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      David Qian Image

      David Qian, MD, PhD

      Department of Thoracic Radiation Oncology, Division of Radiation Oncology

      Present Title & Affiliation

      Primary Appointment

      Assistant Professor, Thoracic Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas

      Education & Training

      Degree-Granting Education

      2018Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, NH, US, MD
      2016Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, NH, US, PHD in Quantitative Biomedical Sciences
      2011Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, US, Biophysical Chemistry (with honors), Economics (with honors), BA

      Postgraduate Training

      2019-2023Clinical Residency, Radiation Oncology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
      2018-2019Clinical Internship, Internal Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA

      Licenses & Certifications

      2026Cosmos Data Architect, Epic
      2024Radiation Oncology, American Board of Radiology

      Experience & Service

      Faculty Academic Appointments

      Chief Resident, Department of Radiation Oncology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, 2022 - 2023

      Administrative Appointments/Responsibilities

      Associate Patient Safety Quality Officer, Department of Thoracic Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, 2026 - Present

      Member, Internal Advisory Council, Institute for Data Science in Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, 2024 - Present

      Member, Residency Program Evaluation Committee, Department of Radiation Oncology, Emory University School of Medicine, 2022 - 2023

      Other Professional Positions

      ECNI Fellow, NRG Oncology Lung Cancer Committee, 2023 - Present

      Resident Representative, ASTRO Advocacy Day, Washington, DC, 2021 - 2022

      Honors & Awards

      2023Early Career & New Investigators Fellow, NRG Oncology
      2023Roentgen Resident Research Award, RSNA
      2022Scholar-in-Training Award, AACR
      2022Travel Award, ASTRO
      2022Travel Award, ESMO
      2022Travel Award, ACRO
      2022Annual Resident Research Day Award 1st Place, Emory Department of Radiation Oncology
      2022Conquer Cancer Young Investigator Award, ASCO
      2022Nell W. & William S. Elkin Fellowship, Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University
      2021Annual Resident Research Day Award 1st Place, Emory Department of Radiation Oncology
      2021Conquer Cancer Merit Award, ASCO
      2019Resident Artificial Intelligence Challenge 1st Place, ACR
      2018McKinsey & Co. and L.E.K. Consulting Case Competition 2nd Place, Dartmouth Thayer School of Engineering and Tuck School of Business
      2016John W. Strohbehn Medal for Excellence in Biomedical Research, Dartmouth Medical School
      2016Outstanding Graduate Student Teacher Award, Dartmouth Guarini School of Graduate and Advanced Studies
      2016T32 Big Data to Knowledge (BD2K) Traineeship, NIH
      2014Graduate-K12 Fellow, NSF
      2013Robert W. McCullom Fellow, Dartmouth Medical School
      2012Fellow, Albert Schweitzer Fellowship
      2011Christopher G. Reed Honors Thesis Competition 1st Place, Dartmouth College
      2011Paul R. Shafer & Douglas M. Bowen Teaching Award in Chemistry, Dartmouth College
      2011John Zabriskie ’61 Research Fellow, Dartmouth College
      2010James O. Freedman Presidential Scholar, Dartmouth College
      2009Undergraduate Mathematics Competition 2nd Place, Dartmouth College
      2008Howard Hughes Medical Institute Fellow, Dartmouth College

