Meet Elizabeth Bloom, M.D.
Elizabeth S. Bloom, M.D.
Department of Radiation Oncology, Division of Radiation Oncology
About Dr. Bloom
Dr. Bloom serves in the role of Faculty Co-Director, MD Anderson Leadership Institute (LI). Her responsibilities include increasing faculty awareness and participation in LI programs and initiatives for the benefit of the individual faculty and the institution. In addition, she is involved in the talent review process of direct reports of faculty leaders, as well as the Mentoring Engagement Circles and Collaboration Circles programs. She is currently enrolled in the CoachRICE Leadership Coaching Program. Dr. Bloom obtained her undergraduate and medical degrees at Northwestern University through the Honors Program in Medical Education. She subsequently completed her residency training in Radiation Oncology (RO) at MD Anderson Cancer Center in 1995, for which she also served in the role of Chief Resident. After completing her United States Air Force scholarship commitment, she returned to MD Anderson to open their first radiation oncology satellite in Bellaire. Dr. Bloom is now a full Professor in Breast Radiation Oncology. She has served in several leadership positions at MD Anderson throughout her career that mirror the expansion of MD Anderson into multiple campuses across Houston extending its REACH to patients. Her roles have included Chair, MDACC Alumni & Faculty Assoc Steering Committee, Section Chief, Houston Area Locations (HALS), RO Center Medical Director, Katy + Memorial City, Deputy Division Head, Clinical Integration, RO. Since her first immersive leadership program offered by the MD Anderson LI, "LEADing Teams Core", and subsequent completion of the program "Developing Trusted Leaders", Intermountain Healthcare LI, in 2019, Dr. Bloom knew she wanted to be more involved in the MD Anderson LI, if the opportunity arose. She is convinced of the beneficial impact of leadership education on healthcare at both a systems level and individual patient-care level. As Dr. Bloom notes, leadership training also has a wonderfully positive impact on the well-being of its' students when the teachings are put into practice. Dr. Bloom is board certified by the American Board of Radiology in Radiation Oncology and sub specializes in the treatment of breast cancer. Her research interests include partial breast irradiation for early-stage breast cancer and advanced radiation treatment planning for all stages of breast cancer to minimize potential long-term effects of treatment.
Present Title & Affiliation
Primary Appointment
Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology, Division of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
| 1990 | Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, IL, USA, MD, Medicine |
| 1988 | Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA, BS, Medicine |
Postgraduate Training
| 1991-1995 | Clinical Residency, Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX |
| 1990-1991 | Clinical Internship, Transitional, Columbus-Cabrini Medical Center, Chicago, IL |
Board Certifications
| 1995 | American Board of Radiology |
Experience & Service
Administrative Appointments/Responsibilities
Deputy Division Head, Clinical Integration, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2019 - 2024
Deputy Executive Medical Director, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston Area Locations, Houston, TX, 2016 - 2024
Institutional Committee Activities
Member, West Houston Interdisciplinary Breast Rounds Tumor Board Planning Committee, 2022 - Present
Member, MD Anderson Cancer Network Adjunct Appointment Review Committee, 2022 - Present
Member, Value Task Force for Particle Therapy at MD Anderson, 2022 - 2022
Member, Ambulatory Core Clinical Leadership Team (A-CCLT), 2022 - Present
Member, Breast Radiation Oncology Planning Directive + Contour Standardization Committee, 2022 - Present
Member, Organization for Women, 2021 - 2023
Member, Radiation Oncology Promotion and Tenure Review Committee, 2021 - Present
Radiation Oncology Representative, PRS Retirement Board, 2021 - Present
Member, Radiation Oncology Insurance Clearance Automation Working Group, 2021 - Present
Team Member, HAL/Senate One MD Anderson Working Group, 2021 - Present
Lead, Workgroup to develop Breast MultiTeam Clinic at MD Anderson West Houston, 2020 - Present
