Saumil Gandhi, M.D., Ph.D.
Department of Radiation Oncology, 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
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
| 2011 | Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University, Bronx, NY, USA, MD, Medicine |
| 2009 | Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University, Bronx, NY, USA, PHD, A single molecule approach reveals uncoordinated expression of genes |
| 2003 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA, ME, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science |
| 2002 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA, BS, Electrical Science and Engineering |
Postgraduate Training
| 2011-2012 | Clinical Internship, Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA |
| 2011-2016 | Clinical Residency, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA |
Honors & Awards
| 2003 | David Adler Memorial Thesis Prize for Outstanding Master of Engineering Thesis |
| 2003 | Medical Scientist Training Fellow |
| 2002 | Tau Beta Pi National Honor Society |
| 2001 | Eta Kappa Nu National Honor Society |
Professional Memberships
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Chapman BV, Ning MS, Farnia B, Mesko S, Lin SH, Tang C, Allen PK, Liao Z, Chang JY, Komaki R, Mehran RJ, Gandhi SJ, Gomez DR. Postoperative radiotherapy for locally advanced NSCLC: Implications for shifting to conformal, high-risk fields. Clin Lung Cancer 22(3):225-233.e7, 2021. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32727706.
- Mesko S, Ning MS, Lakomy D, Verma V, Chang JY, O'Reilly M, Jeter MD, Gandhi SJ, Lin SH, Nguyen QN, Liao Z, Welsh J, Chen AB, Hahn S, Gomez DR. Thoracic radiation oncology clinical trial accrual and reasons for nonenrollment: Results of a large, prospective, multiyear analysis. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 107(5):897-908, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32360653.
- Lin SH, Hobbs BP, Verma V, Tidwell RS, Smith GL, Lei X, Corsini EM, Mok I, Wei X, Yao L, Wang X, Komaki RU, Chang JY, Chun SG, Jeter MD, Swisher SG, Ajani JA, Blum-Murphy M, Vaporciyan AA, Mehran RJ, Koong AC, Gandhi SJ, Hofstetter WL, Hong TS, Delaney TF, Liao Z, Mohan R. Randomized phase IIB trial of proton beam therapy versus intensity-modulated radiation therapy for locally advanced esophageal cancer. J Clin Oncol 38(14):1569-1579, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32160096.
- Nantavithya C, Gomez DR, Chang JY, Mohamed ASR, Fuller CD, Li H, Brooks ED, Gandhi SJ. An improved method for analyzing and reporting patterns of in-field recurrence after stereotactic ablative radiotherapy in early-stage non-small cell lung cancer. Radiother Oncol 145:209-214, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32062325.
- Pezzi TA, Schwartz DL, Pisters KMW, Mohamed ASR, Welsh JW, Chang JY, Liao Z, Gandhi SJ, Byers LA, Minsky BD, Fuller CD, Chun SG. Association of medicaid insurance with survival among patients with small cell lung cancer. JAMA Netw Open 3(4):e203277, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32320035.
- Awobajo MD, Vaporciyan AA, Lu C, Gandhi SJ. Stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) in the management of pulmonary spindle cell carcinoma. BMJ Case Rep 13(4), 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32327465.
- Li H, Verma V, Brooks ED, Feng L, Zhang T, Welsh JW, Lin SH, Gomez D, Gandhi SJ, Heymach JV, Chang JY. Impact of corticosteroid administration on outcomes following stereotactic ablative radiotherapy for non-small-cell lung cancer. Clin Lung Cancer 20(4):e480-e488, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31078421.
- Liao Z, Gandhi SJ, Lin SH, Bradley J. Does proton therapy offer demonstrable clinical advantages for treating thoracic tumors?. Semin Radiat Oncol 28(2):114-124, 2018. PMID: 29735187.
- Flynn JP, O'Hara MH, Gandhi SJ. Preclinical rationale for combining radiation therapy and immunotherapy beyond checkpoint inhibitors (i.e., CART). Transl Lung Cancer Res 6(2):159-168, 2017. PMID: 28529898.
- Pignatelli J, Bravo-Cordero JJ, Roh-Johnson M, Gandhi SJ, Wang Y, Chen X, Eddy RJ, Xue A, Singer RH, Hodgson L, Oktay MH, Condeelis JS. Macrophage-dependent tumor cell transendothelial migration is mediated by Notch1/MenaINV-initiated invadopodium formation. SCi Rep 6:37874, 2016.
- Gandhi SJ, Minn AJ, Vonderheide RH, Wherry EJ, Hahn SM, Maity A. Awakening the immune system with radiation: optimal dose and fractionation. Cancer Lett 368(2):185-90, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 25799953.
- Gandhi SJ, Liang X, Ding X, Zhu TC, Ben-Josef E, Plastaras JP, Metz JM, Both S, Apisarnthanarax S. Clinical decision tool for optimal delivery of liver stereotactic body radiation therapy: Photons versus protons. Pract Radiat Oncol 5(4):209-18, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 25703530.
- Gandhi SJ. Transcription of functionally related constitutive genes is not coordinated. Nat Struct Mol Biol 18(1):27-34, 2011.
- Silverman SJ, Petti AA, Slavov N, Parsons L, Briehof R, Thiberge SY, Zenklusen D, Gandhi SJ, Larson DR, Singer RH, Botstein D.. Metabolic cycling in single yeast cells from unsynchronized steady state populations limited on glucose or phosphat. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 107(15):6946-6951, 2010.
- Pezo RC, Gandhi SJ, Shirley LA, Pestell RG, Augenlicht LH, Singer RH. Single-cell transcription-site activation predicts chemotherapy response in human colorectal tumors. Cancer Res 68(13):4977-4982, 2008.
- Motz JT, Fitzmaurice M, Miller A, Gandhi SJ, Haka AS, Galindo LH, Dasari RR, Kramer JR, Feld MS. In vivo raman spectral pathology of human atherosclerosis and vulnerable plaque. J Biomed Opt 11(2):021003, 2006.
- Motz JT, Gandhi SJ, Scepanovic OR, Haka AS, Kramer JR, Dasari RR, Feld MS. Real-time raman system for in vivo disease diagnosis. J Biomed Opt 10(3):031113-1, 2005.
Abstracts
- Chapman, BV; Farnia, B; Ning, MS; Allen, P; Lin, SH; Liao, ZX; Gandhi, SJ; Gomez, D. Patterns of failure after postoperative radiation therapy for locally advanced NSCLC: implications for shifting toward More conformam radiation fields. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 101(2):E2-E3, 2018.
- Gandhi SJ, Liang X, Ding, X, Zhu TC, Ben Josef E, Plastaras JP, Metz JM, Both S, Apisarnthanarax S. Development of a decision tree analysis tool for optimal delivery of liver stereotactic body radiation therapy: photons versus protons. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 87(2):S326, 2013.