SusanAHigginsMDMS

Radiation Oncology • New Haven, CT

Professor of Radiation Oncology, Associate Director, Resident Training Program, Yale University

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Office
Dept. Therapeutic Radiology, Smilow Cancer Hospital, LL 502
35 Park Street
New Haven, CT 06520
Phone+1 203-785-7033

Fax+1 203-785-4622
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Education & Training

Yale-New Haven Medical CenterResidency, Radiation Oncology, 1991 - 1994
Rochester Regional Health/Unity Hospital (Rochester)Internship, Internal Medicine, 1990 - 1991
University of Rochester School of Medicine and DentistryClass of 1990

Certifications & Licensure

CT State Medical License 1996 - 2024
PA State Medical License 1994 - 1994
American Board of Radiology Radiation Oncology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Top Doctors: New York Metro Area Castle Connolly, 2010-2014
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013

Clinical Trials

Pilot Trial of KD018 With Neo-Adjuvant Concurrent Chemo-Radiation Therapy in Patients With Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer Start of enrollment: 2014 Jul 01
Completed
Phase 1

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

7 citations
Benefit of Deep Inspiratory Breath Hold for Right Breast Cancer When Regional Lymph Nodes Are Irradiated.
Gabrielle W. Peters, Sarah J. Gao, Christin A. Knowlton, Andrew Zhang, Suzanne B. Evans, Susan A. Higgins, Lynn D. Wilson, Nicholas Saltmarsh, Martha Picone, Meena S. ...> ;Practical Radiation Oncology. 2021 Sep 8
2 citations
Comparing complications in irradiated and non-irradiated free-flaps in patients with bilateral immediate breast reconstruction and unilateral post-mastectomy radiother...
Catherine L. Ly, Sumun Khetpal, Danielle R. Heller, Susan A. Higgins, Brigid K. Killelea, Michael Alperovich, Tomer Avraham> ;Microsurgery. 2021 Apr 22
4 citations
Surgical Outcomes of Mastectomy with Immediate Autologous Reconstruction Followed by Radiation
Danielle R. Heller, Haoran Zhuo, Yawei Zhang, Nisha Parikh, Stefano Fusi, Michael Alperovich, Donald R. Lannin, Susan A. Higgins, Tomer Avraham, Brigid K. Killelea> ;Annals of Surgical Oncology. 2021 Apr 1
1 citations
Standard Tangential Radiation Fields Do Not Provide Incidental Coverage to the Internal Mammary Nodes.
G. Loganadane, Megan Kassick, Benjamin H. Kann, Melissa R. Young, Christin A. Knowlton, Suzanne B. Evans, Susan A. Higgins, Yazid Belkacemi, Mary Potenziani, Nicholas ...> ;Practical Radiation Oncology. 2020 Jan 1
4 citations
Outcomes and relapse patterns of stage IB grade 2 or 3 endometrial cancer treated with adjuvant vaginal brachytherapy
Alexandra Hochreiter, Jacqueline R. Kelly, Melissa R. Young, Babak Litkouhi, Jonathan Black, Carmen Stromberger, Susan A. Higgins, Peter E. Schwartz, Shari Damast> ;International Journal of Gynecological Cancer. 2020 Jan 1
1 citations
Patient-Reported Outcomes and Cosmesis in a Feasibility Study of 4-Dimensional Simulated Image Guided Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation.
Elham Rahimy, Joanne B. Weidhaas, Wei Wei, Donald R. Lannin, Nina R. Horowitz, Susan A. Higgins, Lynn D. Wilson, Christin A. Knowlton, Meena S. Moran, Melissa R. Young...> ;Practical Radiation Oncology. 2019 May 1
18 citations
Is Proton Therapy a "Pro" for Breast Cancer? A Comparison of Proton vs. Non-proton Radiotherapy Using the National Cancer Database
Mudit Chowdhary, Anna Lee, Sarah Gao, Dian Wang, Parul N. Barry, Roberto Diaz, Neeti R. Bagadiya, Henry S. Park, James B. Yu, Lynn D. Wilson, Meena S. Moran, Susan A. ...> ;Frontiers in Oncology. 2019 Jan 14
10 citations
Three-dimensional Analysis of How Radiation Affects Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator (DIEP) Flap Volume, Projection, and Position in Breast Cancer Reconstruction.
Elizabeth Stirling Craig, Rachel Lentz, Dhivya Srinivasa, Carolyn Chuang, Marc E. Walker, Susan A. Higgins, Jeffrey Salomon, Stefano Fusi> ;Annals of Plastic Surgery. 2018 Aug 1
6 citations
On the use of bolus for pacemaker dose measurement and reduction in radiation therapy
Huagang Yan, F Guo, Dengsong Zhu, Stefan Stryker, Sharron Trumpore, Kenneth B. Roberts, Susan A. Higgins, Ravinder Nath, Zhe Chen, Wu Liu> ;Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics. 2018 Jan 1
5 citations
Chest Wall Deformity in the Radiation Oncology Clinic.
John M. Stahl, Julian C. Hong, Nataniel H. Lester-Coll, Benjamin H. Kann, Lynn D. Wilson, Susan A. Higgins, Suzanne B. Evans> ;Anticancer Research. 2016 Oct 1
2 citations
Treatment of early stage vaginal cancer with EBRT and MRI-based intracavitary brachytherapy: A retrospective case review.
Shari Damast, Vinita Takiar, Shirley McCarthy, Susan A. Higgins> ;Gynecologic Oncology Reports. 2016 Aug 1
128 citations
Basal cell skin cancer, version 1.2016: Clinical practice guidelines in oncology
