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Anuja Jhingran, M.D.

Present Title & Affiliation

Primary Appointment

Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology, Division of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

Education & Training

Degree-Granting Education

1988 Texas Tech University, Health Science Center, Lubbock, TX, MD, Medicine
1984 Smith College, North Hampton, MA, BA, Biochemistry

Postgraduate Training

7/1992-6/1993 Chief Resident Department of Radiation Oncology, Radiation Oncology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, Shiao Woo, M.D.
7/1989-6/1993 Residency Department of Radiation Oncology, Radiation Oncology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, Shiao Woo, M.D.
7/1988-6/1989 Internal Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, Edward Lynch, M.D.

Board Certifications

1993 American Board of Radiology-Radiation Oncology

Experience/Service

Academic Appointments

Associate Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology, Division of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 9/2002-8/2009

Selected Publications

Peer-Reviewed Original Research Articles
1. Hunter RJ, Pace MB, Burns KA, Burke CC, Gonzales DA, Webb NF, Levenback CF, Jhingran A, Parker C, Munsell MF, Smith JA. Evaluation of intervention to prevent hypomagnesemia in cervical cancer patients receiving combination cisplatin and radiation treatment. Support Care Cancer 17(9):1195-201, 1/2009. e-Pub 1/27/2009. PMID: 19172305.
2. Eifel PJ, Jhingran A, Levenback CF, Tucker S. Predictive value of a proposed subclassification of stages I and II cervical cancer based on clinical tumor diameter. Int J Gynecol Cancer 19(1):2-7, 1/2009. PMID: 19258933.
3. Basen-Engquist K, Scruggs S, Jhingran A, Bodurka DC, Lu K, Ramondetta L, Hughes D, Carmack Taylor C. Physical activity and obesity in endometrial cancer survivors: Associations with pain, fatigue, and physical functioning. Am J Obstet Gynecol 200(3). e-Pub 12/2008. PMCID: PMC2666540.
4. Frumovitz M, Sun CC, Jhingran A, Schmeler KM, Dos Reis R, Milam MR, Soliman PT, Taylor K, Ramirez PT. Radical hysterectomy in obese and morbidly obese women with cervical cancer. Obstet Gynecol 112(4):899-905, 10/2008. PMID: 18827134.
5. Small W, Mell LK, Anderson P, Creutzberg C, De Los Santos J, Gaffney D, Jhingran A, Portelance L, Schefter T, Iyer R, Varia M, Winter K, Mundt AJ. Consensus guidelines for the delineation of the clinical target volume for intensity modulated pelvic radiotherapy in the postoperative treatment of endometrial cancer. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 71(2):428-434, 6/2008. e-Pub 11/2007. PMID: 18037584.
6. Beadle BM, Jhingran A, Salehpour M, Sam M, Iyer RB, Eifel PJ. Cervix regression and motion during the course of external beam chemoradiation for cervical cancer. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 73(1):235-41, 5/2008. e-Pub 5/29/2008. PMID: 18513882.
7. Klopp AH, Jhingran A, Ramdas L, Story MD, Broadus RR, Lu KH, Eifel PJ, Buchholz TA. Gene expression changes in cervical squamous cell carcinoma after initiation of chemoradiation and correlation with clinical outcome. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 71(1):226-36, 5/2008. PMID: 18406887.
8. Frumovitz M, Gayed IW, Jhingran A, Euscher ED, Coleman RL, Ramirez PT, Levenback CF. Lymphatic mapping and sentinel lymph node detection in women with vaginal cancer. Gynecol Oncol 108(3):478-481, 3/2008. e-Pub 1/2008. PMID: 18190952.
9. Torres MA, Jhingran A, Thames HD, Levenback CF, Bodurka DC, Ramondetta LM, Eifel PJ. Comparison of treatment tolerance and outcomes in patients with cervical cancer treated with concurrent chemoradiotherapy in a prospective randomized trial or with standard treatment. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 70(1):118-25, 1/2008. e-Pub 9/2007. PMID: 17869451.
10. Ramondetta LM, Jhingran A. Eleven Years: the long and winding road. Gynecol Oncol 107(2):166-168, 11/2007. PMID: 17950382.
11. Small W, Winter K, Levenback C, Iyer R, Gaffney D, Asbell S, Erickson B, Jhingran A, Greven K. Extended-field irradiation and intracavitary brachytherapy combined with cisplatin chemotherapy for cervical cancer with positive para-aortic or high common iliac lymph nodes: Results of ARM 1 of RTOG 0116. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 68(4):1081-1087, 7/2007. e-Pub 2007. PMID: 17398031.
12. Frank SJ, Deavers MT, Jhingran A, Bodurka DC, Eifel PJ. Primary adenocarcinoma of the vagina not associated with diethylstilbestrol (DES) exposure. Gynecol Oncol 105(2):470-479, 2007. e-Pub 2007. PMID: 17292459.
13. Ramondetta LM, Sun C, Hollier L, Jarrett L, Folloder J, Tortolero-Luna G, Hughes A, Jhingran A, Brown J. Advanced cervical cancer treatment in Harris County: pilot evaluation of factors that prevent optimal therapy. Gynecol Oncol 103(2):547-53, 2006. e-Pub 5/2006. PMID: 16730784.
