Joshua Niedzielski, Ph.D.
Department of Radiation Physics, Division of Radiation Oncology
Present Title & Affiliation
Primary Appointment
Assistant Professor, Department of Radiation Physics - Patient Care, Division of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Chief Resident in Radiation Physics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Resident in Radiation Physics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Postdoctoral Fellow, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO
Education & Training
Postgraduate Training
| 2019-2021 | Clinical Residency, Radiation Physics, The University of Texas - MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX |
| 2017-2019 | Research Fellowship, Imaging Physics, The University of Texas - MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX |
| 2016-2017 | Research Fellowship, Radiation Physics, University of Colorado - Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO |
Honors & Awards
| 2020 | Chief Resident in Radiation Physics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center |
| 2018 | AAPM Science Council Mentoring Program, AAPM |
| 2017 | Invited Session Moderator, AAPM |
| 2015 | AAPM Young Investigator Competition Finalist, AAPM |
| 2013 | Andrew Sowell-Wade Huggins Scholarship Award, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center |
| 2010 | MSU College of Natural Science Research Award, Michigan State University |
Professional Memberships
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Niedzielski JS, Liu Y, Ng SSW, Martin RM, Perles LA, Beddar S, Rebueno N, Koay EJ, Taniguchi C, Holliday EB, Das P, Smith GL, Minsky BD, Ludmir EB, Herman JM, Koong A, Sawakuchi GO. Dosimetric Uncertainties Resulting From Interfractional Anatomic Variations for Patients Receiving Pancreas Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy and Cone Beam Computed Tomography Image Guidance. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 111(5):1298-1309, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34400267.
- 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.
- Chen Y, Maniakas A, Tan L, Cui M, Le X, Niedzielski JS, Michel KA, Harlan CJ, Lu W, Henderson YC, Mohamed ASR, Lorenzi PL, Putluri N, Bankson JA, Sandulache VC, Lai SY. Development of a rational strategy for integration of lactate dehydrogenase A suppression into therapeutic algorithms for head and neck cancer. Br J Cancer 124(10):1670-1679, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33742144.
- Xu Z, Niedzielski JS, Sun C, Walker CM, Michel KA, Einstein SA, Martinez GV, Bankson JA. Correction and optimization of symmetric echo-planar spectroscopic imaging for hyperpolarized [1-13C]-pyruvate. J Magn Reson 321:106859, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 33160268.
- Niedzielski JS, Wei X, Xu T, Gomez DR, Liao Z, Bankson JA, Lai SY, Court LE, Yang J. Development and application of an elastic net logistic regression model to investigate the impact of cardiac substructure dose on radiation-induced pericardial effusion in patients with NSCLC. Acta Oncol 59(10):1193-1200, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32678696.
- Gronberg MP, Tailor RC, Smith SA, Kry SF, Followill DS, Stojadinovic S, Niedzielski JS, Lindsay PE, Krishnan S, Aguirre F, Fujimoto TN, Taniguchi CM, Howell RM. A Mail Audit Independent Peer Review System for Dosimetry Verification of a Small Animal Irradiator. Radiat Res 193(4):341-350, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32068498.
- Niedzielski JS, Yang J, Mohan R, Titt U, Mirkovic D, Stingo F, Liao Z, Gomez DR, Martel MK, Briere TM, Court LE. Differences in Normal Tissue Response in the Esophagus Between Proton and Photon Radiation Therapy for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Using In Vivo Imaging Biomarkers. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 99(4):1013-1020, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 29063837.
- Niedzielski JS, Yang J, Mohan R, Titt U, Mirkovic D, Stingo F, Liao Z, Gomez D, Martel M, Briere T, Court LE. Investigation of Differences in Normal Tissue Response in the Esophagus due to either IMRT or Proton Therapy for the treatment of non-small-cell lung cancer. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 99(4):1013-1020, 2017.
- Niedzielski JS, Yang J, Stingo F, Liao Z, Gomez D, Mohan R, Martel M, Briere T, Court L. A Novel Methodology using CT Imaging Biomarkers to Quantify Radiation Sensitivity in the Esophagus with Application to Clinical Trials. Sci Rep 7(1):6034, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28729729.
- Niedzielski JS, Yang J, Liao Z, Gomez DR, Stingo F, Mohan R, Martel MK, Briere TM, Court LE. (18)F-Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography Can Quantify and Predict Esophageal Injury During Radiation Therapy. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 96(3):670-8, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27681764.
- Niedzielski JS, Yang J, Stingo F, Martel MK, Mohan R, Gomez DR, Briere TM, Liao Z, Court LE. Objectively quantifying radiation esophagitis with novel computed tomography-based metrics. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 94(2):385-393, 2016. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 26675063.
