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Office
5230 Centre Ave
Pittsburgh, PA 15232Phone+1 412-623-6720
Education & Training
UPMC Medical EducationResidency, Radiation Oncology, 2012 - 2016
West Virginia UniversityInternship, Transitional Year, 2011 - 2012- West Virginia University School of MedicineClass of 2011
Certifications & Licensure
PA State Medical License 2012 - 2026
WV State Medical License 2017 - 2025
American Board of Radiology Radiation Oncology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Inductee Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society, 2011
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Fuzzy Analytical Hierarchy Process-based Risk Priority Number Approach in Failure Modes and Effects Analysis for Magnetic Resonance Imaging-guided High-dose-rate Brach...Jina Chang, Hayeon Kim, Ron Lalonde, Elangovan Doraisamy, John Vargo
Advances in Radiation Oncology. 2025-04-01 - Dose finding, bioavailability, and PK-PD of oral triapine with concurrent chemoradiation for locally advanced cervical cancer and vaginal cancer (ETCTN 9892).Sarah E Taylor, Sarah Behr, Kristine L Cooper, Haider Mahdi, Denise Fabian
Cancer Chemotherapy and Pharmacology. 2024-12-14 - Lymph node dissection after neoadjuvant chemotherapy improves overall survival in clinical stage III endometrial cancer.Megan E Lander, John A Vargo, Ronald Buckanovich, Alison Garrett, Parul Barry
International Journal of Gynecological Cancer. 2024-11-04
Journal Articles
- Evaluation of First-Line Radiosurgery vs Whole-Brain Radiotherapy for Small Cell Lung Cancer Brain MetastasesChad G Rusthoven, Ajay Niranjan, Leonard C Tuanquin, Brad E Zacharia, Veronica Chiang, James B Yu, Steve Braunstein, Ayal A Aizer, Michael D Chan, Douglas Kondziolka, ..., JAMA Oncology
- Utilizing Clinical Pathways and Web-Based Conferences to Improve Quality of Care in a Large Integrated Network Using Breast Cancer Radiation Therapy as the ModelAllison E Garda, Dwight E Heron, Scott M Glaser, Katherine S Chen, John A Vargo, Sushil Beriwal, BioMed Central
Authored Content
- Evaluation of First-Line Radiosurgery vs Whole-Brain Radiotherapy for Small Cell Lung Cancer Brain MetastasesJune 2020
- Declining Brachytherapy Utilization for Cervical Cancer Patients - Have We Reversed the Trend?January 2020
Press Mentions
Targeted Radiation, Drug Therapy Combo Less Toxic for Recurrent Head, Neck CancersSeptember 17th, 2014
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
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