NehaVapiwalaMD

Radiation Oncology • Philadelphia, PA

Professor Vice Chair of Education Dean of Admissions, Perelman School of Medicine University of Pennsylvania

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Office
3400 Civic Center Blvd.
Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine, TRC 4 West
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Phone+1 215-662-2428

Fax+1 215-349-5923

Education & Training

University of Pennsylvania Health SystemResidency, Radiation Oncology, 2002 - 2006
Albert Einstein Medical CenterInternship, Transitional Year, 2001 - 2002
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaClass of 2001

Certifications & Licensure

PA State Medical License 2003 - 2026
NJ State Medical License 2010 - 2025
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

MRI-Guided Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients Who Have Undergone Surgery to Remove the Prostate Start of enrollment: 2009 Jun 01
Completed
Phase 1
Proton Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Prostate Cancer Start of enrollment: 2009 Aug 01
Terminated
Not Applicable
Mild Hypofractionation With Proton Therapy or Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT) for Intermediate-Risk Prostate Cancer Start of enrollment: 2009 Aug 01
Active, not recruiting
A Feasibility Study Followed By A Randomized Phase II Study Of Yoga For Radiation Therapy Side Effects In Prostate Cancer Start of enrollment: 2013 Mar 01
Completed
Treating Prostate Cancer That Has Come Back After Surgery With Apalutamide and Targeted Radiation Based on PET Imaging Start of enrollment: 2020 Oct 08
Recruiting
Phase 3
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

1 citations
Management of Patients with Advanced Prostate Cancer. Report from the 2024 Advanced Prostate Cancer Consensus Conference (APCCC).
Silke Gillessen, Fabio Turco, Ian D Davis, Jason A Efstathiou, Karim Fizazi
European Urology. 2025-02-01
Sociodemographic and geographic factors impacting radiotherapy recommendation, initiation, and completion for patients with cancer.
Jacob S Hogan, E John Orav, Neha Vapiwala, Miranda B Lam
Cancer. 2025-01-01
Association Between Hospital Efficiency and Quality of Care Among Fee-for-Service Medicare Beneficiaries with Prostate Cancer: A Retrospective Cohort Study.
Sumedha Chhatre, S Bruce Malkowicz, Neha Vapiwala, Thomas J Guzzo, Ravishankar Jayadevappa
Cancers. 2024-12-13

Authored Content

Hypofractionation in Prostate Cancer Radiotherapy: Balancing Efficacy and Safety - Neha VapiwalaMay 2024

Press Mentions

Penn Medicine at the 2024 ASTRO Annual MeetingSeptember 25th, 2024
Shorter Course of Post-Op Radiation Effective for Prostate Cancer, Study SaysOctober 28th, 2021
Penn Student-Led Podcast Helps First-Generation and Low-Income Doctors-in-Training Navigate Medical SchoolSeptember 22nd, 2021
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Professional Memberships

Association of Directors of Radiation Oncology Programs
President
Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society - AOA
Member
American Society of Clinical Oncology - ASCO
Member
American College of Radiology - ACR
Member
American Society for Radiation Oncology - ASTRO
Member
Radiological Society of North America - RSNA
Member
Society of Urologic Oncology
Member

Other Languages

Gujarati, Spanish