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Kiran Achut Kumar, MD $$

Radiation Oncologist

Assistant Professor at UT Southwestern Medical Center

Languages Spoken:
English

Locations

UT Southwestern Pediatric Group

Education and Training

Medical School
University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine (2013)
Internship
Presence Resurrection Medical Center (2014), Transitional Year
Residency
Stanford University Medical Center (2018), Radiation Oncology
Board Certification
American Board of Radiology/Radiation Oncology

  • Research Interests

    • Radiation Therapy for Lymphoma
    • Radiation Therapy for Leukemia
    • Radiation Therapy for Brain Tumors
    • Radiation Therapy for Spinal Cord Cancer
    • Pediatric Brain Tumors
    • Lymphoma Treatment
    • Myeloma Treatment
    • Bone Marrow Transplant
    • Brain Metastases
    • Brain and Spinal Cord Cancer
    • Gliomas
    • Meningiomas
    • Skull Base Tumors
    • Pituitary Tumors
    • Acoustic Neuromas
    • Sarcoma
    • Cancerous (Malignant) Bone Tumors
    • Skin Cancer

  • Publications

    • Primary Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy for Spinal Bone Metastases From Lung Adenocarcinoma. Chou KN, Park DJ, Hori YS, Persad AR, Chuang C, Emrish SC, Ustrzynski L, Tayag A, Kumar K, Usoz M, Mendoza M, Rahimy E, Pollom E, Soltys SG, Lai SW, Chang SD Clinical lung cancer 2024
    • ACR–ARS Practice Parameter for the Performance of Total Body Irradiation. Reilly M, Dandapani SV, Kumar KA, Constine L, Fogh SE, Roberts KB, Small W, Schechter NR American Journal of Clinical Oncology: Cancer Clinical Trials 2023 May 46 185-192
    • Serious Illness Communication Training Among Radiation Oncology Residents. Christensen M, Kumar KA, Wang WS, Dharmarajan KV, Chang Z, McStay CK, Barina A, Siropaides C Practical Radiation Oncology 2023 May 13 e220-e229
    • Optimizing Palliative Focal Radiation Therapy Dose in Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma: How Low Can You Go? Patel AM, West L, Atluri PS, Yi SF, Rizvi SM, Geethakumari PR, Awan FT, Chen W, Shah JL, Desai NB, Goff HW, Kumar KA Practical Radiation Oncology 2023 Mar 13 e192-e199
    • Artificial Intelligence–Empowered Radiation Oncology Residency Education. Kwon YS, Dohopolski M, Morgan H, Garant A, Sher D, Rahimi A, Sanford NN, Vo D, Albuquerque K, Kumar K, Timmerman R, Jiang SB Practical Radiation Oncology 2023 Jan 13 8-10
    • A Combined Biomarker of Bright CD38 and MYC ≥55% Is Highly Predictive of Double-/Triple-Hit High-Grade B-Cell Lymphoma. Alsuwaidan A, Koduru P, Fuda F, Manuel Jaso J, Chen M, Rosado F, Luu HS, Sweed N, Garcia R, Doucet M, Desai NB, Kumar KA, Awan FT, Ramakrishnan Geethakumari P, Chen W American journal of clinical pathology 2022 Sep 158 338-344
    • Primary central nervous system lymphoma: A real-world comparison of therapy access and outcomes by hospital setting. Patel AM, Ali O, Kainthla R, Rizvi SM, Awan FT, Patel T, Pan E, Maher E, Desai NB, Timmerman R, Kumar KA, Ramakrishnan Geethakumari P Neuro-Oncology Practice 2022 May 9 183-192
    • T-Cell Lymphomas, Version 2.2022. Horwitz SM, Ansell S, Ai WZ, Barnes J, Barta SK, Brammer J, Clemens MW, Dogan A, Foss F, Ghione P, Goodman AM, Guitart J, Halwani A, Haverkos BM, Hoppe RT, Jacobsen E, Jagadeesh D, Jones A, Kallam A, Kim YH, Kumar K, Mehta-Shah N, Olsen EA, Rajguru SA, Rozati S, Said J, Shaver A, Shea L, Shinohara MM, Sokol L, Torres-Cabala C, Wilcox R, Wu P, Zain J, Dwyer M, Sundar H JNCCN Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network 2022 Mar 20 285-308
    • Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy Enabled Total Body Irradiation (VMAT-TBI): Six-year Clinical Experience and Treatment Outcomes. Zhang-Velten ER, Parsons D, Lee P, Chambers E, Abdulrahman R, Desai NB, Dan T, Wardak Z, Timmerman R, Vusirikala M, Patel PA, Simms-Waldrip T, Aquino V, Koh A, Tan J, Iqbal Z, Zhang Y, Reynolds Jr. RR, Chiu T, Joo M, Hrycushko B, Ouyang L, Lamphier R, Yan Y, Jiang SB, Kumar KA, Gu X Transplantation and Cellular Therapy 2022 Feb 28 113.e1-113.e8
    • Fundamentals of radiation oncology for treatment of vertebral metastases. Gottumukkala S, Srivastava U, Brocklehurst S, Mendel JT, Kumar K, Yu FF, Agarwal A, Shah BR, Vira S, Raj KM Radiographics 2021 Nov 41 2136-2156

  • Professional Activities

    • American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) (2013)
    • American College of Radiation Oncology (ACRO) (2015)
    • Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) (2014)
    • American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) (2019)
    • Children’s Oncology Group (COG) (2019)
    • International Society for Pediatric Oncology (SIOP) (2019)
    • Pediatric Radiation Oncology Society (PROS) (2019)
    • International Lymphoma Radiation Oncology Group (ILROG) (2018)
    • The Radiosurgical Society (RRS) (2017)

  • Awards and Honors

    • RSS Annual Scientific Meeting Award for Best Oral Presentation and Best Medical Resident Abstract 2017
    • Stanford Honors Certificate in Medical Education 2017
    • University of Chicago Department of Radiation Oncology Award 2013
    • ASTRO Annual Meeting Scientific Abstract Award 2012
    • Calvin Fentress Research Fellowship Award 2012

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