Evan Thomas, MD, PhD
Evan Thomas is a PGY5 resident in the UAB Department of Radiation Oncology. He was educated in Materials Engineering at Arizona State University, then received an M.S. in Nuclear Engineering from the University of California at Berkeley before returning to his home state of Alabama to complete PhD in Biomedical Engineering and then his M.D. As a side project during his graduate thesis, he became interested in radiosurgical treatment planning under the mentorship of John Fiveash.
His particular relevant expertise is in single-isocenter volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) treatment planning and delivery for multiple metastases, which he has been studying for nearly a decade. Additionally, he worked in close collaboration with Varian Medical Systems during a postdoctoral research fellowship which resulted in implementation of the UAB single-isocenter methodology into the HyperArc platform and its successful benchmarking.
More recently he has helped develop the UAB Movement Disorder Radiosurgery Program, which utilizes the first coneless, MLC-based linear accelerator delivery technique for functional radiosurgery applications as well as the UAB Cardiac Radiosurgery Program for ventricular arrhythmia. He has published a variety of papers within the radiosurgery field, and given extensive lectures & webinars on radiosurgical treatment planning for multiple metastases. Some of his other additional research interests include novel applications of emerging technology within radiation oncology, health physics, and healthcare public policy.
Disclosures:
- Employment: Renaissance Institute of Precision Oncology & Radiosurgery:Chief Medical Officer:Partner
- Compensation: Varian Medical Systems: Advisory Board, Advisory Board Type, Advisory Board Proprietary, Consultant, Research Grants, Research Funding, Research Salary Support,Grant Research Funding, Honoraria, Travel Expenses, Compensation Payment-End Date: To Present
- Ownership: none
- Leadership: none