Bio
Fred (Yufan) Wu is a PGY-5 chief resident physician at the Stanford University Department of Radiation Oncology. He attended medical school at Stanford School of Medicine and completed his intern year in Internal Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine / MD Anderson Cancer Center. During medical school, he completed concentrations in clinical research methodology and cancer biology, establishing the foundational skills for conducting sound clinical oncologic research.
He is passionate about leveraging new technologies to improve the patient experience and patient outcomes. His primary research interests include the development of virtual reality tools for patient education, and clinical translation of FLASH radiotherapy systems. He also leads clinical research projects on the topics of prostate HDR brachytherapy, lung SBRT, and pancreas SBRT, which have led to numerous peer-reviewed manuscript publications, research awards, and invited presentations with honoraria. He is also a resident peer reviewer for the International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics.
In addition, Fred serves on the leadership committee of the GME Diversity Committee, where he plans and executes large-scale initiatives to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion among the graduate medical community, an undertaking that he resonates deeply with. He was also the co-president of the Radiation Oncology Interest Group at Stanford. In his spare time, he enjoys traveling, playing/watching basketball, tennis, swimming, and going on hikes to capture landscape photography that is shared on an online photo album.
Personal Interests
- Athletics: Basketball, Tennis, Snowboarding, Hiking, Swim team (and lifeguard & swim instructor), Track & field team, Badminton team
- Music: Piano (Royal Conservatory of Music Grade 8), Cello (School Orchestra and String Sextet)
- Photography: Landscape photography with online photo-album
