MichaelRyanFolkertMDPhD

Gastrointestinal Cancer, Sarcoma, Urologic Cancer

Associate Professor, Radiation Oncology

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I am a board-certified radiation oncologist, and my primary goals are to excel as a clinical researcher and educator. My clinical specializations are in the management of prostate cancer, sarcoma, liver cancers, and ocular cancers, and my technical specialization is in brachytherapy, intraoperative radiation therapy applications, and radiopharmaceutical therapies. I am working to promote and provide education for brachytherapy techniques. My principal areas of research interest include development and application of advanced brachytherapy techniques and devices for treatment of brain, spine, thoracic, gastrointestinal, hepatobiliary, genitourinary, and musculoskeletal malignancies; optimal multidisciplinary management of primary malignancies of the prostate, bones and soft tissues, and of the liver; and applications of radiopharmaceutical therapy.

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterChief Residency, Radiation Oncology, 2013 - 2014
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterResidency, Radiation Oncology, 2010 - 2014
Weill Cornell MedicinePost-Doctoral Fellowship, 2012 - 2013
Mount Auburn HospitalInternship, Internal Medicine, 2009 - 2010
Harvard Medical SchoolClass of 2009
Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyPhD, Radiological Sciences, 1998 - 2005

2016-2017 ARRO Educator of the Year Award Association of Residents in Radiation Oncology (ARRO), 2016-2017
“Best of ASTRO” Presentation Recognition American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO), 2013
ASTRO Resident Clinical /Basic Science Research Award (Physics) American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO), 2013
ASCO Pain and Symptom Management (Merit) Award American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), 2013
MIT Karl Taylor Compton Prize Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005
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PubMed

102 citations
Outcomes and Toxicity for Hypofractionated and Single-Fraction Image-Guided Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Sarcomas Metastasizing to the Spine
Michael R. Folkert, Mark H. Bilsky, Ashlyn Tom, Jung Hun Oh, Kaled M. Alektiar
International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics. 2014-04-01
53 citations
Pelvic insufficiency fractures in patients with cervical and endometrial cancer treated with postoperative pelvic radiation.
Karin K. Shih, Michael R. Folkert, Marisa A. Kollmeier, Nadeem R. Abu-Rustum, Yukio Sonoda
Gynecologic Oncology. 2013-03-01
23 citations
Stereotactic body radiotherapy for metastatic spinal sarcoma: a detailed patterns-of-failure study.
Jonathan E. Leeman, Mark H. Bilsky, Ilya Laufer, Michael R. Folkert, Neil K. Taunk
Journal of Neurosurgery. Spine. 2016-03-04

SpaceOAR Protects Surrounding Prostate Tissues from Radiation Therapy, Phase 2 Trial ShowsOctober 19th, 2017
Augmenix Announces Positive Clinical Trial Results Demonstrating Efficacy of SpaceOARSeptember 26th, 2017
Stereotactic Radiation Potential Emerges in Prostate CancerSeptember 28th, 2016

Precise image guidance for liver cancer stereotactic body radiotherapy using element-resolved motion-compensated cone beam CTNIH2018–2023
Pediatric Radiation Therapy Without Sedation (PROMISE)CPRIT2016–2021
Multiparametric image analysis and correlation with outcomes in lung cancer screening and early stage lung cancerAmerican Cancer Society2014–2015

Research AssociateMassachusetts General Hospital Department of Radiation Oncology, Biophysics2005 - 2008
Postdoctoral FellowMassachusetts Institute of Technology, Accelerator Physics2005 - 2005