14. Iyer R, Jhingran A. Radiation injury: Imaging Findings in the Chest, Abdomen and Pelvis After Therapeutic Radiation. Cancer Imaging 31(6):S131-9, 2006. PMCID: PMC1805064.
15. Zighelboim I, Ramirez PT, Gao F, Slomovitz BM, Sun C, Frumovitz M, Jhingran A, Levenback C. Retroperitoneal lymph node resection in patients with cervical cancer. Surg Oncol 15(2):79-83, 2006. e-Pub 10/2006. PMID: 17035002.
16. Eifel PJ, Jhingran A, Brown J, Levenback C, Thames H. Time Course and Outcome of Central Recurrence After Radiation Therapy for Carcinoma of the Cervix. Int J Gynecol Cancer 16(3):1106-11, May-Jun, 2006. PMID: 16803493.
17. D'Souza WD, Ahamad AA, Iyer RB, Salehpour MR, Jhingran A, Eifel PJ. Feasibility of dose escalation using intensity-modulated radiotherapy in posthysterectomy cervical carcinoma. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 61(4):1062-1070, 3/2005. PMID: 15752885.
18. Gifford KA, Horton JL, Pelloski CE, Jhingran A, Court LE, Mourtada F, Eifel PJ. A three-dimensional computed tomography-assisted Monte Carlo evaluation of ovoid shielding on the dose to the bladder and rectum in intracavitary radiotherapy for cervical cancer. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 63(2):615-21, 2005. PMID: 16168853.
19. Strom EA, Woodward WA, Katz A, Buchholz TA, Perkins GH, Jhingran A, Theriault R, Singletary E, Sahin A, McNeese MD. Clinical investigation: regional nodal failure patterns in breast cancer patients treated with mastectomy without radiotherapy. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 63(5):1508-13, 2005. e-Pub 9/2005. PMID: 16169678.
20. Pelloski CE, Palmer M, Chronowski GM, Jhingran A, Horton J, Eifel PJ. Comparison between CT-based volumetric calculations and ICRU reference-point estimates of radiation doses delivered to bladder and rectum during intracavitary radiotherapy for cervical cancer. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 62(1):131-7, 2005. PMID: 15850913.
21. Frank SJ, Jhingran A, Levenback C, Eifel PJ. Definitive radiation therapy for squamous cell carcinoma of the vagina. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 62(1):138-47, 2005. PMID: 15850914.
22. Price MJ, Horton JL, Gifford KA, Eifel PJ, Jhingran A, Lawyer AA, Berner PA, Mourtada F. Dosimetric evaluation of the Fletcher-Williamson ovoid for pulsed-dose-rate brachytherapy: a Monte Carlo study. Phys Med Biol 50(21):5075-87, 2005. e-Pub 10/2005. PMID: 16237242.
23. Tangjitgamol S, Ramirez PT, Sun CC, See HT, Jhingran A, Kavanagh JJ, Deavers MT. Expression of HER-2/neu, epidermal growth factor receptor, vascular endothelial growth factor, cyclooxygenase-2, estrogen receptor, and progesterone receptor in small cell and large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma of the uterine cervix: a clinicopathologic and prognostic study. Int J Gynecol Cancer 15(4):646-56, Jul-Aug, 2005. PMID: 16014119.
24. Slomovitz BM, Ramondetta LM, Lee CM, Oh JC, Eifel PJ, Jhingran A, Burke TW, Gershenson DM, Lu KH. Heterogeneity of stage IIIA endometrial carcinomas: implications for adjuvant therapy. Int J Gynecol Cancer 15(3):510-6, May-Jun, 2005. PMID: 15882178.
25. Ahamad A, D'Souza W, Salehpour M, Iyer R, Tucker SL, Jhingran A, Eifel PJ. Intensity-modulated radiation therapy after hysterectomy: comparison with conventional treatment and sensitivity of the normal-tissue-sparing effect to margin size. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 62(4):1117-24, 2005. PMID: 15990017.
26. Solin LJ, Fourquet A, Vicini FA, Taylor M, Olivotto IA, Haffty B, Strom EA, Pierce LJ, Marks LB, Bartelink H, McNeese MD, Jhingran A, Wai E, Bijker N, Campana F, Hwang WT. Long-term outcome after breast-conservation treatment with radiation for mammographically detected ductal carcinoma in situ of the breast. Cancer 103(6):1137-46, 2005. PMID: 15674853.
27. Frumovitz M, Sun CC, Schover LR, Munsell MF, Jhingran A, Wharton JT, Eifel P, Bevers TB, Levenback CF, Gershenson DM, Bodurka DC. Quality of life and sexual functioning in cervical cancer survivors. J Clin Oncol 23(30):7428-36, 2005. PMID: 16234510.
28. Solin LJ, Fourquet A, Vicini FA, Taylor M, Haffty B, Strom EA, Wai E, Pierce LJ, Marks LB, Bartelink H, Campana F, McNeese MD, Jhingran A, Olivotto IA, Bijker N, Hwang WT. Salvage treatment for local or local-regional recurrence after initial breast conservation treatment with radiation for ductal carcinoma in situ. Eur J Cancer 41(12):1715-23, 2005. PMID: 16043350.
29. Greer BE, Koh WJ, Abu-Rustum N, Bookman MA, Bristow RE, Campos S, Cho KR, Copeland L, Eifel P, Jaggernauth W, Jhingran A, Kapp DS, Kavanagh J, Lipscomb GH, Lurain JR, Morgan RJ, Nag S, Partridge EE, Powell CB, Remmenga SW, Reynolds RK, Small W, Soper J, Teng N, Teng N. Uterine cancers. J Natl Compr Canc Netw 4(5):438-62, 2005. PMID: 16687093.

