Yulia Lyatskaya, PhD, DABR, is an associate professor and serves as director of physics implementation and innovation in the Division of Medical Physics of the Department of Radiation Oncology at Emory University School of Medicine.
Prior to joining Emory, Dr. Lyatskaya was associate director of the Harvard Medical Physics residency and certificate program. She was also chief of dosimetry at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Dana Farber Cancer Institute. Prior to her time at Harvard, she was a research associate at Carnegie Mellon University.
Education
Dr. Lyatskaya earned her PhD in physics and mathematics at the Institute of Macromolecular Compounds, Russian Academy of Sciences in St. Petersburg, Russia. She holds a Master of Science in physics from Leningrad State University.
Titles & Roles
Associate Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology
Emory University School of Medicine
Director of Physics Implementation and Innovation, Department of Radiation Oncology
Emory University School of Medicine
Research
Dr. Lyatskaya's research focuses on implementing new technologies into the clinic to improve efficiency, quality and safety.
Dr. Lyatskaya is a recognized educator and was awarded Mentor of the Year in 2012 by the Harvard Medical Physics Residency Program and Faculty Award for Education from Brigham and Women’s Hospital in 2024.