Member, Radiation Oncology Finance Committee, 2020 - Present
Speaker, Promotion & Tenure Session: HAL Junior Faculty, 2020 - 2020
Chair, Clinical Faculty Review Committee (CFRC), 2019 - 2020
Panelist, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine Mentoring Committee, 2019 - 2019
Invited Leader, InFocus: LEADing Teams, 2018 - 2019
Honors & Awards
| 2022 | Top Doctor of Texas 2022, Castle Connolly |
| 2022 | Top Doctor 2022, Castle Connolly |
| 2022 | 2022 Exceptional Women In Medicine, American Registry |
| 2021 | Top Radiation Oncologist 2021, Texas Magazine |
| 2021 | Castle Connolly Exceptional Women in Medicine, Castle Connolly |
| 2020 | Top Oncologist, Texas Magazine Top Doctor List |
| 2020 | Castle Connolly Regional Top Doctor 2020, Castle Connolly |
| 2020 | Top Doctors 2020, The American Registry |
| 2020 | Castle Connolly Exceptional Women in Medicine, Castle Connolly |
| 2019 | Top Doctor Radiation Oncology, Houstonia Magazine |
| 2019 | Castle Connolly Exceptional Women in Medicine, Castle Connolly |
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Reddy JP, Lei X, Bloom ES, Reed VK, Schlembach PJ, Arzu I, Mayo L, Chun SG, Ahmad NR, Stauder MC, Gopal R, Kaiser K, Fang P, Smith BD, OPAL Trial Investigators. Optimizing Preventive Adjuvant Linac-Based (OPAL) Radiation: A Phase II Tial of Daily Partial Breast Irradiation. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 115(3):629-644, 2023. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 36216274.
- 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 2022. PMID: 36311822.
- Diao K, Andring LM, Barcenas CH, Singh P, Carisa Le-Petross H, Reed VK, Reddy JP, Bloom ES, Ahmad NR, Mayo LL, Perkins GH, Mitchell MP, Nead KT, Tereffe W, Smith BD, Woodward WA. Contemporary Outcomes after Multimodality Therapy in Breast Cancer Patients Presenting with Ipsilateral Supraclavicular Node Involvement. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 112(1):66-74, 2022. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34710521.
- Weng JK, Lei X, Schlembach P, Bloom ES, Shaitelman SF, Arzu IY, Chronowski G, Dvorak T, Grade E, Hoffman K, Perkins G, Reed VK, Shah SJ, Stauder MC, Strom EA, Tereffe W, Woodward WA, Hortobagyi GN, Hunt KK, Buchholz TA, Smith BD. Five-Year Longitudinal Analysis of Patient-Reported Outcomes and Cosmesis in a Randomized Trial of Conventionally Fractionated Versus Hypofractionated Whole-Breast Irradiation. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 111(2):360-370, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33992718.
- Ning MS, McAleer MF, Jeter MD, Minsky BD, Ghafar RA, Robinson IJ, Nitsch PL, Zaebst DJ, Todd SE, Nguyen J, Lin SH, Liao Z, Lee P, Gunn GB, Klopp AH, Dabaja BS, Nguyen QN, Chronowski GM, Bloom ES, Koong AC, Das P. Mitigating the impact of COVID-19 on oncology: Clinical and operational lessons from a prospective radiation oncology cohort tested for COVID-19. Radiother Oncol 148:252-257, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32474129.
- 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.
- 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, Bloom ES. Reply to the Letter to the Editor "Regarding: 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(2):60, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 30709648.
- 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, Lin HY, Smith BD, Shen Y, Bedrosian I, Marsh GD, Bloom ES, Vicini FA, Buchholz TA, Babiera GV. Practical Implications of the Publication of Consensus Guidelines by the American Society for Radiation Oncology: Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation and the National Cancer Data Base. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 94(2):338-48, 2016. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 26853342.
- Reddy JP, Dawood S, Mitchell M, Debeb BG, Bloom E, Gonzalez-Angulo AM, Sulman EP, Buchholz TA, Woodward WA. Antiepileptic drug use improves overall survival in breast cancer patients with brain metastases in the setting of whole brain radiotherapy. Radiother Oncol 117(2):308-14, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 26482599.
- Robinson RC, Nelson CL, Bloom ES, Kisling KD, Mason BE, Fisher GD, Kirsner SM. Contralateral breast dose from partial breast brachytherapy. J Appl Clin Med Phys 16(6):5296, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 26699549.
