne G. Warner

The scientist has been recognized with awards, such as the designation Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE) in 2019.

Best Publications

  • Clinical Score for Predicting Recurrence After Hepatic Resection for Metastatic Colorectal Cancer: Analysis of 1001 Consecutive Cases

    Yuman Fong;Joseph Fortner;Ruth L. Sun;Murray F. Brennan

  • Anti-cachectin/TNF monoclonal antibodies prevent septic shock during lethal bacteraemia

    Kevin J. Tracey;Kevin J. Tracey;Yuman Fong;David G. Hesse;Kirk R. Manogue

  • Improvement in Perioperative Outcome After Hepatic Resection: Analysis of 1,803 Consecutive Cases Over the Past Decade

    William R. Jarnagin;Mithat Gonen;Yuman Fong;Ronald P. DeMatteo

  • The international position on laparoscopic liver surgery: The Louisville Statement, 2008.

    Joseph F. Buell;Daniel Cherqui;David A. Geller;Nicholas O'Rourke

  • Staging, resectability, and outcome in 225 patients with hilar cholangiocarcinoma.

    William R. Jarnagin;Yuman Fong;Ronald P. DeMatteo;Mithat Gonen

  • Liver resection for colorectal metastases.

    Y Fong;A M Cohen;J G Fortner;W E Enker

  • Actual 10-Year Survival After Resection of Colorectal Liver Metastases Defines Cure

    James S. Tomlinson;William R. Jarnagin;Ronald P. DeMatteo;Yuman Fong

  • Hepatic arterial infusion of chemotherapy after resection of hepatic metastases from colorectal cancer

    Nancy Kemeny;Ying Huang;Alfred M. Cohen;Weiji Shi

  • An analysis of 412 cases of hepatocellular carcinoma at a Western center.

    Yuman Fong;Ruth L. Sun;William Jarnagin;Leslie H. Blumgart

  • Cachectin/tumor necrosis factor induces cachexia, anemia, and inflammation.

    K J Tracey;H Wei;K R Manogue;Y Fong

  • Intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma: rising frequency, improved survival, and determinants of outcome after resection.

    Itaru Endo;Mithat Gonen;Adam C. Yopp;Kimberly M. Dalal

  • Antibodies to cachectin/tumor necrosis factor reduce interleukin 1 beta and interleukin 6 appearance during lethal bacteremia.

    Y Fong;K J Tracey;L L Moldawer;D G Hesse

  • Cytokine appearance in human endotoxemia and primate bacteremia.

    Hesse Dg;Tracey Kj;Fong Y;Manogue Kr

  • Lymph node metastasis from soft tissue sarcoma in adults. Analysis of data from a prospective database of 1772 sarcoma patients.

    Yuman Fong;Daniel G. Coit;James M. Woodruff;Murray F. Brennan

  • Influence of Transfusions on Perioperative and Long-Term Outcome in Patients Following Hepatic Resection for Colorectal Metastases

    David A. Kooby;Jennifer Stockman;Leah Ben-Porat;Mithat Gonen

  • Surgery of the liver and biliary tract

    L. H. Blumgart;Y. Fong

  • Hepatic neuroendocrine metastases: does intervention alter outcomes?

    Ronald S Chamberlain;David Canes;Karen T Brown;Leonard Saltz

  • Cachectin/tumor necrosis factor induces lethal shock and stress hormone responses in the dog

    K J Tracey;S F Lowry;T J Fahey rd;J D Albert

  • Hilar Cholangiocarcinoma: patterns of spread, the importance of hepatic resection for curative operation, and a presurgical clinical staging system.

    Edmund C. Burke;William R. Jarnagin;Steven N. Hochwald;Peter W. T. Pisters

  • Perioperative outcomes of major hepatic resections under low central venous pressure anesthesia: blood loss, blood transfusion, and the risk of postoperative renal dysfunction.

    Jose A Melendez;Vittoria Arslan;Mary E Fischer;David Wuest

Frequent Co-Authors

William R. Jarnagin
William R. Jarnagin Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Ronald P. DeMatteo
Ronald P. DeMatteo University of Pennsylvania
Michael I. D’Angelica
Michael I. D’Angelica Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Peter J. Allen
Peter J. Allen Duke University
Mithat Gonen
Mithat Gonen Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Leslie H. Blumgart
Leslie H. Blumgart Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Nancy E. Kemeny
Nancy E. Kemeny Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Murray F. Brennan
Murray F. Brennan Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
T. Peter Kingham
T. Peter Kingham Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
David S. Klimstra
David S. Klimstra Yale University

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