Robert D. Yoo, DO

Robert Yoo, DO, is a medical oncologist and an assistant professor in the Department of Neurology at Barrow Neurological Institute. He is board certified in medical oncology and hematology by the American Osteopathic Board of Internal Medicine.

Dr. Yoo’s expertise includes caring for patients with aggressive primary brain tumors, such as glioblastoma, and tumors that have metastasized to the brain or spine. With his hematology background, Dr. Yoo also treats blood cancer types involving the brain and spine, such as lymphoma or multiple myeloma. He is a member of the American Osteopathic Association, the American Society of Clinical Oncology, the American Society of Hematology, and the Society for Neuro-Oncology.

Dr. Yoo earned his medical degree from the Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine in East Lansing. He completed his internal medicine residency at Beaumont Hospital in Farmington Hills, the primary teaching hospital of Michigan State University. He also completed a fellowship in hematology and oncology at the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, an affiliate of the Wayne State University School of Medicine in Detroit.

Dr. Yoo has a longstanding interest in genomics and tumors with unique molecular biology. He believes that a better understanding of tumor biology can help overcome treatment resistance to provide precision-based treatments for brain tumors. Dr. Yoo emphasizes comprehensive, state-of-the-art patient care with treatment options such as immunotherapy, targeted therapy agents, and cancer vaccines.