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Get to Know the Radiation Oncologists


William F. Hartsell, MD (Medical Director of the center)
hartsell Undergraduate

University of Oklahoma
Norman, Oklahoma

Medical Degree

University of Oklahoma
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Internship

Presbyterian St. Luke's
Denver, Colorado

Residency

Rush-Presbyterian St. Luke's
Chicago, Illinois

Board Certification

American Board of Radiology
in Radiation Oncology

Expertise

3-D therapy, intensity-modulated radiation therapy, stereotactic radiosurgery, high-dose-rate brachytherapy, proton therapy


Martin J. Boyer, DO
martinboyer Undergraduate

Loyola University
Chicago, Illinois

Medical Degree

Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine
Athens, Ohio

Internship

Parkview Hospital
Toledo, Ohio

Residency

Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Chicago, Illinois

Board Certification

American Board of Radiology
in Radiation Oncology and American
Registry of Radiologic Technologists

Expertise

3-D conformal radiation therapy, intensity-modulated radiation therapy, stereotactic radiosurgery, and low-dose-rate and high-dose-rate brachytherapy


John Han-Chih Chang, MD
johnchang Undergraduate

University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan

Medical Degree

University of Michigan
Medical School
Ann Arbor, Michigan

Internship

St. Joseph Medical Center
Ann Arbor, Michigan

Residency

Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Board Certification

American Board of Radiology
in Radiation Oncology

Expertise

3-D radiation conformal radiation therapy, intensity-modulated radiation therapy, stereotactic radiosurgery, high-dose-rate brachytherapy, permanent brachytherapy (seed implants), proton therapy


Diana H. Chung, MD
Medical Degree

University of Chicago,
Pritzker School of Medicine
Chicago, Illinois

Internship

Rush Presbyterian St. Luke's Hospital
Chicago, Illinois

Residency

University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan

Board Certification

American Board of Radiology
in Radiation Oncology

Expertise

3-D conformal radiation therapy, intensity-modulated radiation therapy, MammoSite, high-dose-rate brachytherapy


Arica Hirsch, MD
aricahirsch Undergraduate

Northwestern University
Evanston, Illinois

Medical Degree

Northwestern University
Evanston, Illinois

Internship

Evanston Hospital
Evanston, Illinois

Residency

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
New York, New York

Board Certification

American Board of Radiology
in Radiation Oncology

Expertise

3-D conformal radiation therapy, intensity-modulated radiation therapy, low-dose-rate and high-dose-rate brachytherapy


Siavash Jabbari, MD
siavashjabbari Undergraduate

Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan

Medical Degree

University of Michigan
Medical School
Ann Arbor, Michigan

Internship

St. Francis Medical Center
Evanston, Illinois

Residency

University of California
San Francisco, California

Board Certification

American Board of Radiology
in Radiation Oncology Eligible

Expertise

3-D conformal radiation therapy, intensity-modulated radiation therapy, stereotactic radiosurgery, low- and high-dose-rate brachytherapy, intraoperative radiation therapy, total body irradiation

 


Christy M. Kesslering, MD
kristykesslering Undergraduate

University of California
Los Angeles, California

Medical Degree

Stritch School of Medicine,
Loyola University
Maywood, Illinois

Internship

MacNeal Hospital
Berwyn, Illinois

Residency

University of Wisconsin
Madison, Wisconsin

Board Certification

American Board of Radiology
in Radiation Oncology

Expertise

3-D conformal radiation therapy, intensity-modulated radiation therapy, image-guided radiation therapy, stereotactic body radiation therapy, Gamma Knife


Rajiv J. Patel, MD
rajivpatel Undergraduate

University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan

Medical Degree

Wayne State University
Detroit, Michigan

Internship

St. Joseph Hospital
Chicago, Illinois

Residency

Wayne State University Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute
Detroit, Michigan

Board Certification

American Board of Radiology
in Radiation Oncology

Expertise

3-D radiation conformal therapy, intensity-modulated radiation therapy, image-guided radiation therapy, high-dose-rate brachytherapy, breast brachytheapy, permanent prostate brachytherapy (seed implants), TomoTherapy

 


Tanya M. Powell, MD
tanyapowell Undergraduate

University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan

Medical Degree

Wayne State University
Detroit, Michigan

Internship

Wayne State University
Detroit, Michigan

Residency

Wayne State University - Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute
Detroit, Michigan

Board Certification

American Board of Radiology
in Radiation Oncology

Expertise

3-D conformal radiation therapy, intensity-modulated radiation therapy, high-dose-rate brachytherapy, permanent brachytherapy (seed implants), neutron radiotherapy, Gamma Knife radiosurgery

 

 

Ramji R. Rajendran, MD, PhD
ramjirajendran Undergraduate

University of Virginia
Charlottesville, Virginia

Medical Degree

University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign
Urbana, Illinois

Internship

Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Residency

Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Board Certification

American Board of Radiology
in Radiation Oncology Eligible

Expertise

Gamma Knife radiosurgery, stereotactic body radiation therapy

 


James E. Ruffer, MD
jamesruffer Undergraduate

Tulane University
New Orleans, Louisiana

Medical Degree

Northwestern University
Chicago, Illinois

Internship

Fairfax Hospital
Fairfax, Virginia and
Georgetown University Medical Center
Washington, D.C.

Residency

University of Pennsylvania Medical Center
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Board Certification

American Board of Radiology
in Radiation Oncology

Expertise

3-D conformal radiotherapy, intensity-modulated radiation therapy, stereotactic radiosurgery, high-dose-rate brachytherapy

 


Paul R. Schabinger, MD
paulschabinger Undergraduate

University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign
Urbana, Illinois

Medical Degree

University of Illinois
College of Medicine
Chicago, Illinois

Internship

Rush-Presbyterian St. Luke's
Chicago, Illinois

Residency

Rush-Presbyterian St. Luke's
Chicago, Illinois

Board Certification

American Board of Radiology
in Radiation Oncology

Expertise

3-D conformal radiotherapy, intensity-modulated radiation therapy, low-dose-rate and high-dose-rate brachytherapy, TomoTherapy

 


Michael A. Stutz, MD
michaelstutz Undergraduate

Dartmouth College
Hanover, New Hampshire

Medical Degree

Northwestern University
Medical School
Chicago, Illinois

Internship

Medical College of Wisconsin
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Residency

Medical College of Wisconsin
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Board Certification

American Board of Radiology
in Radiation Oncology

Expertise

External beam conformal, intensity-modulated radiation therapy, permanent brachytherapy (seed implants)

 


Patrick J. Sweeney, MD
patricksweeney Undergraduate

University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, Indiana

Medical Degree

Ohio State University
Columbus, Ohio

Internship

Rush-Presbyterian St. Luke's
Chicago, Illinois and
Ohio State University
Columbus, Ohio

Residency

Ohio State University
Columbus, Ohio

Board Certification

American Board of Radiology
in Radiation Oncology

Expertise

3-D conformal radiation therapy, intensity-modulated radiation therapy, stereotactic radiosurgery using Gamma Knife, high-dose-rate brachytherapy

 


Santosh V. Yajnik, MD
santoshyajnik Undergraduate

University of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois

Medical Degree

University of Chicago
Pritzker School of Medicine
Chicago, Illinois

Internship

Scripps Mercy Hospital
San Diego, California

Residency

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
New York, New York

Board Certification

American Board of Radiology
in Radiation Oncology

Expertise

3-D conformal radiation therapy, intensity-modulated radiation therapy, stereotactic radiosurgery, high-dose-rate brachytherapy, intraoperative radiation therapy, permanent interstitial brachytherapy (seed implants)