Meet Valerie Reed, M.D.
Valerie I. Reed, M.D.
Department of Radiation Oncology, Division of Radiation Oncology
Present Title & Affiliation
Primary Appointment
Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology, Division of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, The Woodlands, TX
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
| 2003 | Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA, MD, Medicine |
| 1999 | The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA, BS, Biology |
Postgraduate Training
| 2004-2008 | Clinical Residency, Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX |
| 2003-2004 | Clinical Internship, Internal Medicine, Greater Baltimore Medical Center, Baltimore, MD |
Board Certifications
| 2018 | American Board of Medical Quality |
| 2009 | American Board of Radiology - Radiation Oncology |
Experience & Service
Academic Appointments
Lead, Department of Inflammatory Breast Cancer HAL Initiative, Division of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2020 - Present
Associate Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology, Division of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Woodlands, TX, 2017 - 2021
Associate Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology, Division of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Nassau Bay, TX, 2014 - 2016
Resident, Department of Radiation Oncology, Division of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2008 - 2008
Assistant Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology, Division of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2008 - 2014
Covered, Department of Head and Neck Service, Lymphoma Service, Thoracic Service and Bay Area Regional Care Center, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, 2008 - Present
Administrative Appointments/Responsibilities
Patient Safety and Quality Officer, Department of Breast Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2022 - Present
Houston Area Locations Radiation Oncology Quality Assurance Officer, Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2017 - Present
Co-director, RCC section, Department of MD Anderson Physicians Network, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2016 - Present
Other Appointments/Responsibilities
Co-Team Lead, Division of Radiation Oncology COVID-19 Safety Recovery Workstream Group, Houston, 2020 - Present
Co-Team Lead, Network Interoperability Project, Varian Alliance e-Peer Review Project, Houston, 2019 - 2022
Institutional Committee Activities
Member, Institutional Clinical Space Committee, 2018 - Present
Member, Department of Radiation Oncology Informatics Committee, 2018 - Present
Member, Department of Radiation Oncology OAR/Planning Directives Committee, 2018 - Present
Member, Department of Radiation Oncology One Connect Team Huddle, 2016 - 2016
Hematologic Section Representative, MD Anderson Proton Therapy Center Medicare Reimbursement Working Group, 2013 - Present
Unknown, Lymphoma IRIS Clinical Efficiency Committee, 2012 - 2013
Regional Care Representative, Department of Radiation Oncology ACR Credentialing Committee, 2012 - Present
Consultantships
Consultant, MD Anderson Physicians Network, Houston, Texas, 2013 - 2018
Honors & Awards
| 2004 | Intern of the Year, Greater Baltimore Medical Center |
| 2003 | Janet M. Glasgow Achievement Citation (awarded to female medical students who graduate in the top 10% of their class) |
| 2002 | National Medical Association Fellowship in Academic Medicine |
| 2002 | Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society |
| 1999 | Summa Cum Laude, The Ohio State University |
| 1999 | Honors in the Liberal Arts, The Ohio State University |
| 1999 | Dean's Tuition Scholarship, Duke University School of Medicine |
| 1998 | Phi Kappa Phi (top 5% of class) |
Professional Memberships
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Kiser KJ, Fuller CD, Reed V. Artificial intelligence in radiation oncology treatment planning: a brief overview. Journal of Medical Artificial Intelligence, 2019.
- 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, 2019. PMID: 30958082.
- Reed V, Kaw A, Patel H, Arzu I, Mayo L, Cohen L, Rosenthal D, Shah S. Employee Physical Activity in an Outpatient Oncology Clinic: A Baseline Pilot Study. Cureus, 2018. PMID: 30868017.
- 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, 2018. PMID: 30379626.
- 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, 2017. PMID: 30125673.
