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200 Medical Plaza, Suite B265Los Angeles, CA 90095
Phone+1 310-825-9775
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Education & Training
UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterResidency, Radiation Oncology, 2010 - 2014
University of California (Irvine)Internship, Internal Medicine, 2009 - 2010
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLAClass of 2009
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 2010 - 2028
American Board of Radiology Radiation Oncology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory 2014 Certified EHR Suite, Epic Systems Corporation, 2016
Clinical Trials
- Systemic and Tumor-Directed Therapy for Oligometastatic Prostate Cancer Start of enrollment: 2018 Jul 01
- Antiandrogen Therapy and SBRT in Treating Patients With Recurrent, Metastatic Prostate Cancer Start of enrollment: 2021 Mar 17
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Influence of Adverse Pathologic Features on Potential Benefit of Hormone Therapy Use with Postoperative Radiotherapy in Recurrent Prostate Cancer: An Individual Patien...Amar U Kishan, Yilun Sun, Christopher C Parker, Paul Sargos, Matthew Sydes
European Urology. 2026-07-28 - Early detection and localization of recurrent prostate cancer using [Formula: see text]F-DCFPyL PET/CT in patients with low and ultra-low PSA levels.Ida Sonni, Alexandra Gulpe, Nicholas G Nickols, Derace Schaffer, Louis Montagut
EJNMMI Research. 2026-07-27 - Interference of clonal hematopoiesis in cfDNA liquid biopsy testing and identification of actionable alterations in large diverse cohort of US veterans.Luca F Valle, Micaela Scobie, Kerry Rowe, Colin C Pritchard, Bruce Montgomery
The Oncologist. 2026-07-08
Authored Content
- Incorporating PSMA PET into Radiotherapy Planning: Impact on Definitive Therapy "Presentation" - Nicholas NickolsFebruary 2024
Press Mentions
Shorter Radiation Treatment After Surgery Found Safe for Prostate Cancer PatientsMay 14th, 2025
Three UCLA/VA Researchers to Be Honored by Secretary of Veterans AffairsMay 4th, 2023
‘STARPORT’ Trial Probes New Approach for Aggressive Prostate CancerAugust 16th, 2021
Grant Support
- Phase II Trial of targeted Radiation with no castration for mcrpc (POTENT-C)VA GREATER LOS ANGELES HEALTHCARE SYSTEM2024–2028
- Predicting Metastatic Progression of High Risk Localized Prostate CancerVA GREATER LOS ANGELES HEALTHCARE SYSTEM2023–2027
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