- Niedzielski J, Bluett JB, Williamson RT, Liao Z, Gomez DR, Court LE. Analysis of esophageal-sparing treatment plans for patients with high-grade esophagitis. J Appl Clin Med Phys 14(4):4248, 2013. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 23835390.
- Niedzielski J, Perlman E. Polarization of the Relativistic Jet of PKS1136-135. Journal of the Southeastern Association for Research in Astronomy 3:40-44, 2010.
Abstracts
- Niedzielski JS, Wei X, Xu T, Gomez D, Liao Z, Bankson J, Lai S, Court LE, Yang J. Impact of cardiac substructure dose for modeling radiation toxicity in the heart. Med Phys 46(6):E277-E278, 2019.
- Peters M, Howell R, Tailor R, Smith S, Kry S, Niedzielski JS, Followill D, Craft D, Fujimoto T, Taniguchi C, Krishnan S. Development of An Independent Peer Review System for a Small Animal Irradiator. Med Phys 45(6):E559, 2018.
- Michel K, Walker C, Niedzielski JS, Chen Y, Lai S, Ravorri M, Kundra V, Merritt M, Bankson J. Design and Implementation of a Flexible Imaging Sequence for Pre-Clinical hyperpolarized 13C MRI. Med Phys 45(6):E155, 2018.
- Niedzielski JS, Bankson J, Michel K, Walker C,, Chen Y, Lai S. Analysis of Pharmacokinetic Modeling and Doxycycline to Quantify Tumor Metabolism Variations Using Hyperpolarized [1-13C]-Pyruvate Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Med Phys 45(6):E370, 2018.
- Niedzielski JS, Titt U, Yang J, Mohan R, Mirkovic D, Stingo F, Gomez D, Liao Z, Martel M, Briere T. Analysis of Normal Tissue Response in the Esophagus Between IMRT and Proton Therapy Using Imaging Biomarkers: SU-F-FS1-02. Med Phys 44(6):2748-2749, 2017.
- Niedzielski JS, Yang J, Stingo F, Liao Z, Gomez D, Mohan R, Martel M, Briere T. A Novel CT Imaging Biomarker to Quantify Radiation Injury in the Esophagus with Application to Outcome Assessment: WE-G-FS1-02. Med Phys 44(6):3256-3257, 2017.
- Niedzielski JS, Yang J, Stingo F, Krafft S, Martel M, Briere T, Mohan R, Court LE. MO‐AB‐BRA‐01: A Novel Method to Objectively Quantify Normal Tissue Toxicity in the Esophagus. Med Phys 42(6 Part 27):3547, 2015.
- Niedzielski JS, Yang J, Martel M, Tucker S, Gomez D, Briere T, Court LE. WE‐D‐BRE‐06: Quantification of Dose‐Response for High Grade Esophagtis Patients Using a Novel Voxel‐To‐Voxel Method. Med Phys 41(6 Part 28):494, 2014.
- Niedzielski JS, Yang J, Martel M, Tucker S, Briere T, Gomez D. SU-F-BRD-14: The effect of radiation-induced esophageal swelling on dose-volume histograms. Med Phys 41(6 Part 23):398, 2014.
- Niedzielski JS, Yang J, Zhang L, Martel M, Briere T, Gomez D, Court L. TU-G-108-07: Development and QA of a Novel Framework to Quantify Normal Tissue Toxicity Using the Jacobian Map. Med Phys 40(6 Part 27):454-455, 2013.
- Niedzielski J, Bluett J, Williamson R, Liao Z, Gomez D, Court L. SU-E-T-575: To Analyze the Clinical Impact of Esophageal Sparing on Treatment Plans for Patients with Grade 3 Esophagitis. Med Phys 39(6Part19):3838, 2012. PMID: 28517054.
- Williamson R, Bluett J, Niedzielski J, Liao Z, Gomez D, Court L. SU-E-T-558: Assessing the Effect of Inter-Fractional Motion in Esophageal Sparing Plans. Med Phys 39(6Part18):3834, 2012. PMID: 28518490.
- Niedzielski JS, Kry S, Childress N. SU-E-T-170: Development and Testing of a Single Exposure Film Calibration Procedure. Med Phys 38(6 Part 13):3525, 2011.
- Niedzielski JS, Court LE, Cheung J, Beadle B, Dong L. SU-E-T-42: Changes in Submandibular Gland Volume during Radiotherapy. Med Phys 38(6 Part 10):3495, 2011.
- Niedzielski JS, Baldwin JA, Pellegrini E. Physical Properties of the Edge-On Ionization Front in the Trifid Nebula. American Astronomical Society Meeting Abstracts# 215 215:415.05, 2010.
- Niedzielski JS. Polarization of the relativistic jet of PKS1136-135. American Astronomical Society Meeting Abstracts# 213 213:422.09, 2009.
Patient Reviews
CV information above last modified June 27, 2024