- Ballo MT, Chronowski GM, Schlembach PJ, Bloom ES, Arzu IY, Kuban DA. Prospective peer review quality assurance for outpatient radiation therapy. Pract Radiat Oncol 4(5):279-84, 2014. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 25194094.
- Haynes AB, Bloom ES, Bedrosian I, Kuerer HM, Hwang RF, Munsell MF, Chemaly RF, Graviss LS, Caudle AS, Hunt KK, Tereffe W, Shaitelman SF, Babiera GV. Timing of Infectious Complications Following Breast-Conserving Therapy with Catheter-Based Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation. Ann Surg Oncol 21(8):2512-6, 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 24736987.
- Shaitelman SF, Khan AJ, Woodward WA, Arthur DW, Cuttino LW, Bloom ES, Shah C, Freedman GM, Wilkinson JB, Babiera GV, Julian TB, Vicini FA. Shortened radiation therapy schedules for early-stage breast cancer: a review of hypofractionated whole-breast irradiation and accelerated partial breast irradiation. Breast J 20(2):131-46, 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 24479632.
- Gifford KA, Pacha O, Hebert AA, Nelson CL, Kirsner SM, Ballo MT, Bloom ES. A new paradigm for calculating skin dose. Brachytherapy 12(2):114-9, 2013. e-Pub 2012. PMID: 22884255.
- Gifford KA, Nelson CL, Kirsner SM, Kisling KD, Ballo MT, Bloom ES. On the feasibility of treating to a 1.5 cm PTV with a commercial single-entry hybrid applicator in APBI breast brachytherapy. J Contemp Brachytherapy 4(1):29-33, 2012. e-Pub 2012. PMID: 23346137.
- Bloom ES, Kirsner S, Mason BE, Nelson CL, Hunt KK, Baumann DP, Gifford KA. Accelerated partial breast irradiation using the strut-adjusted volume implant single-entry hybrid catheter in brachytherapy for breast cancer in the setting of breast augmentation. Brachytherapy 10(3):178-83, 2011. e-Pub 2010. PMID: 20719576.
- Garg AK, Bloom ES. Transitioning breast cancer care from the academic to the community setting. Breast Diseases 22(2):118-121, 2011.
- Stroh EL, Besa PC, Cox JD, Fuller LM, Cabanillas FF. Treatment of patients with lymphomas of the uterus or cervix with combination chemotherapy and radiation therapy. Cancer 75(9):2392-9, 1995. PMID: 7712450.
Invited Articles
- 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. PMID: 32890522.
- Hoover S, Bloom E, Patel S. Review of Breast Conservation Therapy: Then and Now. ISRN Oncol 2011:617593, 2011. e-Pub 2011. PMID: 22229101.
Editorials
- Bloom ES. Commentary, Local control with conventional and hypofractionated adjuvant radiotherapy after breast-conserving surgery for ductal carcinoma in-situ. Breast Diseases: A Year Book Quarterly 22(1):81, 2011.
- Bloom ES. Commentary, Improvements in Critical Dosimetric Endpoints Using the Contura Multilumen Balloon Breast Brachytherapy Catheter to Deliver Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation: Preliminary Dosimetric Findings of a Phase IV Trial. Breast Diseases: A Year Book Quarterly 22(2):188-189, 2011.
- Bloom ES. Commentary, Update on DCIS Outcomes from the American Society of Breast Surgeons Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation Registry Trial. Breast Diseases: A Year Book Quarterly 22(3):280-281, 2011.
Abstracts
- Stecklein SR, Babiera GV, Bedrosian I, Shaitelman SF, Ballo MT, Tereffe W, Arzu I, Perkins GH, Strom EA, Reed VK, Dvorak T, Smith BD, Woodward WA, Hoffman KE, Schlembach PJ, Chronowski GM, Shah SJ, Kirsner SM, Nelson CL, Guerra W, Dibaj S, Bloom ES. Prospective Comparison of Late Toxicity and Cosmetic Outcome after Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation with Conformal External Beam Radiotherapy or Single-Entry Multi-Lumen Intracavitary Brachytherapy. Poster Presentation, San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, 2017.
