Chenyang Wang, MD, PhD
Department of CNS - Rad Onc Clinical, 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, TX
Dual/Joint/Adjunct Appointment
Assistant Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
| 2014 | Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, US, MD |
| 2010 | University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US, Bioengineering, Ph.D |
| 2005 | University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, US, Bioengineering, BS |
Postgraduate Training
| 2015-2019 | Clinical Residency, Radiation Oncology, UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, California |
| 2014-2015 | Clinical Internship, Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, San Jose, California |
Board Certifications
| 2019 | American Board of Radiology - Clinical |
| 2018 | American Board of Radiology – Physics |
| 2018 | American Board of Radiology – Radiation Biology |
Experience & Service
Academic Appointments
Consultant, ViewRay Inc, Cleveland, OH, 2014 - 2018
Teaching Assistant, Department of Bioengineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 2006 - 2014
Teaching Assistant, Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 2003 - 2006
Administrative Appointments/Responsibilities
Member of The Task Force for Particle Therapy, Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2022 - Present
Member of The Division’s Finance Committee, Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2022 - Present
Other Appointments/Responsibilities
Treasurer, Yale Graduate & Professional Student Senate, 2011 - 2012
Chair of Community Service Committee, Yale Graduate & Professional Student Senate, 2010 - 2011
Reviewer, Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Academic Radiology and the Spine Journal, 2010 - Present
Honors & Awards
| 2016 - 2017 | American Medical Association Seed Grant, American Medical Association |
| 2009 | 3rd place award for best poster presentation, 6th Annual Penn Center for Musculoskeletal Disorders Scientific Symposium |
| 2008 | 1st place award for best poster presentation, 5th Annual Penn Center for Musculoskeletal Disorders Scientific Symposium |
| 2005 | Graduated cum laude, University of Washington |
| 2004 - 2005 | Research Fellowship for Advanced Undergraduate, University of Washington |
| 2003 - 2004 | Mary Gates Endowment for Undergraduate Research |
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Gule-Monroe M, Chasen N, Long JP, Kumar VA, Shah K, Chen M, Stafford J, Chung C, Wintermark M, Hou P, Sura E, Wang C, Weinberg J, Liu HL. Diagnostic Confidence of Contrast-Enhanced T1-Weighted MRI for the Detection of Brain Metastases: 3D FSE-vs. 3D GRE-Based Sequences. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 39572196.
- Tom MC, Komatineni S, Wang C, de Almeida RAA, Ghia AJ, Beckham TH, Perni S, McAleer MF, Swanson T, Yeboa DN, De BS, Rooney MK, Bishop AJ, Reddy JP, Yang Y, Ludmir EB, Zhang S, Amini B, Alvarez-Breckenridge C, North RY, Rhines LD, Li J, Tatsui CE. Spinal laser interstitial thermal therapy and radiotherapy for thoracic metastatic epidural spinal cord compression. J Neurooncol 170(2):289-296, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 39325339.
- Florez MA, De B, Kowalchuk R, Tang C, Bishop AJ, Kouzy R, Amini B, Briere T, Beckham TH, Wang C, Li J, Tatsui CE, Rhines LD, Brown PD, Merrell K, Ghia AJ. Validation of the prognostic index for spine metastasis (PRISM) for stratifying survival in patients treated with spinal stereotactic body radiation. Radiother Oncol 201:110570, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 39362605.
- Boudreau M, Karakuzu A, Cohen-Adad J, Bozkurt E, Carr M, Castellaro M, Concha L, Doneva M, Dual SA, Ensworth A, Foias A, Fortier V, Gabr RE, Gilbert G, Glide-Hurst CK, Grech-Sollars M, Hu S, Jalnefjord O, Jovicich J, Keskin K, Koken P, Kolokotronis A, Kukran S, Lee NG, Levesque IR, Li B, Ma D, Mädler B, Maforo NG, Near J, Pasaye E, Ramirez-Manzanares A, Statton B, Stehning C, Tambalo S, Tian Y, Wang C, Weiss K, Zakariaei N, Zhang S, Zhao Z, Stikov N, Study Group IRR, Study Group TIQM. Repeat it without me: Crowdsourcing the T1 mapping common ground via the ISMRM reproducibility challenge. Magn Reson Med 92(3):1115-1127, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 38730562.
