Good people to invite as visiting professors

[clintpark]

I just want to get your opinion on who have been good visiting professors. We have had some big names, and it became clear that not everyone famous can teach. Could you give us some recommendations on who to invite?

I'll start by listing some of the visiting professors we really liked. I've divided people by oral board categories...

CNS/PEDS
- Shiao Woo (MDACC)

THX/Sarc

GI
- Chris Crane (MDACC)

GU
- Anthony D'Amico (Harvard)
- Allan Polack (Fox Chase)

Gyn

Lymphoma
- Chul Ha (San Antonio, basic lymphoma nomenclature, very helpful)

H+N
- Robert Amdur (Florida, went through neck levels, not oral board style, but very helpful)

Breast
- Lori Pierce (Michigan)

Bill Regine (Maryland) was also very good for brain met mgmt.

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[deleted4401]

I would have to second both Dr. Amdur for head/neck and Dr. Regine for CNS/GI. I thought they were excellent teachers and nice people. Though, I had a follow up question for Dr. Amdur that he never responded to ...

I think that, like undergrad, the best teachers in rad-onc may not be the most published/famous people in the field. They might be the friendly junior faculty next door that can break down stuff in a way that make sense clinically/practically and gives you pearls for the boards.

-S

 

[G'ville Nole]

Wow. You guys have more visiting profs than we do.

A couple others that come to mind, based on first-hand exposure:

CNS
-Minesh Mehta (Wisc): Pretty much the best teacher I've ever known, in addition to being a nice guy.
-John Suh (CC): Had him for visiting prof 2 years ago; did very well

Sarc
-Brian O'Sullivan (PMH): Was just here last week, and did a great job with both sarcoma and head and neck.

Gyn
-Arno Mundt (SD): I've only seen him for the ASTRO educational sessions, but if they're any indication, he'd be a great visiting prof
(Simul, I'm tempted to nominate Sushil "The Human Perez" Beriwal here; whaddya think?)

Thoracic
-Bob Timmerman (UTSW): Oops, he wouldn't be visiting for you, Clint. Again, my experience with him is confined to ASTRO, but I was very favorably impressed.

H&N
-Bill Mendenhall (UF)/Paul Harari (Wisc): My former and current mentors. Both outstanding teachers/speakers, and overall good guys.

Breast
-David Wazer (Tufts)/Frank Vicini (Beaumont): Both are primarily known for their work in APBI, but both are excellent speakers on the subject.

 

[deleted4401]

I think "Human Perez" would be excellent, as well, for gyn/breast. Heck, for any subject. And, if he was a visiting professor, you would have the bonus of not getting pimped without mercy like we do

Dr. John Kalapurukal (sp?) for peds - I thought he was very good this past ASTRO and a nice man.

Dr. John Flickinger/Dr. Kondziolka for GammaKnife/CNS. Dr. K is a Nsurgeon, but does much of the teaching at the GK course and is excellent.

S

 

[clintpark]

Wow. You guys have more visiting profs than we do.

Thoracic
-Bob Timmerman (UTSW): Oops, he wouldn't be visiting for you, Clint. Again, my experience with him is confined to ASTRO, but I was very favorably impressed.

Visiting professorship is one of the real strengths of my program. This academic year alone, we've had five so far; Drs. Pierce, Amdur, D'Amico, Woo, and Mauch, with Dr. Glatstein coming next week.

Dr. Timmerman can teach CNS, peds, H+N (for anatomy, etc. pre-IMRT era), thoracic (SBRT), and testicular ca. He is an amazing teacher.

We had Dr. Vicini two years ago, and he was apparently very good. I was too green that things he said kinda went over my head...

 

[radiaterMike]

FWIW- Carlos Perez is actually a human himself (I think).

 

[G'ville Nole]

FWIW- Carlos Perez is actually a human himself (I think).

Yeah, but with all due respect to Dr. Perez, I'd lay good odds that Sushil knows the contents of his tome better than he does.

 

[cdf95cro]

Breast- Abram Recht or Jennifer Bellon (Both were great)
GI- Lisa Kachnic (Great teacher, excellent presentation)
Gyn-Arno Mundt (Excellent talk on IMRT for GYn)
H&N- Nancy Lee (Engaging, great technical points)

 

[stephew]

Amdur is good just so you can see what he does for H&N boards. He's a challege.

