Radiation oncology residents will have a unique opportunity available at this year’s American Society of Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) annual meeting. A new workshop entitled: Principles and Skills of Brachytherapy, will be offered Saturday, September 27th …
2025
Department of Human Oncology heads to RRS in Puerto Rico
The 71st Annual International Meeting of the Radiation Research Society (RRS) features presentations, posters, and a workshop from faculty and students in the Department of Human Oncology. The conference will be held in San Juan, …
Meet Our New Residents!
The Department of Human Oncology is pleased to welcome five new residents to our programs this year. The Radiation Oncology Residency Program trains the next generation of comprehensive oncologists. The 4-year curriculum provides residents with …
Meet the Experts: Amanda Winge
You may know the Department of Human Oncology is comprised of Radiation Oncologists and Medical Physicists but there are so many other people contributing to our success and we’d like to introduce you to them. …
August 2025 – Published Articles
Adverse prognosis gene expression patterns in metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer. Sharifi MN, Feng E, Rydzewski NR, Taylor AK, Sperger JM, Shi Y, Helzer KT, Bootsma ML, Carreno V, Chang AH, Nunamaker LA, Blitzer GC, Shang …
New Faculty Q&A: Dr. Colin Harari
Welcome Colin Harari, MD, incoming assistant professor. Hometown: Madison, WI Educational background: I grew up locally, attending Madison West High School. Following high school I traveled to the East Coast where I earned my degree …
Dr. Grace Blitzer Awarded Grant to Advance Uterine Cancer Treatment Research
Grace Blitzer, MD, an assistant professor and radiation oncologist in the Department of Human Oncology, recently earned an ASTRO-ACS Clinician Scientist Development Grant (CSDG). This three-year (9/1/2025 – 8/31/2028), $437,400 award supports her research on how cancer DNA …