Expertise

I am interested in how radiation is utilized as part of an overall cancer treatment regimen, especially in the context of hematologic cancer (including bone marrow transplantation), sarcomas (pre/post op radiation therapy, and skin cancers including melanomas.

Research

  • Total Marrow Irradiation/Dose Escalation
  • Soft Tissue Sarcoma Recurrence
  • Congenital ichthyosis

Expertise: Treatments of hematologic cancers (lymphomas, leukemias, myelomas, etc.), sarcomas, skin cancers including melanomas, and breast cancers. Treatment modalities: 3DXRT, IMRT (including RapidArc), SRS/SBRT, Total Body Irradiation, Total Skin Electron Beam Therapy, Intraoperative Ir-192 HDR (for sarcomas), orthovoltage XRT (for cutaneous tumors), MammoSite/SAVI HDR, Radiopharmaceuticals (Strontium-89, Samarium-153, Radium-223, and Iodine-131

Communities
Oncology, Radiation Oncology
Degrees
MD, University of Pennsylvania, Medicine, 2000
PhD, University of Pennsylvania, Molecular Biophysics, 1998
BS, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Chemistry, 1992
BS, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Biology, 1992