Faculty

Ranjit Bindra

Assistant Professor of Therapeutic Radiology and of Pathology
Assistant Professor of Therapeutic Radiology

Clinical Interests:pediatric; central nervous system.

Francis Cardinale

Clinician, Therapeutic Radiology

Clinical Interests:Central nervous system, Head and Neck, Stereotactic Cranial and Body Radiosurgery.

Joseph Cardinale

Associate Chief and Medical Director for Radiation Oncology at the McGivney Center and at Griffin Hospital
Clinician, Therapeutic Radiology

Clinical Interests:prostate cancer

Bryan Chang

Assistant Professor of Therapeutic Radiology

Clinical Interests:Gastrointestinal cancers, including esophageal, gastric, pancreatic, hepatic, rectal, and anal cancers; head and neck cancer; lung cancer; stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) for tumors of the chest and abdomen; intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT).

Veronica Chiang

Associate Professor of Neurosurgery and of Therapeutic Radiology
Director, Stereotactic Radiosurgery
Medical Director, Yale New Haven Hospital Gamma Knife Center

Clinical Interests:Gamma Knife stereotactic radiosurgery; general neurosurgery; cerebral metastases; brain cancer; pituitary cancer; endocrine cancer; peripheral nerve surgery; stereotactic needle biopsy; management of traumatic brain injury; neurosurgical critical care

Joyce Chung

Assistant Clinical Professor of Therapeutic Radiology
Clinician, Therapeutic Radiology

Clinical Interests:breast cancer

Joseph Contessa

Assistant Professor of Therapeutic Radiology

Clinical Interests:Tumors of the Central Nervous System; Gamma Knife Stereotactic Radiotherapy; Brain Metastases; Head and Neck Cancer

Shari Damast

Assistant Professor of Therapeutic Radiology

Clinical Interests:gynecologic cancer; breast cancer; radiation therapy; brachytherapy

Roy Decker

Assistant Professor of Therapeutic Radiology and of Surgery (Otolaryngology)
Clinical Research Program Leader, Therapeutic Radiology, Yale Cancer Center

Clinical Interests:Head & Neck Cancer; Lung Cancer; Stereotactic Body Radiosurgery

Suzanne Evans

Assistant Professor of Therapeutic Radiology
Assistant Chief and Medical Director for Radiation Oncology at the Lawrence and Memorial Hospital

Peter Glazer, MD, PhD

Robert E. Hunter Professor of Therapeutic Radiology and Professor of Genetics
Chair, Department of Therapeutic Radiology

Clinical Interests:General radiation therapy; breast cancer; prostate cancer; lung cancer

James Hansen

Assistant Professor of Therapeutic Radiology

Susan Higgins

Associate Professor of Therapeutic Radiology and of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences
Associate Director, Department of Therapeutic Radiology Residency Training Program

Clinical Interests:General radiation therapy; breast cancer; early stage breast cancer; locally advanced breast cancer; breast conservation therapy; mammosite radiation therapy; partial breast radiation therapy; intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT); radiation techniques; lymphedema; gynecological cancer; brachytherapy; cervix cancer; vaginal cancer; uterine cancer; vulvar cancer; ovarian cancer; intracavitary radiation therapy; interstitial brachytherapy; high dose rate brachytherapy; low dose rate brachytherapy

Zain Husain

Clinician, Therapeutic Radiology

Clinical Interests:Head and neck cancer; stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT); lung cancer; spine radiosurgery; prostate cancer.

Arthur Knowlton

Clinician, Therapeutic Radiology

Christin Knowlton

Assistant Clinical Professor of Therapeutic Radiology
Clinician, Therapeutic Radiology

Clinical Interests:Experience in 3d conformal external beam radiation therapy; IMRT; IGRT using cone beam imaging; Exposure to Proton Therapy; Tomotherapy; training in SRS; SBRT using linac and Cyberknife platforms; HDR brachytherapy experience for gynecologic; breast; prostate; endobronchial; biliary cancer treatment. Training in LDR brachytherapy including prostate seed implantation and I-125 eye plaques. Work with unsealed parenteral I-125 sources. Training in hyperbaric oxygen therapy.

