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Chi W. Yeung, PhD

Psychologist

My Role at MSK

Areas of Expertise

My Specialties

  • Counseling Psychology
  • Clinical Health Psychology
  • Behavioral Sleep Medicine
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About Me

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I am a licensed psychologist with a specialty in counseling psychology. As a member of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center’s Psychiatry & Behavioral Science team, I provide psychotherapy services that help patients and their families with the emotional impact of a cancer diagnosis. I help the individuals who come to me understand and process the cancer experience, address symptoms of depression and anxiety, and increase the range and use of coping skills.

A cancer diagnosis can create a lot of uncertainty and provoke strong emotions, like fear and anxiety, within patients and their families. It is my goal that each patient I see leaves my office with a little more heart to face the challenges before them — and with the knowledge that they can do just that.

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I also have expertise in clinical health psychology, which focuses on alleviating medical illness’ impact on an individual through the use of behavioral intervention. In this area, I am particularly interested in treating insomnia through cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), which is considered a gold standard treatment for this condition. I also have extensive training in behavioral cancer symptom management, weight loss, pain management, and tobacco cessation.

My research is focused on developing psychosocial interventions to help patients manage physical and psychological cancer-related symptoms. The goal of this research is to increase awareness and use of non-pharmacological cancer symptom management strategies through telemedicine platforms. Through my research, I have contributed to the development of symptom management interventions for couples confronting lung cancer, rural patients with advanced cancer, and adolescents and young adults with cancer.

Research has shown that uncontrolled cancer-related symptoms significantly decrease a patient’s quality of life. My work centers on improving the patient experience through individualized patient support and the study of new strategies for symptom control that keep mental health at the forefront.

My Role at MSK

A psychologist has special training in therapy to help people with mental and behavioral health issues.

Areas of Expertise

My Specialties

  • Counseling Psychology
  • Clinical Health Psychology
  • Behavioral Sleep Medicine
  • Psycho-oncology
Education & Honors

Education

  • PhD, University of Iowa

Residencies

  • Health Service Psychology - Washington DC VA Medical Center

Fellowships

  • Clinical Health Psychology - VA Connecticut Healthcare System/Yale School of Medicine

Insurance Information

Understanding your insurance options is an important part of managing your cancer care. We have relationships with many common healthcare providers and plans.

Aetna

In Network Coverage Type
HMO, EPO PPO, POS, Transplant

Aetna Medicare Advantage (MTA and NYC retirees only)

In Network Coverage Type
PPO

Anthem BCBS and other BCBS licensee plans

In Network Coverage Type
PPO, POS, EPO, HMO

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Anthem BCBS Health Plus

In Network Coverage Type
HMO

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Anthem Blue Cross Medicare Advantage

In Network Coverage Type
PPO, HMO, DSN

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Blue Cross Blue Shield Federal Employee Program

In Network Coverage Type
HMO, PPO

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Blue Cross Blue Shield states outside of NY/NJ

In Network Coverage Type
HMO, EPO PPO, POS

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Carrum Health

In Network Coverage Type
Supplemental

Cigna

In Network Coverage Type
PPO, POS, HMO

Connecticare

In Network Coverage Type
POS, EPO, HMO

Emblem

In Network Coverage Type
PPO, POS, EPO, HMO

Offers a qualified health plan from the Health Insurance Marketplace. Call Emblem to learn more.

Emblem Essential

In Network Coverage Type
HMO

Emblem Medicare Advantage (Medicare Choice PPO Network and VIP Prime Network Only)

In Network Coverage Type
PPO, HMO

Empire Essential

In Network Coverage Type
HMO

Empire Plan / NYSHIP (Blue Cross/UnitedHealthcare split plan)

In Network Coverage Type
PPO

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Fidelis

In Network Coverage Type
HMO, EPO

Offers a qualified health plan from the Health Insurance Marketplace. Call Fidelis to learn more.

Fidelis Managed Medicaid & HARP

In Network Coverage Type
HMO

Fidelis Medicare Advantage

In Network Coverage Type
HMO

First Health

In Network Coverage Type
PPO

Healthfirst

In Network Coverage Type
EPO, HMO, PPO, POS

Offers a qualified health plan from the Health Insurance Marketplace. Call Healthfirst to learn more.

