Munir Ahmad, PhD
Assistant Clinical Professor/Radiological Physicist, Department of Therapeutic Radiology
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munir.ahmad@yale.edu Phone: 203.688.4261 Appt Phone: Fax: 203.688.8682 Yale University School of Medicine/ Yale New Haven Hospital Hunter Radiation Therapy Center Radiological Physics – WW 215 P.O. Box 208040 New Haven, Connecticut 06520-8040 |
Degrees/Education:
B.Sc., Punjab University, Lahore, Pakistan (1963)
M.Sc. (Physics), Punjab University, Lahore, Pakistan (1966)
M.A. (Physics), Kent State University, Kent, Ohio (1978)
Ph.D. (Experimental Nuclear Physics), Kent State University, Kent, Ohio (1982)
Faculty Appointments:
Chief Physicist, Faxton Hospital, Department of Radiation Oncology, Utica, New York (1990-93)
Assistant Professor, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Department of Radiation Oncology (1993–97)
Staff Physicist, Yale-New Haven Hospital (1998–present)
Assistant Professor, Yale University School of Medicine, Department of Therapeutic Radiology (2005–present)
Postdoctoral Fellowship, Ohio University Accelerator Laboratory (OUAL), Athens, Ohio (1982-85)
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Tri-University Meson Facility (TRIUMF), Vancouver, B.C. Canada (1985-87)
Certifications/Honors:
Roll of Honors (in M.Sc. Physics) from Government College, Lahore, Pakistan (1966)
Excellent GPA in Ph.D. Program (1977-82)
ABR – Certified in Radiation Oncology Physics (1997)
American Physical Society (APS)
American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM)
Referee, Medical Physics Journal (Guest Associate Editor, 2002)
American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ASTRO)
Clinical Interests:
Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT); Image-Guided Adaptive Radiation Therapy (IGART);
Stereotactic Radiosurgery; Electron Arc Therapy (EAT): Treatment Planning and Delivery; Interstitial and Intracavitary Brachytherapy; Reference Dosimetry and Quality Assurance in Radiotherapy
Research Interests:
Monte Carlo-Based Radiation Treatment Planning; Development of Simultaneous-Integrated Boost (SIB) IMRT Techniques for Dose Escalation to Enhance Tumor Control Probability (TCP) and to Reduce Normal Tissue Complication Probability (NTCP); Radiobiological Models for Designing New Fractionation Strategies in 3-D Conformal Radiotherapy
Training:
Radiation Oncology Physics Residency, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (1988-90)
National Cancer Institute (NCI) Radiation Oncology Research Training Program Fellowship (1989-90)
