Resident Roster

The current residents in the program are:

bennettStephanie Bennett Ph.D. (2021-2024) received her Ph.D. in Computer and Systems Engineering from Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, in 2019. Her academic focus was on the extraction of biosignals from ambient sensors. She then completed two postdoctoral fellowships and a Certificate in Medical Physics. Her residency research project looks to quantify the uptake of Gadolinium based nanoparticles in MR images, under the supervision of Dr. Ross Berbeco at BWH.
hachadorianRachael Hachadorian Ph.D. (2021-2024) received her Ph.D. in Engineering Sciences from Dartmouth College in 2021. Her doctoral research worked toward establishing quantitative dosimetry and verifying treatment consistency through Cherenkov imaging in patients receiving breast radiation therapy. Her residency research will explore the FLASH effect in proton irradiation under the supervision of Dr. Jan Schuemann at MGH.
olbergSven Olberg Ph.D. (2022-2025)
received his Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering from Washington University in St. Louis in 2022. His doctoral research was in the area of MRI-guided radiation therapy, with a particular focus on synthetic CT reconstruction. At MGH, his residency research with Dr. Jennifer Pursley will involve the evaluation of the Ethos platform for online adaptive radiation therapy treatments of GI disease sites.
RajapakseArith Rajapakse Ph.D. (2022-2025) received his Ph.D. in Medical Physics from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 2021. His doctoral research focused on the integration of nanomaterials into traditional detection mediums and culminated in the design and fabrication of a novel carbon nanotube-based radiation detector. His residency project will focus on Monte Carlo simulations of a convergent x-ray beamline and the consequent signals generated in an array of strip detectors under the guidance of Dr. Piotr Zygmanski and Dr. Davide Brivio at BWH.
BusheDaniel Bushe Ph.D. (2023-2026) obtained his PhD in Medical Physics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2023. His doctoral research primarily concentrated on X-ray and CT imaging, particularly emphasizing the development of novel imaging systems, X-ray dark field and phase imaging, photon counting CT, and artificial intelligence. Guided by Dr. Brian Winey, his residency project at MGH will focus on the implementation and commissioning of adaptive proton therapy workflows.
Park

Claire Park Ph.D.(2023-2026) received her Ph.D. in Medical Biophysics from Western University at Robarts Research Institute, London, Ontario, Canada in 2023. Her thesis was focused on the development and validation of mechatronic systems for image-guided interventions and point-of-care breast cancer screening with ultrasound (2D and 3D) and positron emission mammography. Her residency research project will focus on the development of clinically feasible hypoxia imaging capabilities on ViewRay 0.35T MRI-LINAC, under the supervision of Dr. Atchar Sudhyadhom at BWH and DFCI.