 

[clintpark]

Amdur is good just so you can see what he does for H&N boards. He's a challege.

He was very plesant when he visited us.

 

[G'ville Nole]

He was very plesant when he visited us.

He's very pleasant in general, but I've heard that he can make you lose bladder function during orals.

 

[Thaiger75]

I compiled a list of people that have been mentioned in this thread and added our own recents with some comments (italics). Let's keep adding to the list.

CNS/PEDS- Shiao Woo (MDACC)
- Minesh Mehta (Wisc)
- John Suh (CC)
- Bill Regine (Maryland)
- Larry Kun (St. Judes)
- Ed Shaw (Wake)

Sarcoma-Brian O'Sullivan (PMH), also HN

Thorax
- Bob Timmerman (UTSW)
- Craig Stevens (formerly MDACC)

GI- Chris Crane (MDACC)
- Chris Willett (Duke): pimped us board style (good review), but extremely nice guy
- Lisa Kachnic (location?)

GU
- Anthony D'Amico (Harvard)
- Allan Polack (Fox Chase)

Gyn
- Arno Mundt (SD)

Lymphoma
- Chul Ha (San Antonio)

H+N
- Robert Amdur (UF)
- Bill Mendenhall (UF)
- Paul Harari (Wisc)
- Nancy Lee (MSKCC)
- David Raben (Colorado): pimped boards style (know your staging down cold for him) and scared us straight, but nice guy and gave helpful insights and stories about boards

Breast
- Lori Pierce (Michigan)
- David Wazer (Tufts)
- Frank Vicini (Beaumont)
- Abram Recht (Harvard)
- Jennifer Bellon (Harvard)

 

[qwert]

Gil Lederman for SRS, SBRT. Zvi Fuks for prostate CA.

 

[clintpark]

CNS/PEDS- Shiao Woo (MDACC)
- Minesh Mehta (Wisc)
- John Suh (CC)
- Bill Regine (Maryland)
- Larry Kun (St. Judes)
- Ed Shaw (Wake)
- Bob Timmerman (UTSW)

Sarcoma-Brian O'Sullivan (PMH), also HN

Thorax
- Craig Stevens (formerly MDACC)

GI- Chris Crane (MDACC)
- Chris Willett (Duke): pimped us board style (good review), but extremely nice guy
- Lisa Kachnic (location?)

GU
- Anthony D'Amico (Harvard)
- Allan Polack (Fox Chase)

Gyn
- Arno Mundt (SD)

Lymphoma
- Chul Ha (San Antonio)

H+N
- Robert Amdur (UF)
- Bill Mendenhall (UF)
- Paul Harari (Wisc)
- Nancy Lee (MSKCC)
- David Raben (Colorado): pimped boards style (know your staging down cold for him) and scared us straight, but nice guy and gave helpful insights and stories about boards

Breast
- Lori Pierce (Michigan)
- David Wazer (Tufts)
- Frank Vicini (Beaumont)
- Abram Recht (Harvard)
- Jennifer Bellon (Harvard)

If you must restrict Dr. Timmerman to a body site, he's more of a CNS/Peds guy than a thorax guy.

Really though, he's an SBRT guy, any site.

 

[deleted4401]

Dr. D'Amico came yesterday and was absolutely fantastic. Dynamic lecturer and the time spent with us was extremely useful, especially oral boards stuff. Very personable, and spent a fair amount of time discussing 'the softer side' - work/life balance, etc. You Harvard guys are lucky to have him.

I guess there is a great story of him taking on two attackers at once in West Philly.

S

 

[Adawaal]

CNS/PEDS- Shiao Woo (MDACC)
- Minesh Mehta (Wisc)
- John Suh (CC)
- Bill Regine (Maryland)
- Larry Kun (St. Judes)
- Ed Shaw (Wake)
- Bob Timmerman (UTSW)

Sarcoma-Brian O'Sullivan (PMH), also HN

Thorax
- Craig Stevens (formerly MDACC)

GI- Chris Crane (MDACC)
- Chris Willett (Duke): pimped us board style (good review), but extremely nice guy
- Lisa Kachnic (location?)

