John Yu MD
Brain & Spinal Tumor, Skull Base, Stereotactic & Functional Neurosurgery
Professor of Neurosurgery Medical Director, Brain Tumor Center
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127 South San Vincente BlvdA6600Los Angeles, CA 90048
Phone+1 310-423-7900
Fax+1 310-423-0777
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Education & Training
Mass General Brigham/Massachusetts General HospitalResidency, Neurological Surgery, 1991 - 1997
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterInternship, Transitional Year, 1990 - 1991
Harvard Medical SchoolClass of 1990
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 1997 - 2025
American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com
- Fellow (FAANS) American Association of Neurological Surgeons
Clinical Trials
- Surgical Resection With Gliadel Wafer Followed by Dendritic Cells Vaccination for Malignant Glioma Patients Start of enrollment: 2007 Apr 01
- Tumor Lysate Pulsed Dendritic Cell Immunotherapy for Patients With Brain Tumors Start of enrollment: 2001 Mar 01
- Dendritic Cell Vaccine With Imiquimod for Patients With Malignant Glioma Start of enrollment: 2009 Oct 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Harnessing Immune Rejuvenation: Advances in Overcoming T Cell Senescence and Exhaustion in Cancer Immunotherapy.Tesfahun Dessale Admasu, John S Yu
Aging Cell. 2025-04-03 - Systemic HER3 ligand-mimicking nanobioparticles enter the brain and reduce intracranial tumour growth.Felix Alonso-Valenteen, Simoun Mikhael, HongQiang Wang, Jessica Sims, Michael Taguiam
Nature Nanotechnology. 2025-02-21 - Utility of combining frailty and comorbid disease indices in predicting outcomes following craniotomy for adult primary brain tumors: A mixed-effects model analysis us...Michelot Michel, Shane Shahrestani, Andre E Boyke, Catherine M Garcia, Simon A Menaker
Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery. 2024-11-01
Press Mentions
Cedars-Sinai Neuroscientists Pinpoint Key Gene Controlling Tumor Growth in Brain CancersApril 14th, 2017
Path to Remission for a Brain Cancer That Is Usually FatalJune 7th, 2022
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