Eddy Yang, M.D., Ph.D.Eddy Shih-Hsin Yang, M.D., Ph.D., will step into the role of chair of radiation medicine in the University of Kentucky (UK) College of Medicine on Feb. 1, 2023.

Dr. Yang most recently served as professor and vice chair for translational sciences in the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Department of Radiation Oncology. He also served as the deputy director and associate director for precision oncology at the UAB Hugh Kaul Precision Medicine Institute, and was co-leader of the Experimental Therapeutics Program at the O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at UAB.

Yang came to UAB in 2010 after completing residency at Vanderbilt University. As a physician scientist, Yang was instrumental in creating an exceptional educational research program that has allowed UAB to train the next generation of physician scientists in the field of radiation oncology.

Yang was also the Radiation Oncology Accelerated Research (ROAR) Southeast Cancer Foundation Endowed Chair since 2012. 

During the 12th annual ROAR gala on Jan. 28, 2023, UAB Department of Radiation Oncology Chair James Bonner, M.D., honored Yang with the Radiation Oncology Scholar Award for his dedication and devotion to the advancement of the science of radiation oncology during his impactful practice at UAB Medicine.

At UK, Yang will continue his research work in the areas of genitourinary, breast, and head and neck cancers, and will hold the distinction of Markey Cancer Foundation Endowed Chair in Radiation Medicine.