GU
- Anthony D'Amico (Harvard)
- Allan Polack (Fox Chase)

Gyn
- Arno Mundt (SD)
- Bill Small (Northwestern)

Lymphoma
- Chul Ha (San Antonio)
-Eli Glatstein (Penn)

H+N
- Robert Amdur (UF)
- Bill Mendenhall (UF)
- Paul Harari (Wisc)
- Nancy Lee (MSKCC)
- David Raben (Colorado): pimped boards style (know your staging down cold for him) and scared us straight, but nice guy and gave helpful insights and stories about boards

Breast
- Lori Pierce (Michigan)
- David Wazer (Tufts)
- Frank Vicini (Beaumont)
- Abram Recht (Harvard)
- Jennifer Bellon (Harvard)

 

[clintpark]

CNS/PEDS
- Shiao Woo (MDACC)
- Minesh Mehta (Wisc)
- John Suh (CC)
- Bill Regine (Maryland)
- Larry Kun (St. Judes)
- Ed Shaw (Wake)
- Bob Timmerman (UTSW) --- SBRT, really
- Gil Lederman - SRS

Sarcoma
- Brian O'Sullivan (PMH), also HN

Thorax
- Craig Stevens (Moffitt)

GI
- Chris Crane (MDACC)
- Chris Willett (Duke): pimped us board style (good review), but extremely nice guy
- Lisa Kachnic (Harvard-MGH)

GU
- Anthony D'Amico (Harvard-Dana Farber)
- Allan Polack (Fox Chase)
- Zvi Fuks (MSKCC)

Gyn
- Arno Mundt (UCSD)
- Bill Small (Northwestern)
- Sushil Beriwal (Pitt), also breast
- Wui-Jin Koh (U Washinton)

Lymphoma
- Chul Ha (San Antonio)
- Eli Glatstein (Penn) get him to talk about his editorials, a lot more fun than lymphoma stuff

H+N
- Robert Amdur (UF)
- Bill Mendenhall (UF)
- Paul Harari (Wisc)
- Nancy Lee (MSKCC)
- David Raben (Colorado): pimped boards style (know your staging down cold for him) and scared us straight, but nice guy and gave helpful insights and stories about boards

Breast
- Lori Pierce (Michigan)
- David Wazer (Tufts)
- Frank Vicini (Beaumont)
- Abram Recht (Harvard)
- Jennifer Bellon (Harvard)

 

[Bob Kelso]

I like how Gil got slipped in there without comment:

http://nymag.com/nymetro/health/features/10817/

We had Buchholz visit for breast and he was simply awesome.

 

[ABCXRT]

I like how Gil got slipped in there without comment:

http://nymag.com/nymetro/health/features/10817/

And Zvi Fuchs:
http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/nys/pressreleases/March05/fuksarrestpr.pdf

 

[clintpark]

CNS/PEDS
- Shiao Woo (MDACC)
- Minesh Mehta (Wisc)
- John Suh (CC)
- Bill Regine (Maryland), also GI
- Larry Kun (St. Judes)
- Ed Shaw (Wake)
- Bob Timmerman (UTSW) --- SBRT, really
- Gil Lederman - SRS

Sarcoma
- Brian O'Sullivan (PMH), also HN

Thorax
- Craig Stevens (Moffitt)

GI
- Chris Crane (MDACC)
- Chris Willett (Duke): pimped us board style (good review), but extremely nice guy
- Lisa Kachnic (Harvard-MGH)

GU
- Anthony D'Amico (Harvard-Dana Farber)
- Allan Polack (Fox Chase)
- Zvi Fuks (MSKCC)

Gyn
- Arno Mundt (UCSD)
- Bill Small (Northwestern)
- Sushil Beriwal (Pitt), also breast
- Wui-Jin Koh (U Washinton)

Lymphoma
- Chul Ha (San Antonio)
- Eli Glatstein (Penn) get him to talk about his editorials, a lot more fun than lymphoma stuff

H+N
- Robert Amdur (UF)
- Bill Mendenhall (UF)
- Paul Harari (Wisc)
- Nancy Lee (MSKCC)
- David Raben (Colorado): pimped boards style (know your staging down cold for him) and scared us straight, but nice guy and gave helpful insights and stories about boards

Breast
- Lori Pierce (Michigan)
- David Wazer (Tufts)
- Frank Vicini (Beaumont)
- Abram Recht (Harvard)
- Jennifer Bellon (Harvard)
- Tom Buchholz (MD Anderson)

Gil Lederman for SRS, SBRT. Zvi Fuks for prostate CA.

