RichardCericZellarsMD

Radiation Oncology • Indianapolis, IN

Breast Cancer

William A. Mitchell Professor and Chair Dept. of Radiation Oncology Associate Director for Clinical Affairs Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center Indiana University, Physician-in-Chief for Cancer Services Indiana University Health

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Office
550 University Blvd
Indianapolis, IN 46202
Phone+1 317-944-2524

Fax+1 317-944-2486
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Education & Training

University of Michigan Health SystemResidency, Radiation Oncology, 1992 - 1996
Greater Baltimore Medical CenterInternship, Internal Medicine, 1991 - 1992
Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineClass of 1991

Certifications & Licensure

IN State Medical License 2015 - 2025
MD State Medical License 2000 - 2015
VA State Medical License 2000 - 2002
DC State Medical License 2000 - 2002
TX State Medical License 1997 - 2001
American Board of Radiology Radiation Oncology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Top Doctors Indianapolis Indianapolis Magazine, 2018-2020
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013-2014
Top Doctors:Baltimore Area Castle Connolly, 2012
Top Doctors:Washington-Baltimore Castle Connolly, 2012
Redbook Magazine: Top Breast Cancer Doctors Castle Connolly, 2001
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Clinical Trials

Partial Breast Irradiation With Chemotherapy Start of enrollment: 2004 Jul 01
Completed
Phase 1, Phase 2
Spect Analysis of Cardiac Perfusion Changes After Whole Breast/Chest Wall Radiation Therapy With ABC Start of enrollment: 2006 Jun 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Ultrasound Based Localization of Lumpectomy Bed in Anatomical Coordinate System Start of enrollment: 2007 Aug 01
Completed
Trial of Partial Breast Irradiation With Various Concurrent Chemotherapy Regimens Start of enrollment: 2008 Apr 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Cytokine Expression During Radiation for Breast Cancer Start of enrollment: 2009 Nov 13
Completed
Not Applicable
Topical Application of Sulforaphane-containing Broccoli Sprout Extracts on Radiation Dermatitis Start of enrollment: 2009 Apr 15
Completed
Pre-Operative Radiation and Veliparib for Breast Cancer Start of enrollment: 2013 Jul 22
Suspended
Phase 1
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Analysis of Retrospective Versus Prospective Peer Review in a Multisite Academic Radiation Department.
DesRosiers, C., Hutchins, K., Watson, G., Shiue, K., Agrawal, N., Rhome, R., Zellars, R., Holmes, J.> ;Advances in Radiation Oncology. 2024 Feb 1
Concurrent chemotherapy with partial breast irradiation in triple negative breast cancer patients may improve disease control compared with sequential therapy.
Ryan Rhome, Jean Wright, Lana De Souza Lawrence, Vered Stearns, Antonio Wolff, Richard Zellars> ;Frontiers in Oncology. 2023 Jan 1
Patient characteristics and clinical factors affecting lumpectomy cavity volume: implications for partial breast irradiation.
Amy Le, Flora Amy Achiko, LaKeisha Boyd, Mu Shan, Richard C Zellars, Ryan M Rhome> ;Frontiers in Oncology. 2023 Jan 1
Progression of citation-based scholarly activity from postgraduate year one to postgraduate year two in a current resident class.
Shearwood McClelland 3rd, Blair Murphy, Kristina D Woodhouse, Richard C Zellars> ;Chinese Clinical Oncology. 2022 Aug 1
7 citations
Composition of the Current Academic Radiation Oncology Workforce in Comprehensive Cancer Centers.
Shearwood McClelland 3rd, Christina C Huang, Kent A Griffith, Mu Shan, Emma B Holliday, Reshma Jagsi, Richard C Zellars> ;JCO Oncology Practice. 2022 May 1
2 citations
The need for dedicated time for medical physicists practice quality improvement efforts in radiation oncology department: A commentary.
Richard Zellars, Christopher Njeh, Scott Marquette> ;Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics. 2022 Mar 1
1 citations
Integrating Radiation Oncology Into Undergraduate Medical Education.
Mona Arbab, Jordan A. Holmes, Kenneth R. Olivier, Emma C. Fields, Kimberly S. Corbin, Jenna M. Kahn, Richard C. Zellars, Antwione M. Haywood> ;Advances in Radiation Oncology. 2021 Jul 28
1 citations
Gender-based analysis of the academic paediatric radiation oncology workforce.
Christina C. Huang, Richard C. Zellars, Jerry J. Jaboin, Shearwood McClelland> ;Postgraduate Medical Journal. 2021 Feb 4
2 citations
The gender of radiation oncologists treating breast and genitourinary cancers at US comprehensive cancer centers.
Christina C. Huang, Reshma Jagsi, Richard C. Zellars, Shearwood McClelland> ;Postgraduate Medical Journal. 2021 Oct 26
Gender-based analysis of pre-residency research productivity among a current United States radiation oncology resident class
Blair Murphy, Jerry J. Jaboin, Richard C. Zellars, Shearwood McClelland> ;Chinese Clinical Oncology. 2021 Jan 1
