RyanPatrickSmithMD

Radiation Oncology • Pittsburgh, PA

Physician

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Office
815 Freeport Road
Dept of Radiation Oncology
Pittsburgh, PA 15215
Phone+1 412-784-4900

Fax+1 412-784-4905
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Education & Training

University of Pennsylvania Health SystemResidency, Radiation Oncology, 2000 - 2004
Albert Einstein Medical CenterInternship, Transitional Year, 1999 - 2000
Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple UniversityClass of 1999

Certifications & Licensure

PA State Medical License 2000 - 2024
WV State Medical License 2006 - 2009
OH State Medical License 2006 - 2008
American Board of Radiology Radiation Oncology

Clinical Trials

Prostate Radiation Therapy or Short-Term Androgen Deprivation Therapy and Pelvic Lymph Node Radiation Therapy With or Without Prostate Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With a Rising Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) After Surgery for Prostate Cancer Start of enrollment: 2008 Feb 01
Active, not recruiting
Phase 3
Hypofractionated SBRT For Prostate Cancer Start of enrollment: 2010 Oct 07
Completed
Not Applicable
Measuring the Effect of Radiation Therapy on Patient Activity Levels Start of enrollment: 2015 Jul 01
Terminated

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
Redefining bladder neck dose in low-dose-rate prostate brachytherapy-Can we improve urinary toxicity without impacting disease control?
Sean A Koerner, Ronald M Benoit, Sushil Beriwal, Ryan P Smith> ;Brachytherapy. 2023 Oct 9
Cs-131 prostate brachytherapy boost and effect of hydrogel rectal spacer on long-term patient-reported rectal bleeding and bowel quality of life.
Mohamed K Abdelhakiem, Andrew Keller, Rajesh R Bajpai, Ryan P Smith, Sushil Beriwal, Ronald Benoit> ;Brachytherapy. 2023 Aug 28
1 citations
In Regard to Maroongroge et al.
Ryan P Smith, John A Vargo, S Gillianne DeFoe, Shannon Kroskie-Smith> ;International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics. 2022 Jul 1
Effect of short-term corticosteroid usage on acute urinary toxicity following Cs-131 prostate brachytherapy.
Andrew Keller, Mohamed Abdelhakiem, Ria Mulherkar, Siddharth Ghanta, Ronald Benoit, Ryan P Smith, Sushil Beriwal> ;Brachytherapy. 2022 May 2
1 citations
Treatment of intermediate-risk prostate cancer with Cs-131: Long-term results from a single institution.
Joshua L. Rodríguez-López, Ankur K. Patel, Ronald M. Benoit, Sushil Beriwal, Ryan P. Smith> ;Brachytherapy. 2021 Oct 29
1 citations
Intraprostatic calcification and biochemical recurrence in men treated with cesium-131 prostate brachytherapy.
Michael D. Schad, Joshua L. Rodríguez-López, Ankur K. Patel, Christopher J. Houser, Zachary D. Horne, Ronald M. Benoit, Ryan P. Smith, Sushil Beriwal> ;Brachytherapy. 2021 Jul 1
2 citations
Hypofractionated Prostate Radiation Therapy: Adoption and Dosimetric Adherence Through Clinical Pathways in an Integrated Oncology Network
Michael D. Schad, Ankur K. Patel, Diane C. Ling, Ryan P. Smith, Sushil Beriwal> ;JCO Oncology Practice. 2020 Oct 23
4 citations
Cesium-131 prostate brachytherapy: A single institutional long-term experience.
Ronald M. Benoit, Zachary D. Horne, Christopher J. Houser, Ryan P. Smith, Sushil Beriwal> ;Brachytherapy. 2020 May 1
6 citations
Acute patient-reported bowel quality of life and rectal bleeding with the combination of prostate external beam radiation, low-dose-rate brachytherapy boost, and Space...
Ankur K. Patel, Christopher J. Houser, Ronald M. Benoit, Ryan P. Smith, Sushil Beriwal> ;Brachytherapy. 2020 Apr 21
2 citations
Physician Burnout and Physician Health: Three Simple Suggestions for a Complex Problem.
Colin E. Champ, Sushil Beriwal, Ryan P. Smith> ;Practical Radiation Oncology. 2019 Sep 1
12 citations
Long-Term Patient-Reported Rectal Bleeding and Bowel-Related Quality of Life After Cs-131 Prostate Brachytherapy.
Diane C. Ling, Katherine S. Chen, Ronald M. Benoit, Sushil Beriwal, Ryan P. Smith> ;International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics. 2019 Jul 1
9 citations
