Medical Physics Graduate Students

M.S. in Medical Physics Program

Jennelle Bergene
jbergene@mdanderson.org

B.S., 2009, Physics, South Dakota State University
M.S., 2010, Physics, South Dakota State University

Project: To Be Determined
Advisor: David Followill, Ph.D.
Career Goal: Clinical practice

Kevin Casey
kecasey@mdanderson.org

B.S., 2007, Physics, University of Texas - Austin

Project: To Be Determined
Advisor: David Followill, Ph.D.
Career Goal: Clinical practice

Yi-Pei "Patty" Chen
ychen12@mdanderson.org

B.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of California - San Diego

Project: To Be Determined
Advisor: Lei Dong, Ph.D.
Career Goal: Clinical practice

Katherine Dextraze
KLDextraze@mdanderson.org

B.S., 2011, Nuclear and Radiological Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology

Project: First  Year Student
Advisor: TBD
Career Goal: Clinical practice

Olivia Huang
OHuang@mdanderson.org

B.S., 2010, Biology, University of California - San Diego

Project: First Year Student
Advisor: TBD
Career Goal: Clinical practice

Elizabeth McKenzie
EMMc@mdanderson.org

B.S., 2011, Physics, Purdue University





Project:  First Year Student
Advisor:  TBD
Career Goal:  Clinical practice

James Neihart
JLNeihart@mdanderson.org

B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Kansas State University

Project: First Year Student
Advisor: TBD
Career Goal: Clinical practice

Jared Ohrt
johrt@mdanderson.org

B.S., 2004, Physics, University of Texas - Austin

Project: A Calculation-Based Comprehensive IMRT/QA System
Advisor: Peter Balter, PhD
Career Goal: Clinical practice

Roman Repchak
rrepchak@mdanderson.org

B.S., 1998, Electrical Engineering, Lviv Polytechnic Institute
M.S.,1999, Electrical Engineering, Lviv Polytechnic Institute

Project: First Year Student
Advisor: David Followill, PhD
Career Goal: Clinical practice

Michael Silosky
michael.silosky@mdanderson.org

B.S., 2005, Physics, University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign

Project: First Year Student
Advisor: TBD.
Career Goal: Clinical practice

John Matthew Wait
JMWait@mdanderson.org

B.S., 2011, Physics, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

Project: First Year Student
Advisor: TBD.
Career Goal: Clinical practice

Kevin Vredevoogd
kmvredevoogd@mdanderson.org

B.S., 2010, Physics, Michigan State University

Project: First Year Student
Advisor: TBD
Career Goal: Clinical practice

Ph.D. in Medical Physics Program

Moiz Ahmad
Moiz.Ahmad@mdanderson.org

B.S., 2005, Physics, University of Texas - Austin
B.S., 2005, Electrical Engineering, University of Texas - Austin 

Project: Four-Dimensional Cone-Beam Computed Tomography 
Advisor:Tinsu Pan, Ph.D.
Career Goal:  Clinical practice

Hua Ai
HAi@mdanderson.org

B.S., 2008, Physics, Peking University 

Project: TBD
Advisor: Tinsu Pan, Ph.D. 
Career Goal: Academic Medical Physics

Chad Bircher
cbircher@mdanderson.org

B.S., 2001, Physics, Abilene Christian College
M.S., 2007, Physics, University of Tennessee-Knoxville 

Project: What Do Solid State Photomultipliers Have to Offer PET Technology?
Advisor: Yiping Shao, Ph.D. 
Career Goal: Clinical practice or industry

Ryan Bosca
Rjbosca@mdanderson.org

B.S., 2007, Physics, University of North Texas
B.S., 2007, Mathematics, University of North Texas
M.S., 2008, Physics, University of North Texas 

Project: Magnetic Resonance Imaging Assessment of Radiation Therapy Response
Advisor: Edward F. Jackson, Ph.D. 
Career Goal: Academic Medical Physics

Lawrence Bronk
lbronk@mdanderson.org

B.S., 2008, Physics, Massachussets Institute of Technology
M.S., 2009 Physics, University of Texas - Austin

Project:  TBD
Advisor:  Renata Pasqualini, Ph.D.
Career Goal: Academic Medical Physics

Mitchell Carroll
mcarroll@mdanderson.org

B.S., 2007, Physics, Furman University
M.S., 2010, Nuclear Engineering, Texas A&M University 

Project: First Year Student
Advisor: TBD
Career Goal:  Academic Medical Physics

Joey Cheung
jpcheung@mdanderson.org

B.A., 2008, Physics, University of California - Berkeley

Project: Image-guided Adaptive Proton Therapy Without Replanning
Advisor:  Lei Dong, Ph.D.
Career Goal: Academic Medical Physics

Jongmin Cho
jcho2@mdanderson.org

B.E,, 1996, Electrical Engineering, Inha University
M.S., 1998, Physics, Seoul University
M.S., 2004, Physics, University of British Columbia

