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Mary K. Bucci, M.D.

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

1998 University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, MD, Medicine
1995 University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, BS, Biomedical Sciences

Postgraduate Training

1999-2003 Clinical Residency, Radiation Oncology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
1998-1999 Clinical Internship, Oakwood Hospital, Dearborn, MI

Board Certifications

2003 Radiation Oncology

Honors and Awards

2004 Junior Investigator Award, 4th S. Takahashi Memorial International Workshop on 3 Dimensional Conformal Radiotherapy, Nagoya, Japan
1996 University of Michigan Student Research Award, University of Michigan Medical School
1995 Jane Skillen Undergraduate Achievement Award, University of Michigan

Selected Publications

Peer-Reviewed Original Research Articles
1. Chang JY, Balter PA, Dong L, Yang Q, Liao Z, Jeter M, Bucci MK, McAleer MF, Mehran RJ, Roth JA, Komaki R. Stereotactic body radiation therapy in centrally and superiorly located stage I or isolated recurrent non-small-cell lung cancer. International of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics 72(4):967-71, 2008 Nov 15, 11/2008.
2. Nelson C, Balter P, Morice RC, Choi B, Kudchadker RJ, Bucci K, Chang JY, Dong L, Tucker S, Vedam S, Briere T, Starkschall G.. A technique for reducing patient setup uncertainties by aligning and verifying daily positioning of a moving tumor using implanted fiducials. J Appl Clin Med Phys 9(4):2766, 10/2008. PMID: 19020478.
3. Lin D, Bucci MK, Eisele DW, Wang SJ. Squamous cell carcinoma of the buccal mucosa: a retrospective analysis of 22 cases. Ear, Nose, and Throat Journal 87(10):582, 2008 Oct, 10/2008.
4. Ezhil M, Choi B, Starkschall G, Bucci MK, Vedam S, Balter P. Comparison of rigid and adaptive methods of propagating gross tumor volume through respiratory phases of four-dimensional computed tomography image data set. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 71(1):290-6, 5/1/2008. PMID: 18406893.
5. Chen AM, Daly ME, El-Sayed I, Garcia J, Lee NY, Bucci MK, Kaplan MJ. Patterns of failure after combined-modality approaches incorporating radiotherapy for sinonasal undifferentiated carcinoma of the head and neck. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 70(2):338-43, 2/1/2008. PMID: 18207030.
6. Yaremko BP, Guerrero TM, McAleer MF, Bucci MK, Noyola-Martinez J, Nguyen LT, Balter PA, Guerra R, Komaki R, Liao Z. Determination of respiratory motion for distal esophagus cancer using four-dimensional computed tomography. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 70(1):145-53, 1/1/2008. PMID: 17855008.
7. Chen AM, Garcia J, Bucci MK, Chan AS, Kaplan MJ, Singer MI, Phillips TL. Recurrent salivary gland carcinomas treated by surgery with or without intraoperative radiation therapy. Head Neck 30(1):2-9, 1/2008. PMID: 17828788.
8. Chen AM, Grekin RC, Garcia J, Bucci MK, Margolis LW. Radiation therapy for cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma involving the parotid area lymph nodes: dose and volume considerations. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 69(5):1377-80, Mar-Apr, 12/1/2007. PMID: 17689882.
9. Klopp AH, Chang JY, Tucker SL, Sulman EP, Balter PA, Liu HH, Bucci MK, Macapinlac HA, Komaki R, Cox JD. Intrathoracic patterns of failure for non-small-cell lung cancer with positron-emission tomography/computed tomography-defined target delineation. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 69(5):1409-16, Mar-Apr, 12/2007. PMID: 17904303.
10. Chen AM, Daly ME, Bucci MK, Xia P, Akazawa C, Quivey JM, Weinberg V, Garcia J, Lee NY, Kaplan MJ, El-Sayed I, Eisele DW, Fu KK, Phillips TL. Carcinomas of the paranasal sinuses and nasal cavity treated with radiotherapy at a single institution over five decades: Are we making improvement? Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 69(1):141-7., Mar-Apr, 9/2007. PMID: 17459609.
11. Zhao KL, Liao Z, Bucci MK, Komaki R, Cox JD, Yu ZH, Zhang L, Mohan R, Dong L. Evaluation of respiratory-induced target motion for esophageal tumors at the gastroesophageal junction. Radiother Oncol 84(3):283-9, Mar-Apr, 9/2007. PMID: 17716759.
12. Chen AM, Granchi PJ, Garcia J, Bucci MK, Fu KK, Eisele DW. Local-regional recurrence after surgery without postoperative irradiation for carcinomas of the major salivary glands: implications for adjuvant therapy. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 67(4):982-7, Mar-Apr, 3/2007. PMID: 17241753.
13. Chen AM, Garcia J, Lee NY, Bucci MK, Eisele DW. Patterns of nodal relapse after surgery and postoperative radiation therapy for carcinomas of the major and minor salivary glands: what is the role of elective neck irradiation? Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 67(4):988-94, Mar-Apr, 3/2007. PMID: 17234357.
