MD
Associate Professor, Radiation Oncology
Program Director, Residency Program
Director of Pediatric and Young Adult Malignancies, Department of Radiation Oncology
UNC-Chapel Hill
Breast Cancer Research Program
Area of Interest
I am an Associate Professor in the Department of Radiation Oncology at the University of North Carolina and serve as Program Director for the Radiation Oncology Residency. I am also the Director of Pediatric and Young Adult Malignancies within the department.
My research centers on pediatric and breast radiation oncology, with a strong emphasis on clinical trial development at the institutional and national level to optimize treatment efficacy while minimizing toxicity.
I am also actively involved in various cooperative groups and serve as Chair of Radiation Oncology for Soft Tissue Sarcoma within the Children’s Oncology Group.
Awards and Honors
- Gertrude B. Elion Mentored Medical Student Research Award, UNC, 2025
- UNC Hospitals & UNC Faculty Physicians Award for Carolina Care Excellence, 2023, 2024, 2025
- Children’s Oncology Group Young Investigator Research Award, COG, 2020, 2022
- ARRO Educator of the Year, UNC, 2021-2022
- Roentgen Resident Research Award, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 2020
- Distinction in Research, Mount Sinai, 2015
- Distinction in Education, Mount Sinai 2015
- Alpha Omega Alpha, Mount Sinai, 2015
- J.E. Wallace Sterling Award for Scholastic Achievement (for top 25 students in the graduating class), Stanford University, 2010
