Dr. Jenny Y.X. Sun M.D.
Hematologist (Blood Specialist) | Hematology
19 Wayside Ln Canton MA, 2021About
Dr. Jenny Sun is a hematology internist practicing in , MA. Dr. Sun specializes in cases of suspected blood disorders when a diagnosis is unclear and further medical care is needed. Hematology internists work with other specialists such as surgeons, radiation therapists and gynecologists in order to get a better understanding on the cases. Often, patients are asked to participate in clinical research that could result in more efficient treatment methods.
Education and Training
Doctor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School - MIT Division of Health
Sciences
and Technology
Harvard Medical School 2003
Board Certification
American Board of Internal Medicine
Provider Details
Areas of expertise and specialization
Awards
- America's Top Physicians, since 2014
- Young Investigative Award, 5th International Workship in Waldenstrome's Macroglobulinemia, 2008
- Teaching Award, Harvard Medical School, 2007
- Cum Laude, Harvard Medical School - MIT Division of Health, Sciences, and Technology, 2003
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute Fellowship, 2000
- Betty Lee Stone Fellowship, American Cancer Society, 1999
- All USA College Academic Team, 1997
- Barry M. Goldwater Congressional Scholar, 1996-1998
Treatments
- Diabetes
- High Cholesterol
- Obesity
- Type 2 Diabetes
- Pain
- Vascular Disease
Professional Society Memberships
- Massachusetts Medical Society
Articles and Publications
Sun JY, Xu L, Tseng HY, Ciccarelli B, Fulciniti M, Hatjiharissi E, Zhou Y, Yang G, Liu X, Hunter Z, Ioakimidis T, Sheehy P, Manning R, Patterson CJ, Chauhan D, Munshi N, Anderson KC, O??Connor O, Treon SP. Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors Demonstrate Significant Pre-clinical Activity as Single Agents, and in Combination with Bortezomib in Waldenstrom??s Macroglobulinemia. Clinical Lymphoma Myeloma. 2011 Feb 1;11(1):160-3.
Jenny Sun, Hsiuyi Tseng, Lian Xu, Zachary Hunter, Bryan Ciccarelli, Mariateresa Fulciniti, Bangmin Zhu, Kaveh Maghsoudi, Guang Yang, Ping Gong, Yangsheng Zhou, Xia Liu, Nikhil C. Munshi, Christopher J Patterson and Steven P. Treon. Vorinostat Induced Cellular Stress Disrupts the Balance Between p38 MAPK and Erk Pathways Leading to Apoptosis in WM Cells. Leukemia and Lymphoma 2011 Sep;52(9):1777-86. Epub 2011 Jun 10
Hunter ZR, Manning RJ, Hanzis C, Ciccarelli BT, Ioakimidis L, Patterson CJ, Lewicki MC, Tseng H, Gong P, Liu X, Zhou Y, Yang G, Sun J, Xu L, Sheehy P, Morra M, Treon SP. IgA and IgG hypogammaglobulinemia in Waldenstrom??s Macroglobulinemia. Haematologica. 2010 Mar;95(3):470-5.
Ciccarelli BT, Yang G, Hatjiharissi E, Ioakimidis L, Patterson CJ, Manning RJ, Xu L, Liu X, Tseng H, Gong P, Sun J, Zhou Y, Treon SP. Soluble CD27 is a faithful marker of disease burden and is unaffected by the rituximab-induced IgM flare, as well as by plasmapheresis, in patients with Waldenstrom??s macroglobulinemia. Clin Lymphoma Myeloma. 2009 Mar;9(1):56-8.
Oukka M, Kim ST, Lugo G, Sun J, Wu LC, Glimcher LH. A mammalian homolog of Drosophila schnurri, KRC, regulates TNF receptor-driven responses and interacts with TRAF2. Mol Cell. 2002 Jan;9(1):121-31
Hiroko Kishikawa, Jenny Sun, Andrew Choi, Shi-Chuen Miaw, and I-Cheng Ho. The Cell Type-Specific Expression of the Murine IL-13 Gene Is Regulated by GATA-3. J Immunol 2001 167: 4414-4420.
What do you attribute your success to?
Dedication, Deliberation, Compassion and Perseverance
Areas of research
cancer drug development, immunologic and inflammatory diseases, stem cell regeneration
Hobbies / Sports
- Reading, Hiking, Cooking, Skiing
Favorite professional publications
- New England Journal of Medicine
Areas of research
cancer drug development, immunologic and inflammatory diseases, stem cell regeneration
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