Dr Sam Yoon

With more than 23 years of experience, Dr. Sam Yoon was appointed Chief of the Division of Surgical Oncology and Vice-Chair of Surgical Oncology Research and Education at Columbia University Irving Medical Center (CUIMC) in 2021. He is a worldwide expert in the treatment of patients with sarcomas and other soft tissue tumors, gastric (stomach) and gastroesophageal junction cancers, and gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs). 

As a principal investigator on multiple clinical trials examining novel treatment strategies, he has given numerous invited national and international lectures on these cancers. Gastric cancer is the third-highest cause of cancer death worldwide, with over one million new cases diagnosed annually, leading to more than 750,000 deaths.