Radiation Oncologist

Arya Amini, MD, still remembers sitting on the steps outside of his dean’s office at University of California, Irvine, more than a decade ago, prepared to race inside in case he did not get matched with a radiation oncology residency.

Shannon MacDonald, MD, never thought returning a patient’s phone call constituted “practicing medicine.”

Staffing shortages at radiation oncology clinics are causing treatment delays and increased patient anxiety, according to results of a national survey from American Society for Radiation Oncology.

Since the beginning of her career, Fumiko Chino, MD, has rooted her work as a radiation oncologist in the patient experience, continually working to improve optimal care for those with cancer.

When Aparna Surapaneni, MD, began working in Memorial Hermann Health System’s radiation oncology department 6 years ago, she noticed a pull-up bar right outside her office.

Vivek S. Kavadi, MD, FASTRO, has been named chief radiation oncologist for The US Oncology Network.

American Society for Radiation Oncology designated 26 members to receive ASTRO fellow designation.

Richard Bakst, MD, a board-certified radiation oncologist, was one of 22 physicians inducted into the Society of Honorary Police Surgeons of the City of New York.

Laura Dawson, MD, FASTRO, has been chosen as president-elect of American Society for Radiation Oncology.

Although median and short-term OS rates have improved for glioblastoma, still only a small proportion of patients achieve 5-year survival, according to study results published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings.