JustinBekelmanMD

Radiation Oncology • Philadelphia, PA

Urologic Cancer

Physician

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Office
3400 Civic Center Blvd
PCAM4W
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Phone+1 215-662-7266

Education & Training

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterResidency, Radiation Oncology, 2005 - 2008
Yale School of MedicineClass of 2003
Johns Hopkins UniversityInternship, Internal Medicine
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterChief Residency, Radiation Oncology
Princeton UniversityAB, Woodrow Wilson School, Magna Cum Laude

Certifications & Licensure

FL State Medical License 2023 - Present
RI State Medical License 2024 - 2026
DE State Medical License 2024 - 2025
NJ State Medical License 2008 - 2025
PA State Medical License 2008 - 2024
NY State Medical License 2004 - 2009
American Board of Radiology Radiation Oncology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012-2013

Clinical Trials

Proton Radiotherapy for Stage I, IIA, and IIB Seminoma Start of enrollment: 2012 Mar 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Proton Therapy vs. IMRT for Low or Intermediate Risk Prostate Cancer Start of enrollment: 2012 Jul 25
Active, not recruiting
Not Applicable
Roles: Contact, Principal Investigator
Pragmatic Randomized Trial of Proton vs. Photon Therapy for Patients With Non-Metastatic Breast Cancer: A Radiotherapy Comparative Effectiveness (RADCOMP) Consortium Trial Start of enrollment: 2016 Feb 01
Active, not recruiting
Not Applicable
Roles: Principal Investigator, Contact

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

56 citations
Early Changes in Cardiovascular Biomarkers with Contemporary Thoracic Radiation Therapy for Breast Cancer, Lung Cancer, and Lymphoma.
Biniyam G. Demissei, Gary M. Freedman, Steven J. Feigenberg, John P. Plastaras, Amit Maity
International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics. 2019-03-15
36 citations
Improved Overall Survival with Aggressive Primary Tumor Radiotherapy for Patients with Metastatic Esophageal Cancer
David M. Guttmann, Nandita Mitra, Justin E. Bekelman, James M. Metz, John P. Plastaras
Journal of Thoracic Oncology. 2017-07-01
35 citations
Promoting the Appropriate Use of Advanced Radiation Technologies in Oncology: Summary of a National Cancer Policy Forum Workshop.
Grace L. Smith, Patricia A. Ganz, Justin E. Bekelman, Steven J. Chmura, James J. Dignam
International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics. 2017-03-01

Journal Articles

Effect of Integrating Machine Learning Mortality Estimates with Behavioral Nudges to Clinicians on Serious Illness Conversations Among Patients with Cancer
Ravi B Parikh, Justin E Bekelman, Lynn M Schuchter, Lawrence N Shulman, Mitesh S Patel, JAMA Oncology

Lectures

Current Environment in Risk Stratification in Oncology
ASCO Annual Meeting 2019 - Chicago, IL - 5/3/2019

Press Mentions

Interactive Mobile Cancer Apps: Promising, but FormativeMarch 16th, 2023
No Place like HomeNovember 1st, 2022
NCI Funds Four New Cancer Telehealth Research Centers of ExcellenceAugust 24th, 2022
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Grant Support

Radiotherapy Quality And Outcomes In Prostate CancerNational Cancer Institute2006