Evolution of the prevalence of pre-residency peer-reviewed publications among incoming junior residents.
Blair Murphy, Jerry J. Jaboin, Richard C. Zellars, Shearwood McClelland> ;Postgraduate Medical Journal. 2020 Dec 3
2 citations
Demographic factors associated with missed follow-up among solid tumor patients treated at a large multi-site academic institution.
Samantha L. Freije, Jordan A. Holmes, Saleh Rachidi, Susannah G. Ellsworth, Richard C. Zellars, Tim Lautenschlaeger> ;Future Oncology. 2020 Sep 25
8 citations
Predictors of Whole Breast Radiation Therapy Completion in Early Stage Breast Cancer Following Lumpectomy
Heather Burney, Richard C. Zellars, Nisha Ohri, R.M. Rhome, Shearwood McClelland> ;Clinical Breast Cancer. 2020 Jun 27
Impact of Lung Parenchymal-Only Failure on Overall Survival in Early-Stage Lung Cancer Patients Treated With Stereotactic Ablative Radiotherapy.
May Elbanna, Kevin Shiue, Donna Edwards, Alberto Cerra-Franco, Namita Agrawal, J. Hinton, Todd R. Mereniuk, Christina C. Huang, Joshua L. Ryan, Jessica Smith, Vasantha...> ;Clinical Lung Cancer. 2021 May 1
Exploiting tumor position differences between deep inspiration and expiration in lung stereotactic body radiation therapy planning
Christina C. Huang, Kevin Shiue, Greg Bartlett, Namita Agrawal, Mona Arbab, P.G. Maxim, Colleen DesRosiers, Todd R. Mereniuk, Susannah G. Ellsworth, R.M. Rhome, Jordan...> ;Medical Dosimetry. 2020 Apr 2
6 citations
Baseline Karnofsky performance status is independently predictive of death within 30 days of intracranial radiation therapy completion for metastatic disease.
Namita Agrawal, May Elbanna, Kevin Shiue, G. Bartlett, Tim Lautenschlaeger, Richard C. Zellars, Gordon A. Watson, Susannah G. Ellsworth, Shearwood McClelland> ;Reports of Practical Oncology and Radiotherapy. 2020 Feb 24
The surgical nature of radiation oncology should be better reflected in pre-residency training
Simon Brown, Marigdalia K. Ramirez-Fort, Jerry J. Jaboin, Richard C. Zellars, Shearwood McClelland> ;Reports of Practical Oncology and Radiotherapy. 2019 Aug 17
1 citations
Nearly Half of Metastatic Brain Disease Patients Prescribed 10 Fractions of Whole-Brain Radiation Therapy Die Without Completing Treatment.
Namita Agrawal, Kevin Shiue, G. Bartlett, Richard C. Zellars, Gordon Watson, Susannah G. Ellsworth, Shearwood McClelland> ;Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 2019 Apr 25
1 citations
Radiation oncology crossword: breast cancer.
R.M. Rhome, Richard C. Zellars, Shearwood McClelland> ;Breast Cancer Research and Treatment. 2019 Jun 1
5 citations
Analysis of pre-residency research productivity, dual degree status, and gender distribution of underrepresented minorities among a current United States radiation onc...
Kristina D. Woodhouse, Jerry J. Jaboin, Richard C. Zellars, Shearwood McClelland> ;Reports of Practical Oncology and Radiotherapy. 2019 May 1
2 citations
Predictors of Nodal and Metastatic Failure in Early Stage Non-small-cell Lung Cancer After Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy.
Alberto Cerra-Franco, Sheng Liu, Michella Azar, Kevin Shiue, S. Freije, J. Hinton, Christopher R. Deig, Donna Edwards, Neil C. Estabrook, Susannah G. Ellsworth, Ke Hua...> ;Clinical Lung Cancer. 2019 May 1
3 citations
Is the side effect profile of protons really safer than photons for intracranial disease
Jerry J. Jaboin, Gordon A. Watson, Richard C. Zellars, Shearwood McClelland> ;Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery. 2019 Jan 1
28 citations
Effects of Radiotherapy in Early-Stage, Low-Recurrence Risk, Hormone-Sensitive Breast Cancer.
Jinani Jayasekera, Clyde B. Schechter, Joseph A. Sparano, Reshma Jagsi, Julia White, Judith-Anne W. Chapman, Timothy J. Whelan, Stewart J. Anderson, Anthony W Fyles, W...> ;Journal of the National Cancer Institute. 2018 Dec 1
26 citations
Histology, Tumor Volume, and Radiation Dose Predict Outcomes in NSCLC Patients After Stereotactic Ablative Radiotherapy
Kevin Shiue, Alberto Cerra-Franco, Ronald H. Shapiro, Neil C. Estabrook, Edward M. Mannina, Christopher R. Deig, Sandra Althouse, Sheng Liu, Jun Wan, Yong Zang, Namita...> ;Journal of Thoracic Oncology. 2018 Oct 1
13 citations
Simulation Modeling of Cancer Clinical Trials: Application to Omitting Radiotherapy in Low-risk Breast Cancer.
Jinani Jayasekera, Yisheng Li, Clyde B. Schechter, Reshma Jagsi, Juhee Song, Julia White, George Luta, Judith-Anne W. Chapman, Eric J. Feuer, Richard C. Zellars, Natas...> ;Journal of the National Cancer Institute. 2018 Dec 1
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Press Mentions

InScope-2016-02-11: : Issues: InScope: Indiana UniversityFebruary 11th, 2016

Professional Memberships

American Society of Clinical Oncology - ASCO
Member

Hospital Affiliations

Indiana University Health University HospitalIndianapolis, Indiana
Indiana University Health North HospitalCarmel, Indiana
Indiana University Health West HospitalAvon, Indiana

External Links

IU Healthhttps://medicine.iu.edu/faculty/23204/zellars-rich