I added Lederman and Fuks to the list based on this earlier post. Was it supposed to be a joke? (I'm kind of thick...)

 

[deleted4401]

Based on that story, Lederman is quite a character ... Maybe he would be a good visiting prof, at least on a talk about strategic/innovative marketing

S

 

[Bob Kelso]

I think QWERT was messing with you a little on that one...

 

[radiaterMike]

CNS/PEDS
- Shiao Woo (MDACC)
- Minesh Mehta (Wisc)
- John Suh (CC)
- Bill Regine (Maryland), also GI
- Larry Kun (St. Judes)
- Ed Shaw (Wake)
- Bob Timmerman (UTSW) --- SBRT, really

Sarcoma
- Brian O'Sullivan (PMH), also HN

Thorax
- Craig Stevens (Moffitt)

GI
- Chris Crane (MDACC)
- Chris Willett (Duke): pimped us board style (good review), but extremely nice guy
- Lisa Kachnic (Harvard-MGH)

GU
- Anthony D'Amico (Harvard-Dana Farber)
- Allan Polack (Fox Chase)

Gyn
- Arno Mundt (UCSD)
- Bill Small (Northwestern)
- Sushil Beriwal (Pitt), also breast
- Wui-Jin Koh (U Washinton)

Lymphoma
- Chul Ha (San Antonio)
- Eli Glatstein (Penn) get him to talk about his editorials, a lot more fun than lymphoma stuff

H+N
- Robert Amdur (UF)
- Bill Mendenhall (UF)
- Paul Harari (Wisc)
- Nancy Lee (MSKCC)
- David Raben (Colorado): pimped boards style (know your staging down cold for him) and scared us straight, but nice guy and gave helpful insights and stories about boards

Breast
- Lori Pierce (Michigan)
- David Wazer (Tufts)
- Frank Vicini (Beaumont)
- Abram Recht (Harvard)
- Jennifer Bellon (Harvard)
- Tom Buchholz (MD Anderson)

criminal law/legal defense
- Gil Lederman
- Zvi Fuks (MSKCC)

 

[xraydude]

Gil Lederman??? Does he show pictures of his George Harrison signed guitar? And tell how he got George to sign it while he was dying?

and in the breast list - you have some real senior people and some 'interesting' junior people

yikes.....can't imagine what people are learning

 

[stephew]

yes those were jokes. please stick to the topic so folks dont get confused.

 

[clintpark]

CNS/PEDS
- Shiao Woo (MDACC)
- Minesh Mehta (Wisc)
- John Suh (CC)
- Bill Regine (Maryland), also GI
- Larry Kun (St. Judes)
- Ed Shaw (Wake)
- Bob Timmerman (UTSW) --- SBRT, really

Sarcoma
- Brian O'Sullivan (PMH), also HN

Thorax
- Craig Stevens (Moffitt)

GI
- Chris Crane (MDACC)
- Chris Willett (Duke): pimped us board style (good review), but extremely nice guy
- Lisa Kachnic (Harvard-MGH)

GU
- Anthony D'Amico (Harvard-Dana Farber)
- Allan Polack (Fox Chase)
- Anthony Zietman (MGH) - good case reviews, interesting talk

Gyn
- Arno Mundt (UCSD)
- Bill Small (Northwestern)
- Sushil Beriwal (Pitt), also breast
- Wui-Jin Koh (U Washinton)
- David Gaffney (Utah) - board style Q+A, good tips on oral board

Lymphoma
- Chul Ha (San Antonio)
- Eli Glatstein (Penn) get him to talk about his editorials, a lot more fun than lymphoma stuff

H+N
- Robert Amdur (UF)
- Bill Mendenhall (UF)
- Paul Harari (Wisc)
- Nancy Lee (MSKCC)
- David Raben (Colorado): pimped boards style (know your staging down cold for him) and scared us straight, but nice guy and gave helpful insights and stories about boards

Breast
- Lori Pierce (Michigan)
- David Wazer (Tufts)
- Frank Vicini (Beaumont)
- Abram Recht (Harvard)
- Jennifer Bellon (Harvard)
- Tom Buchholz (MD Anderson)

 

[iradi8u]

And Zvi Fuchs:
http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/nys/pressreleases/March05/fuksarrestpr.pdf

I suspect Martha Stewart would not appreciate Dr. Fuks' visiting professorship status.

