Scholars@Duke

• Background
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  Education, Training, & Certifications

  • Resident, Radiation Oncology, Duke University School of Medicine 2013 - 2017
  • Intern, Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine 2012 - 2013
  • M.D., Duke University 2012
  • Ph.D., Duke University 2012
• Recognition
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  In the News

  • APR 4, 2018

    Duke Med School Blog

    Five SoM Physician-Scientists Selected to Receive Strong Start Awards
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  Awards & Honors

  • Conquer Cancer Foundation of ASCO Young Investigator Award. Conquer Cancer Foundation of American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO). 2017
• Expertise
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  Subject Headings

  • Immunotherapy
  • Neck--Cancer--Radiotherapy
  • Radiation Oncology
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  Global Scholarship

  • Expertise

    • United States of America (Country) 

  • Research

    • United States of America (Country) 

  • Teaching

    • United States of America (Country) 
• Research
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  Selected Grants

  • The Duke Preclinical Research Resources for Quantitative Imaging Biomarkers awarded by National Institutes of Health 2017 - 2022
  • Pembroluzimab and Radiation Therapy to Improve Outcome in Localized High-Risk Sarcoma awarded by Association of American Cancer Institutes 2017 - 2020
  • Patient Reported Outcomes and Financial Toxicity in Head and Neck Cancer awarded by Radiation Oncology Institute 2018 - 2019
  • Dissecting the Interplay between Tumor Mutational Load and the Immune System in Response of Primary Sarcomas to Radiation Therapy awarded by Conquer Cancer Foundation 2017 - 2018
  • SARC Spore - Bridge Funding awarded by Sarcoma Alliance for Research Through Collaboration 2017 - 2018
  • Mechanisms that Regulate Sarcoma Response to Immune Checkpoint Inhibition of PD-1 awarded by Sarcoma Alliance for Research Through Collaboration 2015 - 2017
• Publications & Artistic Works
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  Selected Publications

  • Book Sections

    • Mowery, YM, Yu, CX, and Horton, JK. "Preoperative partial breast." In Short Course Breast Radiotherapy: A Comprehensive Review of Hypofractionation, Partial Breast, and Intra-Operative Irradiation, 415-440. January 1, 2015.  Full Text

