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Where are our radiation oncology alumni now?

Graduates of the Tufts Medical Center Radiation Oncology Residency Program have built rewarding careers across the country. They’re working in academic medical centers, community hospitals and regional cancer centers and private practices. Our alumni are leaders in care, education and research, and they carry the Tufts Medical Center tradition of excellence with them wherever they go.

Class of 2025

  • Tiarrah Salvi-Jackson, MD – Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC

Class of 2024

  • Brett H. Diamond, MD – Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA
  • Andrew S. Kopecky, MD – Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI
  • Abbas I. Rattani, MD – Exeter Hospital, Exeter, NH

Class of 2023

  • Gavin P. Jones, MD – UMass Memorial Medical Center, Worcester, MA
  • Utkarsh Shukla, MD – New Mexico Cancer Center, Albuquerque, NM
  • Mark H. Sueyoshi, MD – University of Vermont Medical Center, Burlington, VT
  • Brooke M. Willows, MD – St. Bernards Medical Center, Jonesboro, AR
  • Jessica E. Yancey, MD – UMass Memorial Medical Center, Worcester, MA

Class of 2022

  • Imran H. Chowdhury, MD MS – Oncology Hematology Care, Inc., Cincinnati, OH

Class of 2021

  • Zachary M. Brownlee, MD – Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders, Fort Worth, TX
  • Rashi Garg, MD – Penn Medicine – Cherry Hill, Cherry Hill, NJ
  • Elana Nack, MD – Minneapolis Radiation Oncology, Edina, MN

Class of 2020

  • Benjamin C. Foster, MD – Rochester Regional Health, Rochester, NY
  • Justin L. Wage, MD – MelroseWakefield Radiation Oncology, Stoneham, MA

Class of 2019

  • Matthew L. Listo, MD – Jersey Shore Brachytherapy, PA, Lakewood, NJ
  • Ram Narayan, MD – Amita Health, Bourbonnais, IL
  • Peter J. Zavitsanos, MD – Advanced Cancer Treatment Center, Brooksville, FL

Class of 2018

  • Paul P. Koffer, MD – Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI

Class of 2017

  • Matthew J. Abrams, MD – Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA
  • Esther Yu, MD – Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI
  • David Mayhew, MD, PhD – Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA

Class of 2016

  • Guy Savir, MD – Premier Health, Dayton Physicians Network, Dayton, OH

Class of 2015

  • Alexandra Sherman, MD – Roger Williams Medical Center, Providence, RI
  • Joanne Zhung, MD – Atlantic Health System, Radiation Oncology Associates, Pompton Plains, NJ
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How to apply to the Radiation Oncology Residency Program

We accept applications through the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS®) only. Applicants must complete a PGY-1 year before starting the radiation oncology residency.

Key dates for the 2025–2026 application cycle:

  • September 3, 2025: ERAS opens for applicants to begin submitting their MyERAS applications
  • September 15, 2025: NRMP registration opens
  • October 24, 2025: Final deadline to submit your ERAS application to Tufts Medical Center

We will review applications and offer remote interviews in mid-December 2025 and mid-January 2026.

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Meet the radiation oncology faculty shaping tomorrow’s leaders

Our faculty are nationally recognized experts in radiation oncology, dedicated to mentoring the next generation of clinicians and researchers. With a commitment to evidence-based care, innovation and education, they create a supportive training environment where residents can thrive. Through hands-on teaching and active research, our team ensures residents gain the skills and insight needed to lead in a fast-evolving field.

