Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Medical Education
Biosketch
Mohamad Fakhreddine, MD is a radiation oncologist at West Michigan Cancer Center. He graduated from Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas and completed his residency in radiation oncology at the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio. He joined the faculty as Assistant Professor at UT Health San Antonio MD Anderson Cancer Center in 2018 and held the position of Assistant Program Director. He was also the local principal investigator of a clinical trial investigating the treatment of oligometastatic cancers. His clinical, teaching, and research interests include general oncology with a focus on the application of radiotherapy to treat head and neck cancers, breast cancer, central nervous system cancers, skin cancers, and oligometastatic cancer.
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Education and Training
- Chief Resident 2018, Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
- Residency 2016, Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
- Internship 2014, Internal Medicine, Medstar Union Memorial Hospital
- MD 2013, Baylor College of Medicine
- BS 2007, Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin
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Research
- radiation side effects
- oligometastatic cancer
- central nervous system cancer
- Skin Cancer
- Head and Neck Cancers
- Breast Cancer
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Publications
Sivabhaskar S., Li R., Roy A., Kirby N., Fakhreddine M., Papanikolaou N. Machine learning models to predict the delivered positions of Elekta multileaf collimator leaves for volumetric modulated arc therapy Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics. 2022;23(8)
Bice N., Fakhreddine M., Li R., Nguyen D., Kabat C., Myers P., Papanikolaou N., Kirby N. Latent space arc therapy optimization Physics in Medicine and Biology. 2021;66(21)
Bice N., Kirby N., Li R., Nguyen D., Bahr T., Kabat C., Myers P., Papanikolaou N., Fakhreddine M. A sensitivity analysis of probability maps in deep-learning-based anatomical segmentation Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics. 2021;22(8):105-119.
Li R., Roy A., Bice N., Kirby N., Fakhreddine M., Papanikolaou N. Managing tumor changes during radiotherapy using a deep learning model Medical Physics. 2021;48(9):5152-5164.
Ridge N.A., Agarwal M.S., Fakhreddine M.H. Old drug, new trick: Proton pump inhibitors find new purpose in cancer care Oncotarget. 2021;12(19):1861-1862.
Bice N., Kirby N., Bahr T., Rasmussen K., Saenz D., Wagner T., Papanikolaou N., Fakhreddine M. Deep learning-based survival analysis for brain metastasis patients with the national cancer database Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics. 2020;21(9):187-192.
Fakhreddine M.H., Haque W., Ahmed A., Schwartz M.R., Farach A.M., Paulino A.C., Bonefas E., Miltenburg D., Niravath P., Brian Butler E., Teh B.S. Prognostic Factors, Treatment, and Outcomes in Early Stage, Invasive Papillary Breast Cancer American Journal of Clinical Oncology: Cancer Clinical Trials. 2018;41(6):532-537.
Haque W., Verma V., Fakhreddine M., Butler E.B., Teh B.S., Simone C.B. Trends in Cardiac Mortality in Patients With Locally Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics. 2018;100(2):470-477.
Saenz D., Astorga N., Kirby N., Fakhreddine M., Rasmussen K., Stathakis S., Papanikolaou N. A method to predict patient-specific table coordinates for quality assurance in external beam radiation therapy Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics. 2018;19(5):625-631.
Verma V., Fakhreddine M.H., Haque W., Butler E.B., Teh B.S., Simone C.B. Cardiac mortality in limited-stage small cell lung cancer Radiotherapy and Oncology. 2018;128(3):492-497.
Fakhreddine M.H., Galvan E., Pawlowski J., Jones W.E. Communicating Effectively With Elderly Cancer Patients International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics. 2017;98(4):741-742.
Haque W., Verma V., Fakhreddine M., Hatch S., Butler E.B., Teh B.S. Addition of chemotherapy to definitive radiotherapy for IB1 and IIA1 cervical cancer: Analysis of the National Cancer Data Base Gynecologic Oncology. 2017;144(1):28-33.
Ahmed A.A., Holliday E.B., Fakhreddine M., Yoo S.K., Deville C., Jagsi R. Trends in disclosures of industry sponsorship International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics. 2016;95(4):1093-1101.
Bhardwaj V., Cortez M.A., Fakhreddine M., Welsh J. Biological principles of radiosensitization Cancer Nanotechnology: Principles and Applications in Radiation Oncology. 2016:15-23.
Fakhreddine M.H., Mahajan A., Penas-Prado M., Weinberg J., McCutcheon I.E., Puduvalli V., Brown P.D. Treatment, prognostic factors, and outcomes in spinal cord astrocytomas Neuro-Oncology. 2013;15(4):406-412.
Beal C.M., Fakhreddine M., Ezekoye O.A. Effects of leakage in simulations of positive pressure ventilation Fire Technology. 2009;45(3):257-286.