Dr. Parisa Shamsesfandabadi | Radiation oncology | Best Researcher Award
Dr. Parisa Shamsesfandabadi 🇺🇸 is a passionate radiation oncologist with a dynamic academic and clinical background, currently serving as Chief Resident at Allegheny Health Network in Pittsburgh, PA 💼. She combines a global medical foundation from Iran with extensive U.S. clinical training 🇮🇷➡️🇺🇸. Driven by innovation and compassion, Parisa has earned national recognition with multiple prestigious awards 🏅. Her dedication extends beyond clinical excellence to impactful research, global health, and mentorship 🌍📚. With hands-on experiences at leading institutions like Duke, UNC, and VA Medical Center, her expertise spans brain, breast, liver, and prostate cancer research 🧠💪. Parisa’s unique blend of research, service, and leadership reflects her lifelong commitment to patient care, academic excellence, and transformative cancer therapy 🌟. In addition to her clinical role, she actively contributes as an editorial assistant, social ambassador, and peer-reviewer to renowned medical journals and organizations 📖🤝. She’s a true rising star in oncology 🚀.
Profile
Education 🎓
📍 Chief Resident, Radiation Oncology – Allegheny Health Network, PA (2024–Present) 👩⚕️
📍 Residency, Radiation Oncology – Allegheny Health Network, PA (2019–2024) 💉
📍 Internship (PGY-1), Transitional Year – Southern Hills Hospital, Las Vegas, NV (2019–2020) 🏥
📍 M.D. – Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Iran (2007–2014) 🎓🇮🇷
📍 High School – Tehran Farzanegan School, NODET (2000–2007) 🧠🏫
Parisa’s academic journey reflects brilliance from the start, attending Iran’s elite NODET school 🌟. She pursued medicine at KaUMS, consistently ranking top in medical Olympiads 🥇. Her U.S. medical training includes internship and residency in highly reputed institutions, leading to her current leadership as Chief Resident 🧑⚕️. Her academic record is peppered with awards, research, and international training, preparing her for a successful future as a physician-scientist and leader in cancer care 🧬🩺.
Experience 👨🏫
📍 Chief Resident, Radiation Oncology – AHN (2024–Present)
📍 Research Associate – VA Medical Center, Durham, NC 🧪
📍 Visiting Scholar – Duke, UNC, CCC Las Vegas 🏫
📍 Research Visitor – RAI Lab, Duke University (Glioma Imaging) 🧠
📍 Research Associate – KaUMS, Iran (Probiotics Study) 🧃
📍 Medical Assistant – Advanced Pain Management, NV 💊
📍 Volunteer – Rural Clinics, Pediatrics & Geriatrics Programs 🧒👵
📍 Editorial Assistant – eContour 📘
📍 Communications Intern – RTOG Foundation 💬
Dr. Parisa brings a rich portfolio of clinical and research experience across top U.S. and international institutions 🌍. From clinical research on prostate and brain cancers to hands-on patient care and administrative duties, she is known for her leadership, empathy, and academic dedication 🏥🧠📊.
Awards & Recognitions 🏅
🎖 2024 RTOG Communications Intern
💰 2023 $25K Grant – MRLinac Sarcoma (Benedum Foundation)
🧳 2023 Travel Grants – ARS, ACRO, ACR
🥇 2022 Resident Best Abstract – ABS
🎖 2022 Editorial/Fellow Roles – eContour, The Mednet, NRG
🌟 2022 RePRT Peer Reviewer – Red Journal
🏆 2022 Travel Award – eContour Vulvar Cancer Guidelines
👩🎓 Olympiad Champion – 4x Gold in Iran Medical Olympiads
🧠 UNESCO Youth Award – Earthquake Awareness Project
🏅 Sharif University Medal – Math & Graphs Competition
🧪 Ranked 1st in Nationwide Chemistry Lab Exam
📕 Published Short Book – “World of Animals”
📚 Parisa’s excellence is recognized through national and international grants, editorial roles, peer-review selections, and top medical student honors 🏅. From early academic brilliance to clinical and research impact, her accolades reflect a rare blend of intellect, service, and innovation 🌍✨.
Research Interests 🔬
🧠 Radiogenomics – Brain Cancer Imaging (Duke, UNC)
🧬 MR-Linac SBRT – Liver, Pancreatic, Prostate, and Breast Cancers
💪 Strength Training Impact – Radiotherapy in Breast Cancer
🧲 Adaptive Radiation Therapy – CBCT, MRI-based Comparisons
🔍 Treatment Planning – Monte Carlo vs Cone Algorithm
🧫 Biomarker Evaluation – Breast Cancer (KaUMS & Leiden University)
🧃 Probiotics vs Regular Yogurt in Pediatric Diarrhea
🖥 Editorial & Peer Review Roles – Red Journal, The Mednet, eContour
Dr. Shamsesfandabadi’s research bridges advanced imaging, functional planning, and personalized therapy in oncology 🧠. Her projects focus on enhancing precision radiation therapy using radiogenomics, AI-driven adaptive planning, and improving survivorship through integrative approaches 💻💡. She’s driven to optimize outcomes in patients with complex cancers like gliomas, HCC, and pancreatic malignancies, while actively contributing to guidelines and clinical trials 🧪💥. A rising voice in the next-gen of physician-scientists 🌟.
- -Kirichenko, A., Uemura, T., Hasan, S., Lian, Y., Abel, S., Renz, P.,
Shamsesfandabadi, P., Carpenter, J., Thai, N., “Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy
(SBRT) for Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) with Single Photon Emission
Computed Tomography (SPECT) Functional Treatment Planning in Patients with
Advanced Hepatic Cirrhosis.” Advances in Radiation Oncology (Accepted,
July 2023). - Goss, M., Champ, C., Trombetta, M, Shamsesfandabadi, P., DeMartino, V.,
Wegner, R., Beriwal, S., Eisen, V. “The Comparison of Collapsed Cone and
Monte Carlo Algorithms in Tangential Breast Planning.” Journal of Radiotherapy
in Practice. (April 2023). - Mazurowski, M.A., Clark, K., Czarnek, N. M., Shamsesfandabadi, P., et al.
“Radiogenomics of lower-grade glioma: algorithmically assessed tumor shape
is associated with tumor genomic subtypes in a multi-institutional study with
The Cancer Genome Atlas data.” Journal of Neuro-Oncology. 2017, May;
133(1): 27-35. Cited in PubMed; PMID: 28470431. - Mazurowski, M. A., Clark, K., Czarnek, N. M., Shamsesfandabadi, P., et al.
(2017, March 21). “Radiogenomic analysis of lower grade glioma: a pilot multiinstitutional study shows an association between quantitative image features
and tumor genomics.” SPIE, The international society for optics and photonics. - – Sharif, A., Kheirkhah, D., Shamsesfandabadi, P., et al. “Comparison of Regular
and Probiotic Yogurts in Treatment of Acute Watery Diarrhea in Children.”
Journal of Probiotics and Health. 2016, Feb; 5(1): 164.