
Radiation Oncology Residency
College
- Center City Campus
- Sidney Kimmel Medical College
Degree Earned
- Residency
Leadership
- Program Director, Radiation Oncology Residency
- Program Director, Medical Education Clerkship
- Clinical Assistant Professor, Radiation Oncology
- 215-955-6700
- 215-955-0412 (fax)
Program Contact
111 S. 11th Street
Bodine Cancer Center - Gibbon
Philadelphia, PA 19107
- 215-955-5669
- 215-503-1834 (fax)
Current Residents
PGY-2 Residents
Medical School
MD - University of Virginia School of Medicine - 2024
PhD - University of Virginia - 2021 (Microbiology)
Residency
Radiation Oncology, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Internship - General Surgery, University of Virginia - 2025
Peer-Reviewed Publications
- Cisplatin-resistant cancer cells are sensitive to Aurora kinase A inhibition by alisertib
- Activation of EIF4E by Aurora kinase A depicts a novel druggable axis in everolimus-resistant cancer cells
- Correction: HDM2 regulation by AURKA promotes cell survival in gastric cancer
- AURKA regulates JAK2-STAT3 activity in human gastric and esophageal cancers
- HDM2 regulation by AURKA promotes cell survival in gastric cancer
Neil Mookerjee, MD
Medical School
MD - Cooper Medical School of Rowan University - 2024
Residency
Radiation Oncology, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Internship - Internal Medicine, Staten Island University Hospital – Northwell - 2025
Sanjana Pratti, DO
Medical School
DO - William Carey University College of Osteopathic Medicine - 2024
Residency
Radiation Oncology, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Internship - General Surgery, Nazareth Hospital - 2025
PGY-3 Residents
Raleigh Anderson, MD
Medical School
MD - University of Texas at Houston McGovern Medical School - 2022
Residency
Radiation Oncology, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Internship - General Surgery, University of Texas at Houston McGovern Medical School - 2023
Abhrarup Roy, MD
Medical School
MD - Cooper Medical School of Rowan University - 2023
Residency
Radiation Oncology - Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Internship - Internal Medicine, Inspira Health Network - 2024
Peer-Reviewed Publications
- No significant salt or sweet taste preference or sensitivity differences following ad libitum consumption of ultra-processed and unprocessed diets: a randomized controlled pilot study
- SeqEnhDL: sequence-based classification of cell type-specific enhancers using deep learning models
- Metabolic Profiling of Blood and Urine for Exploring the Functional Role of the Microbiota in Human Health
- Taste the pain: The role of TRP channels in pain and taste perception
- Gene co-expression networks are associated with obesity-related traits in kidney transplant recipients
Robert L. Walker, III, MD, MS
Medical School
MD - Howard University College of Medicine - 2018
MS - Biomedical Engineering, University of Utah - 2019
Residency
Radiation Oncology - Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Internship - General Surgery, Boston Medical Center- 2020
Fellowship - Neurosurgery Pre-residency, Boston Medical Center - 2023
Peer-Reviewed Publications
- Cerebrospinal fluid galactomannan detection for the diagnosis of central nervous system aspergillosis: a diagnostic test accuracy systematic review and meta-analysis
- Anatomy and Surgical Approaches to Lateral Ventricle Tumors
- Conical drill bit for optimized external ventricular drain placement: a proof-of-concept study
- Surgical Morbidity in Relation to the Surgical Approach for Olfactory Groove Meningiomas—A Pooled Analysis of 1016 Patients and Proposal of a New Reporting System
- Audiologic Natural History of Small Volume Cochleovestibular Schwannomas in Neurofibromatosis Type 2
PGY-4 Residents
Adam Katzenberg, DO, MBA
Medical School
DO - Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine - 2022
Residency
Radiation Oncology - Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Internship - Inspira Health Network - 2023