- Pabon CM, Yeboa DN, O'Brien BJ, Majd NK, Wang C, Blum Murphy MA. Intrathecal topotecan with systemic checkpoint inhibitor therapy for gastroesophageal cancer with leptomeningeal involvement: two case reports and review of the literature. J Gastrointest Oncol 15(3):1331-1340, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 38989402.
- Beckham TH, Rooney MK, McAleer MF, Ghia AJ, Tom MC, Perni S, McGovern S, Grosshans D, Chung C, Wang C, De B, Swanson T, Paulino A, Jiang W, Ferguson S, Patel CB, Li J, Yeboa DN. Hypofractionated radiotherapy for glioblastoma: A large institutional retrospective assessment of 2 approaches. Neurooncol Pract 11(3):266-274, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 38737610.
- Beckham TH, Rooney MK, Cifter G, Bernard V, McAleer MF, De BS, Tom MC, Perni S, Wang C, Swanson T, Tatsui CE, Alvarez-Breckenridge C, North R, Rhines LD, Tang C, Logothetis C, Amini B, Li J, Yeboa DN, Ghia AJ. Stereotactic radiosurgery for prostate cancer spine metastases: local control and fracture risk using a simultaneous integrated boost approach. J Neurosurg Spine:1-9. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 38875722.
- Wang C, Rooney MK, Alvarez-Breckenridge C, Beckham TH, Chung C, De BS, Ghia AJ, Grosshans D, Majd NK, McAleer MF, McGovern SL, North RY, Paulino AC, Perni S, Reddy JP, Rhines LD, Swanson TA, Tatsui CE, Tom MC, Yeboa DN, Li J. Outcomes and Pattern of Care for Spinal Myxopapillary Ependymoma in the Modern Era-A Population-Based Observational Study. Cancers (Basel) 16(11), 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 38893133.
- Ene CI, Abi Faraj C, Beckham TH, Weinberg JS, Andersen CR, Haider AS, Rao G, Ferguson SD, Alvarez-Brenkenridge CA, Kim BYS, Heimberger AB, McCutcheon IE, Prabhu SS, Wang CM, Ghia AJ, McGovern SL, Chung C, McAleer MF, Tom MC, Perni S, Swanson TA, Yeboa DN, Briere TM, Huse JT, Fuller GN, Lang FF, Li J, Suki D, Sawaya RE. Response of treatment-naive brain metastases to stereotactic radiosurgery. Nat Commun 15(1):3728, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 38697991.
- Shanker MD, Cavazos AP, Li J, Beckham TH, Yeboa DN, Wang C, McAleer MF, Briere TM, Amini B, Tatsui CE, North RY, Alvarez-Breckenridge CA, Cezayirli PC, Rhines LD, Ghia AJ, Bishop AJ. Definitive single fraction spine stereotactic radiosurgery for metastatic sarcoma: Simultaneous integrated boost is associated with high tumor control and low vertebral fracture risk. Radiother Oncol 193:110119, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 38311030.
- de Almeida RAA, Ghia AJ, Amini B, Wang C, Alvarez-Breckenridge CA, Li J, Rhines LD, Tom MC, North RY, Beckham TH, Tatsui CE. Quantification of MRI Artifacts in Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polyetheretherketone Thoracolumbar Pedicle Screw Constructs prior to Spinal Stereotactic Radiosurgery. Pract Radiat Oncol 14(2):103-111, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 37914081.
- Sherry AD, Maroongroge S, De B, Amini B, Conley AP, Bishop AJ, Wang C, Beckham T, Tom M, Briere T, Li J, Yeboa DN, McAleer MF, North R, Tatsui CE, Rhines LD, Ghia AJ. Management of chordoma and chondrosarcoma with definitive dose-escalated single-fraction spine stereotactic radiosurgery. J Neurooncol 164(2):377-386, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 37667065.