Program leadership

Matthew Katz, MD

Matthew Katz, MD

Title: Interim Chairman and Residency Program Director, Tufts Medical Center
Academic Appointment: Associate Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine
Specialties: Head and neck cancer, thoracic malignancies, breast, rectal, anal, prostate, bladder cancer
Medical School: University of Massachusetts
Residency: Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Board Certification: Radiation Oncology
Contact: Matthew.Katz@tuftsmedicine.org

Kathryn Huber, MD, PhD

Kathryn Huber, MD, PhD

Title: Associate Residency Program Director, Beth Israel Medical Center
Academic Appointment: Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School (Pending)
Specialties: Head and neck, cutaneous, gastrointestinal, breast, thoracic malignancies
Medical School: Tufts University School of Medicine
Residency: Tufts Medical Center
Board Certification: Radiation Oncology
Contact: khuber2@bidmc.harvard.edu

Gavin Jones, MD

Gavin Jones, MD

Title: Associate Residency Program Director, UMass Medical Center
Academic Appointment: Assistant Professor, UMass
Medical School: University of Virginia
Residency: Tufts Medical Center
Board Certification: Radiation Oncology
Contact: Gavin.Jones@umassmemorial.org

Cassandra Stambaugh, PhD, DABR

Cassandra Stambaugh, PhD, DABR

Title: Medical Physicist, Resident Advocate, Physics Course Director
Academic Appointment: Associate Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine
Specialties: Medical physics, patient safety, Gamma Knife
Graduate Training: Bates College, Northeastern University, University of South Florida 
Residency: Mayo Clinic
Board Certification: Therapeutic Radiologic Physics
Contact: Cassandra.Stambaugh@tuftsmedicine.org

Tufts Medical Center faculty

Mark Bonnen, MD 

Title: Radiation Oncologist, Cancer Service Line Executive 
Academic Appointment: Visiting Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine 
Specialties: Breast cancer, gynecologic cancer, head and neck cancer, brachytherapy 
Medical School: UT Health Science Center 
Residency: MD Anderson Cancer Center 
Board Certification: Radiation Oncology

Brett Diamond, MD

Brett Diamond, MD

Title: Radiation Oncologist
Academic Appointment: Assistant Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine
Specialties: Gynecologic, genitourinary, head and neck, breast cancers
Medical School: University of Connecticut
Board Eligible: Radiation Oncology

John E. Mignano

John E. Mignano, MD, PhD

Title: Radiation Oncologist, Associate Clinic Director
Academic Appointment: Associate Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine
Specialties: General radiotherapy, Gamma Knife, pediatric radiation oncology
Medical School: University of Pittsburgh
Residency: Johns Hopkins Hospital
Fellowship: Tufts Medical Center
Board Certification: Radiation Oncology

Christopher S. Melhus, PhD, DABR

Christopher S. Melhus, PhD, DABR

Title: Chief, Radiation Oncology Medical Physics
Academic Appointment: Associate Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine
Specialties: Therapeutic radiologic physics, quality assurance
Education: Reed College, MIT, Harvard-MIT HST Program
Board Certification: Therapeutic Radiologic Physics

Elizabeth Meyer, MS, DABR

Elizabeth (Libby) Meyer, MS, DABR

Title: Medical Physicist
Academic Appointment: Instructor, Tufts University School of Medicine
Specialties: Dosimetry
Education: Smith College, Columbia University
Board Certification: Therapeutic Medical Physics

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center faculty

Mary Ann Stevenson, MD, PhD

Mary Ann Stevenson, MD, PhD

Title: Chair and Chief, Radiation Oncology
Academic Appointment: Associate Professor, Harvard Medical School
Medical School: Stanford University
Board Certification: Radiation Oncology

Joseph A. Aronovitz, MD, PhD

Joseph A. Aronovitz, MD, PhD

Title: Radiation Oncologist
Academic Appointment: Instructor, Harvard Medical School
Medical School: Washington University
Board Certification: Radiation Oncology

Stuart M. Berman, MD

Stuart M. Berman, MD

Title: Radiation Oncologist
Academic Appointment: Instructor, Harvard Medical School
Medical School: University of Virginia
Board Certification: Radiation Oncology

Lauren M. Hertan, MD

Lauren M. Hertan, MD

Title: Radiation Oncologist
Academic Appointment: Instructor, Harvard Medical School
Medical School: University of Pennsylvania
Board Certification: Radiation Oncology

