ViolaWeijiaZhuMDPhD

Oncology • Worcester, MA

Thoracic Cancer

Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine

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Office
55 Lake Ave N
Worcester, MA 01655
Phone+1 508-334-3550

Education & Training

Boston University Medical CenterFellowship, Hematology and Medical Oncology, 2011 - 2014
Hackensack University Medical Center/Englewood Hospital and Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 2009 - 2011
Shanghai Medical UniversityClass of 2000

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 2014 - 2026
MA State Medical License 2010 - 2026
NY State Medical License 2016 - 2025
NJ State Medical License 2009 - 2013
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Hematology
American Board of Internal Medicine Medical Oncology

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

255 citations
Acquired Resistance to KRASG12C Inhibition in Cancer
Mark M. Awad, Shengwu Liu, Igor I. Rybkin, Kathryn C. Arbour, Julien Dilly
The New England Journal of Medicine. 2021-06-23
829 citations
Immune checkpoint inhibitors for patients with advanced lung cancer and oncogenic driver alterations: results from the IMMUNOTARGET registry
Julien Mazieres, Alexander Drilon, Amélie Lusque, Laurent Mhanna, Alexis B. Cortot
Annals of Oncology. 2019-08-01
55 citations
Going beneath the tip of the iceberg. Identifying and understanding EML4-ALK variants and TP53 mutations to optimize treatment of ALK fusion positive (ALK+) NSCLC.
Shannon S. Zhang, Misako Nagasaka, Viola W. Zhu, Sai-Hong Ignatius Ou
Lung Cancer. 2021-06-12

Journal Articles

Efficacy of Selpercatinib in RET-Altered Thyroid Cancers
Lori J Wirth, Jochen Lorch, Francis Worden, Marcia Brose, Taofeek K Owonikoko, Mark E Burkard, Todd M Bauer, Viola W Zhu, Nehal Lakhani, Victor Moreno, Manisha H Shah, New England Journal of Medicine
Severe Acute Hepatitis in a Patient Receiving Alectinib for ALK+ Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: A Histological Analysis
Viola Zhu, MD, Clinical Lung Cancer

Authored Content

Efficacy of Selpercatinib in RET-Altered Thyroid CancersAugust 2020
Efficacy of Selpercatinib in RET-Altered Thyroid CancersAugust 2020
Efficacy of Selpercatinib in RET-Altered Thyroid CancersAugust 2020

Press Mentions

OncLive® Hosts the Latest State of the Science Summit™ on Non-Small Cell Lung CancerApril 29th, 2019

Other Languages

Chinese (Mandarin)