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  • Bonner, James A., M.D.

    Bonner uab radiation oncology chairman

    Merle M. Salter Endowed Professor and Chairman

    Areas of Interest:
    Head & Neck

  • Fiveash, John, M.D.

    Headshot of Dr. John Fiveash, MD (Professor/Vice Chairman, Radiation Oncology) in white medical coat, September 2023.

    Professor
    Senior Vice Chair 
    Robert Y. Kim Outstanding Educator Endowed Chair

    Areas of Interest:
    Central Nervous System (CNS), Proton Therapy

  • McDonald, Andrew, M.D., M.S.

    Andrew McDonald uab radiation oncologyAssociate Professor
    Director, Radiation Oncology Residency Program
    Member, Institute for Cancer Outcomes and Survivorship
    Physician Scientist

    Areas of Interest:
    Gastrointestinal (GI), Genitourinary (GU)

  • Pfister, Neil T., M.D., Ph.D.

    Neil Pfister 150x188 copyAssistant Professor
    Physician Scientist

    Areas of Interest
    Gastrointestinal (GI) & Hepatopancreatobiliary, Lung, Lymphoma, Metastatic Disease, Proton Therapy

  • Popple, Richard, Ph.D.

    Richard Popple uab radiation oncology

    Professor and Assistant Vice Chair for Medical Physics
    Director, Medical Physics Division

    Head of Treatment Design and Delivery

    Areas of Interest: 
    Medical physics

  • Shi, Lewis Zhichang M.D., Ph.D.

    Headshot of Dr. Lewis Shi, PhD (Associate Professor, Radiation Oncology - Preclinical Research) in white medical coat, September 2022.Professor
    Director of Radiobiology
    Koikos-Petelos-Jones-Bragg ROAR Endowed Professor for Cancer Research at UAB
    Research Scientist

    Areas of Interest:
    Radiobiology, Metabolic Regulation of Cancer Immunotherapy, Immunomodulatory Effects of Radiation

  • Willey, Christopher, M.D., Ph.D.

    Headshot of Dr. Christopher Willey, MD (Professor, Radiation Oncology) in white medical coat, October 2022.

    Hale-Stephens ROAR Endowed Professor for Distinctive Research
    Associate Vice Chair of Translational Research
    Physician Scientist

    Areas of Interest:
    Central Nervous System (CNS), Head & Neck