Gohar S. Manzar, MD, PhD
Department of Radiation Oncology, Division of Radiation Oncology
Present Title & Affiliation
Primary Appointment
Assistant Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology, Division of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
| 2019 | Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, US, M.D |
| 2015 | University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, US, Biomedical Engineering, Ph.D |
| 2009 | University of Texas, Arlington, Texas, US, Biology, B.S |
Postgraduate Training
| 2022-2023 | Health Educators Fellowship Program, University of Texas Health Science Center, McGovern Medical School |
| 2020-2024 | Resident, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas |
| 2019-2020 | Transitional Year Internship, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center |
| 2011-2015 | Graduate Research Assistant, University of Iowa |
Board Certifications
| 2024 | BLS |
| 2024 | ACLS |
| 2024 | PALS |
Experience & Service
Institutional Committee Activities
Resident Member, MDACC Residency Interview Committee for Radiation Oncology, 2023 - 2024
Chair, MDACC Radiation Oncology Residency Curriculum Committee, 2022 - 2023
Co-chair, GME Curriculum Subcommittee - MDACC House Staff Senate, 2020 - 2022
Co-chair, Career Sustainability & Wellness Subcommittee at MDACC, 2020 - 2022
Member, Budget Subcommittee - MDACC House Staff Senate, 2020 - 2021
Resident Member, Ethics Committee, 2019 - 2020
Student Representative, Humanities in Medicine Committee, 2018 - 2019
Member, Center for Humanities in Medicine Medical Director Search Committee, 2018 - 2018
Co-chair, LCME Institutional Student Analysis Task Force (MCSOM Reaccreditation), 2017 - 2019
President, Humanities Interest Group, 2016 - 2017
Co-President, Radiology Interest Group, 2016 - 2017
Co-President, Medical Students for All Faiths, 2016 - 2017
Honors & Awards
| Duke University TIP (Talent Identification Program), Duke University | |
| Outstanding Academic Achievement, UTA College of Science | |
| Summa Cum Laude, College of Science at UTA | |
| Graduate Diversity Tuition Scholarship | |
| Research featured in the American Transplant Congress "What's Hot, What's New" session | |
| Center for Immunology and Immune-Based Diseases Best Poster Travel Award | |
| Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center Vere D. Wenger Travel Award | |
| Graduate Student Senate Travel Funds Award | |
| Biomedical Engineering Fall 2013 Newsletter (Student Profile) | |
| Best Poster in Biomedical Engineering at the 2013 Research Open House | |
| VA Health Sciences Research Week Outstanding Poster Award of Excellence | |
| Research featured in the World Transplant Congress "What's Hot, What's New" session | |
| ReproCELL Stem Cell Innovative Research Grant | |
| American Association of Immunologists Careers in Immunology Fellowship | |
| Carver College of Medicine Health Sciences Research Week Cover Art Contest, Carver College of Medicine | |
| 1st place - 40th Anniversary Abboud International Symposium Poster Session | |
| Best Basic Science Poster at the Department of Internal Medicine Research Day | |
| CCOM Health Sciences Research Week Scientific Humor Contest, CCOM | |
| Schilling Scholarship, Mayo Medical School | |
| Most Outstanding Entry for the ICTS 2015 Research Week poster competition | |
| Young Investigator Award for the American Transplant Congress | |
| Best Poster in Biomedical Engineering at the 2015 Research Open House | |
| Best Medical Student-Patient Interaction during Simulated Regenerative Medicine Clinical Experience | |
| Renal Ranger - "Master Diagnostician" | |
| SketchyMedical Campus Ambassador | |
| Tylenol Future Care Scholarship Semi-Finalist | |
| Mayo Clinic Humanities in Medicine Year in Review 2017 Newsletter Profile, Mayo Clinic | |
| Featured in "The First Patient" documentary by Chip Duncan | |
| Mayo Clinic Internal Medicine Image Challenge Trivia 1st Place, Mayo Clinic | |
| Mayo Clinic Magazine Spring 2019 front cover and issue feature | |
