RinaaSPungliaMDMPH

Radiation Oncology • Boston, MA

Breast Cancer

Associate Professor of Radiation Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

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Office
44 Binney St Dana Farber Cancer Institute
Ctr For Outcomes And Polic Research
Boston, MA 02115
Phone+1 617-582-1200

Education & Training

Brigham and Women's Hospital/Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolResidency, Radiation Oncology, 1999 - 2003
Brigham and Women's HospitalInternship, Internal Medicine, 1998 - 1999
Harvard Medical SchoolClass of 1998

Certifications & Licensure

FL State Medical License 2022 - 2025
MA State Medical License 2002 - 2025
American Board of Radiology Radiation Oncology

Clinical Trials

Impact of Radiation Therapy on Breast Conservation in DCIS Start of enrollment: 2013 Aug 01
Completed
Study of Radiation Fractionation on Patient Outcomes After Breast REConstruction (FABREC) for Invasive Breast Carcinoma Start of enrollment: 2018 Apr 01
Active, not recruiting
Not Applicable

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

ASO Visual Abstract: Real-World Implications of the SOUND Trial.
Andreas Giannakou, Olga Kantor, Ko Un Park, Adrienne G Waks, Rinaa S Punglia
Annals of Surgical Oncology. 2025-01-01
Real-World Implications of the SOUND Trial.
Andreas Giannakou, Olga Kantor, Ko Un Park, Adrienne G Waks, Rinaa S Punglia
Annals of Surgical Oncology. 2024-12-01
Associations of radiotherapy receipt with lung cancer risk by histological subtype among breast cancer survivors in the United States.
Chenxi Jiang, Rachel A Freedman, Rinaa S Punglia, Ahmedin Jemal, Hyuna Sung
International Journal of Cancer. 2024-11-13

Journal Articles

Association Between Very Small Tumor Size and Decreased Overall Survival in Node-Positive Pancreatic Cancer
Harvey J Mamon, Paul L Nguyen, Theodore S Hong, Aparna Parikh, Jennifer Y Wo, Rinaa S Punglia, Cristina Ferrone, Ryan D Nipp, Annals of Surgical Oncology
Multidisciplinary Management of the Axilla in Patients with cT1-T2 N0 Breast Cancer Undergoing Primary Mastectomy: Results from a Prospective Single-Institution Series
Laura Dominici, Tari A King, Suniti Nimbkar, Jennifer K Plichta, Margaret Duggan, Katharine Carter, Faina Nakhlis, Mehra Golshan, Esther Rhei, Jennifer Bellon, Rinaa P..., Annals of Surgical Oncology

Press Mentions

$Hypofractionated vs Conventionally Fractionated Radiation After Implant-Based Breast Reconstruction$
Hypofractionated vs Conventionally Fractionated Radiation After Implant-Based Breast ReconstructionAugust 27th, 2024
Women Treated for Early-Stage Breast Cancer May Develop Invasive Breast CancerNovember 25th, 2019
For Men, 8 Ways to Prevent Prostate CancerAugust 12th, 2016
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Grant Support

Decision-Making Regarding Radiation Therapy In Breast Cancer"National Cancer Institute2006–2010