Project: TBD
Advisor:  Geoffrey Ibbott, Ph.D..
Career Goal: Clinical/Academic Medical Physics

John Eley
jgeley@mdanderson.org

B.S., 2005, Physics, College of Charleston
M.S., 2009, Medical Physics, Louisiana State University
 

Project: Irradiation of Moving Organs with Scanned Carbon Ion Beams
Advisor: Wayne Newhauser, Ph.D.
Career Goal: Academic Medical Physics

Samuel Fahrenholtz
sjfahrenholtz@mdanderson.org

B.S., 2009, Kansas State University

Project:  TBD
Advisor: R. Jason Stafford, Ph.D.
Career Goal: TBD

Austin Faught
amfaught@mdanderson.org

B.A., 2009, Physics, Kenyon College

Project: TBD
Advisor: David Followill, Ph.D.
Career Goal: TBD

Ryan Grant
Ryan.Grant@mdanderson.org

B.S., 2007, Physics, University of Texas - Austin
M.S., 2010, Medical Physics, University of Texas HSC - Houston

Project: Three Dimensional Radiation Quality Assurance
Advisor: Geoffrey Ibbott, Ph.D.
Career Goal: Clinical practice

Kenneth Homann
klhomann@mdanderson.org

B.S., 2002, Physics, Northwestern State University
M.S., 2005, Medical Physics, University of Texas HSC - Houston 

Project: Comparison of Second Cancer Risk Between Proton or Photon Radiation Treatment for Hodgkin's Lymphoma
Advisor: Wayne Newhauser, Ph.D.
Career Goal: Clinical practice, Research, Medical Physics Education

Jessie Huang
jyhuang@mdanderson.org

B.S., 2010, Physics, Rice University





Project: TBD
Advisor:  Stephen Kry, Ph.D.
Career Goal: Clinical/Academic Medical Physics

Cheuk Kai Hui
ckhui@mdanderson.org

B.S., 2004, Physics, University of Arizona
M.S., 2007, Physics, University of Texas - Austin 

Project: Quantitative Perfusion Imaging in Experimental Spinal Cord Injury 
Advisor: Ponnada Narayana, Ph.D.
Career Goal: Clinical Practice

Luke Hunter
lhunter@mdanderson.org

B.S., 2008, Physics, Texas A&M University - College Station
B.S., 2008, Biochemistry, Texas A&M University - College Station






Project: TBD
Advisor:  Lei Dong, Ph.D.
Career Goal: Clinical/Academic Medical Physics

William Scott Ingram
WSIngram@mdanderson.org

B.S., 2011, Physics, Johns Hopkins University

Project: First Year Student
Advisor:  TBD
Career Goal: Clinical/Academic Medical Physics

Vaibhav Juneja
vjuneja@mdanderson.org

B.S., 2001, Electrical Engineering, Uijain Engineering College
ME, 2004, Biomedical Engineering, University of Connecticut 

Project: Time Efficient Diffusion Spectrum Imaging (DSI) 
Advisor: Ponnada Narayana, Ph.D. 
Career Goal: Industry 

Shane Krafft
spkrafft@mdanderson.org

B.S., 2008, Physics, University of Arizona
M.S. 2010, Physics, University of Arizona

Project: TBD
Advisor:  Mary Martel, Ph.D.
Career Goal: Clinical/Academic Medical Physics

Christopher J. MacLellan
cjmaclellan@mdanderson.org

B.S., 2010, Physics, University of Massachusetts at Amherst







Project: TBD
Advisor:  R. Jason Stafford, Ph.D.
Career Goal: Academic Medical Physics

Tze Yee Lim
TLim@mdanderson.org

B.S., 2011, Physics, Drexel University

Project: First Year Student
Advisor: TBD 
Career Goal: Clinical/Academic Medical practice

Rachael Martin
RMMartin@mdanderson.org

B.S., 2011, Physics, Harvey Mudd University

Project: First Year Student
Advisor: TBD 
Career Goal: Clinical practice

Jason Matney
jematney@mdanderson.org

B.S., 2005, Physics, Ball State University
M.S., 2008, Physics, Louisiana State University - Baton Rouge 

Project: Investigation of Motion Management Issues for Proton and Photon External Beam Radiotherapy in Lung Cancer
Advisor: Radhe Mohan, Ph.D. 
Career Goal: Clinical practice

Justin Mikell
jmikell@mdanderson.org

B.S., 2002, Physics, University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign
B.S., 2002, Computer Science- University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign 

Project: Internal Radionuclide Dose Calculation Using Deterministic Radiation Transport Methods
Advisor: Firas Mourtada, Ph.D. 
Career Goal: Research, industry and clinical practice