 

[Lady In Rad]

CNS/PEDS
- Shiao Woo (MDACC)
- Minesh Mehta (Wisc)
- John Suh (CC)
- Bill Regine (Maryland), also GI
- Larry Kun (St. Judes)
- Ed Shaw (Wake)
- Bob Timmerman (UTSW) --- SBRT, really

Sarcoma
- Brian O'Sullivan (PMH), also HN

Thorax
- Craig Stevens (Moffitt)

GI
- Chris Crane (MDACC)
- Chris Willett (Duke): pimped us board style (good review), but extremely nice guy
- Lisa Kachnic (Harvard-MGH)

GU
- Anthony D'Amico (Harvard-Dana Farber)
- Allan Polack (Fox Chase)
- Anthony Zietman (MGH) - good case reviews, interesting talk

Gyn
- Arno Mundt (UCSD)
- Bill Small (Northwestern)
- Sushil Beriwal (Pitt), also breast
- Wui-Jin Koh (U Washinton)
- David Gaffney (Utah) - board style Q+A, good tips on oral board

Lymphoma
- Chul Ha (San Antonio)
- Eli Glatstein (Penn) get him to talk about his editorials, a lot more fun than lymphoma stuff

H+N
- Robert Amdur (UF)
- Bill Mendenhall (UF)
- Paul Harari (Wisc)
- Nancy Lee (MSKCC)
- David Raben (Colorado): pimped boards style (know your staging down cold for him) and scared us straight, but nice guy and gave helpful insights and stories about boards
-Avraham Eisbruch (Michigan): Great Talk! Good discussion of cases.

Breast
- Lori Pierce (Michigan)
- David Wazer (Tufts)
- Frank Vicini (Beaumont)
- Abram Recht (Harvard)
- Jennifer Bellon (Harvard)
- Tom Buchholz (MD Anderson)

 

[clintpark]

CNS
- Minesh Mehta (Wisc)
- John Suh (CC)
- Bill Regine (Maryland), also GI
- Ed Shaw (Wake)

PEDS
- Shiao Woo (MDACC)
- Larry Kun (St. Judes)

Sarcoma
- Brian O'Sullivan (PMH), also HN
- Thomas DeLaney (MGH) --- sarcoma guys are so rare.

Thorax
- Craig Stevens (Moffitt)

GI
- Chris Crane (MDACC)
- Chris Willett (Duke): pimped us board style (good review), but extremely nice guy
- Lisa Kachnic (Boston U.)

GU
- Anthony D'Amico (Harvard-Dana Farber)
- Allan Polack (Fox Chase)
- Anthony Zietman (MGH) - good case reviews, interesting talk

Gyn
- Arno Mundt (UCSD)
- Bill Small (Northwestern)
- Sushil Beriwal (Pitt), also breast
- Wui-Jin Koh (U Washinton)
- David Gaffney (Utah) - board style Q+A, good tips on oral board

Lymphoma
- Chul Ha (San Antonio)
- Eli Glatstein (Penn) get him to talk about his editorials, a lot more fun than lymphoma stuff

H+N
- Robert Amdur (UF)
- Bill Mendenhall (UF)
- Paul Harari (Wisc)
- Nancy Lee (MSKCC)
- David Raben (Colorado): pimped boards style (know your staging down cold for him) and scared us straight, but nice guy and gave helpful insights and stories about boards
-Avraham Eisbruch (Michigan): Great Talk! Good discussion of cases.

Breast
- Lori Pierce (Michigan)
- David Wazer (Tufts)
- Frank Vicini (Beaumont)
- Abram Recht (Harvard)
- Jennifer Bellon (Harvard)
- Tom Buchholz (MD Anderson)

SBRT
- Bob Timmerman (UTSW)

Brachy
- Alvaro Martinez (Beaumont)