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Beverly (Ashleigh) A. Guadagnolo, M.D., M.P.H.

Present Title & Affiliation

Primary Appointment

Assistant 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

2005 Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MD, MPH, Public Health
2001 Harvard Medical School, Boston, MD, MD, Medicine
1996 University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, BA, Biology

Postgraduate Training

2004-2005 Research Fellowship, National Cancer Institutes Fellowship in Cancer Prevention, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA
7/2002-6/2006 Residency and Chief Residency, Harvard Joint Center for Radiation Therapy, Boston, MD
7/2001-6/2002 Clinical Internship, Newton Wellesley Hospital, Newton, MD

Experience/Service

Other Appointments/Responsibilities

Program Director, Native American Women's Health Education Project, North American Indian Center of Boston, Boston, MA, 1998-2002
Co-Director/Co-Coordinator, Four Directions Summer Research Program, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 1997-2005

Consultantships

Research Consultant, Walking Forward Program, Rapid City, SD, 2004-present

Institutional Committee Activities

Member, IRB 4, 9/2009-present
Member, Psychosocial, Behavioral, Health Services Research Committee, 9/2006-8/2009
Member, Residency Selection Committee, Harvard Joint Center for Radiation Therapy, 2002-2006

Selected Publications

Peer-Reviewed Original Research Articles
1. Guadagnolo BA, Zagars GK, Raymond AK, Benjamin RS, Sturgis EM. Osteosarcoma of the jaw/craniofacial bones: outcomes following multimodality treatment. Cancer 115(14):3262-70, July 15, 2009, 7/2009.
2. Raphael JL, Guadagnolo BA, Beal A, Giardino A. Racial and ethnic disparities in indicators for a primary care medical home. Ambulatory Pediatrics. e-Pub 5/2009.
3. Guadagnolo BA, Cina K, Helbig P, Reiner M, Molloy K, Petereit DG. Medical mistrust and less satisfaction with health care among Native Americans presenting for cancer treatment. Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved 20(1):210-26, 2/2009. PMID: 19202258.
4. Guadagnolo BA, Cina K, Helbig P, Molloy K, Reiner M, Cook EF, Petereit DG. Assessing cancer stage and screening disparities among Native American cancer patientrs. When free primary care is not enough. Public Health Reports 124(1):79-89, January-February 2009, 1/2009.
5. Beadle BM, Guadagnolo BA, Ballo MT, Lee JE, Gershenwald JE, Cormier JN, Mansfield PF, Ross MI, Zagars GK. Radiation therapy field extent for adjuvant treatment of axillary metastases from malignant melanoma. International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics. e-Pub 9/2008.
6. Guadagnolo BA, Zagars GK, Ballo MT, Strom SS, Pollock RE, Benjamin RS. Mortality after cure of soft-tissue sarcoma treated with conservation surgery and radiotherapy. Cancer 113(2):411-8, 7/15/2008. PMID: 18506733.
7. Guadagnolo BA, Zagars GK, Ballo MT. Long-term outcomes for desmoid tumors treated with radiation therapy. International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology and Physics 71(2):441-7, 6/2008. e-Pub 12/2007. PMID: 18068311.
8. Guadagnolo BA, Zagars GK, Ballo MT, Patel SR, Lewis VO, Benjamin RS, Pollock RE. Excellent local control rates and distinctive patterns of failure in myxoid liposarcoma treated with conservation surgery and radiotherapy. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 70(3):760-5, 3/1/2008. e-Pub 9/24/2007. PMID: 17892916.
9. Guadagnolo BA, Zagars GK, Ballo MT, Patel SR, Lewis VO, Pisters PW, Benjamin RS, Pollock RE. Long-term outcomes for synovial sarcoma treated with conservation surgery and radiotherapy. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 69(4):1173-80, 11/15/2007. e-Pub 8/6/2007. PMID: 17689031.
10. Guadagnolo BA, Punglia RS, Kuntz KM, Mauch PM, Ng AK. Cost-effectiveness analysis of computerized tomography in the routine follow-up of patients after primary treatment for Hodgkin's disease. J Clin Oncol 24(25):4116-22, 9/1/2006. PMID: 16943528.
11. Guadagnolo BA, Li S, Neuberg D, Ng A, Hua L, Silver B, Stevenson MA, Mauch P. Long-term outcome and mortality trends in early-stage, Grade 1-2 follicular lymphoma treated with radiation therapy. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 64(3):928-34, 3/1/2006. e-Pub 10/21/2005. PMID: 16243446.
12. Guadagnolo BA, Haddad RI, Posner MR, Weeks L, Wirth LJ, Norris CM, Sullivan CA, Goguen L, Busse PM, Tishler R. Organ preservation and treatment toxicity with induction chemotherapy followed by radiation therapy or chemoradiation for advanced laryngeal cancer. Am J Clin Oncol 28(4):371-8, 8/2005. PMID: 16062079.

