Sonal S Noticewala, MD, MAS
Department of GI Radiation Oncology, Division of Radiation Oncology
Present Title & Affiliation
Primary Appointment
Assistant Professor, Department of Gastrointestinal Radiation Oncology, Division of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
| 2017 | University of California San Diego School of Medicine, La Jolla, CA, USA, MD, Doctor of Medicine |
| 2016 | UC San Diego Extended Studies and Public Programs, La Jolla, CA, USA, MAS, Masters of Advanced Studies in Clinical Research |
| 2011 | Columbia University, New York, NY, USA, BA, Bachelor of Arts in Neuroscience and Behavior |
Postgraduate Training
| 2018-2022 | Clinical Residency, Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX |
| 2017-2018 | Clinical Internship, Internal Medicine, University of California San Diego School of Medicine, La Jolla, CA |
Honors & Awards
| 2021 | RSNA Roentgen Resident/Fellow Research Award |
| 2021 | Radiation Oncology Institute (ROI) Research Grant- James D. Cox Resident Research Award |
| 2021 | Anne Eastland Spears Fellowship in Pancreatic Cancer Research Recognition of Research Excellence, MD Anderson Cancer Center |
| 2021 | MD Anderson Cancer Center Trainee Research Day- 1st Place in Quality Improvement |
| 2020 | M.H. Maor Award for Research Excellence by the Gilbert H. Fletcher Society, MD Anderson Cancer Center |
| 2020 | Conquer Cancer Foundation Merit Award, ASCO 2020 |
| 2020 | Ben F. Love Fellowship in Innovative Cancer Therapies Recognition of Research Excellence, MD Anderson Cancer Center |
| 2019 | Radiation Oncology Strategic Initiatives Seed Grant Recipient, MD Anderson Cancer Center |
| 2019 | Dr. Mary Fletcher Memorial Award for the Heart of Caring, Awarded for Excellence in Clinical Care, MD Anderson Cancer Center |
| 2019 | AACR/ASCO Methods in Clinical Cancer Research Workshop Participant, Vail, CO |
| 2017 | Arlene J. and Dr. Bernard Goodhead Service Award in Oncology, UC San Diego School of Medicine |
| 2016 | TL1 National Institutes of Health (NIH) Grant |
| 2013 | Medical Student Training in Aging Research (MSTAR) Fellowship from the American Federation for Aging Research |
| 2012 | Barbara Baehr Scholar, UC San Diego School of Medicine |
| 2010 | Class of 1939 Fellowship, Columbia University |
| 2009 | Louis and Marina Nicholas Scholar, Columbia University |
| 2009 | Columbia Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship, Columbia University |
| 2007 | Dean's List (2007-2011), Columbia University |
| 2007 | George Rupp Scholar, Columbia University |
| 2007 | Supporting Excellence in Education (SEED) Scholar |
| 2007 | Capital One Scholar |
| 2007 | New York Times Scholar |
| 2007 | Time Warner Scholar |
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Hsu EJ, Lin TA, Dabush DR, McCaw Z, Koong A, Lin C, Abi Jaoude J, Patel R, Kouzy R, El Alam MB, Noticewala S, Yang Y, Sherry AD, Fuller CD, Thomas CR, Tang C, Msaouel P, Das P, Huang B, Tian L, Sun R, Lee JJ, Meirson T, Ludmir EB. Association of differential censoring with survival and suboptimal control arms among oncology clinical trials. J Natl Cancer Inst 116(6):990-994, 2024. PMID: 38331394.
- Shi C, De B, Tran Cao HS, Liu S, Florez MA, Kouzy R, Grippin AJ, Katz MHG, Tzeng CD, Ikoma N, Kim MP, Lee S, Willis J, Noticewala SS, Minsky BD, Smith GL, Holliday EB, Taniguchi CM, Koong AC, Das P, Ludmir EB, Koay EJ. Escalated-dose radiotherapy for unresected locally advanced pancreatic cancer: Patterns of care and survival in the United States. Cancer Med 13(12):e7434, 2024. PMID: 38923407.
- Rooney MK, Niedzielski JS, Salazar RM, Arzola A, Das P, Koay EJ, Koong A, Ludmir EB, Minsky BD, Noticewala S, Smith GL, Taniguchi C, Holliday EB. Long-Term Patient-Reported Dyspareunia After Definitive Chemoradiation for Anal Cancer: Using the Anterior Vaginal Wall as an Organ-at-Risk to Define an Actionable Dosimetric Goal. Adv Radiat Oncol 9(5):101449, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 38550361.
