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Daniel Gomez

Present Title & Affiliation

Primary Appointment

Assistant Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology, Division of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

Education & Training

Degree-Granting Education

2004 University of California, San Francisco, CA, MD, Medical School
1999 University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, BA, Economics

Postgraduate Training

7/2005-12/2008 Clinical Residency, Radiation Oncology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
7/2004-6/2005 Medicine Internship, St. Mary's Medical Center, San Francisco, CA

Board Certifications

6/2010 Radiation Oncology

Honors and Awards

2011-2012 Comparative Effectiveness Research on Cancer in Texas Scholar
2009-2011 Recipient, National Institutes of Health Loan Repayment Program
2009 Radiologic Society of North America Resident/Fellow Research Award
2002-2003 Doris Duke Clinical Research Fellowship Recipient
2001-2002 Gregory Scholarship Recipient
2001-2002 Mackenzie Scholarship Recipient
1999-present Duncan Clarke Hyde Award for Exceptional Academic Performance in Economics, Duncan Clarke
1999-2004 Bernard J. Osher Scholorship Recipient

Professional Memberships

American Medical Society
Member, 2010-present
American Radiologic Society
Member, 2010-present
American Radium Society
Member, 9/2009-present
American Society of Clinical Oncology
Member, 2010-present
ASTRO Integrating Healthcare Enterprise-Radiation Oncology (IHE-RO) Workgroup
Member, 2011-present
Clinical Research Committee, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Member, 2011-present
Harris County Medical Society
Member, 8/2009-present
International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer
Member, 1/2010-present
International Thymic Malignancy Interest Group Education Committee
Member, 2010-present
Sister Network Institutional Funding Review Committee, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Member, 2010-present
Texas Medical Society
member, 2010-present

