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UAB Department of Radiation Oncology launches groundbreaking ethos adaptive radiotherapy courseMay 19, 2025The UAB Department of Radiation Oncology is proud to announce a first-of-its-kind training course dedicated to ethos adaptive radiotherapy (ART), a cutting-edge approach in cancer treatment. This hands-on, case-based program is designed to equip radiation oncology teams with the skills needed to implement and deliver ART using real-world clinical workflows and technologies.
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Heersink faculty honored at Spring 2025 Endowed Chairs and Professorships ReceptionMay 7, 2025The UAB Marnix E. Heersink School of Medicine recognized 15 faculty members for their outstanding contributions to research, education, and clinical care at the Spring 2025 Endowed Chairs and Professorships Reception.
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Department of Radiation Oncology faculty honored for 35, 20 years of serviceApril 17, 2025Each year, the UAB Service Awards recognize employees who have reached significant service milestones of five years or more. Employees with 20-plus years of service were additionally recognized at a Service Awards reception on April 8.
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Expert in management of breast cancer, Corey Speers, M.D., Ph.D., named chair of Department of Radiation OncologyJanuary 15, 2025After a national search, Corey Speers, M.D., Ph.D., has been named chair of the UAB Department of Radiation Oncology, effective May 12, 2025.
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Key regulator that induces cancer-killing capacity in T cells under hypoxia is identifiedDecember 13, 2024The regulator HIF1α functions in a cancer-microenvironment that lacks oxygen, and it may be involved in resistance to immune checkpoint blockade therapy.
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Inaugural AI in Medicine and Nursing Symposium hosted at UABNovember 18, 2024The AI in Medicine and Nursing Symposium, hosted by the UAB Heersink School of Medicine, UAB Medicine, UAB School of Health Professions, UAB School of Nursing, and Maastricht University Faculty of Science and Engineering, concluded successfully, bringing together leading experts, researchers,...
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McDonald appointed second holder of ROAR Southeast Cancer Foundation Endowed Chair in Radiation OncologyNovember 18, 2024Andrew McDonald, M.D., M.S.Andrew McDonald, M.D., M.S., was appointed the second holder of the Radiation Oncology Accelerated (ROAR) Southeast Cancer Foundation Endowed Chair in Radiation Oncology by the Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama System during the Sept. 5 board meeting.
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New research identifies a key metabolic control of IFN-γ production in hypoxic T cells and immune checkpoint blocker (ICB) responseNovember 18, 2024Lewis Z. Shi, M.D., Ph.D.University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Department of Radiation Oncology researchers have identified HIF1α-regulated glycolysis as a key metabolic control of IFN-γ production in hypoxic T cells and immune checkpoint blocker (ICB) response.
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22 employees graduate from second cohort of UAB Medicine’s Emerging Leaders SeriesNovember 13, 2024Twenty-two UAB employees recently graduated from the Emerging Leaders Series (ELS) fall 2024 leadership development program. The program, presented by UAB Medicine’s Leadership Development Office (LDO), recognized its second cohort of graduates at a ceremony on Nov.
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Radiation oncology providers awarded for patient experience excellenceOctober 16, 2024UAB Department of Radiation Oncology providers are among this year’s top-performing physicians and advanced practice providers (APPs) honored for excellence in patient experience. The Office of Patient Experience and Engagement (OPXE) recognized 446 providers for the exceptional care they delivered to patients in fiscal year 2024.
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Three UAB Radiation Oncology faculty members promoted; one tenuredSeptember 24, 2024The UAB Department of Radiation Oncology is pleased to announce the promotion of three faculty members in the areas of medical physics, radiation oncology, and radiobiology, effective Oct. 1, 2024.
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Schanel receives Brain Tumor Training grant appointment to study TTFields efficacy in glioblastoma patientsSeptember 10, 2024Taylor Schanel, GS4Taylor Schanel (GS4) has been appointed as a predoctoral trainee on a National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) Training Program in Brain Tumor Biology T32 grant for her investigation into underlying mechanisms of Tumor Treating Fields (TTFields) efficacy in brain cancer.
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Radiation Oncology welcomes UAB alumnus Gobind Gill, M.D., to facultySeptember 9, 2024Gobind Gill, M.D.Gobind Gill, M.D., joined the UAB Department of Radiation Oncology as assistant professor on Sept. 3, 2024.
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O’Neal NextGen Award Winner, Yogesh Kumar, Ph.D., speaks to the potential benefits of machine-learning technology in cancer careJuly 9, 2024By Mackenzie Sexton New technology presents new opportunities in patient care, something that Yogesh Kumar, Ph.D., knew well when he began researching the use of machine-learning software in cancer treatment. When he received this year’s Mary Ann Harvard NextGen Scholar Award for his work integrating artificial intelligence into radiotherapy, he knew he was on the right track.
