John Peter Plastaras MD PhD
Gastrointestinal Cancer, Hematologic Malignancies
University of Pennsylvania, Dept of Radiation Oncology
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3400 Civic Center Blvd# ConcoursPhiladelphia, PA 19104
Phone+1 215-662-2428
Fax+1 215-349-5923
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Education & Training
University of Pennsylvania Health SystemResidency, Radiation Oncology, 2003 - 2007
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterInternship, Transitional Year, 2002 - 2003
Vanderbilt University School of MedicineClass of 2002
Certifications & Licensure
NJ State Medical License 2008 - 2027
PA State Medical License 2003 - 2026
American Board of Radiology Radiation Oncology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012-2013
Clinical Trials
- Proton Radiotherapy for Recurrent Tumors Start of enrollment: 2010 Feb 01
- Proton Radiotherapy for Upper Gastrointestinal Malignancies Start of enrollment: 2011 Aug 01
- Dose Escalation of Neoadjuvant Proton Beam Radiotherapy With Concurrent Chemotherapy in Locally Advanced Esophageal Cancer
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 1 citationsBridging radiotherapy before chimeric antigen receptor T cells for B-cell lymphomas: an ILROG multicenter study.Nikhil Yegya-Raman, John P Plastaras, Christopher M Wright, Monica Chelius, Siqi Zhang
Blood Advances. 2025-07-08 - 3D Echocardiographic Phenotyping of Left Ventricular Mechanics and Function With Contemporary Radiation Therapy.Matthew A Barrett, Biniyam G Demissei, Ray Hu, Amanda M Smith, Gary Freedman
Advances in Radiation Oncology. 2025-07-01 - Radiate equity: the inclusion of radiation oncology and other specialties in lymphoma collaborative groups.Omran Saifi, Chelsea C Pinnix, Chris R Kelsey, Leslie K Ballas, Sarah A Milgrom
The Lancet. Haematology. 2025-07-01
Journal Articles
- More Accurate and Efficient Segmentation of Organs‐at‐Risk in Radiotherapy with Convolutional Neural Networks CascadesAlexander Lin, John P Plastaras, Ying Xiao, Medical Physics
Abstracts/Posters
- A Characterization of Bridging Therapies Leading up to Commercial CAR T-Cell TherapyJohn Plastaras, 61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting, Orlando, FL, 12/7/2019
- Concurrent Use of Novel Agents and Radiation Is Tolerated in Lymphoma PatientsJohn Plastaras, 61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting, Orlando, FL, 12/8/2019
Press Mentions
Radiation Bridging in CAR T: Where Are We Now?July 4th, 2025- Penn Medicine Breaks Ground on University City Proton Therapy CenterApril 30th, 2025
- New $224 Million Proton Therapy Center Coming to Penn PresbyterianApril 27th, 2025
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Committees
- Member, Committee on Appropriateness Criteria, Expert Panel on Radiation Oncology - Lymphoma, American College of Radiology 2015 - Present
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