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Radiation Oncology Faculty

The faculty at University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, in conjunction with Case Western Reserve University, comprises leading-edge expert radiation oncologists, radiation biologists and physicists that treat unusual or complicated cancer cases at University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center, which is located on the main campus at UH Cleveland Medical Center. Each division will share their publications and the physics division will share their Curriculum Vitae (CV) to provide a more in-depth look at each person’s esteemed accomplishments throughout their career.

Clinical Division Main Campus Faculty

Tithi Biswas, MD

Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology, School of Medicine
Member, Developmental Therapeutics Program, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center

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Serah Choi, M.D., PhD

Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology, School of Medicine

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Jennifer Dorth, MD

Assistant Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology, School of Medicine
Member, Cancer Imaging Program, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center

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Gordon Guo, MD

Associate Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology, School of Medicine

David B. Mansur, MD

Associate Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology, School of Medicine
Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine
Member, Cancer Imaging Program, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center

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Min Yao, MD, PhD

Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology, School of Medicine
Chair, Committee on Appointments and Promotions, School of Medicine
Member, Cancer Imaging Program, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center

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Clinical Division Community Affiliates Faculty

Fred Barton, MD

Clinical Instructor, Department of Radiation Oncology, School of Medicine

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Joel Elconin, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology, School of Medicine

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Elisha Fredman, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology, School of Medicine

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Sarah Grabowski, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology, School of Medicine

Jerald Katcher, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology, School of Medicine

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Janice Lyons, MD

Associate Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology, School of Medicine

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Louis Novak, MD

Assistant Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology, School of Medicine

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Roger Ove, MD, PhD

Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology, School of Medicine

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Gilbert Padula, MD

Director of Community Research

Suzanne Russo, MD

Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology, School of Medicine

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Michael Seider, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology, School of Medicine

Medical Physics Division Faculty

Ande Bao, PhD

Assistant Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology, School of Medicine

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Valdir C. Colussi, PhD

Associate Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology, School of Medicine
Member, Cancer Imaging Program, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center

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Paul Geis, PhD

Assistant Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology, School of Medicine

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Chunhui (Charlie) Luo , PhD

Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology, School of Medicine

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Marcel Marcu, MS

Clinical Instructor, Department of Radiation Oncology, School of Medicine

Gisele Pereira, PhD

Assistant Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology, School of Medicine
Medical Physicist, Division of Medical Physics Department of Radiation Oncology, School of Medicine

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Tarun Podder, PhD

Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology, School of Medicine
Director, Physics Residency Program, Department of Radiation Oncology, School of Medicine
Member, Cancer Imaging Program, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center

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Jiankui (Jake) Yuan, PhD

Assistant Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology, School of Medicine

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Yuxia Zhang, MS

Instructor, Department of Radiation Oncology, School of Medicine

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Yiran Zheng, PhD

Assistant Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology, School of Medicine

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Medical Physics Division Staff

Jian-Yue Jin, PhD
Director
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center

Brian Krancevic, MS
Physicist
UH Seidman Cancer Center at UH Portage Medical Center

Albin Gonzalez, PhD, DABR
Physicist IV
UH Seidman Cancer Center at UH Avon Health Center

Angela Smith, MS
Physicist
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center

Rajesh Pidikiti, PhD
Physicist
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center

Frederick (Rick) Jesseph, MS, DABR
Medical Proton Physicist III
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center

Todd Hill, MS
Physicist
Firelands Regional Medical Center

ZhengZheng Xu, PhD
Physicist
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center

D. Randall (Randy) Smith, MS, DABR
Physicist III
UH Chagrin Highlands Health Center

Mark Smith, PhD, DABR
Physicist IV
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center

Radiation Biology Faculty

Nancy Oleinick, PhD

Professor Emerita, Department of Radiation Oncology, School of Medicine
Member, Molecular Oncology Program, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center

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