- Altan M, Wang Y, Song J, Welsh J, Tang C, Guha-Thakurta N, Blumenschein GR, Carter BW, Wefel JS, Ghia AJ, Yeboa DN, McAleer MF, Chung C, Woodhouse KD, McGovern SL, Wang C, Kim BYS, Weinberg JS, Briere TM, Elamin YY, Le X, Cascone T, Negrao MV, Skoulidis F, Ferrarotto R, Heymach JV, Li J. Nivolumab and ipilimumab with concurrent stereotactic radiosurgery for intracranial metastases from non-small cell lung cancer: analysis of the safety cohort for non-randomized, open-label, phase I/II trial. J Immunother Cancer 11(7), 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 37402581.
- Florez MA, De B, Chapman BV, Prayongrat A, Thomas JG, Beckham TH, Wang C, Yeboa DN, Bishop AJ, Briere T, Amini B, Li J, Tatsui CE, Rhines LD, Ghia AJ. Safety and efficacy of salvage conventional re-irradiation following stereotactic radiosurgery for spine metastases. Radiat Oncol J 41(1):12-22, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 37013414.
- Huang K, Hernandez S, Wang C, Nguyen C, Briere TM, Cardenas C, Court L, Xiao Y. Automated field-in-field whole brain radiotherapy planning. J Appl Clin Med Phys 24(2):e13819, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 36354957.
- Bahouth SM, Yeboa DN, Ghia AJ, Tatsui CE, Alvarez-Breckenridge CA, Beckham TH, Bishop AJ, Li J, McAleer MF, North RY, Rhines LD, Swanson TA, Chenyang W, Amini B. Advances in the management of spinal metastases: what the radiologist needs to know. Br J Radiol 96(1141):20220267, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 35946551.
- Florez MA, De B, Cavazos A, Farooqi A, Beckham TH, Wang C, Yeboa DN, Bishop AJ, McAleer MF, Briere T, Amini B, Li J, Tatsui CE, Rhines LD, Ghia AJ. Safety and Efficacy of Dose-Escalated Radiation Therapy With a Simultaneous Integrated Boost for the Treatment of Spinal Metastases. Pract Radiat Oncol 13(1):e7-e13, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 36604100.
- Maroongroge S, De B, Woodhouse KD, Bassett RL, Lee P, Bloom ES, Smith GL, Frank SJ, Li J, Perkins G, Das P, Koong AC, Smith BD, Wang C. Physician Perspectives on Telemedicine in Radiation Oncology. Adv Radiat Oncol 8(2):101005, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 36311822.
- Bahouth SM, Yeboa DN, Ghia AJ, Tatsui CE, Alvarez-Breckenridge CA, Beckham TH, Bishio AJ, Li J, McAleer MF, North RY, Rhines LD, Swanson TA, Chenyang W, Amini B. Multidisciplinary management of spinal metastases: what the radiologist needs to know. Br J Radiol 95(1138):20220266, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35856792.
- Bishop AJ, Zheng J, Subramaniam A, Ghia AJ, Wang C, McGovern SL, Patel S, Guadagnolo BA, Mitra D, Farooqi A, Reardon MJ, Kim B, Guha-Thakurta N, Li J, Ravi V. Cardiac Angiosarcomas: Risk of Brain Metastasis and Hemorrhage Warrants Frequent Surveillance Imaging and Early Intervention. Am J Clin Oncol 45(6):258-263, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35588225.
- Valle LF, Chu FI, Smith M, Wang C, Lee P, Moghanaki D, Chino FL, Steinberg ML, Raldow AC. Characterizing Twitter Influencers in Radiation Oncology. Adv Radiat Oncol 7(6):100919, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35694034.
- Ma, TM, Romero, T, Nickols, NG, Rettig, MB, Garraway, IP, Roach, M, Michalski, J, Pisansky, T, Lee, WR, Jones, CU, Rosenthal, SA, Wang, C, Hartman, HE, Nguyen, PL, Feng, FY, Boutros, PC, Saigal, C, Chamie, K, Jackson, WC, Morgan, TM, Mehra, R, Salami, SS, Vince, R, Schaeffer, E, Mahal, BA, Dess, RT, Steinberg, M, Elashoff, D, Sandler, H, Spratt, DE, Kishan, AU. Comparison of Response to Definitive Radiotherapy for Localized Prostate Cancer in Black and White Men. JAMA Network Open 4(12), 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34964855.