- Pinnix CC, Shah JJ, Chuang H, Costelloe CM, Medeiros LJ, Wogan CF, Reed V, Smith GL, Milgrom S, Patel K, Huo J, Turturro F, Romaguera J, Fayad L, Oki Y, Fanale MA, Westin J, Nastoupil L, Hagemeister FB, Rodriguez A, Qazilbash M, Shah N, Bashir Q, Ahmed S, Nieto Y, Hosing C, Rohren E, Dabaja B. Doxorubicin-Based Chemotherapy and Radiation Therapy Produces Favorable Outcomes in Limited-Stage Plasmablastic Lymphoma: A Single-Institution Review. Clin Lymphoma Myeloma Leuk 16(3):122-8, 2016. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 26795083.
- Shaitelman SF, Schlembach PJ, Arzu I, Ballo M, Bloom ES, Buchholz D, Chronowski GM, Dvorak T, Grade E, Hoffman KE, Kelly P, Ludwig M, Perkins GH, Reed V, Shah S, Stauder MC, Strom EA, Tereffe W, Woodward WA, Ensor J, Baumann D, Thompson AM, Amaya D, Davis T, Guerra W, Hamblin L, Hortobagyi G, Hunt KK, Buchholz TA, Smith BD. Acute and short-term toxic effects of conventionally fractionated vs hypofractionated whole-breast irradiation: a randomized clinical trial. JAMA Oncol 1(7):931-41, 2015. PMID: 26247543.
- 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, Dabaja B, Ahmed MA, Chuang HH, Costelloe C, Wogan CF, Reed VK, Romaguera JE, Neelapu S, Oki Y, Rodriguez MA, Fayad L, Hagemeister FB, Nastoupil L, Turturro F, Fowler N, Fanale MA, Nieto Y, Khouri IF, Ahmed S, Medeiros LJ, Davis RE, Westin J. Single-institution experience in the treatment of primary mediastinal B cell lymphoma treated with immunochemotherapy in the setting of response assessment by 18fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 92(1):113-21, 2015. PMID: 25863759.
- Pinnix CC, Smith GL, Milgrom S, Osborne EM, Reddy JP, Akhtari M, Reed VK, 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):175-82, 2015. PMID: 25863764.
- 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.
- Dabaja BS, Hess K, Shihadeh F, Podoloff DA, Medeiros LJ, 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 but not in those who receive consolidation radiation. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 89(2):384-91, 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 24721592.
- Yang J, Woodward WA, Reed VK, Strom EA, Perkins GH, Tereffe W, Buchholz TA, Zhang L, Balter P, Court LE, Li XA, Dong L. Statistical modeling approach to quantitative analysis of interobserver variability in breast contouring. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 89(1):214-21, 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 24613812.
- 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. Radiat Oncol 9:94, 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 24735767.
- Pinnix CC, Reed V, Dabaja B. Gastric MALT lymphoma treated with primary radiotherapy in the setting of autoimmune disease. J Natl Compr Canc Netw 10(7):815-819, 2012. PMID: 22773797.
- Chakravarty T, Crane CH, Ajani JA, Mansfield PF, Briere TM, Beddar AS, Mok H, Reed VK, Krishnan S, Delclos ME, Das P. Intensity-modulated Radiation Therapy with Concurrent Chemotherapy as Preoperative Treatment for Localized Gastric Adenocarcinoma. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 83(2):581-6, 2012. e-Pub 2011. PMID: 22137021.
- Shihadeh F, Reed V, Faderl S, Medeiros LJ, Mazloom A, Hadziahmetovic M, Kantarjian H, Allen P, Ballas L, Pierce S, Dabaja B. Cytogenetic Profile of Patients with Acute Myeloid Leukemia and Central Nervous System Disease. Cancer 118(1):112-117, 2012. e-Pub 2011. PMID: 21692072.
- Reed VK, Shah JJ, Mazloom A, Weber DM, Arzu IY, Orlowski RO, Wang M, Thomas SK, Alexanian R, Dabaja BS. Solitary Plasmacytomas: Outcome and Prognostic Factors After Definitive Radiation. Cancer 117(19):4468-4474, 2011.