  • Journal Articles

    • Carpenter, DJ, Mowery, YM, Broadwater, G, Rodrigues, A, Wisdom, AJ, Dorth, JA, Patel, PR, Shortell, CK, Clough, R, and Brizel, DM. "The risk of carotid stenosis in head and neck cancer patients after radiation therapy (Accepted)." Oral Oncology 80 (May 1, 2018): 9-15.  Full Text
    • Brownstein, JM, Wisdom, AJ, Castle, KD, Mowery, YM, Guida, P, Lee, C-L, Tommasino, F, Tessa, CL, Scifoni, E, Gao, J, Luo, L, Campos, LDS, Ma, Y, Williams, N, Jung, S-H, Durante, M, and Kirsch, DG. "Characterizing the Potency and Impact of Carbon Ion Therapy in a Primary Mouse Model of Soft Tissue Sarcoma." Molecular cancer therapeutics 17, no. 4 (April 2018): 858-868.  Full Text
    • Oellers, P, Mowery, YM, Perez, BA, Stinnett, S, Mettu, P, Vajzovic, L, Light, K, Steffey, BA, Cai, J, Dutton, JJ, Buckley, EG, Halperin, EC, Marks, LB, Kirsch, DG, and Mruthyunjaya, P. "Efficacy and Safety of Low-Dose Iodine Plaque Brachytherapy for Juxtapapillary Choroidal Melanoma." American journal of ophthalmology 186 (February 2018): 32-40.  Full Text
    • Huang, J, Chen, M, Whitley, MJ, Kuo, H-C, Xu, ES, Walens, A, Mowery, YM, Van Mater, D, Eward, WC, Cardona, DM, Luo, L, Ma, Y, Lopez, OM, Nelson, CE, Robinson-Hamm, JN, Reddy, A, Dave, SS, Gersbach, CA, Dodd, RD, and Kirsch, DG. "Generation and comparison of CRISPR-Cas9 and Cre-mediated genetically engineered mouse models of sarcoma." Nature communications 8 (July 10, 2017): 15999-.  Full Text
    • Mowery, YM, Salama, JK, Zafar, SY, Moore, HG, Willett, CG, Czito, BG, Hopkins, MB, and Palta, M. "Neoadjuvant long-course chemoradiation remains strongly favored over short-course radiotherapy by radiation oncologists in the United States." Cancer 123, no. 8 (April 2017): 1434-1441.  Full Text
    • Kent, CL, Mowery, YM, Wisdom, AJ, Van Mater, D, Castle, KD, Reddy, A, Dave, SS, and Kirsch, DG. "Immune Checkpoint Inhibition and Radiation Therapy in 2 Primary Mouse Models of Soft Tissue Sarcoma: Impact of Tumor Mutational Load." International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics 96, no. 2S (October 2016): E578-E579.  Full Text
    • Kent, CL, Mowery, YM, Wright, AO, Kim, GJ, Desjardins, A, Peters, KB, Vlahovic, G, Friedman, HS, Cummings, TJ, McLendon, RE, Friedman, AH, Sampson, JH, and Kirkpatrick, JP. "Long-Term Outcomes for Patients With Atypical or Malignant Meningiomas Treated With Radiation Therapy: A Single-Institution Retrospective Analysis." International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics 96, no. 2S (October 2016): E83-E84.  Full Text
    • Mowery, YM, Patel, K, Olson, AC, Khan, MK, Salama, JK, and Salama, AK. "Toxicity and Survival for Metastatic Melanoma Patients Treated With Anti-PD1 Therapy and Radiation Treatment." International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics 96, no. 2S (October 2016): S158-S159.  Full Text
    • Mowery, YM, Salama, JK, Zafar, SY, Moore, HG, Willett, CG, Czito, B, Hopkins, MB, and Palta, M. "Radiation Oncologists' Practice Patterns and Attitudes Regarding Neoadjuvant Short-Course Radiation Therapy for Rectal Cancer in the United States." International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics 96, no. 2S (October 2016): S203-.  Full Text
    • Mowery, YM, Vergalasova, I, Yoo, DS, Limon, D, Das, SK, Hara, WY, and Brizel, DM. "(18)F-FDG PET/CT Response at 20 Gy Predicts Treatment Outcome for Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma (HNSCC)." International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics 96, no. 2S (October 2016): E378-.  Full Text
    • Olson, AC, Patel, K, Mowery, YM, Wynne, J, Ready, N, Kirkpatrick, JP, Salama, AK, and Khan, MK. "Anti-PD-1 Therapy and Stereotactic Radiation for Melanoma and Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Patients with Brain Metastases: A 2-Institution Series." International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics 96, no. 2S (October 2016): E97-E98.  Full Text
    • Mowery, YM, and Salama, JK. "A Multidisciplinary Approach to Larynx Cancer: One Size Does Not Fit All." Journal of oncology practice 12, no. 8 (August 2016): 725-726.  Full Text
    • Moding, EJ, Mowery, YM, and Kirsch, DG. "Opportunities for Radiosensitization in the Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT) Era." Cancer journal (Sudbury, Mass.) 22, no. 4 (July 2016): 267-273. (Review)  Full Text
