Irini Yacoub, a radiation oncologist specializing in head-and-neck and central nervous system cancers, will join the New York Proton Center as a physician.
Her arrival comes as the NYPC prepares to mark five years in operation and 5,000 patients treated.
Yacoub joins NYPC following a brachytherapy fellowship at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York. She completed her residency in radiation oncology at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, where she served as chief resident, and she received her medical degree from SUNY Downstate School of Medicine.
“The addition of Dr. Yacoub reinforces our commitment to assembling a world-class team dedicated to advancing proton therapy and improving the lives of patients with cancer.” Charles B. Simone, II, chief medical officer at the New York Proton Center, said in a statement.
