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Office
Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, Radiation Oncology Department
One Children’s Hospital Drive
Bloomfield, PA 15224Phone+1 412-692-9513- Is this information wrong?
Education & Training
- UPMC Medical EducationResidency, Radiation Oncology, 2012 - 2016
- West Virginia UniversityInternship, Transitional Year, 2011 - 2012
- West Virginia University School of MedicineClass of 2011
Certifications & Licensure
- WV State Medical License 2017 - 2025
- PA State Medical License 2012 - 2024
- American Board of Radiology Radiation Oncology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Inductee Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society, 2011
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Can an in-person hands-on applicator-based teaching session improve trainee knowledge and comfort with complex gynecologic brachytherapy?Abigail Groszkiewicz, Emily Foust, Brett Palestra, Shannon Kroskie Smith, Michelle C Ertel, Michelle Boisen, Paniti Sukumvanich, Ryan P Smith, John A Vargo> ;Brachytherapy. 2024 Mar 21
- The role of obesity in treatment planning for early-stage cervical cancer.Wang, L., Rives, T., Orellana, T., Mumford, B., Sukumvanich, P., Courtney-Brooks, M., Berger, J., Conger, J., Vargo, J., Beriwal, S., Lesnock, J., Orr, B., Taylor, S.> ;Gynecologic Oncology. 2024 Feb 1
- 1 citationsImproved local control following dose-escalated stereotactic ablative radiation therapy (SABR) for metastatic sarcomas: An international multi-institutional experience.Raj Singh, John G Roubil, Jan Jenkins, Joanne Davis, John Austin Vargo, Emile Gogineni, Sanjeev Sharma, Singh, R., Alec Konrad> ;Radiotherapy and Oncology. 2024 Jan 1
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Journal Articles
- Evaluation of First-Line Radiosurgery vs Whole-Brain Radiotherapy for Small Cell Lung Cancer Brain MetastasesChad G Rusthoven, Ajay Niranjan, Leonard C Tuanquin, Brad E Zacharia, Veronica Chiang, James B Yu, Steve Braunstein, Ayal A Aizer, Michael D Chan, Douglas Kondziolka, ..., JAMA Oncology
- Utilizing Clinical Pathways and Web-Based Conferences to Improve Quality of Care in a Large Integrated Network Using Breast Cancer Radiation Therapy as the ModelAllison E Garda, Dwight E Heron, Scott M Glaser, Katherine S Chen, John A Vargo, Sushil Beriwal, BioMed Central
Authored Content
- Evaluation of First-Line Radiosurgery vs Whole-Brain Radiotherapy for Small Cell Lung Cancer Brain MetastasesJune 2020
- Declining Brachytherapy Utilization for Cervical Cancer Patients - Have We Reversed the Trend?January 2020
Press Mentions
- Targeted Radiation, Drug Therapy Combo Less Toxic for Recurrent Head, Neck CancersSeptember 17th, 2014
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
Hospital Affiliations
- UPMC Children's Hospital of PittsburghPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- West Virginia University HospitalsMorgantown, West Virginia
- Fairmont Regional Medical CenterFairmont, West Virginia
- UPMC Presbyterian ShadysidePittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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