Jeff Yang MD FACS
@ChiFuJeffYang
Thoracic surgeon @MGHSurgery | Associate Professor of Surgery @harvardmed | Advocate for early detection of lung cancer @amlungcsi
.@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!!

What were the most practice-changing Thoracic Surgery papers of 2024? Drs. @LindaMThoracic & @ChiFuJeffYang break them down on the latest #thinkingthoracic episode. From cancer breakthroughs to profession-shaping studies, don’t miss it. Listen today: ow.ly/2TP050WaVTe
‼️It is Day 2 of the 2nd annual ALCSI Lung Cancer Summit‼️ We have been joined by a variety of incredible speakers, including @LeciaSequist, Dr. Lana Shumacher, Angela Morabito from @Florez_Lab, Dr. Florian Fintelmann, and Dr. Xiao Li! Our team is extremely grateful for their…
We’re currently in our patient survivorship panel, hearing from seven extraordinary survivors and caregivers—including Kris Kimball, Lauren Coye, Rosemary Conway, Jen Moran, Emily Venanzi, Larry Bromley, and Bertie Gethers. Their stories of courage and resilience are incredibly…
We are so honored to have had Stacey Bowers from our amazing partner, the Lung Cancer Research Foundation @LCRF, join us in Boston for our #2025ALCSISummit! We are so inspired by Stacey’s passion for community engagement and research, as well as her support of ALCSI with the…
📣With ALCSI’s 2nd annual Lung Cancer Summit coming up THIS WEEKEND, we wanted to remind everyone to RSVP!! For those who are unable to join us in person, we will be streaming the summit over Zoom! Join us at the link below! ⬇️ riceuniversity.zoom.us/j/6237127620?p…
ALCSI is thrilled to announce that we will be hosting our 2nd Annual Lung Cancer Summit from July 25–27 in Boston! Join students from across the country for a powerful weekend on lung cancer screening education and advocacy. We will have the opportunity to learn from survivors,…
We are excited to share pictures from our first event with Ragon Construction in Kendall Square! Our team was able to talk to many tradespeople about #lungcancerscreening and even met a few eligible individuals!
This weekend, we had our July 2025 Intercollegiate Meeting with our incredible ALCSI chapter leaders! We also had the pleasure of being joined by Dr. Allison Chang (@aebchang), who shared about the amazing work she is doing with the LEGACY study to quantify cancer risk in…
Please read and share this beautifully written piece by Simar Bajaj (@SimarSBajaj) about LUCAS & mobile #lungcancerscreening in the New York Times. nytimes.com/2025/07/08/hea…

Check out our July 2025 #ALCSINewsletter!! See what we have been up to and see all the exciting things we have planned for July! July Newsletter: mailchi.mp/bbdc5e3ae093/a… Subscribe: redcap.partners.org/redcap/surveys…
This weekend, our UChicago ALCSI team tabled at the Salem Baptist First Ladies Health Clinic. As members of the church exited the congregation, they entered a health clinic/fair where they were able to get vaccines, get their blood pressure and blood glucose tested, and hear…
Great piece by @SimarSBajaj on cancer screening & #lungcancerscreening in the New York Times: nytimes.com/2025/07/02/wel…
Check out this exciting new study led by @MattSmeltzer @ROsarogiagbon in @JAMANetworkOpen!! Changing the USPSTF lung screening criteria from a 20-pack-year cutoff to a 20-year duration cutoff (Potter Criteria) greatly increases access to screening while maintaining screening…

✅ The Supreme Court issues a big win for public health! SCOTUS upholds the authority of the USPSTF—preserving no-cost coverage for lifesaving preventive services like lung cancer screening. Access to early detection = better outcomes. #STSAdvocacy
AIM-HIGH trial published in Lancet Molecular high-risk stage IA-IIA NSCLC as determined by 14-gene assay with improved survival with adjuvant chemo. It is not often we see survival curves like this in early stage lung cancer. thelancet.com/journals/lanre…
Please check out our prospective, randomized trial just out in @LancetRespirMed 🫁 Stage IA-IIA, non-squamous, surgically resected NSCLC 🧬 Molecular testing of resected tumor 💉 High-risk pts randomized 📉 Adjuvant chemo had DFS benefit vs observation authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S22…
Our Boston ALCSI team spent #Juneteenth at two incredible outreach events in Roxbury and Newton! We were able to raise awareness about #lungcancerscreening and celebrate Black health and freedom. Our team is grateful for the chance to connect, educate, and honor the community on…
Today, our Boston team spent the afternoon at, not 1, but 2 events! We had an amazing time at the Dorchester Family Restoration Day and Franklin Juneteenth Festival talking to community members about #lungcancer and #lungcancerscreening! Thank you for having us!
Important awareness piece by @BBCNews reminding us that lung cancer is on the rise in people who have never smoked. These are different types of lung cancer and we’re still learning why they occur: radon, pollution, unknown. All of us are at risk. bbc.com/future/article…
check out this powerful piece about black lung disease in coal miners: nytimes.com/2025/06/19/wel…