Research Summary
I am involved with the Urologic, Thoracic, Orthopedic and Gastrointestinal Oncology programs at UCSF. I spend 4 days per week providing clinical coverage for the above programs program. On average, I see 6 new patient consultations per week and 15 patients on treatment. I am responsible for patient simulations, treatment planning, supervision of external-beam radiation therapy, on-treatment visits, and follow-up visits. In addition, I am involved in the brachytherapy, intra-operative radiation therapy and stereotactic body radiotherapy programs. I attend tumor boards for GU, Thoracic, GI, orthopedic oncology programs and at the Veterans Administration Hospital. I work very closely with radiation oncology residents and medical students in all the above activities. I am the Director of the CyberKnife Radiosurgery Program at UCSF and proctor other faculty in this area. As Vice Chair of clinical services I over see clinical operations at the Mount Zion site, and over see the site directors at both the Parnassus Mission Bay and Washington Hospital.
Education
University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, B.A., 1988, Chemistry
University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, Ph.D., 1994, Pathology
University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, M.D., 1996, Medicine
Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, 1996-1997, Internship Medicine
University of California, San Francisco, 1997-2001, Resident Radiation Oncology