Isidora Y. Arzu, M.D., Ph.D.
Department of Radiation Oncology, Division of Radiation Oncology
Present Title & Affiliation
Primary Appointment
Professor, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Sugar Land, TX
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
| 1998 | University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Galveston, TX, USA, MD, Medicine |
| 1988 | Rice University, Houston, TX, USA, PHD, Organic Chemistry |
| 1980 | Beloit College, Beloit, WI, USA, BS, General Chemistry |
Postgraduate Training
| 1999-2003 | Residency, Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX |
| 1998-1999 | Internship, Internal Medicine/OB-Gyn, The University of Texas Health Science Center, Lyndon Baines Johnson Hospital, Houston, TX |
Board Certifications
| 2019 | American Board of Radiology, Recertification |
| 2000 | National Board of Medical Examiners |
| 2000 | Texas State Board of Medical Examiners |
Experience & Service
Academic Appointments
Associate Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology, Division of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2018 - 2019
Other Appointments/Responsibilities
Member, MD Anderson Cancer Center Diversity Council, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2014 - Present
Member, CHI St. Luke's Hospital, Credentialing Committee, Sugar Land, TX, 2013 - Present
Member, CHI St. Luke's Hospital, Utilization Review Committee, Sugar Land, TX, 2013 - Present
Member, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Regional Care Centers Research Committee, Houston, TX, 2013 - 2015
Member, CHI St. Luke's Hospital/MD Anderson Cancer Center - Sugarland Tumor Board Planning Committee Meeting, Houston, TX, 2011 - Present
Member, CHI St. Luke's Hospital, Internal Medicine Committee, Sugar Land, TX, 2009 - Present
Chair, Oak Bend Medical Center, Cancer Committee, Sugar Land, TX, 2008 - 2010
Voting Member, Oak Bend Medical Center, Medical Executive Committee, Sugar Land, TX, 2008 - 2010
Chair, Oak Bend Medical Center, Ethics committee, Sugar Land, TX, 2006 - 2009
Member, Oak Bend Medical Center, Internal Medicine Committee, Sugar Land, TX, 2006 - Present
Physician Liaison, Oak Bend Medical Center Cancer Committee, Sugar Land, TX, 2005 - 2008
Institutional Committee Activities
Resident Representative, ACGME Site Visit, 2002 - 2002
Resident Reviewer, ACGME Clinical Chemical Pathology Accreditation, 2002 - 2002
Resident, Faculty Liaison, 2001 - 2002
Consultantships
Honduras Cancer Tumor Board, ASCO International Cancer Corps, Honduras, 2012 - 2013
Honors & Awards
| 1996 | Who's Who among Students in American Universities and Colleges |
| 1995 | Sigma Xi (Research Society) |
| 1983 | Phi Lambda Epsilon (Chemistry Honor Society), Rice University |
| 1983 | Iota Sigma Pi (Chemistry Honor Society), Rice University |
| 1980 | Merck Index Award (General Chemistry), Beloit College |
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Ludmir EB, Adlakha EK, Chun SG, Reed VK, Arzu IY, Ahmad N, Bloom E, Chronowski GM, Delclos ME, Mayo LL, Schlembach PJ, Liao Z, Koong AC, Herman JM, Shah SJ. Enhancing clinical trial enrollment at MD Anderson Cancer Center satellite community campuses. Acta Oncol 58(8):1135-1137, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 30958082.
- Ning MS, Dean MK, Taylor KA, Arzu I, Fleming ND, Mutyala N, Suresh P, Lewis MA, Tu J, Hassid VJ, Joe T, Byler C, Bloom ES, Shah S. Evaluation and Improvement of Bottlenecking in a Multidisciplinary Oncology Clinic: An Electronic Medical Record Intervention. Cureus 11(5):e4583, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31309008.
- Stecklein SR, Shaitelman SF, Babiera GV, Bedrosian I, Black DM, Ballo MT, Arzu I, Strom EA, Reed VK, Dvorak T, Smith BD, Woodward WA, Hoffman KE, Schlembach PJ, Kirsner SM, Nelson CL, Yang J, Guerra W, Dibaj S, Bloom ES. Prospective Comparison of Toxicity and Cosmetic Outcome After Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation with Conformal External Beam Radiotherapy or Single-Entry Multilumen Intracavitary Brachytherapy. Pract Radiat Oncol 9(1):e4-e13, 2019. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 30125673.
- Shaitelman SF, Lei X, Thompson A, Schlembach P, Bloom ES, Arzu IY, Buchholz D, Chronowski G, Dvorak T, Grade E, Hoffman K, Perkins G, Reed VK, Shah SJ, Stauder MC, Strom EA, Tereffe W, Woodward WA, Amaya DN, Shen Y, Hortobagyi GN, Hunt KK, Buchholz TA, Smith BD. Three-Year Outcomes With Hypofractionated Versus Conventionally Fractionated Whole-Breast Irradiation: Results of a Randomized, Noninferiority Clinical Trial. J Clin Oncol 36(35):JCO1800317. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 30379626.
