
Jeff Yang MD FACS
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Thoracic surgeon @MGHSurgery | Associate Professor of Surgery @harvardmed | Advocate for early detection of lung cancer @amlungcsi
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Joined April 2017
.@AmLungCSI is proud to have worked w/ Senators @TinaSmithMN @ChuckGrassley @SenCapito @SenatorDurbin @maziehirono @SenJackReed. The Senate unanimously passed a bipartisan resolution recognizing Nov 24' as National #LCAM & supporting #lungcancerscreening for the 5th yr in a row!!
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Add Lung Cancer Screening Info to Atlanta Airport Smoking Areas - Sign the Petition! https://t.co/NjrqkYFtHI via @Change
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Add Lung Cancer Screening Info to Atlanta Airport Smoking Areas
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In the latest #thinkingthoracic podcast, @ErinGillaspie talks with Drs. Lawrence Greiten & Josh Daily from @archildrens about financial decision-making, training pathways, & compensation insights. It’s a candid conversation you don’t want to miss. https://t.co/3v53hkWQ8K
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Teamwork makes the Skan Van shine! 🚐✨ Big thanks to ALCSI for helping Dusty give the van a well-deserved wash at the car wash! #LCSM #lungcancer #ALCSI
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Our Rice ALCSI team was excited to welcome Dusty to Houston on her cross-country journey to raise awareness about #lungcancer in her Cat Skan Van!! They were able to visit MD Anderson Cancer Center and help her wash her van so she is ready for her next stop! Dusty, thank you for
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Thank you to everyone who made our Stronger Together Health Fair last week in Chicago a roaring success! We had over 200 attendees and shared health resources on cancer screening, reproductive health, vision, mental health, and more with the South Side community. Thank you to the
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Phenomenal work by @AlexisChidi at the plenary session of AATS #ITSOS2025!! Using geospatial analysis, she found that pharmacies are commonly close to #lungcancerscreening centers and could serve as community sites for education and referral to screening.
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Absolutely inspirational Patterson plenary lecture on #lungcancerscreening at AATS #ITSOS2025 by @DouglasEWood1!! Dr. Wood has been a relentless advocate and was instrumental in getting #lungcancerscreening covered by health insurance in the US. He also emphasized the need to
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Our @MDAndersonNews alum, Dr @AlexisChidi at #itsos2025: *️⃣Lung screening unevenly distributed geographically *️⃣Pharmacies are more widely distributed *️⃣Pharmacies may serve as community sites for screening in rural & high-risk areas @WomenInThoracic @AATSHQ #lcsm
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Truly amazing kickoff to the @AATSHQ #ITSOS2025 Conference with Dr. Doug Wood (@DouglasEWood1) giving the G. Alexander Patterson Giants Lecture about the impact of policy on #lungcancer screening!! The lecture was SO inspiring!! We are also grateful for him shouting the
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Thanks to @BostonLdm for inviting @MGHCancerCenter back to discuss lung, colorectal, and breast cancer screening! @AmLungCSI Honored to join @ChiFuJeffYang Dr. Manisha Bahl and @DFCI_BreastOnc Karen Burns-White
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This Saturday, September 20th, come attend our second Stronger Together Health Fair in Chicago with the First Ladies Health Initiative! We are excited to connect the local community with a comprehensive set of health resources on cancer screenings, reproductive health, government
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Save the date for our upcoming webinar taking place on Monday, Sept. 22 at 7 p.m. ET. This 30-minute session expands on the STS Roadmap to Mobile Lung Cancer Screenings and examines the intricacies of mobile cancer screening units and how they operate. Learn more and register at
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Next Saturday, 9/20, join ALCSI for our Stronger Together Health Fair in Chicago in collaboration with the First Ladies Health Initiative! We will be bringing together comprehensive health resources on cancer screenings, reproductive health, government assistance programs, heart
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Important clip from Dr Daniel Boffa from @YaleMed on the cost of cutting research funding Well worth the 5 minute listen https://t.co/S8WgLxsx38
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So impressed with @MaryPasquinelli’s work where she demonstrated that Sybil, an AI algorithm, can accurately predict 6-year #lungcancer risk from one baseline CT scan, in diverse cohorts, with minimal bias!! #WCLC25
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The LEGACY study (opening ~Dec 2025) will aim to build a large, diverse dataset of chest CTs + clinical information from people w/ a family history of lung cancer. We will offer free screening chest CTs to qualifying participants. If interested: mghlegacylungstudy@mgb.org 5/5
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A labor of love! @MaryPasquinelli masterfully explaining how we implemented Sybil, a machine learning model of lung cancer risk, at @UICancerCenter @UIHealth . Would not be possible without the Sybil implementation consortium. @LeciaSequist @F_Fintelmann_MD @aebchang @reginabard
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Terrific session on how to implement Sybil (an AI algorithm that can predict lung cancer risk from a single CT scan)!! #WCLC25
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Wow… phenomenal talk by Dr. Allison Chang on lung cancer screening in individuals with a family history of lung cancer. So excited about her LEGACY trial!! Individuals with family history of lung cancer can get a free lung screening through this study. Anticipated launch in
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