Selected Publications

Peer-Reviewed Original Research Articles
1. Lopez Guerra JL, Gomez D, Zhuang Y, Levy L, Eapan G, Liu H, Mohan R, Komaki R, Cox J, Liao Z. Change in diffusing capacity after radiation as an objective measure for grading radiation pneumonitis in patients treated for non-small cell lung cancer. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. In Press.
2. Lopez Guerra JL, Gladish G, Komaki R, Gomez D, Zhuang Y, Liao Z. Large decreases in standardized uptake values after definitive radiation are associated with better survival of patients with locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer. J Nucl Med. In Press.
3. Lopez Guerra JL, Gomez D, Zhuang Y, Hong DS, Heymach JV, Swisher SG, Lin SH, Komaki R, Cox JD, Liao Z. Prognostic impact of radiation therapy to the primary tumor in patients with non-small cell lung cancer and oligometastasis at diagnosis. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. In Press.
4. Gomez D, Gladish G, Wei X, Allen P, Cox J, O’Reilly M, Erasmus J, Fossella F, Komaki R. Prognostic value of positron emission tomography/computed tomography findings in limited-stage small cell lung cancer. Am J Clin Oncol. In Press.
5. Lopez Guerra JL, Gomez DR, Lin SH, Levy LB, Zhuang Y, Komaki R, Jaen J, Vaporciyan AA, Swisher SG, Cox JD, Liao Z, Rice DC. Risk factors for local and regional recurrence in patients with resected N0-N1 non-small-cell lung cancer, with implications for patient selection for adjuvant radiation therapy. Ann Oncol 24(1):67-74, 1/2013. e-Pub 9/20/2012. PMCID: PMC3525136.
6. Shirvani SM, Jiang J, Chang JY, Welsh JW, Gomez DR, Swisher S, Buchholz TA, Smith BD. Comparative Effectiveness of 5 Treatment Strategies for Early-Stage Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer in the Elderly. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. e-Pub 9/10/2012. PMID: 22975611.
7. Gomez DR, Tucker SL, Martel MK, Mohan R, Balter PA, Lopez Guerra JL, Liu H, Komaki R, Cox JD, Liao Z. Predictors of high-grade esophagitis after definitive three-dimensional conformal therapy, intensity-modulated radiation therapy, or proton beam therapy for non-small cell lung cancer. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. e-Pub 8/21/2012. PMID: 22920974.
8. Lopez Guerra JL, Gomez DR, Zhuang Y, Levy LB, Eapen G, Liu H, Mohan R, Komaki R, Cox JD, Liao Z. Changes in Pulmonary Function after Three-Dimensional Conformal Radiotherapy, Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy, or Proton Beam Therapy for Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 83(4):e537-43, 7/15/2012. e-Pub 3/13/2012. PMID: 22420964.
9. Amini A, Yang J, Williamson R, McBurney ML, Erasmus J, Allen PK, Karhade M, Komaki R, Liao Z, Gomez D, Cox J, Dong L, Welsh J. Dose constraints to prevent radiation-induced brachial plexopathy in patients treated for lung cancer. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 82(3):e391-8, 3/1/2012. PMID: 22284035.
10. Jiang ZQ, Yang K, Komaki R, Wei X, Tucker SL, Zhuang Y, Martel MK, Vedam S, Balter P, Zhu G, Gomez D, Lu C, Mohan R, Cox JD, Liao Z. Long-Term Clinical Outcome of Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy for Inoperable Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer: The MD Anderson Experience. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. e-Pub 11/11/2011. PMID: 22079735.
11. Lopez Guerra JL, Wei Q, Yuan X, Gomez D, Liu Z, Zhuang Y, Yin M, Li M, Wang LE, Cox JD, Liao Z. Functional promoter rs2868371 variant of HSPB1 associates with radiation-induced esophageal toxicity in patients with non-small-cell lung cancer treated with radio(chemo)therapy. Radiother Oncol. e-Pub 9/19/2011. PMID: 21937138.
12. Gomez D, Komaki R, Yu J, Ikushima H, Bezjak A. Radiation Therapy Definitions and Reporting Guidelines for Thymic Malignancies. J Thorac Oncol 6(7 Suppl 3):S1743-S1748, 7/2011. PMID: 21847057.
13. Gomez DR, Cox JD, Roth JA, Allen PK, Wei X, Mehran RJ, Kim JY, Swisher SG, Rice DC, Komaki R. A prospective phase 2 study of surgery followed by chemotherapy and radiation for superior sulcus tumors. Cancer. e-Pub 6/28/2011. PMID: 21713767.
14. Yin M, Liao Z, Liu Z, Wang LE, O'Reilly M, Gomez D, Li M, Komaki R, Wei Q. Genetic variants of the nonhomologous end joining gene LIG4 and severe radiation pneumonitis in nonsmall cell lung cancer patients treated with definitive radiotherapy. Cancer. e-Pub 6/29/2011. PMID: 21717429.
15. Chi A, Liao Z, Nguyen NP, Howe C, Gomez D, Jang SY, Komaki R. Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy After Extrapleural Pneumonectomy in the Combined-Modality Treatment of Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma. J Thorac Oncol 6(6):1132-41, 6/2011. e-Pub 4/2011. PMID: 21532502.
16. Gomez DR, Estilo CL, Wolden SL, Zelefsky MJ, Kraus DH, Wong RJ, Shaha AR, Shah JP, Mechalakos JG, Lee NY. Correlation of Osteoradionecrosis and Dental Events with Dosimetric Parameters in Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy for Head-and-Neck Cancer. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. e-Pub 5/11/2011. PMID: 21570202.
17. Welsh J, Gomez D, Palmer MB, Riley BA, Mayankkumar AV, Komaki R, Dong L, Zhu XR, Likhacheva A, Liao Z, Hofstetter WL, Ajani JA, Cox JD. Intensity-modulated proton therapy further reduces normal- tissue exposure during definitive therapy for locally advanced distal esophageal tumors: a dosimetric study. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. e-Pub 4/4/2011. PMID: 21470796.
18. Yin M, Liao Z, Huang YJ, Liu Z, Yuan X, Gomez D, Wang LE, Wei Q. Polymorphisms of homologous recombination genes and clinical outcomes of non-small cell lung cancer patients treated with definitive radiotherapy. PLoS One 6(5):e20055, 2011. e-Pub 5/25/2011. PMCID: PMC3102071.
19. Guan X, Liao Z, Ma H, Qian J, Liu Z, Yuan X, Gomez D, Komaki R, Wang LE, Wei Q. TNFRSF1B +676 T>G polymorphism predicts survival of non-small cell lung cancer patients treated with chemoradiotherapy. BMC Cancer 11:447, 2011. e-Pub 10/14/2011. PMCID: PMC3220654.
20. Welsh J, Palmer MB, Ajani JA, Liao Z, Swisher SG, Hofstetter WL, Allen PK, Settle SH, Gomez D, Likhacheva A, Cox JD, Komaki R. Esophageal cancer dose escalation using a simultaneous integrated boost technique. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. e-Pub 11/29/2010. PMID: 21123005.
21. Wu AJ, Gomez J, Zhung JE, Chan K, Gomez DR, Wolden SL, Zelefsky MJ, Wolchok JD, Carvajal RD, Chapman PB, Wong RJ, Shaha AR, Kraus DH, Shah JP, Lee NY. Radiotherapy after surgical resection for head and neck mucosal melanoma. Am J Clin Oncol 33(3):281-5, 6/2010. PMID: 19823070.
22. Gomez D, Cahlon O, Mechalakos J, Lee N. An investigation of intensity-modulated radiation therapy versus conventional two-dimensional and 3D-conformal radiation therapy for early stage larynx cancer. Radiat Oncol 5:74, 2010. e-Pub 8/26/2010. PMCID: PMC2940770.
23. Gomez DR, Hunt MA, Jackson A, O'Meara WP, Bukanova EN, Zelefsky MJ, Yamada Y, Rosenzweig KE. Low rate of thoracic toxicity in palliative paraspinal single-fraction stereotactic body radiation therapy. Radiother Oncol 93(3):414-8, 12/2009. e-Pub 11/16/2009. PMCID: PMC2858382.
24. Gomez DR, Katabi N, Zhung J, Wolden SL, Zelefsky MJ, Kraus DH, Shah JP, Wong RJ, Ghossein RA, Lee NY. Clinical and pathologic prognostic features in acinic cell carcinoma of the parotid gland. Cancer 115(10):2128-37, 5/2009. PMID: 19309749.
25. Gomez DR, Zhung JE, Gomez J, Chan K, Wu AJ, Wolden SL, Pfister DG, Shaha A, Shah JP, Kraus DH, Wong RJ, Lee NY. Intensity-modulated radiotherapy in postoperative treatment of oral cavity cancers. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 73(4). e-Pub 8/15/2008. PMID: 18707827.
26. Rivera M, Ghossein RA, Schoder H, Gomez D, Larson SM, Tuttle RM. Histopathologic characterization of radioactive iodine-refractory fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography-positive thyroid carcinoma. Cancer 113(1):48-56, 7/1/2008. PMID: 18484584.
27. Gomez DR, Hoppe BS, Wolden SL, Zhung JE, Patel SG, Kraus DH, Shah JP, Ghossein RA, Lee NY. Outcomes and prognostic variables in adenoid cystic carcinoma of the head and neck: a recent experience. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 70(5):1365-72, 4/1/2008. e-Pub 10/29/2007. PMID: 18029108.
28. Hoppe BS, Nelson CJ, Gomez DR, Stegman LD, Wu AJ, Wolden SL, Pfister DG, Zelefsky MJ, Shah JP, Kraus DH, Lee NY. Unresectable carcinoma of the paranasal sinuses: outcomes and toxicities. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 72(3). e-Pub 4/18/2008. PMID: 18395361.
29. Gomez DR, Missett BT, Wara WM, Lamborn KR, Prados MD, Chang S, Berger MS, Haas-Kogan DA. High failure rate in spinal ependymomas with long-term follow-up. Neuro Oncol 7(3):254-9, 7/2005. PMCID: PMC1871913.