    • Loman, K, Nawrocki, J, Hoang, J, Yoo, D, Chang, Z, Mowery, Y, Li, X, Peterson, B, Brizel, D, and Craciunescu, O. "SU-F-R-15: Establishing Relevant ADC-Based Texture Analysis Metrics for Quantifying Early Treatment-Induced Changes in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma." Medical physics 43, no. 6 (June 2016): 3376-.  Full Text
    • Soo, MS, Jarosz, JA, Wren, AA, Soo, AE, Mowery, YM, Johnson, KS, Yoon, SC, Kim, C, Hwang, ES, Keefe, FJ, and Shelby, RA. "Imaging-Guided Core-Needle Breast Biopsy: Impact of Meditation and Music Interventions on Patient Anxiety, Pain, and Fatigue." Journal of the American College of Radiology : JACR 13, no. 5 (May 2016): 526-534.  Full Text
    • Mowery, YM. "A primer on medical education in the United States through the lens of a current resident physician." Journal of thoracic disease 7, no. 10 (October 2015): E473-E481.  Full Text
    • Mowery, YM. "A primer on medical education in the United States through the lens of a current resident physician." Annals of translational medicine 3, no. 18 (October 2015): 270-.  Full Text
    • Mowery, Y, and Blitzblau, R. "The UK HeartSpare Study (Stage IB): Randomised comparison of a voluntary breath-hold technique and prone radiotherapy after breast conserving surgery." Breast Diseases: A Year Book Quarterly 26, no. 3 (2015): 237-239.  Full Text
    • Mowery, YM, and Blitzblau, RC. "Whole-breast radiation therapy: the long and short of it." International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics 90, no. 5 (December 2014): 990-992.  Full Text
    • Vergalasova, I, Mowery, Y, Yoo, D, Brizel, D, and Das, S. "TU-F-12A-03: Using 18F-FDG-PET-CT and Deformable Registration During Head-And-Neck Cancer (HNC) Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy (IMRT) to Predict Treatment Response." Medical physics 41, no. 6 (June 2014): 480-481.  Full Text
    • Mowery, YM, and Lanasa, MC. "Clinical aspects of monoclonal B-cell lymphocytosis." Cancer control : journal of the Moffitt Cancer Center 19, no. 1 (January 2012): 8-17. (Review)  Full Text
    • Misra, UK, Mowery, YM, Gawdi, G, and Pizzo, SV. "Loss of cell surface TFII-I promotes apoptosis in prostate cancer cells stimulated with activated α₂ -macroglobulin." J Cell Biochem 112, no. 6 (June 2011): 1685-1695.  Full Text  Link to Item
    • Mowery, YM, and Pizzo, SV. "Cell surface ATP synthase: A potential target for anti-angiogenic therapy." (December 1, 2010): 139-159. (Chapter)  Full Text
    • Mowery, YM, Weinberg, JB, Kennedy, MN, Bond, KM, Moore, JO, Lanasa, MC, Gockerman, JP, Diehl, LF, Pizzo, SV, Cianciolo, GJ, and Friedman, DR. "LMP-420: a novel purine nucleoside analog with potent cytotoxic effects for CLL cells and minimal toxicity for normal hematopoietic cells." Leukemia 24, no. 9 (September 2010): 1580-1587.  Full Text  Link to Item
    • Ozdowski, EF, Mowery, YM, and Cronmiller, C. "Stall encodes an ADAMTS metalloprotease and interacts genetically with Delta in Drosophila ovarian follicle formation." Genetics 183, no. 3 (November 2009): 1027-1040.  Full Text
    • Mowery, YM, and Pizzo, SV. "The antitumorigenic trifecta." Blood 114, no. 9 (August 27, 2009): 1727-1728.  Full Text  Link to Item
    • Misra, UK, Mowery, Y, Kaczowka, S, and Pizzo, SV. "Ligation of cancer cell surface GRP78 with antibodies directed against its COOH-terminal domain up-regulates p53 activity and promotes apoptosis." Mol Cancer Ther 8, no. 5 (May 2009): 1350-1362.  Full Text  Link to Item
    • Mowery, YM, and Pizzo, SV. "Targeting cell surface F1F0 ATP synthase in cancer therapy." Cancer Biol Ther 7, no. 11 (November 2008): 1836-1838.  Link to Item
    • Mowery, YM, and Pizzo, SV. "Targeting cell surface F1F0 ATP synthase in cancer therapy." Cancer Biology and Therapy 7, no. 11 (November 1, 2008): 1837-1839.
    • Chi, SL, Wahl, ML, Mowery, YM, Shan, S, Mukhopadhyay, S, Hilderbrand, SC, Kenan, DJ, Lipes, BD, Johnson, CE, Marusich, MF, Capaldi, RA, Dewhirst, MW, and Pizzo, SV. "Angiostatin-like activity of a monoclonal antibody to the catalytic subunit of F1F0 ATP synthase." Cancer Res 67, no. 10 (May 15, 2007): 4716-4724.  Full Text  Link to Item
    • Sugerman, HJ, Sugerman, EL, DeMaria, EJ, Kellum, JM, Kennedy, C, Mowery, Y, and Wolfe, LG. "Bariatric surgery for severely obese adolescents." Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract 7, no. 1 (January 2003): 102-108.  Full Text
    • Ali, MR, Mowery, Y, Kaplan, B, and DeMaria, EJ. "Training the novice in laparoscopy. More challenge is better." Surgical endoscopy 16, no. 12 (December 2002): 1732-1736.  Full Text

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