- Han EY, Cardenas CE, Nguyen C, Hancock D, Xiao Y, Mumme R, Court LE, Rhee DJ, Netherton TJ, Li J, Yeboa DN, Wang C, Briere TM, Balter P, Martel MK, Wen Z. Clinical implementation of automated treatment planning for whole-brain radiotherapy. J Appl Clin Med Phys 22(9):94-102, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34250715.
- Aaroe, AE, Glitza, IC, Al-Zubidi, NS, Nader, M, Kaya, D, Ferguson, SD, Wang, C, Fuller, GN, Harrison, R. Pearls & Oy-sters. Neurology 97(5):248-250, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33931525.
- Gao, Y, Ghodrati, V, Kalbasi, A, Fu, J, Ruan, D, Cao, M, Wang, C, Eilber, FC, Bernthal, NM, Bukata, S, Dry, S, Nelson, SD, Kamrava, M, Lewis, JH, Low, DA, Steinberg, M, Hu, P, Yang, Y. Prediction of soft tissue sarcoma response to radiotherapy using longitudinal diffusion MRI and a deep neural network with generative adversarial network-based data augmentation. Medical physics 48(6):3262-3372, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33908045.
- Wang C, Raldow AC, Nickols NG, Nguyen PL, Spratt DE, Dess RT, Yu JB, King CR, Chu FI, Chamie K, Litwin MS, Saigal CS, Reiter RE, Liu ST, Rettig MB, Chang AJ, Steinberg ML, Kupelian PA, Kishan AU. Underutilization of Androgen Deprivation Therapy with External Beam Radiotherapy in Men with High-grade Prostate Cancer. Eur Urol Oncol 4(2):327-330, 2021. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31411981.
- Maroongroge S, Smith B, Bloom ES, Ning MS, Wang C, Das P, Koong AC, McAleer MF, Woodhouse KD. Telemedicine for Radiation Oncology in a Post-COVID World. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 108(2):407-410, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32890522.
- Gao Y, Kalbasi A, Hsu W, Ruan D, Fu J, Shao J, Cao M, Wang C, Eilber FC, Bernthal N, Bukata S, Dry SM, Nelson SD, Kamrava M, Lewis J, Low DA, Steinberg M, Hu P, Yang Y. Treatment effect prediction for sarcoma patients treated with preoperative radiotherapy using radiomics features from longitudinal diffusion-weighted MRIs. Phys Med Biol 65(17):175006, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32554891.
- 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.
- Dess RT, Hartman HE, Mahal BA, Soni PD, Jackson WC, Cooperberg MR, Amling CL, Aronson WJ, Kane CJ, Terris MK, Zumsteg ZS, Butler S, Osborne JR, Morgan TM, Mehra R, Salami SS, Kishan AU, Wang C, Schaeffer EM, Roach M, Pisansky TM, Shipley WU, Freedland SJ, Sandler HM, Halabi S, Feng FY, Dignam JJ, Nguyen PL, Schipper MJ, Spratt DE. Association of Black Race With Prostate Cancer-Specific and Other-Cause Mortality. JAMA Oncol 5(7):975-983, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31120534.
- Kishan AU, Wang C, Steinberg ML, Spratt DE. Key considerations when reviewing subsequent primary cancers following radiotherapy. Lancet Oncol 20(6):e291, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31162098.
- Wang C, Kishan A, Yu J, Raldow A, King CR, Iwamoto KS, Chu F, Steinberg ML, Kupelian PA. Association between Long-Term Second Malignancy Risk and Radiation: A Comprehensive Analysis of the Entire Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Database (1973-2014). Advances in Radiation Oncology 4:738-747, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31673667.
- Wang C, Raince J, Swamy U, Park SJ, Zaide L, Mesko S, Demanes DJ, Kamrava M. Clinical outcomes using image-guided interstitial brachytherapy for definitive cervical cancer patients with high-risk clinical target volumes greater than 30 cc. Brachytherapy 17(2):392-398, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 29128230.
- Wang C, Wainberg ZA, Raldow A, Lee P. Differences in Cancer-Specific Mortality of Right- Versus Left-Sided Colon Adenocarcinoma: A Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Database Analysis. JCO Clin Cancer Inform 1:1-9, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 30657397.