Invited Articles
1. Gomez DR. Postoperative radiation therapy for non-small cell lung cancer and thymic malignancies. Cancers. In Press.
2. Welsh J, Amini A, Likhacheva A, Erasmus J J, Gomez D, Davila M, Mehran RJ, Komaki R, Liao Z, Hofstetter WL, Lee H J, Bhutani MS, Ajani JA. Modern Approaches to the Treatment of Localized Esophageal Cancer. Curr Oncol Rep 13(3):67, 6/2011. PMID: 21365188.
3. Gomez DR, Chang JY. Adaptive Radiation for Lung Cancer. J Oncol 2011, 2011. e-Pub 8/4/2010. PMCID: PMC2931378.
4. Gomez D, Komaki R. Technical advances of radiation therapy for thymic malignancies. J Thorac Oncol 5(10 Suppl 4):S336-43, 10/2010. e-Pub 10/2010. PMID: 20859129.

Book Chapters
1. Gomez D, Liao Z. Target Delineation for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. In: Target Volume Delineation and Treatment Planning for Conformal Radiation Therapy (IMRT). In Press.
2. Gomez D, Fuller C, Chennupati S, Thomas C. Mediastinal and Tracheal Tumors. In: Principles and Practices of Radiation Oncology, 6th. Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2012.
3. Gomez D, Jeter M, Komaki R, Cox J. Radiation Time, Dose and Fractionation in the Treatment of Lung Cancer. In: Advances in Radiation Oncology of Lung Cancer, 2nd. Springer Verlag Publishers, 2012.
4. Gomez D, Liao Z. Radiation Toxicity in the Treatment of Lung Cancer with 3D-Conformal Therapy, Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy, and Proton Beam Therapy. In: Radiation Therapy: Types, Procedures and Outcomes. Nova Science Publishers, 2012.
5. Troung MT, Gomez D, Chang JY, Mehran RJ. Oncologic imaging for the practicing radiologist. In: Medical Oncologist and Surgeon. Elsevier Publishing, 2011.
6. Gomez D, Lee N. Oral Cavity Cancer. In: Textbook of Radiation Oncology. WB Saunders Publishing, 2009.
7. Gomez D, Chao K, Lee N. Target Delineation in Head and Neck Cancer. In: Image Guided and Adaptive Radiotherapy. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Publishing, 2009.
8. Gomez D, Alektiar K, Zelefsky M. Brachytherapy. In: Handbook of Radiation Oncology. Jones and Barlett Publishing. Submitted.

Last updated: 3/5/2013