Sheida Mani

Assistant Clinical Professor of Therapeutic Radiology
Assistant Chief and Medical Director for Radiation Oncology at Bridgeport Hospital

Clinical Interests:General radiation therapy; gynecological cancer; vulvar and vaginal carcinoma; endometrial cancer; cervical cancer; gamma knife radiosurgery; trigeminal neuralgia; acoustic neuromas; vestibular schwannomas, Arterio-Venous Malformations (AVM); conformal radiation therapy; central nervous system; Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT); gastrointestinal cancer; esophageal cancer; pancreatic cancer; gastric cancer; rectal cancer; anal cancer; lung cancer; prostate cancer; interstitial brachytherapy; high dose rate brachytherapy

Bruce McGibbon

Assistant Professor of Therapeutic Radiology

Clinical Interests:Intra-cranial Radiosurgery; Stereotactic Body Radiosurgery; IMRT/IGRT; Calypso System with GPS for the Body; Head & Neck Cancer; Breast Cancer; Brain Tumors; and Prostate Cancer

Meena Moran

Associate Professor of Therapeutic Radiology and Assistant Clinical Professor of Nursing
Medical Director, Radiation Oncology at Backus Hospital
Director, Breast Center, William W. Backus Hospital
Associate Chief and Medical Director for Radiation Oncology at the William W. Backus Hospital

Clinical Interests:Clinical interest in breast cancer

Abhijit Patel

Assistant Professor of Therapeutic Radiology

Clinical Interests:Prostate Cancer; Lung Cancer; Breast Cancer; Gastrointestinal Cancers; General Radiation Therapy

Pradip Pathare

Associate Clinical Professor of Therapeutic Radiology

Clinical Interests:General Radiation Therapy, Image Guided Radiation Therapy, Breast Cancer, Prostate Cancer, Head and Neck Cancer, Lung Cancer

Richard Peschel

Professor of Therapeutic Radiology

Clinical Interests:General radiation therapy; bladder cancer; testicular cancer; prostate cancer; intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT); brachytherapy; lung cancer; lymphoma; breast cancer; melanoma; testes cancer; prostate cancer; renal cancer

Kenneth Roberts

Associate Professor of Therapeutic Radiology
Medical Director, Yale-New Haven Shoreline Medical Center, Department of Radiation Oncology
Associate Chief and Medical Director for Radiation Oncology at Shoreline Medical Center, Yale-New Haven Hospital

Clinical Interests:General radiation therapy; pediatric radiation therapy; hematologic malignancy; lymphoma; Hodgkin’s disease; total body irradiation; endovascular brachytherapy; oncologic brachytherapy; gynecologic cancer; cervix cancer; gastrointestinal cancer; colorectal cancer

Yung Son

Professor of Therapeutic Radiology and of Surgery (Otolaryngology)

Clinical Interests:General radiation therapy; head and neck cancer; definitive or intra-operative brachytherapy; esophageal cancer; colon cancer; lung cancer; soft-tissue sarcoma; skin cancer; pediatric cancer; unknown primary cancer; all invasive low- or high-dose-rate interventional brachytherapy and remote after-loading gamma-Med brachytherapy, particularly in otolaryngology, broncho-pulmonary, abdominal, retro-peritoneal, and colorectal malignancies

Joanne Weidhaas

Associate Professor of Therapeutic Radiology

Clinical Interests:Breast Cancer; Partial Breast Irradiation (PBI); Gynecological Cancer; Cervical Cancer

Lynn Wilson

Professor of Therapeutic Radiology and of Dermatology
Vice Chairman, Therapeutic Radiology
Clinical Director, Therapeutic Radiology
Residency Training Program Director, Therapeutic Radiology
Clinical Program Leader, Therapeutic Radiology, Yale Cancer Center

Clinical Interests:Cutaneous lymphoma, Lung cancer, Benign and malignant tumors of the skin, Breast cancer; Thoracic cancer

James Yu

Assistant Professor of Therapeutic Radiology

Clinical Interests:Genitourinary cancers; Central Nervous System cancers; prostate brachytherapy; head and neck cancer; lung cancer; breast cancer; radiation oncology