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Congratulations to these five Radiation Oncology faculty members who received promotions, effective 1/1/26: Michael Altman, PhD – promoted to Professor Carl DeSelm, MD, PhD – promoted to Associate Professor with Tenure Zhi Hong Lu, PhD – promoted to Associate Professor Maria Thomas, MD, PhD – promoted to Professor Gregory Vlacich, MD, PhD – promoted to […]
Just published – a culmination of 10 years supporting INCAN Guatemala & collaboration with WashU Medicine, BJC HealthCare & Varian. Lessons Learned From an Epic Transformation of a Radiation Oncology Department in Guatemala: Keys to Success – Advances in Radiation Oncology https://bit.ly/4j9dhne Plus this fantastic write up by WashU Medicine five years ago: https://lnkd.in/eBhda6ep
Richard Emery, a St. Louis-area native with more than 30 years of comprehensive oncology experience, has been named Executive Director, Business Affairs – Radiation Oncology, effective Nov. 3. He succeeds Dan Kinzel, who led department finance for nearly 11 years. The executive director reports to department Chair Sana Karam, MD, PhD, the James S. McDonnell […]
At the 2025 Siteman Cancer Research Symposium at WashU Medicine, Radiation Oncology cancer biology researchers were well-represented. Here is the schedule with presenters and talk titles.
Changhoon Song, PhD, from Seoul National University Bundang Hospital in South Korea spent the day with Lannis Hall, MD, Associate Professor of Clinical Radiation Oncology, at our Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital. He observed her advanced technique in the placement of prostate seeds for the treatment of prostate cancer. Brachytherapy, or prostate […]
The 71st Annual Radiation Research Society Annual Meeting was in September 2025 in Puerto Rico. Our team from WashU received many awards and gave fantastic presentations. See photos from the event here.
Julie Schwarz, MD, PhD has been elected as a Fellow of Radiation Research Society (RRS). Fellows are chosen because of all they have done for the Society and for the field of radiation research at large.
Our Ethos team has treated its 1,000th patient using state-of-the art radiation therapy technology that allows physicians to update a patient’s treatment plan on each day of treatment.
Resident physician Shannon Jiang, MD has been selected to participate in Radiological Society of North America’s 2026 Clinical Trials Methodology Workshop. In January 2026, she will join a select group of investigators who will learn the process of developing a protocol for the clinical evaluation of imaging modalities.
The Department of radiation oncology is proud to announce that 15 of our faculty have been selected for the 2025 Castle Connolly Top Doctors® list. The Top Doctors® selection process is entirely merit-based. Doctors cannot pay to be listed. These doctors are best-in-class healthcare providers, embodying excellence in clinical care as well as interpersonal skills. […]
Siteman Investment Program (SIP) awarded grants to multiple researchers totaling over $2.4 Million to advance cancer research right here in St. Louis.
Hua Li, PhD, DABR, Professor of Radiation Oncology and Director of R&D in the Medical Physics Division has been awarded the designation of fellow from the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM). She will be recognized during the Awards and Honors ceremony at AAPM 2025 Monday July 28.
Clinical residents Kevin Chen, MD, MSCI and Vlad Sviderskiy, MD, PhD have each been awarded a Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) Research & Education Grant to further their research.
Carmen Bergom, MD, PhD and Ali Javaheri, MD, PhD from the Department of Cardiology have been awarded a Radiation Oncology Institute (ROI) 2025 Innovation Award for their work seeking to optimize the use of radiation to treat heart failure.
Assistant Chief Resident Weiren Liu, MD has been selected to attend the ASCO/AACR “Vail Workshop” (actually held in California) this year. This is a highly selective, intensive workshop in the essentials of effective clinical trial designs of therapeutic interventions in the treatment of cancer.
Stephanie Markovina, MD, PhD, is delighted to accept the role of Solid Tumor Therapeutics Program (STTP) Co-Leader for Siteman Cancer Center. In this role, Markovina will provide scientific and program leadership that accelerates the advancement of research discoveries into clinical care and facilitates a broad reach of STTP Investigators’ discoveries.
Donghua Hu, PhD, instructor of radiation oncology and a member of the Schwarz Lab and Vaishali Kapoor, PhD, assistant professor of radiation oncology and PI of her own lab both received Early Career Investigator Travel Awards to the RRS 2025 Annual Meeting. This meeting will be held in September in Puerto Rico.
The Radiation Research Society (RRS) granted Scholar-In-Training (SIT) Travel Awards to four cancer biologists. Liyun Chen, PhD is part of the Markovina Lab. Ana Carolina Paschoalini Mafra, PhD, Naoshad Muhammad, PhD and Tito Sandoval, PhD work in the Schwarz Lab. They will attend the 2025 RRS Annual Meeting in Puerto Rico in September.
Jiayi Huang, MD, MSCI, professor of radiation oncology and chief of the CNS/Gamma Knife service has been promoted to associate director of The Brain Tumor Center at Siteman Cancer Center. Huang previously served as clinical director of The Brain Tumor Center. He has led investigations into the use of novel drugs in glioblastoma and meningioma […]
2025 marks the 10-year anniversary of the 1st patient treated with StereoTactic Arrhythmia Radiotherapy (STAR) by team leads Clifford Robinson, MD and Phillip Cuculich, MD. In ten years, the team has given many talks, been featured in the media, formed a center, held international symposiums, helped 100+ centers begin STAR programs and now treated their […]
Hua Li, PhD, DABR, has been elected as a Fellow of AAPM and will be bestowed this honor at the AAPM annual Conference this July.
Christopher Abraham, MD and Matthew Schmidt, PhD are leaders of one of the winning teams in the WashU Department of Medicine’s Big Ideas Competition. They have been awarded $50,000 grant funding for their project titled “Clinical Trials API: Web Services for Modern Radiation Oncology”. Their team also includes Doug Caruthers, MS, Jason Labrash, MS, Lindsey […]
Briefcase Coach has curated a list of extraordinary women in the greater St. Louis area who embody excellence, empowerment, and advocacy. These leaders are redefining what’s possible and paving the way for future generations.
Recipients of the Dean’s Impact Awards represent the compassion, innovation, and commitment required to build dynamic, meaningful, and community-focused efforts to improve clinical care, education, and research. Stephanie Markovina, MD, PhD, exemplifies that compassion, innovation and commitment to equity.
Dr. Lannis Hall, MD, MPH, an associate professor of clinical radiation oncology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has been honored with one of the 2025 Provost Impact Awards by the WashU Confluence Collaborative. This accolade celebrates the program titled “Empowering Young Women Through Breast Health Education: A Partnership with Siteman Cancer […]