Healthfirst Managed Medicaid

In Network Coverage Type
HMO

Healthfirst Medicare Advantage

In Network Coverage Type
HMO, PPO

Healthsmart

In Network Coverage Type
PPO EPO

Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield New Jersey (HMO)

In Network Coverage Type
HMO

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Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield New Jersey (PPO)

In Network Coverage Type
PPO

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Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield New Jersey Omnia Tier I (EPO)

In Network Coverage Type
EPO

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Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield New Jersey Omnia Tier II (EPO)

In Network Coverage Type
EPO

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Horizon Medicare Advantage

In Network Coverage Type
PPO, HMO

Husky CT Medicaid

In Network Coverage Type
State Government

Magnacare

In Network Coverage Type
PPO, POS, EPO

Straight NJ Medicaid

In Network Coverage Type
State Government

Straight NY Medicaid

In Network Coverage Type
State Government

Medicare Part A&B (traditional Medicare)

In Network Coverage Type
Federal Government

Multiplan/Beech Street/PHCS

In Network Coverage Type
Supplemental

MVP

In Network Coverage Type
PPO/OAP

Non-Participating Plans with Out of Network Benefits

In Network Coverage Type
PPO, POS, EPO, HMO

NYC Medicare Advantage Plus for City Employees

In Network Coverage Type
TBD

Oscar

In Network Coverage Type
HMO/EPO

Oxford

In Network Coverage Type
PPO, EPO

World Trade Center Health Program (WTC)

In Network Coverage Type
State Government

Qualcare

In Network Coverage Type
PPO, POS, HMO

Tricare

In Network Coverage Type
PPO, HMO

UMR

In Network Coverage Type
PPO, POS

United Healthcare

In Network Coverage Type
PPO, POS, HMO

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Contact and Location

Dr. Yeung sees patients at three locations.

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Location
New York, NY
Commack, NY
Uniondale, NY
Rockefeller Outpatient Pavilion
160 East 53rd Street New York NY 10022
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Commack Nonna’s Garden Foundation Center
650 Commack Road Commack NY 11725
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1101 Hempstead Turnpike Uniondale NY 11553
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Colleagues

Doctors at Memorial Sloan Kettering work as teams, with specialists from all different areas. This allows us to consider all your needs together, and to give you the best possible care.

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Clinical Trials

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Memorial Sloan Kettering's doctors and scientists are constantly developing new treatments for cancer. MSK is typically running hundreds of clinical trials at a given time.

You may be able to participate in a clinical trial even if you are new to MSK. Search our online directory to find trial information and see more about who can participate.

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Research and Publications

Yeung, C. W., Gilbertson‐White, S., & Wickersham, K. E. (2021). “Live your life cuz everybody’s terminal”: Describing emotions and coping behaviors of rural advanced cancer patients. The Journal of Rural Health.

Gilbertson‐White, S., Yeung, C. W., Saeidzadeh, S., Tykol, H., Vikas, P., & Cannon, A. (2019). Engaging stakeholders in the development of an eHealth intervention for cancer symptom management for rural residents. The Journal of Rural Health, 35(2), 189-198.

Gilbertson-White, S., Yeung, C., & Wickersham, K. E. (2019). ” Just Living With Them”: Symptom Management Experiences of Rural Residents With Advanced Cancer. In Oncology nursing forum (Vol. 46, No. 5, pp. 531-542).

Yeung, C. W. (2017). The ethics of collusion and nondisclosure in cancer care: a perspective from professional psychology. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 48(1), 46.

Gilbertson-White, S., Saeidzadeh, S., Yeung, C. W., Tykol, H., & Vikas, P. (2017). Palliative and supportive interventions to improve patient-reported outcomes in rural residents with cancer. Journal of Community and Supportive Oncology, 15, e248-e255.

Badr, H., Yeung, C., Lewis, M. A., Milbury, K., & Redd, W. H. (2015). An observational study of social control, mood, and self-efficacy in couples during treatment for head and neck cancer. Psychology & health, 30(7), 783-802.

Disclosures

Doctors and faculty members often work with pharmaceutical, device, biotechnology, and life sciences companies, and other organizations outside of MSK, to find safe and effective cancer treatments, to improve patient care, and to educate the health care community.

MSK requires doctors and faculty members to report (“disclose”) the relationships and financial interests they have with external entities. As a commitment to transparency with our community, we make that information available to the public.

Chi W. Yeung discloses the following relationships and financial interests:

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