      Selected Publications

      Peer-Reviewed Articles

      1. Xu X, Saad MB, Grippin A, Xu H, Muneer A, Young E, Lin SH, Liao Z, Gandhi S, Balter P, Ning MS, Qian D, Bronk JK, Chen A, O'Reilly M, Nguyen QN, Welsh J, Pollard-Larkin JM, Heymach JV, Lee JJ, Wu J, Chang JY. SARS-CoV-2 mRNA Vaccination Improved Survival in NSCLC Treated With Radiotherapy. J Thorac Oncol:103956, 2026. e-Pub 2026. PMID: 42229634.
      2. Su T, Xu T, Chen M, Chen X, Nguyen QN, Chun SG, Lin SH, Chang JY, Heymach JV, Tsao A, Deswal A, Koutroumpakis E, Qian D, Bronk J, Ning M, Chen A, O'Reilly M, Gandhi S, Fossella FV, Blumenschein GR Jr, Vaporciyan AA, Swisher SG, Lu CS, Mohan R, Zhang X, Lee JJ, Liao Z. Long-Term Outcomes After Proton Therapy Versus Intensity Modulated Photon Radiation Therapy With Concurrent Chemotherapy for Locally Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Post Hoc Analysis of a Prospective Randomized Trial. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys, 2026. e-Pub 2026. PMID: 42173326.
      3. Hopkins BD, Qian DC, Eng TY, Marchant RC, Xu KM, Shelton JW, Patel PR, Jani AB, Dresser S, Kapoor P, Remick JS. Treatment and outcomes of primary urethral cancer treated with radiation therapy. Brachytherapy 25(3):501-508, 2026. e-Pub 2026. PMID: 41582031.
      4. He Y, Lu W, Jee YH, Wang Y, Tsuo K, Qian DC, Diao JA, Huang H, Patel CS, Byun J, Pasaniuc B, Atkinson E, Amos CI, Cho M, Martin AR. Multi-trait and multi-ancestry genetic analysis of comorbid lung diseases and traits improves genetic discovery and polygenic risk prediction. Nat Genet 58(2):289-298, 2026. e-Pub 2026. PMID: 41565855.
      5. Saad MB, Showkatian E, Verma V, Al-Tashi Q, Aminu M, Xu X, Qayati Mohamed M, Salehjahromi M, Sujit SJ, Kitsel Y, Lin SH MD,, Liao Z, Gandhi S, Qian D, Jaffray D, Chung C, Vokes NI, Zhang J, Lee JJ, Heymach JV, Wu J, Chang JY. Causal AI-based clinical and radiomic analysis for optimizing patient selection in combined immunotherapy and SABR in early-stage NSCLC: a secondary analysis of the phase II I-SABR trial. J ImmunoTher Cancer 13(10), 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 41052882.
      6. Odwuor A, Lee PP, Chang JY, Gandhi S, Liao Z, Lin SH, Chen A, Nguyen Q, O'Reilly M, Chun SG, Bronk JK, Qian DC, Ning M. Outcomes and Toxicity following 3 or More Definitive Courses of Thoracic Radiation Therapy for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. Clin Lung Cancer 26(5):384-392, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 40318943.
      7. Hopkins BD, Qian DC, Xu KM, McCook-Veal A, Switchenko JM, Hartsell LM, Cimmino CB, Joshi S, Narayan VM, Master VA, Nazha B, Carthon BC, Bilen MA, Kucuk O, Shelton JW, Patel P, Jani AB, Remick J, Eng TY. Characteristics, Treatment, and Outcomes of Primary Urethral Cancer: A Multicenter Review Over Two Decades. Clin Genitourin Cancer 23(1), 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 39709687.
      8. Janopaul-Naylor J, Patel JS, Rupji M, Hoang KB, McCall NS, Qian DC, Shoaf ML, Kothari S, Olson J, Shu HG, Voloschin AD, Zhong J, Neill SG, Eaton BR. Impact of Systemic and Radiation Therapy on Survival of Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma. Cancers 17(4), 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 40002213.
      9. McCall NS, Lu A, Hopkins BD, Qian D, Hoang KB, Olson JJ, Zhong J, Eaton BR, Shu HG. Risk of late radiation necrosis more than 5 years after stereotactic radiosurgery. J Neurosurg 142(4):1-8, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 39486061.
      10. Ning MS, Odwuor A, Chang JY, Gandhi S, Liao Z, Lin SH, Chen A, Welsh JW, Nguyen QN, O'Reilly MS, Chun SG, Bronk J, Qian D, Lee P. Salvage Reirradiation with Proton Beam Therapy for Locoregionally Recurrent Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. Cancers 16(21), 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 39518028.
      11. Ciobanu O, He Y, Qian DC. Relapse Patterns in Early-Stage Endometrial Cancer Based on Molecular Classification - Reply. JAMA Oncol 10(10):1440, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 39115861.