14. Daly ME, Chen AM, Bucci MK, El-Sayed I, Xia P, Kaplan MJ, Eisele DW. Intensity-modulated radiation therapy for malignancies of the nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 67(1):151-7, Mar-Apr, 1/2007. PMID: 17189068.
15. Chen AM, Bucci MK, Singer MI, Garcia J, Kaplan MJ, Chan AS, Phillips TL. Intraoperative radiation therapy for recurrent head-and-neck cancer: the UCSF experience. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 67(1):122-9, Mar-Apr, 1/2007. PMID: 17084543.
16. Chen AM, Garcia J, Bucci MK, Quivey JM, Eisele DW. The role of postoperative radiation therapy in carcinoma ex pleomorphic adenoma of the parotid gland. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 67(1):138-43, Mar-Apr, 1/2007. PMID: 17049183.
17. Takamiya R, Missett B, Weinberg V, Akazawa C, Akazawa P, Zytkovicz A, Bucci MK, Lee N, Quivey JM, Xia P. Simplifying intensity-modulated radiotherapy plans with fewer beam angles for the treatment of oropharyngeal carcinoma. J Appl Clin Med Phys 8(2):26-36, Mar-Apr, 2007. PMID: 17592464.
18. Chen AM, Bucci MK, Quivey JM, Garcia J, Eisele DW, Fu KK. Long-term outcome of patients treated by radiation therapy alone for salivary gland carcinomas. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 66(4):1044-50, Mar-Apr, 11/15/2006. PMID: 16965870.
19. Chen AM, Garcia J, Bucci MK, Quivey JM, Eisele DW. Recurrent pleomorphic adenoma of the parotid gland: long-term outcome of patients treated with radiation therapy. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 66(4):1031-5, Mar-Apr, 11/15/2006. PMID: 17145531.
20. Chen AM, Bucci MK, Weinberg V, Garcia J, Quivey JM, Schechter NR, Phillips TL, Fu KK, Eisele DW. Adenoid cystic carcinoma of the head and neck treated by surgery with or without postoperative radiation therapy: prognostic features of recurrence. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 66(1):152-9, Mar-Apr, 9/2006. PMID: 16904520.
21. Elliott EA, Wright JR, Swann RS, Nguyen-Tân F, Takita C, Bucci MK, Garden AS, Kim H, Hug EB, Ryu J, Greenberg M, Saxton JP, Ang K, Berk L, Berk L. Phase III Trial of an emulsion containing trolamine for the prevention of radiation dermatitis in patients with advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck: results of Radiation Therapy Oncology Group Trial 99-13. J Clin Oncol 24(13):2092-7, Mar-Apr, 5/2006. PMID: 16648511.
22. Hansen EK, Bucci MK, Quivey JM, Weinberg V, Xia P. Repeat CT imaging and replanning during the course of IMRT for head-and-neck cancer. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 64(2):355-362, Mar-Apr, 2/2006. e-Pub 10/2005. PMID: 16256277.
23. Chen J, Morin O, Aubin M, Bucci MK, Chuang CF, Pouliot J. Dose-guided radiation therapy with megavoltage cone-beam CT. Br J Radiol 1:87-98, Mar-Apr, 2006. PMID: 16980688.
24. Morin O, Gillis A, Chen J, Aubin M, Bucci MK, Roach M, Pouliot J. Megavoltage cone-beam CT: system description and clinical applications. Med Dosim 31(1):51-61, Mar-Apr, 2006. PMID: 16551529.
25. Park CS, Kim Y, Lee N, Bucci KM, Quivey JM, Verhey LJ, Xia P. Method to account for dose fractionation in analysis of IMRT plans: modified equivalent uniform dose. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 62(3):925-32, 7/1/2005. PMID: 15936579.
26. Bucci MK, Bevan A, Roach M. Advances in radiation therapy: conventional to 3D, to IMRT, to 4D, and beyond. CA Cancer J Clin 55(2):117-34, Mar-Apr, 3/2005. PMID: 15761080.
27. Yoon M, Desai K, Fulton R, Bucci K, Russin M, Conway RM, O'Brien JM. Desmoplastic small round cell tumor: a potentially lethal neoplasm manifesting in the orbit with associated visual symptoms. Arch Ophthalmol 4(4):565-7, 2005. PMID: 15824236.
28. Pouliot J, Bani-Hashemi A, Chen J, Svatos M, Ghelmansarai F, Mitschke M, Aubin M, Xia P, Morin O, Bucci K, Roach M, Hernandez P, Zheng Z, Hristov D, Verhey L. Low-dose megavoltage cone-beam CT for radiation therapy. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2(2):552-60, 2005. PMID: 15736320.
29. Mau T, Oh Y, Bucci MK, Eisele DW. Management of cervical metastases in advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the tonsillar fossa following radiotherapy. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 7(7):600-4, Mar-Apr, 2005. PMID: 16027282.
30. Bucci MK, Rosenthal DI, Hershock D, Metz J, Devine P, Kligerman MM, Machtay M. Final report of a pilot trial of accelerated radiotherapy plus concurrent 96-hour infusional paclitaxel for locally advanced head and neck cancer. Am J Clin Oncol 27(6):595-602, 12/2004. PMID: 15577438.
31. Bucci MK, Maity A, Janss AJ, Belasco JB, Fisher MJ, Tochner ZA, Rorke L, Sutton LN, Phillips PC, Shu HK. Near complete surgical resection predicts a favorable outcome in pediatric patients with nonbrainstem, malignant gliomas: results from a single center in the magnetic resonance imaging era. Cancer 4:817-824, 2004.

Last updated: 9/2/2009