- Chang E, Wong FCL, Chasen BA, Erwin WD, Das P, Holliday EB, Koong AC, Ludmir EB, Minsky BD, Noticewala SS, Smith GL, Taniguchi CM, Rodriguez MJ, Beddar S, Martin-Paulpeter RM, Niedzielski JS, Sawakuchi GO, Schueler E, Perles LA, Xiao L, Szklaruk J, Park PC, Dasari AN, Kaseb AO, Kee BK, Lee SS, Overman MJ, Willis JA, Wolff RA, Tzeng CD, Vauthey JN, Koay EJ. Phase I Trial of SPECT-Guided Liver-Directed Radiotherapy for Patients with Low Functional Liver Volume. JNCI Cancer Spectr 8(3), 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 38730548.
- Rooney MK, Pasli M, Chang GJ, Das P, Koay EJ, Koong AC, Ludmir EB, Minsky BD, Noticewala SS, Peacock O, Smith GL, Holliday EB. Patient-Reported Sexual Function, Bladder Function and Quality of Life for Patients with Low Rectal Cancers with or without a Permanent Ostomy. Cancers (Basel) 16(1), 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 38201580.
- Lin D, El Alam MB, Jaoude JA, Kouzy R, Phan JL, Elnaggar JH, Resendiz B, Medrano AYD, Lynn EJ, Nguyen ND, Noticewala SS, Mathew GG, Holliday EB, Minsky BD, Das P, Morris VK, Eng C, Mezzari MP, Petrosino JF, Ajami NJ, Klopp AH, Taniguchi CM, Colbert LE. Microbiome Dynamics During Chemoradiation Therapy for Anal Cancer. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 113(5):974-984, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35513187.
- Noticewala SS, Das P. Carbon Ion Radiotherapy for Locally Recurrent Rectal Cancer. Ann Surg Oncol 29(1):11-12, 2022. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34617163.
- Abi Jaoude J, Thunshelle CP, Kouzy R, Nguyen ND, Lin D, Prakash L, Bumanlag IM, Noticewala SS, Niedzielski JS, Beddar S, Ludmir EB, Holliday EB, Das P, Minsky BD, Herman JM, Katz M, Koong AC, Koay EJ, Taniguchi CM. Stereotactic Versus Conventional Radiation Therapy for Patients With Pancreatic Cancer in the Modern Era. Adv Radiat Oncol 6(6):100763, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34934858.
- Abi Jaoude J, Kouzy R, Nguyen ND, Lin D, Noticewala SS, Ludmir EB, Taniguchi CM. Radiation therapy for patients with locally advanced pancreatic cancer: Evolving techniques and treatment strategies. Curr Probl Cancer 44(6):100607, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32471736.
- Noticewala SS, Ludmir EB, Eng C, Holliday EB, Minsky BD, Morris VK, Das P. Anal cancer treatment regimen considerations for the COVID-19 era: In regard to Tchelebi et al. Radiother Oncol 151:56-57, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32710989.
- Boyce-Fappiano D, Bathala TK, Ye R, Pasalic D, Gjyshi O, Pezzi TA, Noticewala SS, McGinnis GJ, Maroongroge S, Kuban DA, Nguyen QN, McGuire SE, Hoffman KE, Choi S, Tang C, Kudchadker RJ, Frank SJ. Predictors of urinary toxicity with MRI-assisted radiosurgery for low-dose-rate prostate brachytherapy. Brachytherapy 19(5):574-583, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32682778.
- Noticewala SS, Koong AC, Bloom ES, Choi S, Chronowski G, Ghafar RA, Guadagnolo BA, Gunn GB, Klopp A, Lee P, Li J, Liao Z, Ludmir EB, McAleer MF, Nguyen QN, Ning MS, Robinson IJ, Rosenthal DI, Shah SJ, Woodward WA, Zaebst DJ, Dabaja BS, Das P. Radiation Oncology Strategies to Flatten the Curve During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic: Experience From a Large Tertiary Cancer Center. Adv Radiat Oncol 5(4):567-572, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32775771.
- Noticewala SS, Ludmir EB, Bishop AJ, Chung C, Ghia AJ, Grosshans D, McGovern S, Paulino AC, Wang C, Woodhouse KD, Yeboa DN, Prabhu SS, Weathers SP, Das P, Koong AC, McAleer MF, Li J. Radiation for Glioblastoma in the Era of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): Patient Selection and Hypofractionation to Maximize Benefit and Minimize Risk. Adv Radiat Oncol 5(4):743-745, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32775785.
- Noticewala SS, Ludmir EB, Li J, McAleer MF. In Reply to Rathod et al. Adv Radiat Oncol 5(4):748, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32775787.