      12. He Y, Lu W, Jee YH, Wang Y, Tsuo K, Qian DC, Diao JA, Huang H, Patel CJ, Byun J, Pasaniuc B, Atkinson EG, Amos CI, Moll M, Cho MH, Martin AR. Multi-trait and multi-ancestry genetic analysis of comorbid lung diseases and traits improves genetic discovery and polygenic risk prediction. medRxiv, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 39252935.
      13. Janopaul-Naylor JR, Patel JS, Rupji M, Qian DC, Hoang KB, McCall NS, Schlafstein A, Shoaf ML, Kothari S, Olson J, Shu HK, Zhong J, Neill SG, Eaton BR. Patterns of Treatment Failure in Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma. Am J Clin Oncol 47(7):333-338, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 38775180.
      14. Ciobanu O, He Y, Martin AR, Remick J, Shelton JW, Eng TY, Qian DC. Patterns of Undertreatment and Overtreatment in Adjuvant Radiotherapy for Early-Stage Endometrial Cancer Based on Molecular Classification. JAMA Oncol 10(5):671-674, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 38483373.
      15. Wang Y, He Y, Shi Y, Qian DC, Gray KJ, Winn RA, Martin AR. Aspiring toward equitable benefits from genomic advances to individuals of ancestrally diverse backgrounds. Am J Hum Genet 111(5):809-824, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 38642557.
      16. Patel JS, Woo Y, Draper A, Jansen CS, Carlisle JW, Innominato PF, Lévi F, Dhabaan L, Master VA, Bilen MA, Khan MK, Lowe MC, Kissick HT, Buchwald ZS, Qian DC. Impact of immunotherapy time-of-day infusion on survival and immunologic correlates in patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma. J ImmunoTher Cancer 12(3), 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 38531662.
      17. Ali N, Schreibmann E, Kayode O, Patel A, Patel P, Qian DC, McCall NS, Lorenz JW, Higgins K, Bradley JD, Brown S, Shelton JW. Implementation of a Novel Chart Rounds Application to Facilitate Peer Review in a Virtual Academic Environment. Adv Radiat Oncol 9(3), 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 38298329.
      18. Landré T, Karaboué A, Buchwald ZS, Innominato PF, Qian DC, Assié JB, Chouaid C, Lévi F, Duchemann B. Effect of immunotherapy-infusion time of day on survival of patients with advanced cancers. ESMO Open 9(2), 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 38232612.
      19. Janopaul-Naylor JR, Koo A, Qian DC, McCall NS, Liu Y, Patel SA. Physician Assessment of ChatGPT and Bing Answers to American Cancer Society's Questions to Ask About Your Cancer. Am J Clin Oncol 47(1):17-21, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 37823708.
      20. He Y, Qian DC, Diao JA, Cho MH, Silverman EK, Gusev A, Manrai AK, Martin AR, Patel CJ. Prediction and stratification of longitudinal risk for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease across smoking behaviors. Nat Commun 14(1), 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 38097585.
      21. Qian DC, Sykes-Martin KD, Tobillo R, Ali N, Wynne JF, Eaton BR, Paulino AC, Kalapurakal JA, Esiashvili N. Impact of Age on Overall Survival Among Children With Wilms Tumor: A Population-based Registry Analysis. Am J Clin Oncol 46(5):213-218, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 36856229.
      22. Qian DC, Ulrich BC, Peng G, Zhao H, Conneely KN, Miller AH, Bruner DW, Eldridge RC, Wommack EC, Higgins KA, Shin DM, Saba NF, Smith AK, Burtness B, Park HS, Stokes WA, Beitler JJ, Xiao C. Outcomes Stratification of Head and Neck Cancer Using Pre- and Post-treatment DNA Methylation From Peripheral Blood. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 115(5):1217-1228, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 36410685.
      23. Janopaul-Naylor JR, Rupji M, Tobillo RA, Lorenz JW, Switchenko JM, Tian S, Kaka AS, Qian DC, Schlafstein AJ, Steuer CE, Remick JS, Rudra S, McDonald MW, Saba NF, Stokes WA, Patel MR, Bates JE. Ninety-day mortality following transoral robotic surgery or radiation at Commission on Cancer-accredited facilities. Head Neck 45(3):658-663, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 36549012.
      24. Qian DC, Lefferts JA, Zaki BI, Brickley EB, Jackson CR, Andrici J, Sriharan A, Lisovsky M. Development and validation of a molecular tool to predict pathologic complete response in esophageal adenocarcinoma. Dis Esophagus 35(12), 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35758407.
