About Torunn Yock, MD

Clinical Interests:

Treats:

Locations

Massachusetts General Hospital
55 Fruit St.
Boston, MA 02114
Phone: 617-726-0976

Mass General Cancer Center at Emerson Hospital
131 Old Rd. To Nine Acre Corner
John Cuming Building
Concord, MA 01742
Phone: 978-287-3290

Medical Education

  • MD, Harvard Medical School
  • Residency, Massachusetts General Hospital

American Board Certifications

  • Radiation Oncology, American Board of Radiology

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Research

Dr. Yock is currently the director of Pediatric Radiation Oncology at Massachusetts General Hospital which is the largest pediatric proton program in the world, having treated over 1700 pediatric proton patients. As the primary investigator of 6 prospective proton protocols, her research focuses on quantifying the late effects and Health-Related Quality of Life in pediatric cancer patients treated with radiotherapy.  In addition, Dr. Yock is leading a successful multi-site pediatric  radiation registry, the Pediatric Proton/Photon Consortium Registry (PPCR),  in which over 2600 patients have been enrolled and receives support from NCI, and internal funding and some industry support as well.   Dr. Yock's career has focused on measuring health outcomes to further improve upon cure rates and the quality of the survivorship in pediatric cancer patients and applying big data principles to research repositories.  Her research has focused on the role of proton radiotherapy in pediatric cancer and both its power to mitigate late effects in our childhood cancer survivors, but also its potential pitfalls. 

 Learn more about Dr. Yock's research.

Publications

    1. Yock TI, Yeap BY, Ebb DH, Weyman E, Eaton BR, Sherry NA, Jones RM, MacDonald SM, Pulsifer MB, Lavally B, Abrams AN, Huang MS, Marcus KJ, Tarbell NJ. Long-term toxic effects of proton radiotherapy for paediatric medulloblastoma: a phase 2 single-arm study. Lancet Oncol. 2016 Mar;17(3):287-98.

    2. Vatner RE, Niemierko A, Misra M, Weyman E, Goebel C, Ebb D, Jones R, Huang M, Mahajan A, Grosshans D, Paulino A, Stanley T, MacDonald SM, Tarbell NJ, Yock TI. Endocrine deficiency as a function of radiation dose to the hypothalamus and pituitary in pediatric and young adult patients with brain tumors.  J Clin Oncol. 2018 Oct 1;36(28):2854-2862. 

    3. Eaton BR, Esiashvili N, Kim S, Patterson B, Weyman EA, Thornton LT, Mazewski C, MacDonald TJ, Ebb D, MacDonald SM, Tarbell NJ, Yock TI. Endocrine outcomes with proton and photon radiotherapy for standard risk medulloblastoma. Neuro Oncol. 2016 Jun; 18(6): 881-7.

    4. Ladra ML, Szymonifka J, Mahajan A, Friedmann AM, Yeap BY, Goebel C, MacDonald SM, Grosshans D, Rodriguez-Galindo C, Marcus KJ, Tarbell NJ, Yock TI. Preliminary results of a Phase II Trial of proton radiotherapy for pediatric rhabdomyosarcoma. J Clin Oncol. 2014 Nov 20;32(33):3762-70.

    5. Kuhlthau K, Pulsifer MB, Yeap BY, Morales DR, Delahaye J, Hill KS, Ebb D, Abram A, MacDonald SM, Tarbell NJ, Yock TI, A prospective study of health-related quality of life for children with brain tumors treated with proton radiotherapy. J Clin Oncol. 2012 Jun 10;30(17):2079-86. PMID: 22565004  

Reviews: Comments and Ratings

4.8out of 5(56 Ratings, 16 Comments)

January 2025

Dr. Yock is excellent and kind.


January 2025

The provider gave me a lot of information and explained everything that was going to happen to me and I appreciated that. Thank you.


January 2025

I'm really happy with all the members of are team we love them


January 2025

Dr. Yock in the office was amazing and I would highly recommend her and the staff to anybody going through radiation. Yeah, she's probably one of the best doctors I've ever talked to in my life.


December 2024

I was impressed.


December 2024

She was very attentive and helpful and it made me comfortable being under her care. And I know my experience is less than many other women who've been through breast cancer, but for what I did go through, she was very, very supportive.


October 2024

I think my prior answers say it all, but just to add, Dr Yock is very thoughtful and sensitive to my concerns. I am grateful that I was referred to her.


October 2024

Dr Yock was very helpful and professional during my cancer treatment. She always was in communication with my primary drs in Boston. Her expertise was very helpful throughout the radiation process.


September 2024

Very personable.. relaxed, comfortable atmosphere


August 2024

She was filling in for my doc on vacation but I liked her

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