- Tao R, Allen PK, Rodriguez A, Shihadeh F, Pinnix CC, Arzu I, Reed VK, Oki Y, Westin JR, Fayad LE, Medeiros LJ, Dabaja B. Benefit of consolidative radiation therapy for primary bone diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 92(1):122-9, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 25754633.
- Pinnix CC, Smith GL, Milgrom S, Osborne EM, Reddy JP, Akhtari M, Reed V, Arzu I, Allen PK, Wogan CF, Fanale MA, Oki Y, Turturro F, Romaguera J, Fayad L, Fowler N, Westin J, Nastoupil L, Hagemeister FB, Rodriguez MA, Ahmed S, Nieto Y, Dabaja B. Predictors of radiation pneumonitis in patients receiving intensity modulated radiation Therapy for Hodgkin and Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 92(1):175-182, 2015. PMID: 25863764.
- Youssef B, Shank J, Reddy JP, Pinnix CC, Farha G, Akhtari M, Allen PK, Fanale MA, Garcia JA, Horace PH, Milgrom S, Smith GL, Nieto Y, Arzu I, Wang H, Fowler N, Rodriguez MA, Dabaja B. Incidence and predictors of Lhermitte's sign among patients receiving mediastinal radiation for lymphoma. Radiat Oncol 10(1):206, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 26407853.
- Walker GV, Shihadeh F, Kantarjian H, Allen P, Rondon G, Kebriaei P, O'Brien S, Kedir A, Said M, Grant JD, Thomas DA, Gidley PW, Arzu I, Pinnix C, Reed V, Dabaja BS.. Comprehensive craniospinal radiation for controlling central nervous system leukemia. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 90(5):1119-25, 2014. PMID: 25539370.
- Haque W, Voong KR, Shihadeh F, Arzu I, Pinnix C, Mazloom A, Medeiros LJ, Romaguera J, Rodriguez A, Wang M, Allen P, Dabaja B. Radiation therapy is an effective modality in the treatment of mantle cell lymphoma, even in heavily pretreated patients. Clin Lymphoma Myeloma Leuk 14(6):474-9, 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 25108680.
- Ballo MT, Chronowski GM, Schlembach PJ, Bloom ES, Arzu I, Kuban DA.. Prospective peer review quality assurance for outpatient radiation therapy. Pract Radiat Oncol 4(5):279-84, 2014. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 25194094.
- Dabaja BS, Hess K, Shihadeh F, Podoloff DA, Medeiros LI, Mawlawi O, Arzu I, Oki Y, Hagemeister FB, Fayad LE, Reed VK, Kedir A, Wogan CF, Rodriguez A.. Positron emission tomography/computed tomography findings during therapy predict outcome in patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma treated with chemotherapy alone. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 89(2):384-91, 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 24721592.
- Voong KR, McSpadden K, Pinnix CC, Shihadeh F, Reed V, Salehpour MR, Arzu I, Wang H, Hodgson D, Garcia J, Aristophanous M, Dabaja BS.. Dosimetric advantages of a 'butterfly' technique for intensity-modulated radiation therapy for young female patients with mediastinal Hodgkin's Lymphoma. Radiation Oncology 9(1):94, 2014.
- Reed V, Shah J, Medeiros LJ, Ha CS, Mazloom A, Weber DM, Arzu IY, Orlowski RZ, Thomas SK, Shihadeh F, Alexanian R, Dabaja BS. Solitary plasmacytomas: Outcome and prognostic factors after definitive radiation therapy. Cancer 117(19):4468-74, 2011. e-Pub 2011. PMID: 21437886.
- Schechter NR, Strom EA, Perkins GH, Arzu I, McNeese MD, Langstein HN, Kronowitz SJ, Meric-Bernstam F, Babiera G, Hunt KK, Hortobagyi GN, Buchholz TA. Immediate breast reconstruction can impact post-mastectomy irradiation. Am J Clin Oncol 28(5):485-94, 2005. PMID: 16199989.
- Komaki R, Arzu IY, Stevens C, Allen P, Kupelian P, Cox JD. Outcomes of stage I medically inoperable non-small cell lung cancer. Lung Cancer, 2000.
- Parry RJ, Arzu IY, Ju S, Baker B. The biosynthesis of sinefungin: A mode of incorporation of l-ornithine. Journal of the American Chemical Society 111:8981, 1989.
- Parry RJ, Ostrander JM, Arzu IY. Studies of enzyme stereochemisty: elucidation of the stereochemistry of the reaction of cob(1)amamin adenosyltranferase. Journal of the American Chemical Society 107:2190, 1985.
Manuals, Teaching Aids, Other Teaching Publications
- . Gynecologic Treatment Guidelines for RCC Physicians: Houston, Texas, 2015.
- . Clinical fundamentals for Radiation Oncology Residents. Medical Physics Publishing: Madison, Wisconsin, 2006.
- Edward H. Lin. Cancer Matrix Manual. Advanced Medical Publishing: Madison, Wisconsin, 2006.
Other Articles
- Arzu I Breast Cancer. Fort Bend Focus Magazine, 2007.