Christopher K. Bichakjian, Thomas Olencki, Sumaira Z. Aasi, Murad Alam, James S. Andersen, Daniel Berg, Glen M. Bowen, Richard T. Cheney, Gregory A. Daniels, L. Frank ...> ;Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network. 2016 May 1
28 citations
Multi-Institutional Implementation and Evaluation of a Curriculum for the Medical Student Clerkship in Radiation Oncology.
Daniel W. Golden, Steve Braunstein, Rachel B. Jimenez, Pranshu Mohindra, Alexander Spektor, Jason C. Ye, Kristin A. Bradley, Steven J. Chmura, Adam Currey, Prajnan Das...> ;Journal of the American College of Radiology. 2016 Feb 1
Efficacy and tolerability of combination cisplatin and ifosfamide chemotherapy with vaginal cuff brachytherapy in the first line treatment of uterine carcinosarcoma
Maysa M. Abu-Khalaf, M. A. Raza, Christos Hatzis, H. Wang, Ken Yu Lin, Susan A. Higgins, Elena Ratner, D-A Silasi, Masoud Azodi, Thomas J. Rutherford, Alessandro D. Sa...> ;European Journal of Gynaecological Oncology. 2016 Jan 1
53 citations
Uterine sarcoma, version 1.2016: Featured updates to the NCCN Guidelines
Wui Jin Koh, Benjamin E. Greer, Nadeem R. Abu-Rustum, Sachin M. Apte, Susana M. Campos, Kathleen R. Cho, Christina Chu, David E. Cohn, Marta A. Crispens, Don S. Dizon,...> ;Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network. 2015 Nov 1
11 citations
Medical student perspectives on a multi-institutional clerkship curriculum: A report from the radiation oncology education collaborative study group
Jason C. Ye, Pranshu Mohindra, Alexander Spektor, Monica Krishnan, Steven J. Chmura, Andrew Howard, Akila N. Viswanathan, Shannon M. MacDonald, Nikhil G. Thaker, Prajn...> ;International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics. 2015 Jun 1
15 citations
Adjuvant carboplatin, paclitaxel, and vaginal cuff brachytherapy for stage III endometrial cancer: analysis of outcomes and patterns of recurrence based on pathologic ...
Melissa R. Young, Susan A. Higgins, Elena Ratner, James B. Yu, S. Mani, Dan-Arin Silasi, Masoud Azodi, Thomas J. Rutherford, Peter E. Schwartz, Shari Damast> ;International Journal of Gynecological Cancer. 2015 Mar 1
11 citations
High-dose-rate vaginal brachytherapy with chemotherapy for surgically staged localized uterine serous carcinoma.
Shari Damast, Susan A. Higgins, Elena Ratner, Maria C. De Leon, S. Mani, Dan-Arin Silasi, Masoud Azodi, Alessandro D. Santin, Thomas J. Rutherford, Peter E. Schwartz> ;Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy. 2015 Jan 26
35 citations
Predictors of vaginal stenosis after intravaginal high-dose-rate brachytherapy for endometrial carcinoma.
Henry S. Park, Elena Ratner, Laura Lucarelli, Shawn Polizzi, Susan A. Higgins, Shari Damast> ;Brachytherapy. 2014 Sep 1
9 citations
Phase I clinical trial of the mammalian target of rapamycin inhibitor everolimus in combination with oral topotecan for recurrent and advanced endometrial cancer.
Carlos Rodrigo Acevedo-Gadea, Alessandro D. Santin, Susan A. Higgins, Shweta R. Urva, Elena Ratner, Dan-Arin Silasi, Masoud Azodi, Thomas J. Rutherford, Peter E. Schwa...> ;International Journal of Gynecological Cancer. 2014 Mar 1
5 citations
Basal Subtype, as Approximated by Triple-Negative Phenotype, is Associated with Locoregional Recurrence in a Case–Control Study of Women with 0–3 Positive Lymph Nodes ...
Atif J. Khan, Sarah A. Milgrom, N. Barnard, Susan A. Higgins, Meena S. Moran, Haseeba Shahzad, Sung Kim, Sharad Goyal, F. Al-Faraj, Laurie Kirstein, Thomas Kearney, Br...> ;Annals of Surgical Oncology. 2014 Feb 22
4 citations
Breast conservation therapy for ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS): does presentation of disease affect long-term outcomes?
Harrison X. Bai, S.B. Motwani, Susan A. Higgins, Bruce G. Haffty, Lynn D. Wilson, Donald R. Lannin, Suzanne B. Evans, Meena S. Moran> ;International Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2014 Jan 1
47 citations
Radiation therapy and expander-implant breast reconstruction: an analysis of timing and comparison of complications.
Rachel Lentz, Reuben Ng, Susan A. Higgins, Stefano Fusi, Michael Matthew, Stephanie L. Kwei> ;Annals of Plastic Surgery. 2013 Sep 1
30 citations
Are Breast Cancer Subtypes Prognostic for Nodal Involvement and Associated with Clinicopathologic Features at Presentation in Early-Stage Breast Cancer?
Tiffanie K. Jones, Hanmanth J. R. Neboori, Hao Wu, Qifeng Yang, Bruce G. Haffty, Susan Evans, Susan A. Higgins, Meena S. Moran> ;Annals of Surgical Oncology. 2013 May 10
2 citations
Roundtable--the changing oncology landscape: evolution or revolution?
Roy A. Beveridge, John Fox, Susan A. Higgins, Martin Kohn, John J. Mahoney, Lee N. Newcomer, Andrew von Eschenbach, Clifford Goodman> ;Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network. 2013 May 1
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Hospital Affiliations

Bridgeport HospitalBridgeport, Connecticut
Lawrence + Memorial HospitalNew London, Connecticut
Yale-New Haven HospitalNew Haven, Connecticut