| Mayo AMWA Glasgow Rubin Citation for Academic Achievement | |
| 2019 Mayo Medical Student Award for Excellence in Medical Humanities | |
| MSKCC Suzanne Munson Intern of the Year Award | |
| ROC-STaR: Radiation Oncology Clinical Commendations and Recognition, MD Anderson Cancer Center | |
| Canon Medical Systems, USA/RSNA Research Resident Grant | |
| American Radium Society Early Career Oncologist Award, American Radium Society | |
| ASTRO Residents/Fellows in Radiation Oncology Biology Seed Grant, ASTRO | |
| 2nd place - Clinical Science Research Competition Award | |
| NCCN 2023 Oncology Fellows Program Awardee | |
| Dr. Mary Fletcher Memorial Award for Humanism in Cancer Care | |
| American College of Radiology CARROS Chapter Travel Grant | |
| Trainee Grant Incentive Award | |
| MDACC Radiation Oncology Residency Educator of the Year, MD Anderson Cancer Center | |
| Judith Stitt Award, American Brachytherapy Society | |
| ICRR Scholars and Trainees Grantwriting Workshop Winner, ICRR | |
| Advances in Teaching and Learning 3rd Place Poster Prize | |
| A. Somberg Fellowship in Stem Cell Transplantation or Therapy Award | |
| RSNA Roentgen Resident/Fellow Research Award, RSNA | |
| International Congress for Radiation Research Scholars and Trainees Travel Award | |
| Rutherford-Lavanty Fellowship in Government Relations | |
| ASCO 2023 Conquer Cancer Young Investigator Award (YIA), ASCO | |
| MDACC Clinical Education Resident/Fellow Excellence Award for Teaching, MD Anderson Cancer Center | |
| J. Mitchell, George, and Steven Brown Award for Resident Excellence Award |
Professional Memberships
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Manzar GS, Wu SY, Dudzinski SO, Cha EE, Yoder AK, Corrigan KL, Nasr LF, Sallard G, Ahmed S, Fayad LE, Chihara D, Nair R, Westin JR, Daher M, Neelapu SS, Nastoupil LJ, Gunther JR, Pinnix CC, Dabaja BS, Strati P, Fang PQ. Characterization of lymphopenia and correlating the risk of cytopenias with dose and BM volume irradiated in aggressive B-cell lymphoma patients bridged with radiation therapy for CAR-T cell therapy. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys None(None):None, 2024. PMID: 39303997.
- Sienna J, Kahalley LS, Mabbott D, Grosshans D, Santiago AT, Paulino ADC, Merchant TE, Manzar GS, Dama H, Hodgson DC, Chintagumpala M, Okcu MF, Whitehead WE, Laperriere N, Ramaswamy V, Bartels U, Tabori U, Bennett JM, Das A, Craig T, Tsang DS. Proton Therapy Mediates Dose Reductions to Brain Structures Associated With Cognition in Children With Medulloblastoma. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 119(1):200-207, 2024. PMID: 38040059.
- Manzar GS, Alam MBE, Lynn EJ, Karpinets TV, Harris T, Lo D, Yoshida-Court K, Napravnik TC, Sammouri J, Lin D, Andring LM, Bronk J, Wu X, Sims TT, Mathew G, Schmeler KM, Eifel PJ, Jhingran A, Lin LL, Joyner MM, Zhang J, Futreal A, Klopp AH, Colbert LE. Exploratory analysis of the cervix tumoral HPV antigen-specific T-cell repertoire during chemoradiation and after brachytherapy. Brachytherapy 23(2):123-135, 2024. PMID: 38129211.
- Manzar GS, Cha EE, Corrigan KL, Yoder AK, Schrank BR, Nasr LF, Chihara D, Castillo LM, Nair R, Jain P, Neelapu SS, Rodriguez MA, Strati P, Nastoupil LJ, Gunther JR, Dabaja BS, Pinnix CC, Wu SY, Fang PQ. Outcomes and toxicities in patients with diffuse-large B cell lymphoma involving the gastrointestinal tract and digestive organs. Front Oncol 14(None):1447020, 2024. PMID: 39324011.
- Salzillo TC, Dresner MA, Way A, Wahid KA, McDonald BA, Mulder S, Naser MA, He R, Ding Y, Yoder A, Ahmed S, Corrigan KL, Manzar GS, Andring L, Pinnix C, Stafford RJ, Mohamed ASR, Christodouleas J, Wang J, Fuller CD. Development and implementation of optimized endogenous contrast sequences for delineation in adaptive radiotherapy on a 1.5T MR-linear-accelerator: a prospective R-IDEAL stage 0-2a quantitative/qualitative evaluation of in vivo site-specific quality-assurance using a 3D T2 fat-suppressed platform for head and neck cancer. J Med Imaging (Bellingham) 10(6):065501, 2023. PMID: 37937259.