- Gao Y, Han F, Zhou Z, Cao M, Kaprealian T, Kamrava M, Wang C, Neylon J, Low DA, Yang Y, Hu P. Distortion-free diffusion MRI using an MRI-guided Tri-Cobalt 60 radiotherapy system: Sequence verification and preliminary clinical experience. Med Phys 44(10):5357-5366, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28692129.
- Wang C, Kaprealian TB, Suh JH, Kubicky CD, Ciporen JN, Chen Y, Jaboin JJ. Overall survival benefit associated with adjuvant radiotherapy in WHO grade II meningioma. Neuro Oncol 19(9):1263-1270, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28371851.
- Wang C, Kishan AU, Kamrava M, Steinberg ML, King CR. External Beam Radiation Therapy With a Brachytherapy Boost Versus Radical Prostatectomy in Gleason Pattern 5 Prostate Cancer: A Population-Based Cohort Study. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 98(5):1045-1052, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28721887.
- Wang C, King CR, Kamrava M, Iwamoto KS, Chen AM, Low D, Kupelian PA, Steinberg ML. Pattern of solid and hematopoietic second malignancy after local therapy for prostate cancer. Radiother Oncol 123(1):133-138, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28187996.
- Wang C, Kamrava M, King C, Steinberg ML. Racial Disparity in Prostate Cancer-Specific Mortality for High-Risk Prostate Cancer: A Population-Based Study. Cureus 9(1):e961, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28168138.
- Wang C, Roberts KB, Bindra RS, Chiang VL, Yu JB. Delayed cerebral vasculopathy following cranial radiation therapy for pediatric tumors. Pediatr Neurol 50(6):549-56, 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 24739378.
- Borthakur A, Maurer PM, Fenty M, Wang C, Berger R, Yoder J, Balderston RA, Elliott DM. T1ρ magnetic resonance imaging and discography pressure as novel biomarkers for disc degeneration and low back pain. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 36(25):2190-6, 2011. e-Pub 2011. PMID: 21358489.
- Wang C, Witschey W, Elliott MA, Borthakur A, Reddy R. Measurement of intervertebral disc pressure with T 1ρ MRI. Magn Reson Med 64(6):1721-7, 2010. e-Pub 2010. PMID: 20677234.
- Wang C, Witschey W, Goldberg A, Elliott M, Borthakur A, Reddy R. Magnetization transfer ratio mapping of intervertebral disc degeneration. Magn Reson Med 64(5):1520-8, 2010. e-Pub 2010. PMID: 20677229.
- Wang C, McArdle E, Fenty M, Witschey W, Elliott M, Sochor M, Reddy R, Borthakur A. Validation of sodium magnetic resonance imaging of intervertebral disc. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 35(5):505-10, 2010. e-Pub 2010. PMID: 20147881.
- Wang C, Nagornyak E, Das R, Pollack GH. Automatic step-detection algorithm for analysis of sarcomere dynamics. Comput Methods Biomech Biomed Engin 11(6):609-14, 2008. e-Pub 2008. PMID: 18649193.
- Witschey WR, Borthakur A, Elliott MA, Fenty M, Sochor MA, Wang C, Reddy R. T1rho-prepared balanced gradient echo for rapid 3D T1rho MRI. J Magn Reson Imaging 28(3):744-54, 2008. e-Pub 2008. PMID: 18777535.
- Wang C, Auerbach JD, Witschey WR, Balderston RA, Reddy R, Borthakur A. Advances in Magnetic Resonance Imaging for the assessment of degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine. Semin Spine Surg 19(2):65-71, 2007. e-Pub 2007. PMID: 18037984.
- Witschey WR, Borthakur A, Elliott MA, Mellon E, Niyogi S, Wallman DJ, Wang C, Reddy R. Artifacts in T1 rho-weighted imaging: compensation for B(1) and B(0) field imperfections. J Magn Reson 186(1):75-85, 2007. e-Pub 2007. PMID: 17291799.
- Witschey WR, Borthakur A, Elliott MA, Mellon E, Niyogi S, Wang C, Reddy R. Compensation for spin-lock artifacts using an off-resonance rotary echo in T1rhooff-weighted imaging. Magn Reson Med 57(1):2-7, 2007. e-Pub 2007. PMID: 17191245.