- Phan J, Mazloom A, Abboud M, Salehpour M, Reed V, Zreik T, Shihadeh F, Fisher C, Wogan C, Dabaja B. Consolidative Radiation Therapy for Stage III Hodgkin Lymphoma in Patients Who Achieve Complete Response After ABVD Chemotherapy. Am J Clin Oncol 34(5):499-505, 2011. e-Pub 2011. PMID: 21537149.
- 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.
- Reed VK, Shah JJ, Mazloom A, Weber DM, Arzu IY, Orlowski RO, Wang M, Thomas SK, Alexanian R, Dabaja BS. Solitary Plasmacytomas: Outcome and Prognostic Factors After Definitive Radiation Cancer 117(4468-4474), 2011.
- Phan J, Mazloom A, Abboud M, Salehpour M, Reed V, Zreik T, Shihadeh F, Fisher C, Wogan C, Dabaja B.. Consolidative Radiation Therapy for Stage III Hodgkin Lymphoma in Patients Who Achieve Complete Response After ABVD Chemotherapy. e-Pub 2011. PMID: 21537149.
- Dabaja BS, Rebueno NC, Mazloom A, Thorne S, Perrin KJ, Tolani N, Das P, Delclos ME, Iyengar P, Reed VK, Horace P, Salehpour MR. Radiation for Hodgkin's Lymphoma in Young Female Patients: A New Technique to Avoid the Breasts and Decrease the Dose to the Heart. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 79(2):503-7, 2011. e-Pub 2010. PMID: 20418023.
- Phan J, Mazloom A, Jeffrey Medeiros L, Zreik TG, Wogan C, Shihadeh F, Rodriguez MA, Fayad L, Fowler N, Reed V, Horace P, Dabaja BS. Benefit of Consolidative Radiation Therapy in Patients with Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma Treated with R-CHOP Chemotherapy. J Clin Oncol 28(27):4170-6, 2010. e-Pub 2010. PMID: 20713859.
- Mazloom A, Medeiros LJ, McLaughlin PW, Reed V, Cabanillas FF, Fayad LE, Pro B, Gonzalez G, Iyengar P, Urbauer DL, Dabaja BS. Marginal Zone Lymphomas: factors that affect the final outcome. Cancer 116(18):4291-8, 2010. PMID: 20549822.
- Phan J, Mazloom A, Jeffrey Medeiros L, Zreik TG, Wogan C, Shihadeh F, Rodriguez MA, Fayad L, Fowler N, Reed V, Horace P, Dabaja BS. Benefit of Consolidative Radiation Therapy in Patients with Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma Treated with R-CHOP Chemotherapy, 2010. e-Pub 2010. PMID: 20713859.
- Mazloom A, Medeiros LJ, McLaughlin PW, Reed V, Cabanillas FF, Fayad LE, Pro B, Gonzalez G, Iyengar P, Urbauer DL, Dabaja BS. Marginal Zone Lymphomas: factors that affect the final outcome Cancer 116, 2010. PMID: 20549822.
- Li J, Dabaja B, Reed V, Allen PK, Cai H, Amin MV, Garcia JA, Cox JD. Rationale for and Preliminary Results of Proton Beam Therapy for Mediastinal Lymphoma. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. e-Pub 2010. PMID: 20643518.
- Dabaja BS, Rebueno NC, Mazloom A, Thorne S, Perrin KJ, Tolani N, Das P, Delclos ME, Iyengar P, Reed VK, Horace P, Salehpour MR. Radiation for Hodgkin's Lymphoma in Young Female Patients: A New Technique to Avoid the Breasts and Decrease the Dose to the Heart. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. e-Pub 2010. PMID: 20418023.
- Reed VK, Woodward WA, Zhang L, Strom EA, Perkins GH, Tereffe W, Oh JL, Yu TK, Bedrosian I, Whitman GJ, Buchholz TA, Dong L. Automatic Segmentation of Whole Breast Using Atlas Approach and Deformable Image Registration. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 73(5):1493-500, 2009. e-Pub 2008. PMID: 18804333.
