Dr. Fang-Fang Yin, a professor of radiation oncology at Duke University and the founding director of Duke Kunshan’s Medical Physics Graduate Program, was recently named Gustavo Montana Distinguished Professor of Radiation Oncology at Duke University.
A professor and division chief for Radiation Physics in the Department of Radiation Oncology at Duke, Yin joins 21 other Duke faculty members in being appointed to named chairs, one of the highest honors Duke confers upon faculty in recognition of their research, teaching and contributions to the university community.
“It’s truly an honor to join fellow Duke scholars in being appointed to a named chair. I look forward to working further with my colleagues at Duke and Duke Kunshan to advance radiation treatment research and practices, and to train the next-generation of medical physicists,” said Yin.
An internationally recognized expert in his field, Yin has developed image-guided techniques and machine-learning methodology for the radiation treatment of cancers. A pioneer in developing techniques for radiosurgery of metastatic and primary spinal diseases, Yin is also active in developing professional physics practice guidelines for the clinical use of these treatment techniques.
One of the founding leaders of the Duke Medical Physics Graduate Program and the founder of the Duke Therapy Physics Residency Program, Yin helped set up a master’s program in medical physics at Duke Kunshan, which offers students a unique opportunity to study the discipline and work with professionals in both the United States and China.
“Professor Yin embodies what we value so highly in education — the ability to be both a leading researcher in his field and an inspiring mentor to our students,” said DKU Chancellor Youmei Feng. “I’d like to congratulate Yin on this well-deserved honor, and am delighted that we continue to provide opportunities for our students to engage with and learn from distinguished scholars such as Yin.”
Over the last three decades, Yin’s basic medical physics and clinical translational research has yielded more than 330 publications and five U.S. patents, and he has trained more than 60 graduate students, post-doctoral fellows, clinical medical physics residents, and junior faculty, some of whom have become leaders in the field.
Scott MacEachern, vice chancellor for academic affairs at Duke Kunshan, said, “I am very pleased that Dr. Yin’s many contributions are being recognized. He has been instrumental in pioneering radiation treatment research and methods, and training future medical physicists from around the world, and I look forward to his continued involvement in the DKU community and beyond.”
Xin Li, dean of graduate studies at Duke Kunshan, added, “Professor Yin has demonstrated outstanding accomplishments as a creative scholar in the field of radiation oncology and a visionary leader of the medical physics program. He has facilitated close collaborations between Duke and DKU and made tremendous contributions to the program over the past several years. I look forward to working with him in bringing the medical physics program to the next level.”
Yin was elected as a fellow of both the American Association of Physicists in Medicine and the American Society of Radiation Oncology.
Yin earned a bachelor of science degree in physics from China’s Zhejiang University, a master of science degree in physics from Bowling Green State University, and a Ph.D. in medical physics from the University of Chicago.
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