- Arzu I Breast Cancer: What you need to know. Fort Bend Herald News, 2007.
Abstracts
- Shaitelman SF, Buchholz TA, Hunt KK, Hortobagyi GN, Schlembach P, Arzu I, Bloom E, Chronowski Dvorak GT, Grade E, Hoffman KE, Perkins GH, Reed V, Shah S, Stauder MC, Strom EA, Tereffe W, Woodward WA, Ensor J, Smith BD. Hypofractionated whole breast irradiation results in less acute toxicity and improved quality of life at six months compared to conventionally fractionated whole breast irradiation: results of a randomized trial. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 90(5):1264, 2014.
- DabajaB, Pinnix CC, Fowler N, Allen P, Reed V, Ballas LK, Horace P, Rodriguez M, Nastoupil L, Kwak L, Medeiros L, Arzu I, Ha CS. Definitive radiation therapy for stage I and II mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma: report of a prospective study. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 90(1):S675, 2014.
- Walker GV, Shihadeh F, Kantarjian H, Allen R, Rondon G, Kebriaei P, O'Brien S, Kedir A, Said M, Grant J, Thomas D, Gidley P, Arzu I, Pinnix C, Reed V, Dabaja BS. Comprehensive craniospinal radiation for controlling central nervous system leukemia. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 90(5):1119-1125, 2014.
- Dabaja B, Shank J, Pinnix CC, Wang HC, Garcia J, Fanale M, Oki Y, Nieto Y, Arzu I, Horace P, Rodriguez M.. Hodgkin lymphoma treatment: modern radiation therapy, lower dose, smaller field, but the risk of lhermitte sign is still there. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 90(1):S671, 2014.
- Dabaja B, Shihadeh F, Arzu I, Pinnix C, Allen P, Nastoupil L, Oki Y, Medeiros L, Rodriguez M, Fowler N. Follicular Lymphoma of the skin: different therapies similar outcome. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 90(1):S675, 2014.
- Bloom E, Nelson C, Babiera G, Arzu I, Schlembach P, Robinson R, Mason B, Kirsner S. Mean cardiac dose less with adjuvant breast brachytherapy than with whole breast irradiation with deep inspiratory breath hold technique. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 90(1):S223, 2014.
- Tao R, Shihadeh F, Pinnix CC, Arzu I, Reed V, Oki Y, Westin J, Fayad L, Medeiros L, Rodriguez A, Dabaja B. Does skeletal presentation make a difference in outcomes of diffuse large b-cell lymphoma? a review of the 25-year expwerience with treating primary bone lymphoma. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 90(1):S66–S67, 2014.
- Walker G, Shihadeh F, Kantarjian H, Gidley P, Arzu I, Pinniz C, Reed B, Dabaja B. Controlling central nervous leukemia: does the extent of radiation field influence outcomes?. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 87(2):S62, 2013.
- Dabaja B, Wang H, Voong K, Pinnix C, Shihadeh G, Reed V, Salehpour M, Arzu I, Garcia J. Image guided radiation therapy proves its benefit in detecting the daily unpredictable shape change of the stomach: a study of patients treated for stomach lymphoma. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 87(2):S163, 2013.
- Dabaja B, Voong R, Shihadeh F, Arzu I, Pinnix C, Mazloom A, Medeiros L, Romaguera J, Rodriguez M, Allen P. Radiation therapy is a very effective modality in the treatment of mantle cell lymphoma, >80% complete disappearance of disease site in heavily pretreated patients. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 87(2):S555, 2013.
- Pinnix CC, Perrin K, Reed VK, Shank JH, Shihadeh F, Arzu I, Horace P, Salehpour M, Garcia JA, Dabaja BS. Intensity modulated radiation therapy using frontal technique with active breathing control in the treatment of gastric MALT lymphoma: implications for normal tissue sparing. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 87(2):S556, 2013.
- Voong KR, McSpadden K, Pinnix C, Shihadeh F, Reed V, Salehpour M, Arzu I, Wang H, Garcia J, Dabaja BS. Intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) using butterfly technique offers a dosimetric advantage to critical organs in young patients with mediastinal hodgkin's lymphoma. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 87(2):S163-S164, 2013. e-Pub 2013.
- Ballo MT, Chronowski GM, Schlembach P, Bloom ES, Arzu I, Gopal R, Sims J, Buchholz TA. A weekly peer review quality assurance program for outpatient radiotherapy. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 78(3):S570, 2010.
- Arzu IY, Perkins GH, Antolak JA, Levy LB, Kirsner SM, Buchholz TA. Field in Field Tangent Technique Improves Radiation Dose Homogeneity in Breast Conservation. American Radium Society, 85th Annual Meeting, 2003.
Book Chapters
- Hasan Murshed. Chapters 9 and 13. In: Clinical Fundamentals for Radiation Oncology Residents, 2010.
- Hasan Murshed. Chapter 7. In: Clinical Fundamentals for Radiation Oncology Residents. Medical Physics Publishing, 2006.
Patient Reviews
CV information above last modified August 28, 2024