- Reed VK, Krishnan S, Mansfield PF, Bhosale PR, Kim M, Das P, Janjan NA, Delclos ME, Lowy AM, Feig BW, Pisters PW, Ajani JA, Crane CH. Incidence, Natural History, and Patterns of Locoregional Recurrence in Gastric Cancer Patients Treated with Preoperative Chemoradiotherapy. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 71(3):741-7, 2008. PMID: 18164837.
- Reed VK, Cavalcanti JL, Strom EA, Perkins GH, Oh JL, Tereffe W, Yu TK, Yeung H, Whitman GJ, Bedrosian I, Macapinlac HA, Buchholz TA, Woodward WA. Risk of Subclinical Micrometastatic Disease in the Supraclavicular Nodal Bed According to the Anatomic Distribution in Patients with Advanced Breast Cancer. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 71(2):435-40, 2008. PMID: 18164831.
Invited Articles
- Ballo MT, Reed, VK.. Commentary on "Psychosocial group intervention for patients with primary breast cancer: A randomised trial. (Inst of Cancer Epdemiology, Copenhagen, Denmark; et al) Eur J Cancer 47:1363-1372. Breast Diseases: A Year Book Quarterly , 23(3):230-231, 2012.
Manuals, Teaching Aids, Other Teaching Publications
- Blum M, Reed VK. Stomach Cancer. Epocrates: Epocrates Online, 2008.
Abstracts
- Voong KR, McSpadden K, Pinnix C, Shihadeh F, Reed V, Salepour 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 Female Patients with Mediastinal Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. American Society for Radiation Oncology Annual Meeting,, 2013.
- Walker G, Shihadeh F, Kanjarjian H, Gidley P, Arzu I, Pinnix C, Reed V, Dabaja B.. Controlling central nervous central leukemia: does the extent of the radiation field influence outcomes?. American Society for Radiation Oncology Annual Meeting,, 2013.
- Gardner K, Dabaja B, Reed V, Kim M, Gambos D, Sorenson E, Fowler N. Primary intraocular diffuse large B-cell lymphoma: Outcomes following combined modality treatment. 2012 Pan Pacific Lymphoma Conference,, 2012.
- Reed VK, Shah JJ, Mazloom A, Weber DM, Phan J, Orlowski RZ, Thomas SK, Wang M, Alexanian R, Dabaja BS.. Outcome and prognostic factors in solitary plasmacytoma. American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting,, 2010.
- Mazloom A, Reed VK, Cabanillas F, Fayad L, Pro B, Iyengar P, McLaughlin P, Urbauer D, Dabaja B.. Marginal Zone Lymphoma: Factors That Affect the Final Outcome, a Study of 275 Patients. (Poster). American Society of Hematology 50th Annual Meeting, 2008.
- Reed VK, Woodward WA, Zhang L, Strom EA, Perkins G, Tereffe W, Yu K, Oh J, Whitman G, Dong L. Delineating Whole Breast Contouring Variation Using Standard Planning Tools Versus Deformable Image Registration. (Poster Discussion). ASTRO 49th Annual Meeting, 2007.
- Reed VK, Krishnan S, Bhosale P, Das P, Janjan NA, Delclos ME, Lowy AM, Mansfield PE, Ajani JA, Crane CC. Patterns of Locoregional Recurrence in Gastric Cancer Patients Treated With Preoperative Chemoradiation. (Poster). ASTRO 48th Annual Meeting, 2006.
Book Chapters
- Westin J, Hagemeister FB, Reed, VK, Fanale M.. Hodgkin's Lymphoma. In: The MD Anderson Manual of Medical Oncology. Second Edition, 2011.
Grant & Contract Support
| Title: | "Multimodal therapy for fatigue in patients with prostate cancer" |
| Funding Source: | American Cancer Society (ACS) |
| Role: | Co-Investigator |
Patient Reviews
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