Dr. Yuan Yuan, MD is an Associate Professor of Medical Oncology and Therapeutics Research at the City of Hope National Medical Center. Dr. Yuan completed her Masters in Oncology at Peking Union Medical College in Beijing, China and her Ph.D. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the University of California, Riverside. She completed her residency in Internal Medicine at New York University Downtown Hospital and her fellowship in Hematology/Oncology from New York University Medical Center under the direction of Dr. Franco Muggia, a giant in Medical Oncology. Dr. Yuan's clinical and research interests include breast cancer, triple negative breast cancer, immunotherapy, and adoptive cell therapy in breast cancer. Dr. Yuan is a member of ASCO and the American Society of Hematology.

Pearls of Wisdom:

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