We had a great day at #ASTRO24. Thank you for stopping by this afternoon for the poster Q&As with Drs. Roman Travis (PGY4), Jingwei Duan (PGY2), and Krishmita Siwakoti (PGY1). ASTRO UAB Heersink School of Medicine

Assistant Vice Chair for Medical Physics Dr. Richard Popple presented his poster, "Targeting Accuracy of Frameless Linear Accelerator Thalamotomy" today at #ASTRO24. UAB Radiation Oncology UAB Heersink School of Medicine ASTRO #thalamotomy

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Our chief UAB Medical Physics resident Dr. Jingwei Duan will be presenting his poster today at #ASTRO24 in Hall C, 4:45-6:00 ET. ASTRO #adaptiveradiotherapy #lungcancer

Our team gathered to wish Dr. Joseph Harms a very bittersweet farewell as he embarks on his new role as assistant professor at @WashURadOnc. Best wishes Joseph Harms, PhD!

Our annual #ASTRO24 gathering was at the Morrison-Clark Historic Inn & Restaurant in Washington D.C. on Sept. 29. Thanks to the Robert Y. Kim Alumni Society & everyone who joined us to honor Chair Dr. James A. Bonner. See you next year in San Francisco!

One year ago today we officially became the first and only radiation oncology center in AL accredited through the American Society for Radiation Oncology APEx - Accreditation Program for Excellence®. Both clinics at UAB and Acton Rd are APEx accredited! ASTRO UAB Medicine

Congratulations to these providers! 👏 #UABHeersink

Don't miss today's talk with Dr. Willey!

A Heersink research team led by UAB Pathology Professor Upender Manne, Ph.D., has discovered a promising combination therapy for metastatic colorectal cancer. Read more by visiting the link below. buff.ly/3UoikVs

Congrats to our fall 2024 "Champions of Safety." These champions demonstrate exemplary contributions to our department's positive culture of safety: Brandon Conant, Lisa Moore, Karen Kirksey, Jessie Lacy, Bailey Ludt, Jasmine Parmer, Christine Poole, & Shashank Singh. 🏆 👏

St. Vincent’s is now part of UAB Medicine, bringing together two organizations with a shared mission of providing life-changing care. We’re thrilled to be able to enhance access to exceptional care for all Alabamians by becoming one.💚 #UABStVincents brnw.ch/21wOimA

Last year our UAB Medical Physics team #KillingCancerWithCode won 1st place in the ESTRO Auto-RTP Challenge, last week our manuscript titled "KBP, MCO, and Plan Scorecards: A Winning Combination" describing our approach was published in the Radiotherapy & Oncology doi.org/10.1016/j.rado…

Happy National Radiologic Technology Week! We want to recognize our amazing radiation therapy team made up of 56 radiation therapists (RTTs) and certified medical dosimetrists (CMDs) who play a vital role in patient care. Thank you! #radtech #cancercare UAB Medicine UAB Heersink School of Medicine

Happy International Day of Medical Physics to our dedicated UAB MedPhys team! IDMP UAB Medicine @uabmedphys UAB Radiation Oncology

Congratulations to Dr. Lewis Shi’s Lab on newly published research in Nature Communications, “HIF1α -regulated glycolysis promotes activation-induced cell death and IFN-γ induction in hypoxic T cells.” Read more: nature.com/articles/s4146… UAB Heersink School of Medicine UAB O'Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center #CancerResearch

We welcomed our friends from the nonprofit Radiation Oncology Accelerated Research (ROAR) to tour our department on Nov. 19. We are tremendously thankful for ROAR’s support of our cancer research programs since 2009.

Congratulations to Andrew McDonald, M.D., M.S., who was recently appointed second holder of the ROAR Southeast Cancer Foundation Endowed Chair in Radiation Oncology. Read more: buff.ly/4eS1mXf UAB Heersink School of Medicine @OnealCancerUAB

Congratulations to Assistant Professor Neil Pfister, who was one of 22 graduates in the second cohort of @UABMedicine's Emerging Leadership Series. 👏

Happy #MatchDay! We are thrilled to announce that Suman Gautam, Ph.D., will be joining our Department of Radiation Oncology Medical Physics team! #UABMatchDay2025 #HeersinkMatchDay2025 #RadiationOncologyMedicalPhysics UAB Heersink School of Medicine UAB Radiation Oncology