Joanne W. Jang, MD, PhD

Joanne W. Jang, MD, PhD

Title: Radiation Oncologist
Academic Appointment: Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School
Medical School: University of Pennsylvania
Board Certification: Radiation Oncology

Irving Davin Kaplan, MD

Irving David Kaplan, MD

Title: Co-Director, Prostate Cancer Program
Medical School: Stanford University
Board Certification: Radiation Oncology

Eric Ko, MD, PhD

Title: Disease Site Leader (GU Oncology)
Academic Appointment: Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology, Harvard Medical School
Specialties: GU/Prostate
Medical School: SUNY Buffalo
Board Certification: Radiation Oncology

Brigid M. O'Connor, MD, PhD

Brigid M. O’Connor, MD, PhD

Title: Radiation Oncologist
Medical School: Boston University

Abram Recht, MD

Abram Recht, MD

Title: Professor, Harvard Medical School
Medical School: Johns Hopkins University
Board Certification: Radiation Oncology

Daniel Schmidt, MD, PhD

Daniel Schmidt, MD, PhD

Title: Radiation Oncologist
Academic Appointment: Instructor, Harvard Medical School
Medical School: University of Texas Southwestern
Board Certification: Radiation Oncology

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center medical physicists

Gleb Kuzmin, PhD, DABR

Gleb Kuzmin, PhD, DABR

Title: Medical Physicist
Academic Appointment: Lecturer
Specialties: Stereotactic radiosurgery and radiotherapy
Education: University of Texas at Austin, Texas A&M, Cleveland Clinic
Board Certification: Therapeutic Medical Physics

Stefano Peca, PhD

Stefano Peca, PhD

Title: Medical Physicist, Manager of Treatment Planning
Education: Sapienza University of Rome, University of Calgary
Board Certification: Canadian College of Physicists in Medicine

Qian Wang, PhD

Qian Wang, PhD

Title: Medical Physicist
Academic Appointment: Clinical Faculty
Specialties: External beam radiotherapy, CyberKnife radiosurgery
Education: Hebei Normal University, Capital Normal University, UMass Lowell, University of Pennsylvania, Emory University
Board Eligible

Feng-Ju Yeh, MS, DABR

Feng-Ju Yeh, MS, DABR

Title: Medical Physicist
Specialties: HDR, Quality Assurance
Education: National Yang Ming University, Duke University
Board Certification: Therapeutic Radiologic Physics

University of Massachusetts Memorial Medical Center faculty

Thomas J. Fitzgerald, MD

Thomas J. Fitzgerald, MD

Title: Chair, Department of Radiation Oncology
Academic Appointment: Professor, UMass Medical School
Medical School: University of Massachusetts
Board Certification: Radiation Oncology

Alexander Chi, MD

Alexander Chi, MD

Academic Appointment: Professor, UMass Medical School
Medical School: Virginia Commonwealth University
Board Certification: Radiation Oncology

David Harris, MD

David Harris, MD

Academic Appointment: Assistant Professor, UMass Medical School
Medical School: University of Alabama Birmingham
Board Certification: Radiation Oncology

Jessica Yancey, MD

Jessica Yancey, MD

Academic Appointment: Assistant Professor, Radiation Oncology, University of Massachusetts Medical School
Medical School: University of Massachusetts
Postgraduate Training: Tufts Medical Center
Board Certification: Radiation Oncology

Sheida Mani, MD

Sheida Mani, MD

Academic Appointment: Assistant Professor, Radiation Oncology, University of Massachusetts Medical School
Medical School: Johannes-Gutenberg Universitat Mainz
Postgraduate Training: NYU Langone Medical Center
Board Certification: Radiation Oncology

Allison Sacher, MD

Allison Sacher, MD

Academic Appointment: Assistant Professor, Radiation Oncology, University of Massachusetts Medical School
Medical School: Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Postgraduate Training: Mount Sinai Medical Center
Board Certification: Radiation Oncology

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