LaToya McLean, MD
Medical School
MD - New York Medical College - 2022
Residency
Radiation Oncology - Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Internship - Internal Medicine, Montefiore New Rochelle - 2023
PGY-5 Residents
Nilanjan Haldar, MD
Medical School
Sidney Kimmel Medical College - 2020
Residency
Reading Hospital at Tower Health (Internal Medicine) - 2021
Radiation Oncology, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Alumni
- Louis Cappelli - 2021-2025 - Geisinger Health
- Talya Laufer - 2021-2025 - Johns Hopkins University
- Spencer Poiset - 2021-2025 - MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper
- Olga Russial - 2021-2025 - Cleveland Clinic
- Omoruyi Credit Irabor - 2020-2024 - Central Cancer Care Center
- Muneeb Niazi - 2020-2024 - University of Washington
- Ayesha Ali - 2019-2023 - Penn Medicine at Lancaster General Hospital
- Joseph Lombardo - 2019-2023 - MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper
- Ryan Miller - 2019-2023 - Kaiser Permanente
- Victor Chen - 2018-2022 - University of California San Francisco
- James Taylor - 2018-2022 - Northeast Georgia Physicians Group
- Christian Fernandez - 2017 - 2021 - Cook Radiation Oncology Group
- Benjamin Greenberger - 2017 - 2021 - Memorial Healthcare System
- Gregor Manukian – 2016-2020 – Berks Radiation Oncology Associates
- Andrew Song – 2016-2020 – Inova Schar Cancer Institute
- David Gasalberti – 2019-2020 – Inspira Medical Center Vineland
- Brittany Simone – 2015-2019 – SUNY Upstate Medical University
- Joseph Marascio – 2017-2019 – Atlanta VA Health Care System
- Shivank Garg – 2015-2019 – Pioneer Valley Radiation Oncology
- Gaurav Shukla – 2014-2018 – Christiana Care Health System and University of Pennsylvania
- Noelle Williams – 2014-2018 – Southeast Radiation Oncology Group, P.A.
- Kamila Nowak Choi – 2013-2017 – University of Maryland
- Hyun Kim – 2013-2017 – Washington University in St. Louis
- Tu Dan – 2012-2016 – University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
- Joshua Palmer – 2012-2016 – The Ohio State University
- Harriet Eldredge-Hindy – 2011-2015 – University of Louisville
- Kosj Yamoah – 2011- 2015 – Moffitt Cancer Center & Research
- Joshua Siglin – 2010-2014 – University of Pittsburgh
- Matthew Witek – 2010-2014 – University of Maryland
- Colin Champ – 2009-2013 – Allegheny Health Network
- Mark Mishra – 2009-2013 – University of Maryland
- Nitin Ohri – 2008-2012 – Albert Einstein College of Medicine
- Xinglei Shen – 2008-2012 – University of Kansas
- Robert Den – 2007-2011 – Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University
- Evan Wuthrick – 2007-2011 – Moffitt Cancer Center
- Shannon Fogh – 2006-2010 – University of California, San Francisco
- Michal Whiton – 2006-2010 – Skagit Valley Regional Hospital
- Gregory Kubicek – 2007-2009 – MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper
- Ruben Fragoso – 2005-2009 – University of California, Davis
- Timothy Showalter – 2005-2009 – University of Virginia
- Gregory Russo – 2004-2008 – Dartmouth Hitchcock Radiation Oncology
- Aradhana Kaushal – 2003-2007 – University of Kentucky
- Catherine Kim – 2003-2007 – Virtua Hospital
- Mary Frances McAleer – 2002-2006 - MD Anderson Cancer Center
- Igor Poltinnikov – 2002-2006 - UPMC HIllman Cancer Center, Excela Health
- Gabriella Wernicke – 2001-2005 - Lenox Hill Hospital, Northwell Health
- Tracy McElveen – 2001-2005 - Radiation Therapy Clinics of Georgia
- Lisa Febles-Henson – 2001-2005 - Trinitas Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Luba Scally – 2004-2005 (Fellow)
- Heather Lee – 2000-2004 - Associates in Radiation Medicine
- Christopher Chen – 1999-2003 - GenesisCare
- Vera Nigrin – 1998-2002 (Neuro-Oncology Fellow) - SSM Health
- Sylwester J. Dziuba – 1998-2002 - Ascension Saint Agnes Radiation Oncology Services
- Deborah Ann Butzbach – 1998-2002 - Penn Medicine at Virtual Health
- Samuel Hughes – 1997-2001 - Hughes Cancer Care, Ltd.
