AkilaViswanathanMDMPH
Radiation Oncology • Baltimore, MDProfessor and Chair of Radiation Oncology, Johns Hopkins
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Office
401 North Broadway Street
Weinberg Building, Floor-L2
Baltimore, MD 21287Phone+1 410-955-6980Fax+1 410-502-1419
Summary
- Dr. Akila Viswanathan is a radiation oncologist based in Baltimore, MD, specializing in gynecologic radiation oncology. She completed her residency at Brigham and Women's Hospital/Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School after earning her medical degree from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. She holds an MSc and MPH in Epidemiology from Harvard School of Public Health, as well as an A.B. from Harvard University. Dr. Viswanathan is the Chair of Radiation Oncology at Johns Hopkins Medicine. Her recent publications include work on cervical cancer brachytherapy and innovations in radiation therapy. She has led several clinical trials focused on gynecologic cancers, including image-guided and intensity-modulated radiation therapies. Her accolades include being named America's Top Doctor, and being recognized as a Most Compassionate Doctor and a Super Doctor.
Education & Training
Brigham and Women's Hospital/Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolResidency, Radiation Oncology, 1998 - 2002
University of Pittsburgh School of MedicineClass of 1997
Harvard School of Public HealthMSc, Epidemiology
Harvard School of Public HealthMPH
Harvard UniversityA.B.
Certifications & Licensure
DC State Medical License 2016 - 2027
VA State Medical License 2022 - 2026
MD State Medical License 2016 - 2025
PA State Medical License 2020 - 2022
MA State Medical License 1998 - 2017
American Board of Radiology Radiation Oncology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- America's Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014-2015
- Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 2012
- Most Compassionate Doctor American Registry
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Clinical Trials
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging Guided Gynecologic Brachytherapy Start of enrollment: 2003 Mar 01
- Dosimetric Analysis of Vaginal Cuff Brachytherapy in Endometrial Carcinoma Start of enrollment: 2004 Jan 01
- Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy, Cisplatin, and Bevacizumab Followed by Carboplatin and Paclitaxel in Treating Patients Who Have Undergone Surgery for Endometrial Cancer Start of enrollment: 2009 Nov 06
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Image guided cervical brachytherapy practice patterns: 2023/2024 survey of the American brachytherapy society.Elizabeth A Kidd, Santino S Butler, Ulysses Gardner Jr, Akila N Viswanathan
Brachytherapy. 2024-12-03 - Trends in brachytherapy in utilization for vaginal cancer in the United States from 2004 to 2021.Darien Colson-Fearon, Akila N Viswanathan
Gynecologic Oncology. 2024-12-01 - PRIMERS: Polydopamine Radioimmunotherapy with Image-Guided Monitoring and Enhanced Release System.Shahinur Acter, Lindokuhle M Ngema, Michele Moreau, Debarghya China, Akila Viswanathan
Pharmaceutics. 2024-11-20
Press Mentions
Radiation Oncology and Its Role in the Treatment of Endometrial CancerOctober 24th, 2024- CRT Regimen Boosts Complete Response Rate in Unresectable Vulvar CancerMarch 27th, 2023
- Johns Hopkins Proton Therapy Center Reaches Two Significant MilestonesDecember 2nd, 2021
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Grant Support
- Changing brachytherapy with MRI remnant-tumor segmentation and active-catheter placementNCI2020–Present
- MR-Guided Gynecologic BrachytherapyNIH2013–2018
- Inflammation and Endometrial CancerNCI2006–2012
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