Joshua Niedzielski
jsniedzieski@mdanderson.org

B.S., 2010, Physics, Michigan State University






Project: TBD
Advisor:  Tinsu Pan, Ph.D.
Career Goal: Clinical/Academic Medical Physics

Jessica Nute
jlnute@mdanderson.org

B.A., 2005, Physics, University of Virginia
M.S., 2009, Medical Physics, Duke University

Project: Metal Artifact Reduction in Dual Energy CT
Advisor: Dianna Cody, Ph.D.
Career Goal: Clinical/Academic Medical Physics

Peter Park
pcpark@mdanderson.org

A.A., 2005, Chemistry, De Anza College
B.S., 2007, Physics, University of California at San Diego 

Project: Scanning Beam Proton Therapy Planning Strategy
Advisor: Lei Dong, Ph.D. 
Career Goal:  Academic Medical Physics

Christopher Peeler
crpeeler@mdanderson.org

B.S., 2010, Physics, Louisiana State University - Baton Rouge

Project: TBD
Advisor:  Radhe Mohan, Ph.D.
Career Goal: Academic Medical Physics

Kiley Pulliam
kbpulliam@mdanderson.org

B.S., 2007, Physics, Centenary College of Louisiana 
M.S., 2011, Medical Physics, University of Texas HSC-Houston

Project: First Year Student
Advisor: Stephen Kry, Ph.D.
Career Goal: Clinical/Academic Medical Physics

Daniel Robertson
dgrobertson@mdanderson.org

B.S., 2008, Physics, Brigham Young University 

Project: Computer Simulations of Detector Designs as well as Physical Measurements at the Proton Therapy Center

Advisor: Sam Beddar, Ph.D.
Career Goal:  Academic Medical Physics

Ashley Rubinstein
AERubinstein@mdanderson.org

B.S., 2011, Physics, Boston University

Project: First Year Student
Advisor: TBD
Career Goal: Clinical Practice/Academic Medical Physics

Sarah Scarboro
sbscarboro@mdanderson.org

B.S., 2006, Nuclear Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
M.S., 2008, Medical Physics, Georgia Institute of Technology 

Project: Effect of Photon Energy Spectra on Energy-Dependent Dosimeters
Advisor: Stephen Kry, Ph.D.
Career Goal: Clinical Practice/Academic Medical Physics

Daniel Smith
dlsmith2@mdanderson.org

B.S., 2010, Physics, University of Notre Dame

Project: TBD
Advisor:  Wendy Woodward, M.D.
Career Goal: Academic Medical Physics

Jackie Tonigan
jrtonigan@mdanderson.org

B.S., 2009, Nuclear Engineering, University of New Mexico
M.S., 2011, Medical Physics, University of Texas HSC - Houston




Project:  First Year Student
Advisor:  TBD
Career Goal:  Clinical/Academic Physics

Yoshikazu Tsunashima
ytsunash@mdanderson.org

B.S., 2000, Physics, Tokyo University of Science
2000-2005, Radiation Therapist, Proton Medical Research Center, University of Tsukuba 

Project: Respiratory-gated Beam Delivery Technique with Synchrontron-based Proton Therapy 
Advisor: Lei Dong, Ph.D. 
Career Goal: Academic Medical Physics

Christopher Walker
cmwalker@mdanderson.org

B.S., 2010, Physics, Trinity University

Project: TBD
Advisor:  Jim Bankson, Ph.D.
Career Goal: Clinical/Academic Medical Physics

Landon Wootton  
lswoottonmdanderson.org

B.S., 2008, Physics, University of Texas - Austin

Project: A Real-Time In Vivo Scintillation Dosimeter for Clinical Use
Advisor: Sam Beddar, Ph.D.
Career Goal: Clinical Practice

Project: Orthovoltage CT and Its Application 
Advisor: Lei Dong, Ph.D. 
Career Goal:  Academic Medical Physics

Adam Yock
adyock@mdanderson.org

B.S., 2008, Physics, Harvard University





Project:  Incorporating Population Based Anatomic Information Into Radiation Therapy Treatment Planning
Advisor: Lei Dong, Ph.D.
Career Goal: Clinical/Academic Medical Physics

Henry Yu
zhyu@mdanderson.org

B.S., 2006, Physics, University of Texas at Austin 2006-2008
Research Assistant, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Department of Radiation Physics 

Project: Adaptive Radiation Treatment Methods for GYN and Proton Therapy and Dose Validation Between Planned and Given Dose
Advisor: Lei Dong, Ph.D. 
Career Goal: Clinical/Academic/Industry

Joshua Yung
jyung@mdanderson.org

B.S., 2005, Biomedical Engineering, Duke University 2005-2007
Imaging Research Technician, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Department of Imaging Physics 

Project: Motion Correction for MRTI and Thermal Therapy 
Advisor: John D. Hazle, Ph.D. 
Career Goal: Industry Research and Development