- Sunjay Shah – 1997-1997 (Neuro-Oncology Fellow) - ChristianaCare Hospitals
- Richard Hudes – 1996-2000 - Ascension Saint Agnes Radiation Oncology Services
- Dwight Heron – 1996-2000 - Bon Secours Mercy Health System
- Courtney Coke – 1996-1997 (Neuro-Oncology Fellow) - Advocate Medical Group
- Eric Gressen – 1995-1999 - Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University
- Ruth Massuda – 1995-1996
- Steven DiBiase – 1995-1999 - Weill Cornell Medicine
- Shari Rudoler – 1995-1996 (Neuro-Oncology Fellow) - Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University
- Lawrence Minarik – 1994-
- Tony Lee – 1994-1998
- Mark Ono – 1993-1997
- David Suh – 1993-1997
- Shimett Williamson – 1994-1996
- Kirah Mehta – 1992-1994
- Vasudha Lingareddy – 1992-1996
- James Stevens – 1991-1995
- Desiree Doncals – 1991-1995 - Summa Physicians, Inc.
- Et-Tsu Chen – 1991-1994
- Neelofur Ahmad – 1991-1993
- Marc Rudoltz – 1990-1994
- Jack Sandford – 1990-1994
- Douglas Miller – 1990-1990
- Kenneth Zeitzer – 1989-1993 - Einstein Healthcare Network
- Mark Alden – 1989-1993
- Christine Birchansky – 1988
- William Regine – 1988-1992 - University of Maryland
- Robert Tobin – 1987-1991
- Danny Lee Curtis – 1987-1990
- Abne Hasan – 1987-1990
- Judith Lightsey – 1986-1990
- Parvesh Kumar – 1986-1989
- James Lamer – 1986-1989
- Thomas Canty – 1985-1989
- William Grizos – 1985-1987, 1987-1988 (Fellow)
- Gregg Dickerson – 1984-1988
- Richard Yelovich – 1984-1986, 1987 (Fellow)
- Lawrence Dardick – 1983-1987
- Lydia Komarnicky – 1983-1986, 1986 (Fellow) - Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University
- Merrill Solan – 1983-1986
- Marcia Gooberman – 1982-1985
- Joseph Lanzillo – 1982-1986
- Lawrence Solin – 1981-1982
- David Nagel – 1981-1982
- Victor Onufrey – 1981-1984
- Beatrice Bloom – 1981-1984
- Albert Scariato – 1980-1982
- Alan Shaiman – 1980-1982
- Jeffrey Wenger – 1979-1981, 1982-1984
- Douglas Colkitt – 1979-1983
- David Moylan – 1979-1982
- Richard Whittingdon – 1979-1981
- William Steinberg – 1978-1979
- Lawrence Coia – 1978-1982
- Jerome Derdel – 1979-1982
- Gary Fisher – 1977-1980
- Nalini Mehta – 1977
- Hyesook Chang – 1977-1980
- Corrine Devereus – 1976
- David Ross – 1976-1978
- Tri Nguyen – 1976-1979
- John McDay – 1977-1980
- Joseph Scogna – 1976-1977
- Bruce Borgelt – 1975-1979
- Reva Oren – 1975-1977
- Cornelius Turalba – 1974-1977, 1977-1978 (Fellow)
- Elida Rouby – 1974-1977, 1977-1978 (Fellow)
- Harry Katz – 1974-1977
- Philip Harber – 1974-1975
- Isaac Vaisman – 1973-1976
- William Sieper – 1973-1976, 1976-1977 (Nuclear Medicine Resident)
- Robert Lustig – 1973-1976
- Donald Tilton – 1972-1974
- Alan Cohler – 1972-1975
- Chan K. Chung – 1972-1975
- Alexander Haas – 1972-1973 (Fellow)
- Robert Fishburn – 1971-1974
- Ralph Dobelbower – 1971-1974
- John Clement – 1971-1974
- Alvaro Vallejo – 1971-1973 (Fellow)
- Elio Viera – 1971-1972 (Fellow)
- Chaiyaport Pichetshote – 1970-1971
- Chan Park – 1968-1969 (Nuclear Medicine)
- Paul DeMare – 1968-1971
- Juliana Simmons – 1967-1969
- Sucha Asbell – 1967-1971
- Joseph Stella – 1966-1969
- Stanley Harris
- Cornelia Dettmer – 1966-1969
- Walter Gunn – 1962-1964
- Carl Mansfield – 1960-1963, 1964-1966 (Fellow)