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Seungtaek L Choi, M.D.

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

Office Address

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
1515 Holcombe Boulevard
Unit Number: 1202
Houston, TX 77030
Room Number: ACBP1.2842

Education & Training

Degree-Granting Education

2000 Cornell University Medical College, New York, NY, MD, Medicine
1996 Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, BS, Nuclear Engineering

Postgraduate Training

7/2005-6/2006 Clinical Fellowship, Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, Dr. Thomas Buchholz
7/2001-6/2005 Clinical Residency, Radiation Oncology, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, WA, Dr. James Douglas
6/2000-6/2001 Clinical Internship, Internal Medicine, UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, Dr. Jan Tillisch

Board Certifications

6/2006 American Board of Radiology

Experience/Service

Other Appointments/Responsibilities

Adjunct Member, The University of Texas Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Houston, TX, 12/2007-8/2008

Honors and Awards

1999 Alpha Omega Alpha
1999 Glickman Fellowship in Gynecological Oncology, New York Hospital, New York, NY
1996 Roy Axford Award for Outstanding Senior, Nuclear Engineering Department, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
1995 Finalist in the American Nuclear Society Design Project Contest, American Nuclear Society
1995 Irving Kaplan Award for Outstanding Junior, Nuclear Engineering Department, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
1995 National Engineering Honors Society, Tau Beta Pi
1995 National Nuclear Engineering Honors Society, Alpha Nu Sigma
1994 Park A. and Ann L. Hodges Prize for Scientific Writing

Professional Memberships

American Society for Theraputic Radiology and Oncology
Member, 2001-present
Faculty Senate
Member, 2008-present
Quality Improvement Oversight Committee, Houston, TX
Member, 2008-present

Selected Publications

Peer-Reviewed Original Research Articles
1. Meyer J, Bluett J, Amos R, Levy L, Choi S, Nguyen QN, Zhu XR, Gillin M, Lee A. Spot scanning proton beam therapy for prostate cancer: treatment planning technique and analysis of consequences of rotational and translational alignment errors. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 78(2):428-34, 10/1/2010. e-Pub 1/25/2010. PMID: 20100641.
2. Archambault L, Briere TM, Pönisch F, Beaulieu L, Kuban DA, Lee A, Beddar S. Toward a real-time in vivo dosimetry system using plastic scintillation detectors. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 78(1):280-7, 9/1/2010. e-Pub 3/16/2010. PMCID: PMC2889037.
3. Kuban DA, Levy LB, Cheung MR, Lee AK, Choi S, Frank S, Pollack A. Long-term Failure Patterns and Survival in a Randomized Dose-Escalation Trial for Prostate Cancer. Who Dies of Disease? Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. e-Pub 5/2010. PMID: 20493642.
4. Frank SJ, Kudchadker RJ, Kuban DA, De Crevoisier R, Lee AK, Cheung RM, Choi S, Tucker SL, Dong L. A volumetric trend analysis of the prostate and seminal vesicles during a course of intensity-modulated radiation therapy. Am J Clin Oncol 33(2):173-5, 4/2010. PMID: 20010077.
5. Zhu XR, Sahoo N, Zhang X, Robertson D, Li H, Choi S, Lee AK, Gillin MT. Intensity modulated proton therapy treatment planning using single-field optimization: The impact of monitor unit constraints on plan quality. Med. Phys. 3(37):1210-1219, 3/2010.
6. Sejpal SV, Amos RA, Bluett JB, Levy LB, Kudchadker RJ, Johnson J, Choi S, Lee AK. Dosimetric Changes Resulting From Patient Rotational Setup Errors in Proton Therapy Prostate Plans. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 75(1):40-8, 9/1/2009. e-Pub 12/6/2008. PMID: 19058919.
7. Findlay RP, Lee AK, Dimbylow PJ. FDTD calculations of SAR for child voxel models in different postures between 10 MHz and 3 GHz. Radiat Prot Dosimetry 135(4):226-31, 2009. e-Pub 7/9/2009. PMID: 19589878.
8. Frank SJ, Kuban DA, Lee AK, Kudchadker RJ, Dong L, Cheung MR, Choi S, O'Daniel JC. Quanitfication of the prostate and seminal vesicles interfraction variation during IMRT treatment. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 3(71):813-20, 7/2008. e-Pub 1/2008.
9. Choi S, Schwartz DL, Farwell DG, Austin-Seymour M, Futran N. Radiation therapy does not impact local complication rates after free flap reconstruction for head and neck cancer. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 130(11):1308-12, 11/2004. PMID: 15545587.
10. Choi S, Wallner K, Merrick G, Cavanaugh W, Butler W. Treatment Margins Predict Biochemical Outcomes After Prostate Brachytherapy. The Cancer Journal 10:175-180, 2004.

Abstracts
1. Choi S, Johnson JL, de Crevoisier R, Dong L, Frank SJ, Lee AK, Cheung RM, Nguyen QN, Kuban DA. Comparison of Alignment using Transabdominal Ultrasound versus Computed Tomography for Prostate Cancer Patients treated with Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy and Androgen Deprivation Therapy. Oncology 24(4):S3, 4/2010.
2. Choi S, Johnson JL, de Crevoiser R, Dong L, O'Daniel J, Frank SJ, Lee AK, Cheung RM, Kuban DA. Quantification of the Volume Change and Interfractional Motion of the Prostate Undergoing Concurrent Androgen Deprivation Therapy and Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy. Int J Rad Oncol Biol Phys 75(3):S597, 2009.
3. Choi S, Frank SJ, Cheung RM, Lee AK, Kuban DA,. Outcome after External Beam Radiation Therapy for Prostate Cancer Patients under 60 Years of Age. Int J Rad Onc 72(1):S296 (#2285), 2008.
4. Kuban DA, Levy LB, Hamblin L, Lee AK, Cheung MR, Choi S, Frank SJ, O'Daniel J, Munsell MF. Preliminary Report of a Phase III Randomized Hypofractionation Study for Prostate Cancer. American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology, 2007.
5. Lee AK, Kudchadker RJ, Amos RA, Johnson JL, Choi SL, Kuban DA, Cox JD, Mohan R, Gillin M, Dong L. Proton Therapy vs. IMRT for prostate cancer: a dosimetric comparison. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 69(3):S342, 2007.

Book Chapters
1. Choi, Seungtaek L. Integration of Radiation Therapy and Systemic Therapy for Breast Cancer. In: Medical Radiology: Multimodal Concepts for Integration of Cytotoxic Drugs and Radiation Therapy. Springer-Verlag: New York, NY. In Press.

Last updated: 11/3/2010