Christopher Serago

Dr. Christopher F. Serago began his career at Presbyterian University Hospital, now the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, in 1975 following a MS in radiological physics from Carnegie Mellon University. He completed his PhD in Medical Physics from the University of Pittsburgh while working for Presbyterian Hospital. From 1981 to 1992 he was the Director of Medical Physics at Baptist Hospital of Miami one of the first facilities in Florida to offer IORT, HDR brachytherapy, and stereotactic radiosurgery. Dr. Serago joined the faculty of Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital in 1992 where for 3 years his efforts were mostly dedicated to the treatment of patients with protons from the Harvard Cyclotron. Dr. Serago accepted a position at Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida in 1995 as the chief physicist in radiation oncology eventually becoming Chair, Division of Medical Physics and Associate Professor in the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine. His work at Mayo clinic spanned the full range of clinical, research, and education activities. He is especially grateful to have been honored twice with the Educator of the Year Award from the Association of Residents in Radiation Oncology, the MD Williams Award from the American Association of Physicists in Medicine, and the Walter Mauderli Lifetime Achievement Award from the Florida Chapter of the AAPM. After retiring from Mayo Clinic in 2020, he accepted a part time position at Yale New Haven Health. He has served on the Board of Directors of the AAPM, President and Chapter Representative of the Florida Chapter AAPM, Chair of the AAPM Ethics Committee, Chair of the AAPM Meeting Coordination Committee, and Chairman of the Board of the American College of Medical Physics. He is a Fellow of the AAPM, ACR, and ACMP.