NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital combines the award-winning expertise of Weill Cornell Medicine physicians, experienced healthcare staff, the intellectual energy of graduate residency and fellowship training programs, and the latest technologies to provide compassionate, culturally sensitive care to Brooklyn’s residents.
The NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital Radiation Oncology Residency Training Program is fully accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME). We are a community-based program with accreditation from the American College of Radiology. We offer four years of post-graduate training in the specialty of radiation oncology following the completion of a year of training in an ACGME-accredited medical, surgical, or transitional-year internship.
Our faculty includes:
- Radiation oncologists
- Medical physicists
- Radiation biologist
The department has:
- Varian TrueBeam and Varian Ethos megavoltage linear accelerators
- Varian Bravos iridium high dose rate (HDR) afterloader
- Siemens Somatom go. Open Pro large-bore CT simulator
- Adaptive planning
- Advanced image-guided radiotherapy
- Vision RT, surface guided radiation therapy
This includes intensity-modulated radiotherapy, volumetric-modulated arc therapy, and stereotactic radiotherapy.
On our premises, we perform:
- Stereotactic Radiosurgery (SRS)
- Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT)
- Respiratory gated and deep Inspiratory Breath Hold Technique (DIBH)
- Ulrtahypofractionatead breast irradiation
- Intetersitial HDR brachytherapy
- Intercavitary HDR brachytherapy
- Superficial HDR brachytherapy
- Low dose rate (LDR) brachytherapy for prostate and intracranial seed implants.
- Lu-177 & Ra-223 Radiopharmaceutical therapy
We are a main member of the NRG cooperative group (RTOG, NSABP, GOG).
We are also a clinical affiliate of the Center for Allied Health Education for radiation therapy.
Department Faculty
Hani Ashamalla, MD, Department Chairman, and Program Director
Bahaa Mokhtar, MD, Associate Program Director
Raymond Luke, MD
Juliana Runnels, MD
Paul Graves, PhD, Radiobiologist
Nik Sheth, MS, CMD, DABR, Chief of Medical Physicist
Nathan Otero, MS, DABR, Medical Physicist
Mario Gallardo, MS, Medical Physicist
Keith Edwards, Administrator
Educational Conferences
Radiation Oncology Conferences and Lectures
- Chart Rounds/Quality Assurance, Mondays 8 am-9 am. and Thursdays 12 pm-1 pm
- New Patients conference, Mondays and Thursdays 12:30 pm-1:30 pm
- Weekly Didactic Symposium, Mondays 12:30 pm-2 pm
- Morbidity and Mortality, Third Tuesday of each month 1pm-1:30 pm
- Journal Club, Every other Monday 1 pm-2 pm
- Radiobiology and Medical Physics, Friday 9 pm -11 am
Interdepartmental Conferences and Lectures
- G. I Tumor Board, Tuesday 12 pm-1 pm
- Thoracic Tumor Board, Every other Tuesday 9 pm-10 am
- Gynecologic Oncology Tumor Board, First Wednesday of the month 9 am-10 am
- Head and Neck Oncology Tumor Board, Third Wednesday of the month at 8 am
- Uro-Oncology Tumor Board, Third Tuesday of the month at 8 am
- Neuro-Oncology Conference (Joined with WCM), Tuesdays 4 pm- 5 pm
- Radiology-Pathology Conference, Fridays 12 pm–1 pm
Examinations
Each year, residents are required to take the In-Service Training Examination administered by the American Board of Radiology. This comprehensive exam covers clinical oncology, radiation physics, and radiobiology. It is intended to prepare residents for the written board examinations and evaluate their performance relative to peers at the same level in training.
The exam also helps the program director and residents identify areas where improvement may be needed in basic science or clinical knowledge. The RAPHEX exam is also given annually, specifically to assess physics proficiency.
We participate in the National Resident Matching Program. Applications are accepted through the Electronic Residency Application Service.
For further information, please contact the program coordinator Silvia Gonzalez at 718-780-3677.