PHILADELPHIA (September 24, 2024) — Fox Chase Cancer Center is pleased to announce the hiring of Hilario Yankey, MD, MBA, as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Radiation Oncology.
Yankey begins serving in this role following his completion of the Radiation Oncology Residency and Fellowship Training Program at Fox Chase in June. He was Chief Resident of the program from 2022 through 2023.
Prior to his arrival at Fox Chase, he completed his internal medicine transitional training at Crozer Chester Medical Center in Upland, Pennsylvania. He earned his medical degree from the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University. He also has a Master of Business Administration in Healthcare Management degree from Widener University School of Business.
At Fox Chase, Yankey will specialize in gynecologic cancers and some general radiation oncology. He has contributed to over fifteen publications and presentations on cancers of the biliary tract, rectum, anus and prostate.
Yankey has volunteered for a number of initiatives, including The Free Clinic at Temple, a COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic, as a student ambassador to the Drexel Minority Association of Pre-Med Students, and as a student ambassador to under-represented minority interviewees at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine.
Yankey is a member of several professional organizations, including the American Urological Association, the American Society for Radiation Oncology, and the American Brachytherapy Society.