      25. Qian DC, Marascio JA, Tobillo R, Lorenz JW, McCall NS, Neill SG, Hoang KB, Olson JJ, Eaton BR, Shu HG, Zhong J. Development and validation of a prognostic gene expression signature for lower-grade glioma following surgery and adjuvant radiotherapy. Radiother Oncol 175:93-100, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35998839.
      26. Qian DC, Buchwald ZS. Immune checkpoint inhibitors and timing of administration - Authors' reply. Lancet Oncol 23(2):e57, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35114126.
      27. Qian DC, Kleber T, Brammer B, Xu KM, Switchenko JM, Janopaul-Naylor JR, Zhong J, Yushak ML, Harvey RD, Paulos CM, Lawson DH, Khan MK, Kudchadkar RR, Buchwald ZS. Effect of immunotherapy time-of-day infusion on overall survival among patients with advanced melanoma in the USA (MEMOIR): a propensity score-matched analysis of a single-centre, longitudinal study. Lancet Oncol 22(12):1777-1786, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34780711.
      28. Janopaul-Naylor JR, Shen Y, Qian DC, Buchwald ZS. The Abscopal Effect: A Review of Pre-Clinical and Clinical Advances. Int J Mol Sci 22(20), 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34681719.
      29. Eldridge RC, Uppal K, Hayes DN, Smith MR, Hu X, Qin ZS, Beitler JJ, Miller AH, Wommack EC, Higgins KA, Shin DM, Ulrich B, Qian DC, Saba NF, Bruner DW, Jones DP, Xiao C. Plasma Metabolic Phenotypes of HPV-Associated versus Smoking-Associated Head and Neck Cancer and Patient Survival. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 30(10):1858-1866, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34376485.
      30. Xiao C, Miller AH, Peng G, Levine ME, Conneely KN, Zhao H, Eldridge RC, Wommack EC, Jeon S, Higgins KA, Shin DM, Saba NF, Smith AK, Burtness B, Park HS, Irwin ML, Ferrucci LM, Ulrich B, Qian DC, Beitler JJ, Bruner DW. Association of Epigenetic Age Acceleration With Risk Factors, Survival, and Quality of Life in Patients With Head and Neck Cancer. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 111(1):157-167, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33882281.
      31. Qian DC, Weinberg BD, Neill SG, Goodman AL, Olson JJ, Voloschin AD, Ramalingam SS, Shu HG. Co-Occurrence Conundrum: Brain Metastases from Lung Adenocarcinoma, Radiation Necrosis, and Gliosarcoma. Case Rep Oncol 14(1):487-492, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33976625.
      32. Janopaul-Naylor J, Qian D, Khan M, Brown S, Lin J, Syed Y, Schlafstein A, Ali N, Shelton J, Bradley J, Patel P. Virtual Away Rotations Increase Access to Radiation Oncology. Pract Radiat Oncol 11(5):325-327, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34157450.
      33. Qian DC, Magliocca KR, Aiken AH, Baugnon KL, Brandon DC, Stokes WA, McDonald MW, Patel MR, Baddour HM, Kaka AS, Steuer CE, Saba NF, Shin DM, Beitler JJ. Outcomes and Predictive Value of Post-adjuvant Therapy PET/CT for Locally Advanced Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Laryngoscope 130(12):E850-E857, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32057110.
      34. Stokes WA, Qian DC, Beitler JJ. Detection and Implications of Occult Contralateral Nodal Spread in Human Papillomavirus-Associated Base of Tongue Cancer. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 146(6):586-587, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32239194.
      35. Deng J, Li J, Sarde A, Lines JL, Lee YC, Qian DC, Pechenick DA, Manivanh R, Le Mercier I, Lowrey CH, Varn FS, Cheng C, Leib DA, Noelle RJ, Mabaera R. Hypoxia-Induced VISTA Promotes the Suppressive Function of Myeloid-Derived Suppressor Cells in the Tumor Microenvironment. Cancer Immunol Res 7(7):1079-1090, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31088847.
      36. Almiron Bonnin DA, Havrda MC, Lee MC, Evans L, Ran C, Qian DC, Harrington LX, Valdes PA, Cheng C, Amos CI, Harris BT, Paulsen KD, Roberts DW, Israel MA. Characterizing the heterogeneity in 5-aminolevulinic acid-induced fluorescence in glioblastoma. J Neurosurg 132(6):1706-1714, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31125970.
