Department News
May
May 5, 2021
Raghav Boopathy, Ph.D., medical physicist, was interviewed by the Out of the Gray (Gy) podcast on daily life as a clinical medical physicist, COVID-19 and engaging the next generation of medical physicists. Listen to the episode here: Raghav Boopathy PhD Medical Physicist with OHSU in Portland, OR
May 4, 2021
Tim Mitin, M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor, has been invited to serve on the faculty for the 2021 ESMO Virtual Summit Russia by the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) in June 2021. Dr. Mitin will present on Radiotherapist's perspectives during the breast carcinoma session.
May 4, 2021
Wencesley Paez, M.D., clinical research assistant, presented at OHSU 2021 Research Week. Dr. Paez's presented on Impacts of Advanced Clinical and Translational Research Educational Programs on Oncology Specialties and Career Development.
April
April 21, 2021
Jenna M. Kahn, M.D., Loise W. Wairiri, M.B.B.S, Chris Deig, M.D. and Charles R. Thomas, M.D. have been selected for oral presentations at the Annual ROECSG Spring Symposium: Assessment in Radiation Oncology Education: Beyond Basic Competence, on May 14, 2021. Dr. Kahn and Dr. Deig will present Radiation Oncology Virtual Elective Rotation for Medical Students and Residents Implementation of a National Virtual Education Resource. Dr. Wairiri, Dr. Kahn and Dr. Thomas will present Implementation of Multi-Institutional Virtual Radiation Oncology Clerkship.
April 21, 2021
Raghavendiran Boopathy, Ph.D., assistant professor of medical physics, has been selected for an oral presentation at the AAPM 63rd Annual Meeting & Exhibition. Dr. Boopathy will present Commissioning of the Ring Applicator and Quantifying Dwell Position Offset with Varian Bravos HDR Remote Afterloader.
April 20, 2021
Education in The Post-COVID Era: What’s Here To Stay? by Elizabeth B. Jeans, MEd, MD, Shauna Campbell, DO, Jenna Kahn, M.D., assistant professor with the Department of Radiation Medicine, was published in Spring 2021 volume of Astro News: What's New in Radiation Oncology.
March
March 31, 2021
Department of Radiation Medicine faculty have been selected to serve as session moderators for the 2021 American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) Annual Meeting. Pehr Hartvigson, M.D. will co-moderate the Patient Safety oral session and Nima Nabavizadeh, M.D. will co-moderate the Hematologic Malignancies oral session.
March 30, 2021
OHSU's Brachytherapy Program, led Jenna Kahn, M.D., is the first program in the United States to use the Elekta Geneva Universal Gynecological Applicator. This provide an advantage for patients as Dr. Kahn and her team are better able to maximize the therapeutic ratio than can other programs.
March 30, 2021
Charles R. Thomas, Jr., M.D., department chair, has been selected to serve on the Scientific Review Committee of the LUNGevity Foundation.
March 29, 2021
Blair Murphy, M.D., assistant professor, has been appointed to serve as a Public Member representative on the Medical Dosimetrist Certification Board.
March 9, 2021
Malcolm Heard, Ph.D., assistant professor and medical physicist, has been selected to serve as an Oral Examiner for the Therapeutic Medical Physics portion of the American Board of Radiology certifying examination.
February
February 24, 2021
Daniel Marks, M.D., Ph.D., professor of pediatrics, and Aaron Grossberg, M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor of radiation medicine, are among the first recipients of the new Science of the Patient Award from AACR and The Mark Foundation for Cancer Research. Read more about this award here
February 19, 2021
The 2020 graduating class of OHSU's Radiation Therapy Program tied for the highest national board mean scaled score, with 100% pass rate, for the 10 graduating students.
Despite the impact of COVID-19 on their didactic and clinical education during 2020 spring and summer terms, the cohort adapted, worked hard, graduated and passed the ARRT board certification exam top in the nation. We look forward to the contribution of this group to quality patient treatment and care in radiation oncology.
Kristi Tonning Ph.D., RT(T), program director, Maria Thompson, B.S., RT(T), clinical coordinator, Arthur Hung, M.D., medical director, and members of the Department of Radiation Medicine's medical dosimetry, simulation, therapy teams; medical physics & physician faculty; have all contributed to the success of the program.
These graduates will continue the tradition of providing highest quality radiotherapy care to Oregonians and beyond.
February 16, 2021
Ravi Chandra, M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor, Neha Vapiwala, M.D. FACR, professor and vice chair of education with the Department of Radiation Oncology at University of Pennsylvania, and Charles R. Thomas, Jr., M.D., department chair, have edited the Career Development in Academic Radiation Oncology. The guide provides career development support for radiation oncology professionals. The ebook is available thru Springer.
January
January 19, 2021
Raghavendiran Boopathy, Ph.D., assistant professor and medical physicist, has been appointed to the AAPM International Council. The council focuses on the international activities within the AAPM.
January 14, 2021
Kristi Tonning, M.S., R.T.(T), Ph.D., director of the Radiation Therapy Program, successfully defended her doctoral thesis.
January 3, 2021
Timur Mitin, M.D., Ph.D., associate professor and medical director of the Tuality/OHSU Cancer Center, has been selected to serve on the editorial board of the JCO Global Oncology (JCO GO). JCO GO is an online , open access journal focused on cancer care, research and care delivery issues unique to countries and settings with limited healthcare resources.
December
December 31, 2020
Charles R. Thomas, Jr., M.D., department chair, has been selected to serve on the editorial board of the periodical, SEMINARS IN RADIATION ONCOLOGY .
December 11, 2020
Arthur Hung, M.D., Charles R. Thomas, Jr., M.D. and Jerry Jaboin, M.D., Ph.D. have been named as Portland Monthly Top Medical Providers 2021 in Radiation Oncology. Portland Monthly's list of top medical providers is chosen by a survey of their peers.
December 3, 2020
Charles R. Thomas, Jr., M.D., department chair, has been selected to serve on the Special Expert panel for the NCI Gastrointestinal Steering Committee (GISC). The role of the GISC is to implement an efficient and transparent process that will identify and promote the "Best Science" in clinical research of adult gastrointestinal cancers by addressing the design and prioritization of phase 3 trials and large phase 2 studies within the National Clinical Trials Network (NCTN).
The GISC membership is composed of representatives from the NCTN gastrointestinal disease committees, the NCI Community Oncology Research Program (NCORP), and Specialized Programs of Research Excellence (SPOREs), along with biostatisticians, patient advocates, NCI staff, and other experts in gastrointestinal cancers. The steering committee provides a forum for critical review of concepts for new trials by a broad spectrum of experts from across the NCI-supported clinical trials enterprise. The roster and more information is available at the GISC member roster