Invited Articles
1. Jhingran A. Technical advances in radiation oncology for the treatment of cervical carcinoma. Revista de Ginecologia Oncologica 3:18-26, 11/2008.
2. Jhingran A. Potential advantages of intensity-modulated radiation therapy in gynecologic malignancies. Semin Radiat Oncol 16(3):144-51, 7/2006. PMID: 16814154.
3. Jhingran A. The Shivnani/Rimel/Schink/Small Article Reviewed: Cancer of the Cervix: Current Management and New Approaches. Oncology 20(12):3, 2006.
4. Ahamad A, Jhingran A. New radiation techniques in gynecological cancer. Int J Gynecol Cancer 14(4):569-79, Jul-Aug, 7/2004. PMID: 15304149.

Book Chapters
1. Jhingran A, Levenback C. Malignant Diseases of the Cervix. In: Comprehensive Gynecology, 5th. Ed(s) VL Katz, GM Lentz, RA Lobo, DM Gershenson. Mosby: Philadelphia,PA, 759-780, 2007.
2. Jhingran A. Predictors of Radiation Sensitivity and Resistance. In: Prognostic and Predictive Factors in Gynecologic Cancer. Ed(s) C Levenback, A Sood, K Lu, R LColeman,. Taylor & Francis Medical Books: United Kingdom, 259-267, 2007.
3. Jhingran A, Eifel PJ, Wharton JT, Totolero-Luna G. Neoplasms of the Cervix. In: Cancer Medicine, 7th. Ed(s) DW Kufe, RC Bast Jr, WN Hait, WK Hong, RE Pollock, RR Weichselbaum, JF Holland, E Frei III. BC Decker Inc. Hamilton, London, 1497-1521, 2006. PMID: 1-55009-307-X.
4. Brown J, Jhingran A, Deavers M, Markman M. Stromal Tumors of the Ovary. In: Textbook of Uncommon Cancer, 3rd. Ed(s) D Raghavan, ML Brecher, DH Johnson, NJ Meropol, PL Moots, PG Rose, IA Mayer. John Wiley and Sons, Ltd: West Sussex UK, 455-466, 2006.
5. Ramondetta LM, Burke TW, Broaddus R, Jhingran A. Treatment of Endometrial Cancer. In: Gynecologic Cancer, MD Anderson Cancer Care Series. Ed(s) AU Buzdar, RS Freedman. Springer-Verlag: New York, 148-174, 2006.
6. Jhingran A, Eifel PJ, Ramirez PT. Treatment of Locally Advanced Cervical Cancer. In: Gynecologic Cancer, MD Anderson Cancer Care Series. Ed(s) AU Buzdar, RS Freedman. Springer-Verlag: New York, 102-124, 2006.
7. Ramondetta LM, Bodurka DC, Deavers MT, Jhingran A. Uterine Sarcomas. In: Gynecologic Cancer, MD Anderson Cancer Care Series. Ed(s) AU Buzdar, RS Freedman. Springer-Verlag: New York, 125-147, 2006.
8. Jhingran A, Salehpour M, Brooks B. Endometrial Cancer. In: Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy: A Clinical Perspective. Ed(s) AJ Mundt, JC Roeske. BC Decker: Philadelphia, 513-517, 2005.
9. Jhingran A. Gynecologic Cancers. In: Practical Essential of Intensity Modulated Radiation Therap. Ed(s) KSC Chao, S Apisarnthanarax, G Ozyigit. Lippincott Williams and Wilkins: Philadephia, 325-351, 2005.

Last updated: 9/24/2009