https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neurosurgery\/services\/spinesurgery\/spine-tumor-program\/<\/a><\/p>\nDr. Yanagihara is a tenure track assistant professor in the School of Medicine and oversees a wide range of research activities that aim to improve the efficacy and safety of radiotherapy while also investigating new applications where radiation could benefit patients.<\/p>\n
Education<\/b><\/p>\n
Residency, Columbia University\u2014New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY (Chief Resident 2016\u20132017)
\nMD, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY
\nPh.D., Neuroscience, Columbia University, New York, NY
\nB.S., Neurobiology and Behavior, University of California Irvine, Irvine, CA<\/p>\n
Active Research Protocols<\/h2>\n
Safety, Efficacy, and Mechanism of Pre-operative Spatially Fractionated GRID Radiation Therapy in Patients with Extremity Soft Tissue Sarcoma: A Pilot Study (LCCC2250). Role: Principal Investigator<\/p>\n
Development of a circulating tumor DNA fragmentomics assay for monitoring treatment response in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (IRB 23-2975). Role: Principal Investigator<\/p>\n
Patient Reported Outcomes following Low-dose irradiation for Osteoarthritis (PRO-LO): A single-arm prospective registry (IRB 22-3256). Role: Principal Investigator<\/p>\n
Disease outcomes and toxicities in patients with gastrointestinal and sarcomatous malignancies (LCCC 2247). Role: Principal Investigator<\/p>\n
Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma with Electron Intraoperative Radiation Therapy (PACER) (LCCC1413). Role: UNC Principal Investigator under a national clinical trial<\/p>\n
Disease outcomes and toxicities in patients with gastrointestinal and sarcomatous malignancies: A retrospective database (IRB 23-1226). Role: Principal Investigator<\/p>\n
ETERNITY: Biorepository to accelerate advances in Radiation Therapy (LCCC 2224). Role: Coinvestigator<\/p>\n
Honors and Awards<\/h2>\n
August 2023\u2013July 2025 Sponsored research: Extramural research funding from the Radiation Oncology Institute for research in spatially fractionated radiotherapy<\/p>\n
August 2023\u2013July 2024 Intramural research funding from the Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center for research in circulating tumor DNA<\/p>\n
2023 Finalist, UNC School of Medicine Fall Convocation and Award Ceremony Lecturer\u202ffor the 2023 Fall Convocation and Awards Ceremony<\/p>\n
2018\u20132019 ARRO Teacher of the Year Award\u2014New York Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital<\/p>\n
2018 New York Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital Healer\u2019s Hall of Fame<\/p>\n
2017 Radiological Society of North America Resident\/Fellow Annual Institutional Research Award<\/p>\n
2015 State of the Art Radiation Therapy Travel Grant Award Recipient\u2014Las Vegas, NV<\/p>\n
December 2013 Employee of the Month: New York Presbyterian Hospital\u2014Columbia University Medical Center<\/p>\n
August 2005\u2013May 2012 National Institutes of Health Medical Scientist Training Program<\/p>\n
September 2000\u2013June 2004 National Institutes of Mental Health Research Training Fellowship<\/p>\n
2004 Delegate to the California state government to lobby for research funding on behalf of the University of California<\/p>\n
2004 Office of the Chancellor, Chancellor\u2019s annual Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Research\u2014University of California, Irvine<\/p>\n
2004 Alumni Association annual Award for Outstanding Accomplishments in Undergraduate Research\u2014University of California, Irvine<\/p>\n
September 2001\u2013June 2003 Department of Graduate Studies, Undergraduate Research Training Fellowship\u2014University of California, Irvine<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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