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Department welcomes four new residents in 2024July 3, 2024The UAB Department of Radiation Oncology welcomed four new residents, including three radiation oncology trainees and one medical physics trainee, on July 1, 2024. Samuel Chen, M.D.; Reza Djavadian, M.D., Ph.D.; and Kayla Steed, M.D., Ph.D.
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Roveda joins department facultyJuly 2, 2024J. David Roveda Jr., M.D., joins the UAB Department of Radiation as the first UAB-employed radiation oncologist at the Infirmary Cancer Center in Mobile, Alabama, under the new affiliation between UAB Health System and Infirmary Health announced in January.
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International student from McMaster University and mentor drive changes in medicine through AIJune 28, 2024Udbhav Ram, an international scholar from McMaster University, recently joined Carlos E. Cardenas, Ph.D., in his lab to study and research and serve as an undergraduate ambassador.
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Department celebrates 2024 residency graduatesJune 24, 2024The UAB Department of Radiation Oncology honored its 2024 graduating radiation oncology and medical physics residents at a dinner celebration and awards ceremony June 14 in Homewood, Alabama.
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7 graduate from UAB Medicine’s Chief Residents Leadership Series Spring 2024 programJune 10, 2024Seven chief residents at UAB recently graduated from the Chief Residents Leadership Series Spring 2024 program. The program, presented by UAB Medicine’s Leadership Development Office, recognized its graduates at a ceremony on May 30, 2024.
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Two radiation oncology professors assume chair positions at esteemed university medical centersApril 26, 2024Dr. Markus Bredel, M.D., Ph.D., and Jacob Rojymon, M.D., FRCR, MBAUAB Department of Radiation Oncology Professors Markus Bredel, M.D., Ph.D., and Rojymon Jacob, M.D., FRCR, MBA, recently announced they will step into chair positions at the University of Miami and the University of Mississippi, respectively, on Aug.
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Radiation oncology employees honored with annual UAB Medicine Service AwardsApril 16, 2024Chair James A. Bonner, M.D., (left) and Senior Vice Chair John Fiveash, M.D., reached the 25-year milestone at UAB Medicine in the Department of Radiation Oncology along with Operations Director Ginna Blaylock and Radiation Therapist Karen Kirksey.
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UAB Radiation Oncology welcomes new residents on Match Day 2024April 10, 2024The UAB Department of Radiation Oncology is delighted to announce two new matches for our Radiation Oncology Residency Program and one new match for our Medical Physics Residency Program as a result of Match Day 2024. Krishmita Siwakoti, M.D., and Matthew Trotta, M.D., matched with us on March 15, 2024, and will start their radiation oncology residency in July 2025 after their internship year.
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ROAR raises $500,000 for UAB cancer researchApril 5, 2024ROAR presented UAB Department of Radiation Oncology Chair James A. Bonner with a check for $500,000 for cancer research on April 4, 2024, at the Greystone Country Club in Birmingham.
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Bredel Lab Featured in Cancer Center VideoMarch 7, 2024Markus Bredel, M.D., Ph.D., professor in the UAB Department of Radiation Oncology, is featured in a new “Lab Chat” video produced by the O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at UAB. Bredel is Director of Functional Brain Radiosurgery, Head of Brain Tumor Research, and the Sharon A.
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Shi awarded R01 to study T cell-intrinsic metabolic control of radiotherapyFebruary 12, 2024Lewis Shi, M.D., Ph.D.
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Trustees appoint Kim professor emeritusJanuary 19, 2024The University of Alabama System Board of Trustees approved Robert Y. Kim, M.D., as professor emeritus in the UAB Department of Radiation Oncology during the Nov.
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Radiation Oncology welcomes new APPsDecember 18, 2023Radiation Oncology welcomed its first advanced practice providers (APPs): Hayley French (left) is a certified physician assistant and Heather Locke (right) is a nurse practitioner. The UAB Department of Radiation Oncology welcomed two new advanced practice providers (APP) in October 2023.
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UAB Radiation Oncology Medical Physics team wins international auto-planning competitionNovember 15, 2023Richard Popple, Ph.D. (left) and Carlos Cardenas, Ph.D., represented the UAB Automated Planning Team at the ESTRO Physics Workshop contest in Turin, Italy, Oct.
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UAB Department of Radiation Oncology achieves accreditation for radiation oncology servicesNovember 3, 2023The UAB Hazelrig-Salter Radiation Oncology Center and the Kirklin Clinic at Acton Road will obtain their ASTRO-APEx accreditation until September 2027.
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Nassour-Caswell wins 1st place in O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center Research Retreat student poster contestOctober 31, 2023Lauren C. Nassour-Caswell's poster won first place in the student category.