      37. Ferreiro-Iglesias A, Lesseur C, McKay J, Hung RJ, Han Y, Zong X, Christiani D, Johansson M, Xiao X, Li Y, Qian DC, Ji X, Liu G, Caporaso N, Scelo G, Zaridze D, Mukeriya A, Kontic M, Ognjanovic S, Lissowska J, Szolkowska M, Swiatkowska B, Janout V, Holcatova I, Bolca C, Savic M, Ognjanovic M, Bojesen SE, Wu X, Albanes D, Aldrich MC, Tardon A, Fernandez-Somoano A, Fernandez-Tardon G, Le Marchand L, Rennert G, Chen C, Doherty J, Goodman G, Bickeböller H, Wichmann HE, Risch A, Rosenberger A, Shen H, Dai J, Field JK, Davies M, Woll P, Teare MD, Kiemeney LA, Heijden EHFM VD, Yuan JM, Hong YC, Haugen A, Zienolddiny S, Lam S, Tsao MS, Johansson M, Grankvist K, Schabath MB, Andrew A, Duell E, Melander O, Brunnström H, Lazarus P, Arnold S, Slone S, Byun J, Kamal A, Zhu D, Landi MT, Amos CI, Brennan P. Fine mapping of MHC region in lung cancer highlights independent susceptibility loci by ethnicity. Nat Commun 9(1):3927, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 30254314.
      38. Byun J, Schwartz AG, Lusk C, Wenzlaff AS, de Andrade M, Mandal D, Gaba C, Yang P, You M, Kupert EY, Anderson MW, Han Y, Li Y, Qian D, Stilp A, Laurie C, Nelson S, Zheng W, Hung RJ, Gaborieau V, Mckay J, Brennan P, Caporaso NE, Landi MT, Wu X, McLaughlin JR, Brhane Y, Bossé Y, Pinney SM, Bailey-Wilson JE, Amos CI. Genome-wide association study of familial lung cancer. Carcinogenesis 39(9):1135-1140, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 29924316.
      39. Ji X, Bossé Y, Landi MT, Gui J, Xiao X, Qian D, Joubert P, Lamontagne M, Li Y, Gorlov I, de Biasi M, Han Y, Gorlova O, Hung RJ, Wu X, McKay J, Zong X, Carreras-Torres R, Christiani DC, Caporaso N, Johansson M, Liu G, Bojesen SE, Le Marchand L, Albanes D, Bickeböller H, Aldrich MC, Bush WS, Tardon A, Rennert G, Chen C, Teare MD, Field JK, Kiemeney LA, Lazarus P, Haugen A, Lam S, Schabath MB, Andrew AS, Shen H, Hong YC, Yuan JM, Bertazzi PA, Pesatori AC, Ye Y, Diao N, Su L, Zhang R, Brhane Y, Leighl N, Johansen JS, Mellemgaard A, Saliba W, Haiman C, Wilkens L, Fernandez-Somoano A, Fernandez-Tardon G, Heijden EHFM VD, Kim JH, Dai J, Hu Z, Davies MPA, Marcus MW, Brunnström H, Manjer J, Melander O, Muller DC, Overvad K, Trichopoulou A, Tumino R, Doherty J, Goodman GE, Cox A, Taylor F, Woll P, Brüske I, Manz J, Muley T, Risch A, Rosenberger A, Grankvist K, Johansson M, Shepherd F, Tsao MS, Arnold SM, Haura EB, Bolca C, Holcatova I, Janout V, Kontic M, Lissowska J, Mukeria A, Ognjanovic S, Orlowski TM, Scelo G, Swiatkowska B, Zaridze D, Bakke P, Skaug V, Zienolddiny S, Duell EJ, Butler LM, Koh WP, Gao YT, Houlston R, McLaughlin J, Stevens V, Nickle DC, Obeidat M, Timens W, Zhu B, Song L, Artigas MS, Tobin MD, Wain LV, Gu F, Byun J, Kamal A, Zhu D, Tyndale RF, Wei WQ, Chanock S, Brennan P, Amos CI. Identification of susceptibility pathways for the role of chromosome 15q25.1 in modifying lung cancer risk. Nat Commun 9(1):3221, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 30104567.
      40. Li Y, Xiao X, Han Y, Gorlova O, Qian D, Leighl N, Johansen JS, Barnett M, Chen C, Goodman G, Cox A, Taylor F, Woll P, Wichmann HE, Manz J, Muley T, Risch A, Rosenberger A, Arnold SM, Haura EB, Bolca C, Holcatova I, Janout V, Kontic M, Lissowska J, Mukeria A, Ognjanovic S, Orlowski TM, Scelo G, Swiatkowska B, Zaridze D, Bakke P, Skaug V, Zienolddiny S, Duell EJ, Butler LM, Houlston R, Soler Artigas M, Grankvist K, Johansson M, Shepherd FA, Marcus MW, Brunnström H, Manjer J, Melander O, Muller DC, Overvad K, Trichopoulou A, Tumino R, Liu G, Bojesen SE, Wu X, Marchand LL, Albanes D, Bickeböller H, Aldrich MC, Bush WS, Tardon A, Rennert G, Teare MD, Field JK, Kiemeney LA, Lazarus P, Haugen A, Lam S, Schabath MB, Andrew AS, Bertazzi PA, Pesatori AC, Christiani DC, Caporaso N, Johansson M, McKay JD, Brennan P, Hung RJ, Amos CI. Genome-wide interaction study of smoking behavior and non-small cell lung cancer risk in Caucasian population. Carcinogenesis 39(3):336-346, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 29059373.
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