YvonneMarieMoweryMD

Summary

• Yvonne M. Mowery, MD, PhD, DABR is a physician scientist and an Associate Professor of Radiation Oncology at University of Pittsburgh/UPMC Hillman Cancer Center. She is a board-certified radiation oncologist, specializing in treating head and neck cancer, base of skull tumors, and skin cancer. She received her MD and PhD in Pathology at Duke University in 2012, followed by completing an Internal Medicine internship and Radiation Oncology residency at Duke University in 2017. She was the Butler Harris Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology at Duke University through May 2023 prior to moving to UPMC Hillman Cancer Center. Her laboratory focuses on studying head and neck cancer pathogenesis and mechanisms of overcoming radiation and immunotherapy resistance in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC), with a particular interest in DNA damage response pathways. Yvonne previously served as the Associate Center Director for Radioimmunotherapy for the Duke Cancer Institute Center of Cancer Immunotherapy, and she was awarded a 2021 American Society for Clinical Investigation Young Physician-Scientist Award. She is the PI of an investigator-initiated phase I trial (NCT04576091) evaluating the ATR inhibitor BAY 1895344 with pembrolizumab and stereotactic body radiation therapy for recurrent HNSCC. Her research support includes a K08 Career Development Award from the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research and a Damon Runyon Clinical Investigator Award.