Invited Articles
1. Guadagnolo BA, Zagars GK. Adjuvant radiation therapy for high-risk nodal metastases from cutaneous melanoma. Lancet Oncology 10(4):409-416, April 2009, 4/2009.
2. Guadagnolo B, Mamon H. Adverse effects of preoperative radiation therapy in rectal cancer. American Journal of Oncology Review 5(3) Suppl 2:26-28, 2005.

Abstracts
1. Petereit DG, Moser A, Molloy K, Roberts C, Guadagnolo BA, Burhansstipanov L, Coleman NC. Walking Forward: A community based research program addressing high cancer mortality rates in the American Indian population of western South Dakota. Fourth International Conference on Translational Research and Pre-Clinical Strategies in Radiation Oncology (Invited oral presentation by Dr. Petereit), March 11-13, 2009, 3/2009.
2. Petereit D, Burhansstipanov L, Guadagnolo B, Helbig P, and others. Walking Forward: NIH disparities project to lower cancer mortality rates for American Indians in Western South Dakota. NCI Translational Research Meeting, Washington, D.C. November 7-9, 2008, 11/2008.
3. Beadle BM, Guadagnolo BA, Ballo MT, Lee J, Gershenwald J, Cormier J, Ross M, Zagars GK. Radiation therapy field extent for adjuvant treatment of axillary metastases from malignant melanoma. American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology 50th Annual Meeting, Sept. 20-25, 2008, Boston, MA (Oral presentation, Dr. Beadle), 9/2008. e-Pub 9/5/2008. PMID: 18774657.
4. Molloy K, Guadagnolo B, Cina K, Helbig P, Reiner M, Petereit D. Trust and Satisfaction in a Northern Plains Native American Cancer Population: Walking Forward Program. Cancer Health Disparities Summit 2008, 7/2008.
5. Agrawal S, Kane J, Guadagnolo BA, Kraybill W, Ballo MT. Therapeutic lymphadenectomy alone versus adjuvant radiotherapy for regional nodal metastases from melanoma. 44th Annual Meeting fo the American Society of Clinical Oncology, 5/2008.
6. Raphael JL, Guadagnolo BA, Beal AC, Giardino AP. Racial and ethnic disparities in access to a medical home: secondary analysis of the National Survey of Children's Health. Proceedings of the 2008 Pediatric Academic Societies' Annual Meeting (#750947), 2008.
7. Guadagnolo B, Punglia R, Kuntz K, Mauch P, Ng A. Cost-effectiveness of computerized tomography in follow-up of patients with complete response after primary treatment for Hodgkin's Disease. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 63(2) Suppl 1:S114, 2005.
8. Guadagnolo B, Tishler R, Posner M, Weeks L, Wirth L, Norris C, Sullivan C, Goguen L, Busse P, Haddad R. Organ preservation for patients treated with induction chemotherapy (IC) followed by radiation therapy (RT) or chemoradiation (CRT) for advanced stage squamous cell carcinoma of the larynx (SCCL). (publication only). Proceedings of the 2004 Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology:5600, 2004.
9. Guadagnolo B, Li S, Neuberg D, Ng A, Hua L, Silver B, Stevenson M, Mauch P. Long-term outcome and mortality trends in follicular lymphoma treated with radiation therapy (poster presentation). Proceedings of the European Cancer Conference (ECCO 12), Euro J Cancer 1(Suppl5):S306, 2003.

Last updated: 10/2/2009