- Andring LM, Abu-Gheida I, Bathala T, Yoder AK, Manzar GS, Maldonado JA, Frank SJ, Choi S, Nguyen QN, Hoffman K, McGuire SE, Mok H, Aparicio A, Chapin BF, Tang C. Definitive local therapy for T4 prostate cancer associated with improved local control and survival. BJU Int 132(3):307-313, 2023. PMID: 37057728.
- De B, Upadhyay R, Liao K, Kumala T, Shi C, Dodoo G, Abi Jaoude J, Corrigan KL, Manzar GS, Marqueen KE, Bernard V, Lee SS, Raghav KPS, Vauthey JN, Tzeng CD, Tran Cao HS, Lee G, Wo JY, Hong TS, Crane CH, Minsky BD, Smith GL, Holliday EB, Taniguchi CM, Koong AC, Das P, Javle M, Ludmir EB, Koay EJ. Definitive Liver Radiotherapy for Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma with Extrahepatic Metastases. Liver Cancer 12(3):198-208, 2023. PMID: 37593365.
- Frankart AJ, Abana CO, Geier N, Bahig H, Manzar GS, Garden AS, Phan J, Takiar V. Long-term Locoregional Control With Unilateral Radiation for AJCC-7 T1-2N2b Tonsillar Cancer. Am J Clin Oncol 45(10):422-426, 2022. PMID: 36083002.
- Choi S, Choi J, Cheon S, Song J, Kim SY, Kim JE, Nam DH, Manzar G, Kim SM, Kang HS, Kim KK, Jeong SH, Lee JH, Park EK, Lee M, Lee HA, Kim KS, Park HJ, Oh WK, Park C, Lee CH, Kim EM. Pulmonary fibrosis model using micro-CT analyzable human PSC-derived alveolar organoids containing alveolar macrophage-like cells. Cell Biol Toxicol 38(4):557-575, 2022. PMID: 35267148.
- De B, Tran Cao HS, Vauthey JN, Manzar GS, Corrigan KL, Raghav KPS, Lee SS, Tzeng CD, Minsky BD, Smith GL, Holliday EB, Taniguchi CM, Koong AC, Das P, Javle M, Ludmir EB, Koay EJ. Ablative liver radiotherapy for unresected intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma: Patterns of care and survival in the United States. Cancer 128(13):2529-2539, 2022. PMID: 35417569.
- Manzar GS, De BS, Abana CO, Lee SS, Javle M, Kaseb AO, Vauthey JN, Tran Cao HS, Koong AC, Smith GL, Taniguchi CM, Holliday EB, Das P, Koay EJ, Ludmir EB. Outcomes and Toxicities of Modern Combined Modality Therapy with Atezolizumab Plus Bevacizumab and Radiation Therapy for Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Cancers (Basel) 14(8):None, 2022. PMID: 35454808.
- Jeans EB, Shiraishi S, Manzar G, Morris LK, Amundson A, McGee LA, Rwigema JC, Neben-Wittich M, Routman DM, Ma DJ, Patel SH, Foote RL, Lester SC. An comparison of acute toxicities and patient-reported outcomes between intensity-modulated proton therapy and volumetric-modulated arc therapy after ipsilateral radiation for head and neck cancers. Head Neck 44(2):359-371, 2022. PMID: 34859516.
- Boyce-Fappiano D, Nguyen KA, Gjyshi O, Manzar G, Abana CO, Klopp AH, Kamrava M, Orio PF 3rd, Thaker NG, Mourtada F, Venkat P, Chang AJ. Socioeconomic and Racial Determinants of Brachytherapy Utilization for Cervical Cancer: Concerns for Widening Disparities. JCO Oncol Pract 17(12):e1958-e1967, 2021. PMID: 34550749.
- Manzar GS, Lester SC, Routman DM, Harmsen WS, Petersen MM, Sloan JA, Mundy DW, Hunzeker AE, Amundson AC, Anderson JL, Patel SH, Garces YI, Halyard MY, McGee LA, Neben-Wittich MA, Ma DJ, Frank SJ, Whitaker TJ, Foote RL. Comparative analysis of acute toxicities and patient reported outcomes between intensity-modulated proton therapy (IMPT) and volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) for the treatment of oropharyngeal cancer. Radiother Oncol 147(None):64-74, 2020. PMID: 32234612.
- Manzar G. Seeing my science clearly. Science 365(6452):514, 2019. PMID: 31371617.
- Sweeney SK, Manzar GS, Zavazava N, Assouline JG. Tracking embryonic hematopoietic stem cells to the bone marrow: nanoparticle options to evaluate transplantation efficiency. Stem Cell Res Ther 9(1):204, 2018. PMID: 30053892.
