Joanne B. Weidhaas, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Therapeutic Radiology
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joanne.weidhaas@yale.edu Phone: 203.737.2165 Appt Phone: Fax: 203.785.6037 Yale University School of Medicine Department of Therapeutic Radiology Hunter Radiation Therapy Center P.O. Box 208040 New Haven, Connecticut 06520-8040 |
Degrees/Education:
B.S., Yale University
M.D./Ph.D., Tufts University Sackler School
Faculty Appointments:
Assistant Professor, Yale University School of Medicine, Department of Therapeutic Radiology (2004-Present)
Certifications/Honors/National Committees :
Acceptance into B. Leonard Holman Research Pathway (July 2000)
Student Travel Award- Radiation Research Society/North American Hyperthermia Society, (April 2002)
Gordon Research Conference Young Investigator Award of the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ASTRO) (January 2003)
Roentgen Resident/Fellow Research Award (July 2003)
Student Travel Award - Radiation Research Society/International Congress of Radiation Research (August 2003)
Invited speaker, Gordon Research Conference (February 2005)
Gynecologic Cancer Committee, RTOG, 2006-present
Breast Cancer Alliance Young Investigator (award)
Connecticut State Tobacco Settlement Funding
Yale Cancer Center Award
Howard Hughes Genetics Award
Clinical Interests:
Breast Cancer; Partial Breast Irradiation (PBI), breast brachytherapy with mammosite or multicatheter techniques; Gynecological Cancer; Brachytherapy
Research Interests:
Understanding radiation resistance, radiosensitivity and radiation protection using a C. elegans genetic model.
Selected PubMed article listing
Training:
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center - Radiation Oncology Residency
Kuske Fellowship - Partial Breast Irradiation
