Assistant professor in the Department of Therapeutic Radiology at Yale University School of Medicine, Roy H. Decker, MD received a B.A. from the University of Virginia and his medical degree, as well as a PhD, from Virginia Commonwealth University. He completed an internship at the Medical College of Virginia Hospital and a residency in therapeutic radiology at Yale New Haven Hospital. In addition to his professorial duties, Dr. Decker is an affiliate physician at the Yale-New Haven Shoreline Medical Center and the Lawrence and Memorial Hospital Community Cancer Center in New London, Connecticut.

A young doctor who received his MD in 2002, Dr. Decker is nonetheless well respected in his field. His areas of interest include lung cancers, prostate cancer, and head and neck cancer. He is particularly interested in the use of multi-modal therapies for the treatment of various kinds of cancer, including mesothelioma. Dr. Decker also lists one of his clinical interests as brachytherapy, a newer form of radiotherapy that involves planting small seeds of radioactive materials directly into the tumor in question. Other similar interests include body stereotactic radiosurgery, image-guided radiation therapy and image-modulated radiation therapy.

In recognition of his clinical and research skills, Dr. Decker received the 2007 Travel Award from the National Radium Society and was also the recipient of the Radiological Society of North America, Resident/Fellow Research Award the same year.

Contact Information:
Yale University School of Medicine, Yale Therapeutic Radiology
15 York Street
Hunter Building, 1st Floor
New Haven, Connecticut 06504
Phone: 203-737-2758
Email Address: roy.decker@yale.edu

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