- Holiday EB, Kirsner SM, Thames HD, Mason BE, Nelson CL, Bloom ES. Lower mean heart dose with deep inspiration breath hold-wholebreast irradiation compared with bracytherapy-based accelerated partial breast irradiation for women with left-sided tumors. Pract Radiat Oncol 7(2):80-85, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 28274398.
- Swanick CW, Lei X, Shaitelman SF, Schlembach PJ, Bloom ES, Fingeret MC, Strom EA, Tereffe W, Woodward WA, Stauder MC, Dvorak T, Thompson AM, Buchholz TA, Smith BD. Longitudinal analysis of patient-reported outcomes and cosmesis in a randomized trial of conventionally fractionated versus hypofractionated whole-breast irradiation. Cancer, 2016. PMID: 27305037.
- Holliday EB, Kirsner S, Thames H, Mason BE, Nelson C, Bloom E. Higher Mean Heart Dose with Brachytherapy-based Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation Compared to External Beam Whole Breast Irradiation with Breath Hold in Women with Left-sided Tumors. Oral Presentation, ASTRO Meeting, 2015.
- Shen MC, Bloom E, Shaitelman SF, Wei C, Haynes AB, Mittendorf EA, Kuerer HM, Bedrosian I, Hwang RF, Hunt KK, Tereffe W, Strom E, Babiera GV. Comparison of infectious complications between breast conserving therapy with catheter-based accelerated partial breast irradiation and whole breast irradiation. CTRC-AACR San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, 2013.
- Dallas NA, Allen LR, Alvarado R, Bloom E, Shaitelman SF, Bedrosian I, Hwang RF, Mittendorf EA, Kuerer HM, Hunt KK, Tereffe W, Babiera GV. Factors Associated with Non-Receipt of Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation (APBI) in Early-Stage Breast Cancer. Annals of Surgical Oncology 20:S70, 2013.
- Haynes A, Bloom E, Bedrosian I, Kuerer M, Hwang R, Caudle AS, Hunt K, Graviss L, Chemaly RF et al.. Timing of infectious complications following breast conserving therapy with catheter-based accelerated partial breast irradiation. CTRC-AACR San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, 2012.
- Gifford K, Pacha O, Hebert A, Nelson C, Kirsner S, Bloom E. Skin sequelae from APBI brachytherapy treatment, incidence, and mitigation strategies, 2012.
- Nelson CL, Gifford KA, Kirsner SM, Shah S, Bloom ES, Mason BE, Arzu I. Analysis of Intra-Fraction Chest Wall Motion During Breath Hold Treatment for Left Sided Breast Cancer. Medical Physics 38(6):3316, 2011.
- Gifford KA, Nelson CL, Kirsner SM, Bloom ES. On the Feasibility of Treating to a 1.5 cm PTV for Accelerated Partial Breast Brachytherapy with a Commercial Single Entry Hybrid Applicator. Brachytherapy 10:S43, 2011.
- Pollard JM, Kirsner SM, Mason BE, Nelson CL, Bloom ES, Gifford KA. Evaluation of Two Brachytherapy Planning Methods for Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation Using MammoSite. Int J Rad Onc Biol Phys 78(3):S840, 2010.
- 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 Rad Onc Biol Phys 78(3):S570, 2010.
- Nelson CL, Kirsner SM, Bloom ES, Gopal R, Gifford KA. Dosimetric Differences Between Single Dwell and Multiple-Dwell Accelerated Partial Breast Brachytherapy Plans Delivered with a Single Catheter Spherical Balloon. Med Phys 36(2535), 2009.
Book Chapters
- Bloom ES, Buchholz TA. Whole Breast Radiotherapy. In: Breast Surgical Techniques and Interdisciplinary Management. Springer, 2011.
- Bloom ES, Poortmans P, Buchholz TA, Anar M, Strom EA. Breast Cancer: Intact and Post Mastectomy. In: Technical Basis of Radiation Therapy, Practical Clinical Applications. 5th. Springer, 2011.
Grant & Contract Support
| Title: | A Combination Therapy to Treat Cancer-Related Fatigue |
| Funding Source: | NIH |
| Role: | Co-Investigator |
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