Expert Details
Radiation Oncology, Oligometastatic Disease, Advanced Radiation Therapy
ID: 739643
Illinois, USA
Expert works diligently to expand the outpatient clinic's services and provide world-class care to his patients. He chose his area of focus because he saw an opportunity to deliver a higher level of care and loves the ability to prioritize speed to care—reducing patients’ anxiety by preventing them from living in limbo during a difficult time in their lives.
Expert began his medical career with two years of service in Azerbaijan with the Peace Corps. He then earned his medical degree from Rush Medical College, followed by an intern year at University of Illinois Hospital and Health Sciences. While completing a radiation oncology residency, he served as chief resident and was named Resident of the Year, Researcher of the Year and earned Crain's Healthcare Hero Award.
Expert’s works range from exploring the impact of routine surveillance imaging in head and neck cancers to hypofractionated radiation boosts in prostate cancer. As an expert in advanced radiation therapy, he’s developed skills that include stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS), stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) and intensity modified radiation therapy (IMRT)—treating a range of conditions, including brain, head and neck, lung, liver, adrenal, spine, prostate and gynecologic malignancies.
Technical Experience:
- Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT) including Tomotherapy.
- Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy (SBRT) for lung, liver, adrenal, spine, metastases, intact prostate
- Frameless Stereotactic Radiosurgery (SRS) using linac (Truebeam)
- Image Guided Radiation Therapy (IGRT): C-RAD SGRT, ExacTrac, MV ports, kV radiographs and kvCBCT, MVCT (Tomotherapy)
- 3D Conformal Radiation Therapy (3D) and Electron Radiation Therapy
- Treatment planning systems: Aria/Eclipse, Brainlab i-Plan, Pinnacle, Tomotherapy, MIM
- Respiratory management: 4DCT, DIBH and respiratory gating with RPM, abdominal compression
- Brachytherapy: prostate/gynecologic/keloid (HDR), sarcoma (HDR/Civa), ocular (LDR plaque), recurrent brain metastases (GammaTile)
- Radiopharmaceuticals: Xofigo, Iodine-131
- Space OAR procedure training 09/2020
- Benign disease: Keloid, duputyrens, HO, AVM, trigeminal neuralgia
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 2018 | Degree: MD | Subject: Medicine | Institution: Rush Medical College |
| Year: 2023 | Degree: Residency Training | Subject: Radiation Oncology | Institution: Rush University Medical Center |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
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| Years: 2023 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Assistant Clinical Professor | Department: |
Responsibilities:Oversee the outpatient clinic practicing radiation oncology |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2019 to 2023 | Employer: Rush University Medical Center | Title: Radiation Oncology Resident | Department: |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2018 to 2019 | Employer: University of Illinois Hospital and Health Sciences | Title: Preliminary Internal Medicine Resident | Department: |
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Career Accomplishments
| Associations / Societies |
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| - American Society of Radiation Oncology - American College of Radiation Oncology - American Society of Clinical Oncology - American College of Radiology - Radiological Society of North America - Illinois State Radiologic Society - Chicago Radiologic Society |
| Licenses / Certifications |
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| - Certified to prescribe Optune, 02/2021 |
| Professional Appointments |
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| - Chief Resident: Coordinated educational conferences, implemented QA projects, lead medical student education - Rush Alumni Executive Council: Promoting alumni engagement, working to enhance the value of a Rush degree, and support the medical and graduate colleges - Quality Assurance Committee: Critically examine adverse patient safety events, near-misses, and complaints - Sunshine Committee: Multi-disciplinary group dedicated to improving staff moral - Public Voices Fellow: Produced thought leadership pieces on medicine and radiation therapy - Returned Peace Corps Volunteer: Developed and implemented health, wellness, and English programs for the SOS Children’s Village in Azerbaijan |
| Awards / Recognition |
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| - Resident of the Year - Researcher of the Year - Crain's Healthcare Hero Award - Public Health Service Excellence in Public Health Award |
| Medical / Professional |
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| Clinical protocol creation: 1 Grants: 1 |
| Publications and Patents Summary |
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| Publications: 7 |