- Wang C, Rooney MK, Alvarez-Breckenridge C, Beckham TH, Chung C, De B, Grosshans D, Majd NK, McAleer MF, McGovern SL, North RY, Paulino AC, Perni S, Reddy JP, Rhines LD, Swanson TA, Tatsui CE, Tom MC, Yeboa DN, Li J. Outcomes and Pattern of Care for Spinal Myxopapillary Ependymoma in the Modern Era – A Population-Based Observational Study. Cancers.
Invited Articles
- Wang, C. Does Proton Therapy Have a Role in the Treatment of Brain Tumors?. HemOnc Today, 2021. e-Pub 2021.
Book Chapters
- Wang, C, Paulino, AC. Chapter 15 – Optic Pathway Glioma. In: Adult CNS Radiation Oncology 2nd Ed.
- Sherry A, Wang C, McAleer M. CNS. In: Pocket Radiation Oncology.
Selected Presentations & Talks
National Presentations
- 2022. Novo-TTF Should be Standard of Care for Newly Diagnosed GBM. Conference. MD Anderson. Houston, TX, US.
- 2018. Addition of Chemotherapy is Associated with a Survival Detriment for Early Stage (T1-2N0M0) Glottic Squamous Cell Carcinoma Treated with Definitive Radiotherapy. Invited. American Society for Radiation Oncology 2018 Multidisciplinary Head and Neck Cancers Symposium. Scottsdale, AZ, US.
- 2017. Dose-Dependent Increase in Solid Tumor Heterogeneity Measured by the Standard Deviation of T2 Relaxation Time Constant.. Invited. American Society for Radiation Oncology 59th Annual Meeting. San Diego, CA, US.
- 2017. Clinical outcomes using image guided interstitial brachytherapy for definitive cervical cancer patients with high risk clinical target volumes greater than 30 cc. Invited. 2017 American Brachytherapy Society Annual Meeting. Boston, MA, US.
- 2017. Overall Survival Benefit Associated with Adjuvant Radiotherapy in WHO Grade II Meningioma. Invited. 27th Annual North American Skull Base Society Meeting. New Orleans, LA, US.
- 2017. Cancer-Specific Mortality of Right- Versus Left-Sided Colorectal Adenocarcinoma: A Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Database Analysis. Invited. American Society for Radiation Oncology 59th Annual Meeting. San Diego, CA, US.
- 2016. Dose-Dependent Change in T2 Relaxation Time Constant in Sarcoma and Normal tissue. Invited. American Radium Society’s 100th Anniversary Meeting. Philadelphia, PA, US.
- 2016. Trend in Second Malignancy Risk for Head and Neck Cancer with Increased Utilization of IMRT – Analysis of SEER Database. Invited. American Radium Society’s 100th Anniversary Meeting. Philadelphia, PA, US.
- 2016. Racial Disparities in Prostate Cancer Specific Survival after Definitive Treatment for Gleason 8-10 Localized Prostate Cancer. Invited. American Society for Radiation Oncology 58th Annual Meeting. Boston, MA, US.
- 2016. Trends in Radiation-Induced Second Malignancy with Increased Utilization of IMRT for Localized Prostate Cancer. Invited. American Society for Radiation Oncology 58th Annual Meeting,. Boston, MA, US.
- 2013. Health state utilities for patients who underwent stereotactic radiosurgery with or without whole brain radiotherapy. Invited. American Society for Radiation Oncology 55th Annual Meeting. Atlanta, GA, US.
- 2009. Correlation of intervertebral disc T1 relaxation measurement with osmotic pressure. Invited. 6th Annual Penn Center for Musculoskeletal Disorders Scientific Symposium/Retreat, US.
- 2009. in vivo magnetization transfer ratio mapping of human intervertebral disc. Invited. 6th Annual Penn Center for Musculoskeletal Disorders Scientific Symposium/Retreat. (won the 3rd place poster prize), US.
- 2008. Sodium MRI of intervertebral disc. Invited. 5th Annual Penn Center for Musculoskeletal Disorders Scientific Symposium/Retreat (won the best poster prize), US.
