Radiation Oncology Residency

Cira Mollings Puentes, M.D. earned her medical degree at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas. Outside of work, Cira enjoys dancing, floral arrangement, and watching international dramas. Her research interests include quality improvement and implementation science.

Harshath “Harshi” Gupta, M.D. earned his medical degree at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. In his free time, Harshi enjoys board games, escape rooms, salsa dancing, and cooking. His research focuses on cancer genetics and epigenetics, biomarkers for response to radiation treatment, and radiomics.

Forrest Kwong, M.D.  earned his medical degree at  Oregon Health and Science University School of Medicine.  In his spare time, Forrest enjoys playing tennis, running, and board games. His research focuses on central nervous system malignancies, intracranial arteriovenous malformations, and metabolic predictors of survival in pancreatic cancer.

Pranalee Patel, M.D. earned her medical degree from Duke University School of Medicine.  In her free time, Pranalee enjoys board games, playing pickleball, and trying new vegan recipes. She is interested in predictors of acute and long-term toxicities following radiation therapy and optimizing radiation techniques to reduce toxicity development.

Ansel Nalin, M.D, Ph.D. earned his medical degree from  Ohio State University College of Medicine and Public Health. In his free time, Ansel enjoys distance running, golf, and board games. He is interested in mechanisms of cancer immunology, the effects of radiation on the immune response and tumor microenvironment, and the combination of radiation and immunotherapy.

Jane Pearce, M.D.  earned her medical degree from  Wake Forest University School of Medicine.  In her spare time, Jane enjoys running, yoga, traveling, reading, and spending time with family and friends. Pearce is dedicated to health equity, patient-reported outcomes, and precision medicine.

Rehema Thomas, M.D. earned her medical degree from George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences. Outside of work, Rehema loves traveling, pilates, spending time with friends, and watching reality TV and true crime shows. Her research interests include sexual toxicity, breast and GYN cancers, access to care, and workforce diversity.

Patrick Carriere, II, M.D., Ph.D. earned his medical degree at  Wake Forest University School of Medicine. Patrick is passionate about being a husband, father, and man of faith, and loves traveling, landscape photography, and supporting the Lakers. His research focuses on FLASH radiation therapy, the interplay between radiation and immunology, patient-reported outcomes, patient access and outcome disparities, predictive biomarkers for radiation sensitivity, and global oncology.

Jordan McDonald, M.D. earned her medical degree at  USF Health Morsani College of Medicine.  In her spare time, Jordan enjoys running, playing sports (especially volleyball), lifting, board/card games, spending time with friends and family, playing with dogs, and enjoying Houston's food scene. Her research interests include quality of life, patient experience, medical and patient education, and radiomics.

Cesar Marquez, M.D., Ph.D. earned his medical degree at  Stanford School of Medicine.  Outside of work, Cesar  loves traveling, urban hiking, exploring eclectic shops, reading historical fiction, and dancing to various Latin music genres. His research interests include diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers, targeted biologics in solid tumors, and the integration of AI in treatment delivery, with a focus on equitable care.

Robert Warren Floyd, M.D., Ph.D.  earned his medical degree at Duke University School of Medicine.  In his spare time, Warren loves adventures with his family, perfecting dad jokes, watching football, reading fantasy and science fiction, traveling, hiking, and playing narrative action/adventure video games. His research focuses on radiologic and biologic markers of tumor and normal tissue treatment response to guide personalized, adaptive radiotherapy.

Troy Kleber, M.D. earned his medical degree at Emory University School of Medicine.  In his spare time Troy enjoys reading science fiction, eating barbecue, and spending time outdoors. His research interests include data analytics, meta-epidemiological research, and optimizing treatment options for brain metastases.

Elaine Cha, M.D. earned her medical degree from University of  Illinois College of Medicine. In her free time, Elaine enjoys thrifting, home DIY projects, checking out local cafes, stargazing, and spending quality time with friends and family. Her research focuses on clinical implementation science, database analysis, and health services research.

Adam Grippin, M.D., Ph.D. earned his medical degree at  University of Florida College of Medicine.  In his spare time, Adam enjoys running, swimming, surfing, and spending time with his kids, Ben and Kennedy. His research focuses on cancer immunotherapy, translational research, and mRNA therapeutics.

Kamaria Lee, M.D.  earned her medical degree at  Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. In her spare time,  Kamaria enjoys walks in Houston parks and music. Her research focuses on global oncology and health equity, including implementation sciences, health services research, and the intersection of global politics and cancer care.

Ramez Kouzy, M.D. earned his medical degree at  American University of Beirut Faculty of Medicine.  Outside of work, Ramez enjoys reading, listening to podcasts, lounging in a hammock, and playing pickleball. His research focuses on improving patient-centered care by leveraging large datasets, evaluating clinical trials, and enhancing evidence synthesis, with a particular interest in AI's role in medical research.

Stephanie Dudzinski, M.D., Ph.D. earned her medical degree at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. In her free time, Steph enjoys visiting playgrounds with her son, playing competitive tennis, exploring Latin dance scenes, and trying Houston's food with her husband. Her research focuses on clinical trials and translational research to understand the modulation of the tumor immune microenvironment with radiation and immunotherapy, and improving Radiation Oncology education.

Enoch Chang, M.D. earned his medical degree at Yale School of Medicine.  In his
free time, Enoch enjoys fostering friendships over home-cooked meals, live music, playing tennis and pickleball, rooting for the Dodgers, Lakers, and Rams, watching Formula 1, and exploring BBQ. His research interests include novel radioenhancers, quantitative imaging biomarkers, radiotherapy for metastatic disease, and AI applications in clinical oncology.

Alexander Sherry, M.D. earned his medical degree at  Vanderbilt University School of Medicine.  Outisde of work, Alex enjoys spending time outdoors with his family, camping, skiing, hiking, exploring local restaurants, and supporting the New Orleans Saints and LSU Tigers football teams. His research focuses on ablative radiotherapy in metastatic disease, the immune response to radiotherapy, functional stereotactic radiosurgery, data science, and clinical trials methodology.

Benjamin Schrank, M.D., Ph.D. earned his medical degree at  Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons.  In his spare time, Ben enjoys playing the cello, composing music, and exploring vegetarian-friendly cuisine with his husband, Andrew. His research focuses on genome instability in diseases of aging, including dementia and cancer, and the immunogenic potential of the DNA damage response.

Michael Rooney, M.D. earned his medical degree at University of Illinois College of Medicine.  Outside of work, Michael enjoys trying new restaurants and going to parks. His research interests include causal inference and data science.

Kathryn Marqueen, M.D. earned her medical degree at  Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Outside of work, Kathryn enjoys cooking and baking, playing the piano and harp, participating in sports, and fantasy football. Her research interests include economic aspects of cancer care, analyzing treatment outcomes, and modeling the value of oncologic treatments.

Aaron Seo, M.D., Ph.D. earned his medical degree at  University of Washington School of Medicine. In his spare time, Aaron enjoys sourdough bread baking, specialty coffee, jogging, and hiking. His research interests include genetics and genomics to inform mechanisms of radiation response, clinical response to radiation treatment, and exploratory biomarker analyses within clinical trials.

Vincent Bernard Pagan, M.D., Ph.D. earned his medical degree at  University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine.  In his spare time, Vince enjoys running, weekend trips to Costco, and spending time with his family. His research focuses on systems oncology, leveraging advanced techniques in single-cell and spatial biology to understand immune dynamics within the TME and the molecular mechanisms of radioresponse.