- Grant SR, Noticewala SS, Mainwaring W, Lin TA, Miller AB, Jethanandani A, Espinoza AF, Gunn GB, Fuller CD, Thomas CR, Portelance L, Ludmir EB. Non-English language validation of patient-reported outcome measures in cancer clinical trials. Support Care Cancer 28(6):2503-2505, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32189098.
- Lin D, Kouzy R, Abi Jaoude J, Noticewala SS, Delgado Medrano AY, Klopp AH, Taniguchi CM, Colbert LE. Microbiome factors in HPV-driven carcinogenesis and cancers. PLoS Pathog 16(6):e1008524, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32497113.
- Gallaher JA, Massey SC, Hawkins-Daarud A, Noticewala SS, Rockne RC, Johnston SK, Gonzalez-Cuyar L, Juliano J, Gil O, Swanson KR, Canoll P, Anderson ARA. From cells to tissue: How cell scale heterogeneity impacts glioblastoma growth and treatment response. PLoS Comput Biol 16(2):e1007672, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32101537.
- Miccio JA, Barsky A, Gao S, Verma V, Noticewala SS, Jairam V, Johnson SB, Yu JB, Hansen JE, Aneja S, An Y, Decker RH, Bulent Omay S, Li J, Kurtz GA, Alonso-Basanta M, Lee JYK, Chiang VL, Park HS. Multi-institutional retrospective review of stereotactic radiosurgery for brain metastasis in patients with small cell lung cancer without prior brain-directed radiotherapy. J Radiosurg SBRT 7(1):19-27, 2020. PMID: 32802575.
- Vitzthum LK, Feng CH, Noticewala S, Hines PJ, Nguyen C, Zakeri K, Sojourner EJ, Shen H, Mell LK. Comparison of Comorbidity and Frailty Indices in Patients With Head and Neck Cancer Using an Online Tool. JCO Clin Cancer Inform 2:1-9, 2018. PMID: 30652602.
- Zakeri K, Noticewala S, Vitzthum L, Sojourner E, Shen H, Mell L. 'Optimism bias' in contemporary national clinical trial network phase III trials: are we improving?. Ann Oncol 29(10):2135-2139, 2018. PMID: 30412223.
- Juliano J, Gil O, Hawkins-Daarud A, Noticewala S, Rockne RC, Gallaher J, Massey SC, Sims PA, Anderson ARA, Swanson KR, Canoll P. Comparative dynamics of microglial and glioma cell motility at the infiltrative margin of brain tumours. J R Soc Interface 15(139), 2018. PMID: 29445035.
- Li N, Noticewala SS, Williamson CW, Shen H, Sirak I, Tarnawski R, Mahantshetty U, Hoh CK, Moore KL, Mell LK. Feasibility of atlas-based active bone marrow sparing intensity modulated radiation therapy for cervical cancer. Radiother Oncol 123(2):325-330, 2017. PMID: 28528206.
- Noticewala SS, Li N, Williamson CW, Hoh CK, Shen H, McHale MT, Saenz CC, Einck J, Plaxe S, Vaida F, Yashar CM, Mell LK. Longitudinal Changes in Active Bone Marrow for Cervical Cancer Patients Treated With Concurrent Chemoradiation Therapy. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 97(4):797-805, 2017. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 28244416.
- Williamson CW, Green G, Noticewala SS, Li N, Shen H, Vaida F, Mell LK. Prospective Validation of a High Dimensional Shape Model for Organ Motion in Intact Cervical Cancer. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 96(4):801-807, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27788953.
- Noticewala SS, Mell LK, Olson SE, Read W. Survival in unresectable sinonasal undifferentiated carcinoma treated with concurrent intra-arterial cisplatin and radiation. World J Clin Cases 3(2):191-5, 2015. PMID: 25685767.
- Carmona R, Gulaya S, Murphy JD, Rose BS, Wu J, Noticewala S, McHale MT, Yashar CM, Vaida F, Mell LK. Validated competing event model for the stage I-II endometrial cancer population. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 89(4):888-98, 2014. PMID: 24969798.
- Wojtasiewicz TJ, Ducruet AF, Noticewala SS, Canoll P, McKhann GM. De novo glioblastoma in the territory of a prior middle cerebral artery infarct. Case Rep Neurol Med 2013:356526, 2013. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 24222871.
- Ivkovic S, Beadle C, Noticewala S, Massey SC, Swanson KR, Toro LN, Bresnick AR, Canoll P, Rosenfeld SS. Direct inhibition of myosin II effectively blocks glioma invasion in the presence of multiple motogens. Mol Biol Cell 23(4):533-42, 2012. e-Pub 2012. PMID: 22219380.
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CV information above last modified August 21, 2024