Education

University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, BS, 1983-87, Biochemistry Johns Hopkins School of Med., Baltimore, MD, MD, 1987-91, Medicine San Bernardino County Med. Ctr., SB, CA, 1991-92, Internship Columbia-Presbyterian Med. Ctr., NY, NY, 1992-95, Residency

Honors & Awards

 

  • 1987 Alpha Epsilon Delta Medical Honor Society
  • 1987 University of Florida, BS, Magna cum Laude
  • 1988, 1990 Dean's Fund for Research, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
  • 1989 The John Scott McFarland Fund, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
  • 1991 Accolade for Outstanding Intern, San Bernardino County Hospital

 

Selected Publications

  1. Gupta P, Heffter T, Zubair M, Hsu IC, Burdette EC, Diederich CJ. Treatment Planning Strategies for Interstitial Ultrasound Ablation of Prostate Cancer. IEEE Open J Eng Med Biol. 2024; 5:362-375.  View on PubMed
  2. Thomas H, Chen JJ, Shaheen H, Sabbagh A, Abdul-Baki H, Chau OW, Malik N, Ayoub A, Hassanzadeh C, Hsu IC, Mohamad O. Safety of high-dose-rate brachytherapy in patients with prostate cancer and inflammatory bowel disease: A case series. J Contemp Brachytherapy. 2024 Feb; 16(1):1-5.  View on PubMed
  3. Thomas H, Chen JJ, Abdul-Baki H, Sabbagh A, Shaheen H, Chau OW, Malik N, Ayoub A, Hassanzadeh C, Hsu IC, Mohamad O. Safety of high-dose rate (HDR) brachytherapy for patients with prostate cancer and history of prior chemoradiation for rectal cancer: A case series. Brachytherapy. 2024 Mar-Apr; 23(2):173-178.  View on PubMed
  4. Muya S, Ndumbalo J, Kutika Nyagabona S, Yusuf S, Rhee DJ, Mushi BP, Li B, Zhang L, Grover S, Feng M, Hsu IC, Mmbaga E, Van Loon K, Court L, Xu M. Feasibility and Clinical Acceptability of Automation-Assisted 3D Conformal Radiotherapy Planning for Patients With Cervical Cancer in a Resource-Constrained Setting. JCO Glob Oncol. 2023 09; 9:e2300050.  View on PubMed
  5. Corkum MT, Buyyounouski MK, Chang AJ, Chung HT, Chung P, Cox BW, Crook JM, Davis BJ, Frank SJ, Henriquez I, Horwitz EM, Hoskin P, Hsu IC, Keyes M, King MT, Kollmeier MA, Krauss DJ, Kukielka AM, Morton G, Orio PF, Pieters BR, Potters L, Rossi PJ, Showalter TN, Solanki AA, Song D, Vanneste B, Vigneault E, Wojcieszek PA, Zelefsky MJ, Kamrava M. Salvage prostate brachytherapy in radiorecurrent prostate cancer: An international Delphi consensus study. Radiother Oncol. 2023 07; 184:109672.  View on PubMed
  6. Ni L, Chen K, Phuong C, Sabbagh AR, Wong AC, Mohamad O, Hsu IC. Outcomes of salvage high dose-rate brachytherapy with or without pelvic external beam radiotherapy in patients with palpable local recurrence of prostate cancer after radical prostatectomy. Brachytherapy. 2023 May-Jun; 22(3):304-309.  View on PubMed
  7. Ni L, Sinha S, Rara M, Phuong C, Chen LM, Hsu IJ, Yoshida EJ. The role of adjuvant radiation therapy in older patients with node-positive vulvar cancer: A national cancer database analysis. Gynecol Oncol. 2022 11; 167(2):189-195.  View on PubMed
  8. Cheung CK, Chew J, Wai K, Calkins SM, Ha PK, Ryan WR, Cunha A, Yom SS, Hsu IC, Chan JW. Feasibility of accelerated image-guided high-dose-rate interstitial brachytherapy with inverse planning simulated annealing (IPSA-HDRBT) for post-operative treatment of pathologically node-negative squamous cell carcinomas of the oral tongue. Brachytherapy. 2022 Sep-Oct; 21(5):686-691.  View on PubMed
