We are incredibly excited to announce that Jason Sheltzer, PhD, Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology, has received the Hevolution/AFAR New Investigator Award in Aging Biology and Geroscience Research from the American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR) and Hevolution Foundation!
Please join us in congratulating Nick Trakul, MD, PhD, Clinical Associate Professor of Radiation Oncology, for receiving an honorable mention for the Kelley M. Skeff Professionalism Award!
Congratulations to Wilson Mai, MD, PhD, for receiving the 2025 HBMC-RISE Award! These awards celebrate faculty, staff, postdoctoral scholars, and residents who have exemplified exceptional mentorship for visiting medical students from Historically Black Medical Colleges (HBMC).
Cristabelle De Souza, PhD, Instructor of Radiation Oncology under the mentorship of Erinn Rankin, PhD, has received the Visiting Research Scholar Award from the France-Stanford Center for Interdisciplinary Studies!
Happy National Dosimetrist Day! 🎉 Today, we celebrate the skilled experts who turn treatment plans into life-saving precision. Thank you, dosimetrists, for your dedication, accuracy, and commitment to patient care. 💙 hashtag#DosimetristDay hashtag#RadiationOncology
We are thrilled to share that Everett Moding, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology, has received a MERIT R37 Award from the NIH! This award is a long-term grant for investigators with outstanding research accomplishments and high productivity. Congratulations!
We are proud to announce that Yuyan Jiang, PhD, postdoctoral scholar, has received the NIH Pathways to Independence Award for her project
“Lysosome-targeting chimeras degrading immune checkpoint proteins to enhance immunoradiotherapy of head and neck cancer.” Congratulations, Dr. Jiang!
In recent years, integrating predictive models and machine learning into cancer care has revolutionized how healthcare providers approach patient treatment and management. Michael Gensheimer is a leading researcher in this field:
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Pre-register now for our Symposium on AI Medicine! Early bird pricing will end on July 25. Beginning on Fri. 9/26, the symposium will focus on AI Foundation Models and Agentic AI for Radiation Oncology and Healthcare. Pre-register here: app.smartsheet.com/b/form/43272...
Susan Hiniker featured in Stanford MedPulse:
Launched in May 2024 as part of the Stanford Medicine Catalyst program, AVATAR has quickly made a significant global impact by easing treatment sessions and minimizing the need for general anesthesia.
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Please join us in welcoming Dr. Jason Sheltzer to our department!
Dr. Sheltzer comes to us from Yale, and will continue his research in our Division of Cancer Biology.
Please join us in welcoming Dr. Beth Neilsen to our department!
She serves as a Clinical Assistant Professor with specific interest in leveraging computational approaches to further personalized cancer treatments through advancing our understanding of cancer evolution. Welcome, Dr. Neilsen!
We are excited to share that Nataliya Kovalchuk, PhD, Clinical Professor of Radiation Oncology in the Division of Medical Physics, has been named Fellow of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM)!
Congratulations, Dr. Kovalchuk, on this well-deserved honor! 🎉👏
🎉 Exciting news! Kathleen Horst, MD, and Elizabeth Kidd, MD, have been named Fellows of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO)!
Join us in congratulating Dr. Horst and Dr. Kidd on this incredible achievement! We’re proud to have such talent in our community.
We are incredibly proud to announce that Iris Gibbs, MD, FASTRO, has received the 2025 ASTRO Mentorship Award.
Congratulations, Dr. Gibbs, on this wonderful achievement!
Our Medical Physics Retreat was on 6/28, at Stanford Cardinal Hall! This inspiring event recharged us and discussions flowed naturally, igniting new ideas in advancing medical physics & radiation oncology. Thank you to our keynote speaker, Paul De Jean of Precision X-Ray!
Understanding the intricate interactions between tumors and the immune system is crucial for developing safe and effective treatments.
Michael Binkley, MD, MS, Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology, is focusing on two major aspects of this area of research:
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We are thrilled to share that Anusha Kalbasi, MD, Associate Professor of Radiation Oncology, was named a member of the 2025 Cancer Research Institute class of Lloyd J. Old STARs! Each of the five awardees will receive $1.25 million in unrestricted funding over five years.
Congratulations to Cristabelle DeSouza, Instructor of Radiation Oncology in the Division of Cancer Biology, for receiving the Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance 2025 Mentored Investigator Grant!
🎉 Exciting news from our #MedicalPhysics Residency Program! The Northern California AAPM Chapter just concluded a fantastic 2025 Young Investigators Symposium, bringing residents, postdocs, and students from across the Bay Area to showcase their innovative work in the field 🌟
We are delighted to announce that Agnes Ewongo, MD, MPH, was named a recipient of the 2025 Graduate Medical Education Well-Being Awards. Congratulations, Dr. Ewongo!
Please join us in congratulating Dr. Quynh Le, MD, FACR, FASTRO, our department chair, as a 2025 ASTRO Gold Medal Recipient!
The Gold Medal is ASTRO's highest honor bestowed on revered members who have made outstanding contributions to radiation oncology. Congratulations, Quynh!
#ASTRO2025
Please join us in celebrating our nurses during National Nurses Week. This national celebration is an excellent opportunity for us to recognize and thank the nurses in our department for the outstanding job they do every day for our patients.
Thank you so much for all you do!
#nursesweek2025
We are excited to share that Cristabelle De Souza, PhD, instructor of radiation oncology in the Rankin Lab, received the @americancancersoc.bsky.social Society Award for “Best Oral Presentation” at the New England Science Symposium. Congratulations, Doctor De Souza! #radiationoncology#research
Join our team! Our Division of Radiation Physics is seeking a Clinical Assistant Professor or Clinical Associate Professor position in the Clinician Educator line to help bring the first Mevion S250-FIT proton therapy system to the clinic.
facultypositions.stanford.edu/en-us/job/49...
Join the Stanford Rad Onc team! We're seeking a board certified or board eligible radiation oncologist to join as a Clinical Instructor in the Clinician Educator Line, with a clinical focus in CNS and GI cancers.
Learn more about the position: facultypositions.stanford.edu/en-us/job/49...
THE NEURO-RADIOSURGERY COURSE 2025:
This engaging program features lectures from global experts in neuro-radiosurgery, including our very own Xuejun Gu, PhD, and Scott Soltys, MD, covering the latest advancements in imaging, treatment planning and AI-driven innovations.
Learn more: www.neurosrs.com
We are thrilled to welcome our new residents to our family!
Congratulations to Kathryn Achuck, Nicholas Mullen, Amira Osman-Short, and Sarah Seiter!
We’re so excited to have you all join the Stanford family! #RadOnc#Match2025
Join our team! Our Division of Radiation Physics is seeking a Clinical Assistant Professor or Clinical Associate Professor position in the Clinician Educator line to help bring the first Mevion S250-FIT proton therapy system to the clinic.
facultypositions.stanford.edu/en-us/job/49...
Our own Medical Physics Resident alumni and now Medical Physicists, Ramish Ashraf, PhD, passed ABR exam part 3 and are now American Board of Radiology certified! Congratulations to Ramish to becoming an ABR certified Medical Physicist. We can't wait to have you join our teaching mentors!
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