Alumni

  1. Yi Wang Ph.D. (2009-2012) graduated in June 2012 from our program, and is employed as a faculty medical physicist at MGH, Boston, MA. He received his Ph.D. degree in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor.
  2. Zhaohui Han Ph.D. (2009-2012) graduated in June 2012 from our program, and is employed as a faculty medical physicist at BWH, Boston, MA. He received his Ph.D. degree in nuclear physics from the University of Connecticut.
  3. Jennifer Pursley Ph.D. (2010-2013) graduated in June 2013 from our program and is employed as a faculty medical physicist at the MGH. She received her Ph.D. degree in particle physics from Johns Hopkins University.
  4. Yading Yuan Ph.D. (2010-2013) graduated in June 2013 from our program, and is employed as a faculty medical physicist at Columbia University Irving Medical Center in New York, and Program Director of the residency program. He received his Ph.D. degree in medical imaging from the CAMPEP program at the University of Chicago.
  5. Sara St. James Ph.D. (2011-2014) graduated in July 2014 from our program, and then joined the medical physics faculty at the University of Washington, WA.  She is currently a faculty medical physicist at the Huntsman Cancer Center in Salt Lake City, Utah.  Sara received her Ph.D. degree in Biomedical Engineering from the University of California at Davis.
  6. Kent Riley Ph.D. (2011 -2014) did not complete the program for medical reasons. He received his Ph.D. degree in Nuclear Engineering from MIT.
  7. Mingyao Zhu Ph.D. (2012-2015) graduated in June 2015 from our program, and then joined the medical physicist faculty at the University of Maryland. She has since moved to a faculty position at Emory University in Atlanta.  She received her Ph.D. in Physics from the College of William and Mary.
  8. Christopher Williams Ph.D. (2012-2015)  graduated in June 2015 from our program, and then joined the medical physics faculty at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, MA.  He is currently a NASA Astronaut Candidate.  He earned his Ph.D. in Astrophysics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
  9. Martina Hurwitz Ph.D. (2013-2016) graduated in August 2016 from our program and is employed as a faculty medical physicist at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, MA. She earned her Ph.D. in High Energy physics from the University of Chicago in 2010.
  10. Yuting Lin Ph.D. (2013-2016) graduated in August 2016 from our program and then joined the medical physics faculty at Duke Medical Center in Durham, NC. She has since moved to the University of Kansas Proton Center.  She graduated with a Ph.D. in Medical Physics from the University of California at Irvine in 2009.
  11. Weixing Cai Ph.D. (2014-2017) graduated in June 2017 from our program and is employed as a faculty medical physicist at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York.  He received his Ph.D. in 2009 from the Department of Imaging Sciences at the University of Rochester, NY, in cone beam x-ray technology.
  12. Susu Yan Ph.D. (2014-2017) graduated in June 2017 from our program and is employed as a faculty medical physicist at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, MA.  She received her Ph.D. in 2014 from the medical physics program at Duke University.
  13. Elizabeth Huynh Ph.D. (2015-2018) graduated in June 2018 from our program and then joined the medical physicist faculty at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, MA.  She has since moved to the London Regional Cancer Program in Ontario, Canada.  Elizabeth received her Ph.D. in 2015 from the University of Toronto Department of Medical Biophysics.
  14. Rongxiao Zhang Ph.D. (2015-2018) graduated in June 2018 from our program and joined the faculty at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia.  He has since moved to Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center.  He received his Ph.D. from the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Dartmouth College in 2015.
  15. Tai Dou Ph.D. (2016-2019) graduated from our program in June 2019.  He received his Ph.D. in 2016 from the University of California, Los Angeles in physics in medicine and biology.  He is currently employed as a medical physicist at the Texas Center for Proton Therapy.
  16. Joost Verburg Ph.D. (2016-2019) graduated from our program in June 2019.  He received his Ph.D. in Applied Physics from Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands, in 2015.  He is currently employed as a faculty medical physicist at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, MA.
  17. Hyeri Lee Ph.D.(2017-2020) graduated from our program in June 2020.  She received her Ph.D. in Physics from Cornell University in 2017.  She is currently employed as a radiation physicist at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in Columbus, Ohio.
  18. Yiwen Xu Ph.D. (2017-2020) graduated from our program in June 2020.  She received her Ph.D. in 2017 from the University of Western Ontario in Medical Biophysics. She is currently a medical physicist at British Columbia Cancer Agency and an Adjunct Professor at the  University of British Columbia, Canada.
  19. Christian Guthier Ph.D. (2018-2021) graduated from our program in June 2021 and is employed as a faculty medical physicist at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, MA.  He received his Ph.D. in Physics from Heidelberg University in 2015.
  20. David “Bo” McClatchy Ph.D. (2018-2021) graduated from our program in June 2021 and is employed as a faculty medical physicist at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, MA.  He received his Ph.D. in in Engineering Sciences from Dartmouth College in 2018.
  21. Davide Brivio Ph.D. (2019-2022) graduated from our program in June 2022 and is currently employed as a faculty medical physicist at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, MA.  He received his Ph.D. in Physics from the University of Milan, Italy, in 2012.
  22. Arthur Lalonde Ph.D. (2019-2022) graduated from our program in July 2022 and is currently employed as a faculty medical physicist at the Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CHUM).  He received his Ph.D. in Physics from Université de Montréal in June 2019.
  23. Casey Lee Ph.D. (2020-2023) graduated from our program in June 2023 and is currently employed as a faculty medical physicist at Duke University in North Carolina.  She received her Ph.D. in Medical Biophysics from the University of Toronto in 2020.
  24. Stella (Shu) Xing Ph.D. (2020-2023) graduated from our program in June 2023 and is currently employed as a faculty medical physicist at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York.  She received her Ph.D. in Medical Physics from McGill University in June 2020.