  9. Alexander J, Beatty A, Mohamad O, Hsu IJ. Relative Incidence of Emergency Department Visits After Treatment for Prostate Cancer With Radiation Therapy or Radical Prostatectomy. Pract Radiat Oncol. 2022 Sep-Oct; 12(5):e415-e422.  View on PubMed
  10. Hsu IC, Yoshida E. Ultrasound guidance for cervical implantation. Int J Gynecol Cancer. 2022 03; 32(3):266-272.  View on PubMed
  11. Insley B, Goldberg K, Beaulieu L, Ma Y, McKinley S, Hsu IC, Cunha JA. Comparison of novel shielded nasopharynx applicator designs for intracavitary brachytherapy. Brachytherapy. 2022 Mar-Apr; 21(2):229-237.  View on PubMed
  12. Phuong C, Chan JW, Ni L, Wall P, Mohamad O, Wong AC, Hsu IC, Chang AJ. Safety of accelerated hypofractionated whole pelvis radiation therapy prior to high dose rate brachytherapy or stereotactic body radiation therapy prostate boost. Radiat Oncol. 2022 Jan 20; 17(1):12.  View on PubMed
  13. Insley B, Hsu IC, Cunha JAM. Paradigm Shift in Radiation Treatment Planning Over Multiple Treatment Modalities. J Med Phys. 2021 Jul-Sep; 46(3):135-139.  View on PubMed
  14. Kunogi H, Hsu IC, Sasai K. Unresectable bulky chest wall recurrent breast cancer controlled with CT-guided interstitial high-dose-rate brachytherapy and external beam radiotherapy with adjuvant hormonal therapy - case report. J Contemp Brachytherapy. 2021 Aug; 13(4):451-457.  View on PubMed
  15. Chapman CH, Cunha AJ, Littell RD, Chen LM, Hsu IC. High-dose-rate interstitial brachytherapy for vaginal endometrial cancer recurrence after prior surgery and radiotherapy. Brachytherapy. 2021 May-Jun; 20(3):536-542.  View on PubMed
  16. Chen WC, Li Y, Lazar A, Altun A, Descovich M, Nano T, Ziemer B, Sudhyadhom A, Cunha A, Thomas H, Gottschalk A, Hsu IC, Roach M. Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy and High-Dose-Rate Brachytherapy Boost in Combination With Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy for Localized Prostate Cancer: A Single-Institution Propensity Score Matched Analysis. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2021 06 01; 110(2):429-437.  View on PubMed
  17. Hsu IC, Rodgers JP, Shinohara K, Purdy J, Michalski J, Roach M, Vigneault E, Ivker RA, Pryzant RM, Kuettel M, Taussky D, Gustafson GS, Raben A, Sandler HM. Long-Term Results of NRG Oncology/RTOG 0321: A Phase II Trial of Combined High Dose Rate Brachytherapy and External Beam Radiation Therapy for Adenocarcinoma of the Prostate. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2021 Jul 01; 110(3):700-707.  View on PubMed
  18. Sinha S, Lazar A, Lam A, Anderson EM, Chen LM, Hsu IJ, Yoshida EJ. Adjuvant radiation followed by chemotherapy is associated with improved overall survival in endometrial cancer. Gynecol Oncol. 2020 10; 159(1):30-35.  View on PubMed
  19. Peters PN, Pierson WE, Chen LM, Westphalen AC, Chapman JS, Hsu IC. PET-detected asymptomatic recurrence is associated with improved survival in recurrent cervical cancer. Abdom Radiol (NY). 2021 01; 46(1):341-350.  View on PubMed
  20. Qin H, Zhang V, Bok RA, Santos RD, Cunha JA, Hsu IC, Santos Bs JD, Lee JE, Sukumar S, Larson PEZ, Vigneron DB, Wilson DM, Sriram R, Kurhanewicz J. Simultaneous Metabolic and Perfusion Imaging Using Hyperpolarized 13C MRI Can Evaluate Early and Dose-Dependent Response to Radiation Therapy in a Prostate Cancer Mouse Model. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2020 08 01; 107(5):887-896.  View on PubMed

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