University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Please join us in congratulating Dr. Shannon O’Reilly and Dr. Abby Besemer on their election to leadership positions within the Society of Directors of Academic Medical Physics Programs (SDAMPP). Beginning in January 2027, Dr. O’Reilly will serve as President-Elect, and Dr. Besemer will serve as Board Member-at-Large representing Residency Programs. SDAMPP facilitates collaboration among leaders …
Novel Bragg peak FLASH radiotherapy: treatment of base-of-skull tumors within existing clinical guidelines. Pennock M, Selvaraj B, Cheng C, Kyler A, Lin H, Hasan S, Chhabra A, Choi JI, Bakst R, Kabarriti R, Lee NY, Simone CB, Kang M.Front Oncol. 2026 Sep 4;16:1909184. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2026.1909184. eCollection 2026.PMID: 42761104 Free PMC article. Upright Immobilization for Proton …
Dr. Pippa Cosper, MD, PhD, of the University of Wisconsin–Madison Department of Radiation Medicine has been awarded a 2026 ASPIRE Award from The Mark Foundation for Cancer Research for her project, Oncogenic Determinants of Radioligand Therapy Resistance. The highly competitive award provides one year of funding worth $250,000 and supports innovative, high-risk, high-reward research with …
Congratulations to all of our Department of Radiation Medicine (DRM) presenters, co-authors, and session moderators for their strong contributions to the 2026 annual ASTRO meeting held in Boston, MA Saturday, September 26th through Wednesday, September 30th. The summary below highlights all of the DRM activities. Download schedule here
Welcome Ann Klopp, MD, incoming assistant professor. Hometown: Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin Educational background: I went to undergrad at the University of Michigan and then returned to Wisconsin for medical school at the Medical College of Wisconsin. For my residency I moved to Houston to MD Anderson. I stayed there for my faculty position and have been there …
Welcome Nicholas Lynch, PhD, incoming assistant professor. Hometown: Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada Educational background: Radiation Oncology Physics Residency, University of Wisconsin–Madison, 2026 PhD in Medical Physics, Dalhousie University, 2024 BSc (Joint Honours) in Physics and Earth Sciences, with a minor in Applied Mathematics, Memorial University of Newfoundland, 2017 When, and how, did you develop an interest in …
Immune Checkpoint Inhibition and the Evolving Multidisciplinary Management of Head and Neck Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Brower JV, Amini A, Kirtane K, Harari PM, Chera BS, Caudell JJ.Pract Radiat Oncol. 2026 Aug 19:S1879-8500(26)00257-2. doi: 10.1016/j.prro.2026.07.005. Online ahead of print.PMID: 42617949 No abstract available. Monte carlo assessment of advanced shielding materials for space-efficient radiotherapy vault design. Koo B, …
Radiation Medicine is built on collaboration. Beyond physicians and physicists, an entire team of specialists plays a vital role in advancing patient care. This series shines a spotlight on those professionals—their responsibilities, their expertise, and the people behind the titles. Our goal is to help you appreciate the depth and diversity of work that makes Radiation …
Signaling Mutations Negate the Favorable Impact of NPM1 Mutations in Older Patients With Newly Diagnosed Acute Myeloid Leukemia Treated With VEN/HMA. Hoff FW, Zeidner JF, Torlapati G, Nicolet D, Mrózek K, Huang Y, Li A, Welkie RL, Swords RT, Traer E, Stein EM, Lin TL, Baer MR, Duong VH, Blum WG, Arellano ML, Stock W, …
Welcome James Sohn, PhD, incoming assistant professor. Hometown: Originally from Busan, South Korea; most recently Chicago, IL. Educational background: Residency, Virginia Commonwealth University, 2022 Postdoctoral Fellowship, Emory University, 2020 Visiting Student, Stanford University, 2018 Visiting Student, University of Florida, 2020 MS and PhD, Catholic University of Korea, 2018 When, and how, did you develop an interest in …