Positions
University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
one of the nation's original three comprehensive cancer centers established by the National Cancer Insitute
Dr. Yung is a Professor of Neuro-Oncology, Senior Advisor of the Brain Tumor Center, and a member of the Cancer Moonshot leadership at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center at Houston. He received his M.D. degree from the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine. He joined MDACC 1981 and served as Chair of Department of Neuro-Oncology for 15 years. He was the second Editor-in-Chief of Neuro-Oncology, Co-Chair of the NCI Brain Malignancy Steering Committee. Currently, he is serving as Special Scientific Advisor of the National Brain Tumor Society and a member of the Scientific Advisory Committee of the Ludwig Institute of Cancer research, among many other roles.