- 2008. A novel quantitative measure of facet joint integrity using T1ρ MRI. Invited. Spine Arthroplasty Society 8th Annual Meeting. Miami Beach, FL, US.
- 2008. Sodium MRI of Disc Degenerative Disease. Invited. Philadelphia Spine Society Symposium. Jefferson Medical College. Philadelphia, PA, US.
International Presentations
- 2025. Management of Brain Metastases in the Era of Immunotherapy. Invited. SBMT. Los Angeles, US.
- 2023. SRS Hypophysectomy for Refractory Cancer Pain (best poster award). Invited. Brainlab Novalis Circle 9th International conference. Munich, DE.
- 2011. in vivo Sodium MRI of Intervertebral Disc at 7 T. Invited. International Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine 19th Scientific Meeting & Exhibition, CA.
- 2010. in vivo quantification of intervertebral disc collagen content using magnetization transfer ratio mapping. Invited. International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine 18th Scientific Meeting & Exhibition, SE.
- 2009. Self-Coregistered T1ρ and Sodium MRI of Intervertebral Discs. Invited. International Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine 17th Scientific Meeting & Exhibition. Honolulu, US.
- 2009. Mapping of intervertebral disc long and short T2* components at 7T. Invited. International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine 17th Scientific Meeting & Exhibition. Honolulu, US.
- 2009. in vivo Magnetization Transfer Ratio Mapping of Human Intervertebral Disc. Invited. International Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine Workshop on Advances in Musculoskeletal Magnetic Resonance Imaging. San Francisco, US.
- 2009. Correlation of Intervertebral Disc T1ρ Relaxation Measurement with Osmotic Pressure. Invited. International Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine Workshop on Advances in Musculoskeletal Magnetic Resonance Imaging. San Francisco, US.
- 2009. Sodium MRI of Intervertebral Disc Degeneration. Invited. International Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine 17th Scientific Meeting & Exhibition. Honolulu, US.
- 2007. T1ρ relaxation evaluation of knee osteoarthritis in a guinea pig model. Invited. Osteoarthritis Research Society International 2007 World Congress on Osteoarthritis. Ft. Lauderdale, US.
- 2007. An MRI pulse sequence for rapid and quantitative 3D T1ρ MRI of cartilage in a clinical setting. Invited. Osteoarthritis Research Society International Workshop on Imaging-based Measures of Osteoarthritis.
- 2007. Osteoarthritis Package: An MRI protocol for detection of early osteoarthritis. Invited. Osteoarthritis Research Society International Workshop on Imaging-based Measures of Osteoarthritis.
- 2007. Detection of metabolically produced H217O in pig brain by T1ρ-weighted proton MR. Invited. International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine 15th Scientific Meeting & Exhibition, DE.
- 2007. Artifacts in T1ρ- weighted imaging: compensation for B1 and B0 field imperfections. Invited. International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine 15th Scientific Meeting & Exhibition, DE.
- 2007. Compensation for spin-lock artifacts using an off-resonance rotary echo in T1ρ-weighted imaging. Invited. International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine 15th Scientific Meeting & Exhibition, DE.
- 2007. T1ρ MRI using a spin-locked SSFP pulse sequence. Invited. International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine 15th Scientific Meeting & Exhibition, DE.
- 2007. in vivo co-registered T1ρ and sodium MRI of the human knee. Invited. International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine 15th Scientific Meeting & Exhibition, DE.
- 2007. 2007. SLIPS-a novel method for rapid three-dimensional spin-locked imaging. Invited. International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine 15th Scientific Meeting & Exhibition, DE.
- 2006. Maximizing tissue contrast for automated brain structure segmentation. Invited. 12th Annual Meeting of the Organization for Human Brain Mapping, IT.
- 2006. Simultaneous acquisition of human brain T1ρ and T2 maps. Invited. 12th Annual Meeting of the Organization for Human Brain Mapping, IT.
- 2006. Characterization of intervertebral disc with T1ρ imaging. Invited. International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine 14th Scientific Meeting & Exhibition. Seattle, US.
Formal Peers
- 2023. Radiotherapy Management of Brain Metastases. Invited, CN.
- 2022. Radiotherapy in Brain Metastases. Invited.
Patient Reviews
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