- Manzar GS, Kim EM, Zavazava N. Demethylation of induced pluripotent stem cells from type 1 diabetic patients enhances differentiation into functional pancreatic beta cells. J Biol Chem 292(34):14066-14079, 2017. PMID: 28360105.
- Kim EM, Manzar G, Zavazava N. Induced pluripotent stem cell-derived gamete-associated proteins incite rejection of induced pluripotent stem cells in syngeneic mice. Immunology 151(2):191-197, 2017. PMID: 28185259.
- Kim EM, Manzar G, Zavazava N. Human iPS cell-derived hematopoietic progenitor cells induce T-cell anergy in in vitro-generated alloreactive CD8(+) T cells. Blood 121(26):5167-75, 2013. PMID: 23687092.
- Wu SY, Fang PQ, Fetooh A, Manzar GS, Corrigan KL, Schrank BR, Nasr L, Chihara D, Malpica Castillo LE, Nair R, Steiner RE, Jain P, Neelapu SS, Samaniego F, Rodriguez A, Strati P, Nastoupil LJ, Dabaja BS, Pinnix CC, Gunther JR. Ultra low-dose radiation for extranodal marginal zone lymphoma of the lung. Blood Adv None(None):None. PMID: None.
- Manzar GS, Schrank BS, Lim TY, Gunther JR, Fang PQ, Wu SY, Daver N, Garg N, Cykowski MD, Fuller G, Cachia D, Kamiya C, Woodman K, Dinardo C, Jain N, Kadia TM, Pemmaraju N, Ohanian M, Konopleva M, Dabaja BS, Kantarijian HM, Pinnix CC. A single institution experience of patients with dorsal column myelopathy following intrathecal chemotherapy for leukemia. None None(None):None. PMID: None.
- Corrigan KL, Smith GL, Manzar GS, Bishop AJ, Mitchell MP, Reeve BB, Salsman JM, Livingston JA, Roth M. Acute toxicities in adolescents and young adults vs. older adults with cancer during radiation therapy. None None(None):None. PMID: None.
- Corrigan KL, Mitchell MP, Manzar GS, Dudzinski SO, Goodman CR, Hoffman KE, Woodward WA, Reeve BB, Salsman JM, Livingston JA, Roth M. Longitudinal assessment of patient-reported outcomes in adolescents and young adults with breast cancer before vs. after radiation therapy. None None(None):None. PMID: None.
- Corrigan KL, Damron E, Bishop AJ, Manzar GS, Yoder AK, Mitra D, Farooqi A, Guadagnolo BA, Reeve BB, Salsman JM, Livingston JA, Roth M. Longitudinal assessment of patient-reported outcomes in adolescents and young adults with sarcoma before vs. after radiation therapy. None None(None):None. PMID: None.
Other Articles
- Corrigan KL, Rooney MK, Kouzy R, Manzar G, Thomas CR Jr, Ludmir EB Selection and Prejudice: Addressing Clinical Trial Disparities With a Review of Current Shortcomings and Future Directions. Semin Radiat Oncol 33(4):367-373, 2023. PMID: 37684066.
- Biederstadt A, Manzar GS, Daher M Multiplexed engineering and precision gene editing in cellular immunotherapy. Front Immunol 13(None):1063303, 2022. PMID: 36483551.
- Kim EM, Manzar GS, Rotti P, Zavazava N Skin deep: from dermal fibroblasts to pancreatic beta cells. Immunol Res 59(1-3):279-86, 2014. PMID: 24838150.
- Kim EM, Manzar G, Zavazava N Mouse ES cell-derived hematopoietic progenitor cells. Methods Mol Biol 1029(None):109-17, 2013. PMID: 23756945.
Abstracts
- Manzar GS, Dabaja BS, Wu SY, Nasr LF, Dudzinski SO, Yoder AK, Corrigan KL, Gunther JR, Ahmed S, Spiotto MT, Shpall EJ, Nieto YL, Daher M, Rafei H, Saini N, Srour SA, Nair R, Steiner RE, Westin J, Neelapu SS, Nastoupil LJ, Pinnix CC, Strati P, Fang PQ. Bone marrow volume irradiated and risk of cytopenias in aggressive B-cell lymphoma patients bridged with radiation therapy for CART cell therapy. Hematol Oncol 41(S2):222-223, 2023. PMID: None.
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CV information above last modified December 18, 2024