Samantha J. Simiele, Ph.D., DABR
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
Dual/Joint/Adjunct Appointment
Associate Member, The University of Texas Houston Health Science Center, Houston, TX
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
| 2017 | University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA, PHD, Medical Physics |
| 2013 | University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA, MS, Medical Physics |
| 2011 | Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA, BS, Radiological Health Sciences/Physics Minor |
Postgraduate Training
| 2021-2021 | Vendor Training, AlignRT Training, Remote Phase I, Houston, TX |
| 2020-2020 | Training Course, Image-Guided Radiotherapy and Chemotherapy in Gynaecological Cancer: Focus on MRI Based Adaptive Brachytherapy for Cervical Cancer, ESTRO, Online |
| 2020-2020 | Vendor Training, RayStation Treatment Planning System, Houston, TX |
| 2020-2020 | Vendor Training, Oncentra Brachytherapy Training, Atlanta, GA |
| 2017-2019 | Clinical Residency, Medical Physics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI |
| 2016-2016 | Training Course, EGSnrc User Training Course, Madison, WI |
| 2013-2013 | Vendor Training, Introduction to the MCNP Visual Editor Training Course, Richland, WA |
| 2012-2012 | Vendor Training, BrachyVision Treatment Planning System Course, Charlottesville, VA |
Board Certifications
| 2021 | American Board of Radiology |
Experience & Service
Institutional Committee Activities
Member, Radiation Oncology Clinical Research Council, 2021 - Present
Member, Acuity Replacement Workgroup, 2021 - Present
Reviewer, 2020 ROSI Faculty Seed Award Review Committee, 2020 - 2021
Member, Department of Radiation Physics Mentoring Committee, 2020 - Present
Senator, Faculty Senate, 2020 - Present
Member, Medical Physics Residency Committee, Dept. of Radiation Oncology, University of Michigan, 2018 - 2019
Professional Memberships
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Paradis KC, Ryan KA, Schmid S, Moran JM, Laucis AM, Chapman CH, Bott-Kothari T, Prisciandaro JI, Simiele SJ, Balter JM, Matuszak MM, Narayana V, Jagsi R. Gender Differences in Work-Life Integration among Medical Physicists. Adv Radiat Oncol 6(5):100724, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34278052.
- Culberson WS, Davis SD, Gwe-Ya Kim G, Lowenstein JR, Ouhib Z, Popovic M, Waldron TJ, Safigholi H, Simiele SJ, Rivard MJ. Dose rate considerations for the INTRABEAM electronic brachytherapy system: Report from the American Association of Physicists in Medicine Task Group No. 292. Med Phys 47(8):e913-919, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32246456.
- Simiele SJ, Chen X, Lee C, Rosen BS, Mikell JK, Moran JM, Prisciandaro JI. Development and comprehensive commissioning of an automated brachytherapy plan checker. Brachytherapy, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32249182.
- Mayo CS, Roberts DA, Simiele S, Mikell J, Pillianayagam M, Litzenberg DW, Kamp J, Archer P, Yanke B, Younge KC. Results from application of scripted based, algorithmic approach to multi-target SRS planning, evaluation and characterization of volume dependent metrics. Cancer Stud and Ther J 3(3):1-7, 2018.
- DeWerd LA, Culberson WS, Micka JA, Simiele SJ. A modified dose calculation formalism for electronic brachytherapy sources. Brachytherapy 14(3):405-8, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 25766247.