Phase 2 Study of Radiation Therapy Plus Low-Dose Temozolomide Followed by Temozolomide and Irinotecan for Glioblastoma: NRG Oncology RTOG Trial 0420.
Frank S. Lieberman, Meihua Wang, H. Ian Robins, Christina I. Tsien, Walter J. Curran, Maria Werner-Wasik, Ryan P. Smith, Christopher J. Schultz, Alan C. Hartford, Peix...> ;International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics. 2019 Mar 15
8 citations
Declining brachytherapy utilization for high-risk prostate cancer—Can clinical pathways reverse the trend?
Diane C. Ling, Pooja Karukonda, Ryan P. Smith, Dwight E. Heron, Sushil Beriwal> ;Brachytherapy. 2018 Nov 1
16 citations
Assessing Changes in the Activity Levels of Breast Cancer Patients During Radiation Therapy.
Colin E. Champ, Nitin Ohri, Rainer J. Klement, Matthew Cantor, Sushil Beriwal, Scott M. Glaser, Ryan P. Smith> ;Clinical Breast Cancer. 2017 Aug 24
21 citations
Brachytherapy boost for prostate cancer: Trends in care and survival outcomes
Scott M. Glaser, Michael J. Dohopolski, Goundappa K. Balasubramani, Ronald M. Benoit, Ryan P. Smith, Sushil Beriwal> ;Brachytherapy. 2017 Mar 1
5 citations
Long-Term Quality of Life in Prostate Cancer Patients Treated with Cesium-131
Scott M. Glaser, Katherine S. Chen, Ronald M. Benoit, Ryan P. Smith, Sushil Beriwal> ;International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics. 2016 May 1
2 citations
In regard to Wu and Vapiwala et al.
Joshua E. Meyer, Thomas J. Dilling, Robert J. Amdur, Jon Strasser, Rahul D. Tendulkar, W. Robert Lee, Ashesh B. Jani, Mohamed A. Elshaikh, Matthew M. Poppe, Cristiane ...> ;International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics. 2016 Mar 15
12 citations
Fortifying the Treatment of Prostate Cancer with Physical Activity.
Colin E. Champ, Lanie Francis, Rainer J. Klement, Roger Dickerman, Ryan P. Smith> ;Prostate Cancer. 2016 Feb 10
1 citations
Images in clinical medicine. Radiation recall and woody fibrosis.
Colin E. Champ, Ryan P. Smith> ;The New England Journal of Medicine. 2015 May 13
12 citations
Five Year Prostate-specific Antigen Outcomes after Caesium Prostate Brachytherapy
Ronald M. Benoit, Ryan P. Smith, Sushil Beriwal> ;Clinical Oncology. 2014 Dec 1
18 citations
A multicenter phase II study of cetuximab in combination with chest radiotherapy and consolidation chemotherapy in patients with stage III non-small cell lung cancer
Suresh S. Ramalingam, Athanasios Kotsakis, Ahmad A. Tarhini, Dwight E. Heron, Roy E. Smith, David M. Friedland, Daniel P. Petro, Luis E. Raez, Julie R. Brahmer, Joel S...> ;Lung Cancer. 2013 Sep 1
36 citations
Phase II Study of Induction Fixed-Dose Rate Gemcitabine and Bevacizumab Followed by 30 Gy Radiotherapy as Preoperative Treatment for Potentially Resectable Pancreatic ...
George Van Buren, Ramesh K. Ramanathan, Alyssa M. Krasinskas, Ryan P. Smith, Gerard Abood, Nathan Bahary, Barry C. Lembersky, Yongli Shuai, Douglas M. Potter, David L....> ;Annals of Surgical Oncology. 2013 Aug 1
Edema-induced changes in tumor cell surviving fraction and tumor control probability in 131Cs permanent prostate brachytherapy implant patients
T.S. Kehwar, Heather A. Jones, M. Saiful Huq, Ryan P. Smith> ;Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics. 2013 Jan 7
1 citations
Prostate-specific antigen spikes with 131Cs brachytherapy. Is there a difference with other radioisotopes?
Sushil Beriwal, Ryan P. Smith, Christopher J. Houser, Ronald M. Benoit> ;Brachytherapy. 2012 Nov 1
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Hospital Affiliations

UPMC Presbyterian ShadysidePittsburgh, Pennsylvania
UPMC St. MargaretPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
UPMC Magee-Womens HospitalPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
UPMC EastMonroeville, Pennsylvania
UPMC MercyPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
UPMC PassavantPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Shadyside CampusPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
UPMC McKeesportMcKeesport, Pennsylvania
St. Clair HospitalPittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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