Faculty & Staff
Service Groups
Breast Service Group
Adam D. Melancon, Ph.D.
Professor and Breast Service Chief
Director, Radiation Planning Assistant Initiative
Laurence E. Court, Ph.D.
Professor
Leonard Che Fru, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Kent A. Gifford, Ph.D.
Professor
Manickam Muruganandham, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Deborah Schofield, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Emil Schüler (Schueler), Ph.D.
Associate Professor
CNS/Pedi Service Group
Tina Briere, Ph.D.
Professor and CNS/Pediatric Service Chief
Parmeswaran Diagaradjane, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Fada Guan, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Dennis Mackin, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Kyuhak Oh, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Alireza Omidi, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Travis C. Salzillo, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Muhammad Shafiq ul Hassan, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Zhiheng Wang, Ph.D.
Professor
Yana Zlateva, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
GI Service Group
Gabriel Sawakuchi, Ph.D.
Professor and GI Service Chief
Sam Beddar, Ph.D.
Professor and Director, Clinical Research
David Flint, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Rachael Martin Paulpeter, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Joshua Niedzielski, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Luis Perles, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Gyn/GU/Brachy Service Group
Yusung Kim, Ph.D.
Professor and GYN/GU/Brachy Service Chief
Weiliang Du, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Eun Young Han, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Rajat J. Kudchadker, Ph.D.
Professor
Xiao Liang, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Pamela Myers, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Surendra Prajapati, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Shiqin Su, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Sarath Vijayan, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Zhiqian "Henry" Yu, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
HALs Service Group
Christopher Nelson, Ph.D.
Professor and HALs Service Chief
Luis Bravo, M.S.
Senior Medical Physicist
Kevin Casey, M.S.
Medical Physicist
Michael Choi, M.S.
Senior Medical Physicist
Blaine Granger, M.S.
Junior Medical Physicist
Joseph Hodges, M.S.
Senior Medical Physicist
Vindu Kathriarachchi, Ph.D.
Medical Physicist
Robin Kendall, M.S.
Senior Medical Physicist
Bryan Mason, M.S.
Senior Medical Physicist
Andrew Soderstrom, M.S.
Medical Physicist
HLMS Service Group
Xin Wang, Ph.D.
Associate Professor and HLMS Service Chief
Tze Yee Lim, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Dershan Luo, Ph.D.
Professor
Dragan Mirkovic, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Tucker Netherton, Ph.D., D.M.P.
Assistant Professor
Ramesh C. Tailor, Ph.D.
Professor
Sara Thrower, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Congjun "Chester" Wang, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Catherine He Wang, Ph.D.
Professor
Pei-Fong Wong, M.S.
Senior Medical Physicist
Infrastructure Service Group
Peter Balter, Ph.D.
Professor, Center Medical Director, Physics Main and Infrastructure Service Chief
Wenhua Cao, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Yao Ding, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Song Gao, Ph.D.
Professor
Jared Ohrt, M.S.
Senior Medical Physicist
Mohammad R. Salehpour, Ph.D.
Professor, Education Director
Ergys D. Subashi, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Jinzhong Yang, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
IROC Service Group
Stephen F. Kry, Ph.D.
Professor and Director, IROC QA
Radiation Quality Assurance Laboratory Director
Paola Alvarez, M.S.
Senior Medical Physicist
Mallory Glenn, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Jessica Leif, M.S.
Senior Medical Physicist
Andrea Molineu, M.S.
Senior Medical Physicist
Paige A. Taylor, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Late Effects Service Group
Rebecca Howell, Ph.D.
Professor and Director, Late Effects Group
Francisco Aguirre, M.A.
Senior Medical Physicist
Mohan Group
Radhe Mohan, Ph.D.
Professor and Larry and Pat McNeil Chair in Radiation Oncology Honoring Dr. James D. Cox
Uwe Titt, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
MR Linac Group
Jihong Wang, Ph.D.
Professor and Director, Physics Imaging Service
Proton Therapy Service Group
Narayan Sahoo, Ph.D.
Professor and Proton Therapy Service Chief
Fahed Alsanea, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Sherif Gadoue, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Archana Singh Gautam, M.S.
Senior Medical Physicist
Yoshifumi Hojo, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Yuting Li, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Falk Poenisch, Ph.D.
Professor
Thomas J. Whitaker, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Richard Y. Wu, M.S.
Senior Medical Physicist
Ming Yang, Ph.D.
Professor
Xiaodong Zhang, Ph.D.
Professor
Ron Zhu, Ph.D.
Professor and Center Medical Director, Physics Proton Therapy Center
Thoracic Service Group
Julianne Pollard-Larkin, Ph.D.
Professor and Thoracic/GI Service Chief
Paige Nitsch, M.S.
Senior Medical Physicist, Patient Safety Quality Officer
Sandun Pahula Hewage, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Christopher Peeler, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Ramaswamy (Ram) Sadagopan, M.S.
Senior Medical Physicist
Suman Shrestha, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Xiaochun "Spring" Wang, Ph.D.
Professor
George Zhongxiang Zhao, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Administration
Jose Alaniz
Associate Department Administrator
Janet Delk
Operations Manager
Michelle Lewis, M.B.A.
Program Director
Mei-Hwa Ferguson
Program Manager
Melvina Kimble-Hackett
Program Manager
Courtney Maloy Umayam
Associate Program Manager
Kristina Smith
Associate Program Manager
Scharlene Rodriguez
Administrative Director, Research Program
Thalin Sieng
Office Manager
Walter Thomas
Financial Analyst
Denise Aranda Rector
Accountant I
Zara Burns
Grant Program Coordinator
Sonya Carouthers-Marlin
Administrative Coordinator
Susan St. John
Administrative Coordinator
Tiffany Warner
Administrative Coordinator
Anthony Harvey, Jr.
Senior Procurement Coordinator
Bill LaCour
Training Program Coordinator
Catrice Nelson
Administrative Coordinator
Randie Randle
Administrative Coordinator
Kristena Ferrell
Senior Administrative Assistant
Maria "Mafie" Gubantes
Senior Administrative Assistant
Janice Ramber
Senior Administrative Assistant
Yusra Siddiqui
Senior Administrative Assistant