Shiao Y. Woo, M.D., M.B.B.S., F.A.C.R.
Professor
Dr. Shiao Woo moved from M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston to the University of Louisville to be the Professor and Chairman of the Department of Radiation Oncology in 2010. He completed his residency in radiation oncology at Stanford University Medical Center. Under his leadership the department has acquired some of the most advanced technologies for treatment of patients and research. In 2011 the department received full accreditation by the American College of Radiology (ACR), the highest national accreditation. The accreditation was renewed in 2014 and 2017. The clinical research program has been significantly expanded and the department attained full membership in the national cooperative group, NRG. There is ongoing inter-departmental collaboration with biomedical engineering researchers and cancer research scientists in several translational research projects.
Dr. Woo is an internationally recognized authority in the treatment of brain and spinal cord tumors in adults and children. He has served on the Executive Committee of the International Pediatric Radiation Oncology Society (PROS). He is the immediate past –President of the M.D. Anderson Gilbert H. Fletcher Society, and an immediate post Council Member of the National Council of Radiation Protection and Measurement. He is a member of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO). He has over 200 publications including book chapters. Dr. Woo has been recognized for several years in “Best Doctors in America”. Dr. Woo’s clinical and research interests include tumors of the blood, bone, nervous system andsoft tissue in children and adults.
Education/Training
| Institution and Location | Degree | Date | Field of Study |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, CA | 7/1985-6/1988 | Residency in Radiation Therapy | |
| Vincent T. Lombardi Cancer Center, Washington, DC | 7/1978-6/1980 | Fellowship in Pediatric & Adolescent | |
| Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC | 7/1976-6/1978 | Residency in Pediatrics | |
| Southern General Hospital, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom | 7/1975-6/1976 | Residency in Pediatrics | |
| Johor Baru General Hospital, Johor Baru, Malaysia | 7/1973-6/1975 | Residency in Internal Medicine | |
| Ipoh General Hospital, Ipoh, Malaysia | 7/1972-6/1973 | Clinical Internship | |
| University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | M.B./B.S. | 4/1967-5/1972 | Medicine |
Positions and Honors
| Positions and Employment | Date |
|---|---|
| Professor (Tenured) and Chairman Department of Radiation Oncology Norton Children’s Hospital/Norton Healthcare in Pediatric Oncology University of Louisville School of Medicine Louisville, KY | 3/2010-Present |
| Professor (Tenured) and Section Chief of CNS/Pediatrics Department of Radiation Oncology Division of Radiation Oncology The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center Houston, TX | 3/2004−2/2010 |
| Professor (non-tenure) Pediatrics Department of Pediatrics Patient Care Baylor College of Medicine Houston, TX | 7/2002−2/2004 |
| Professor (Tenured) Department of Radiology Baylor College of Medicine Houston, TX | 7/1996−2/2004 |
| Adjunct Associate Professor Department of Radiology UT Heath Science Center Houston, TX | 7/1994−6/2004 |
Associate Professor | 7/1992−6/1996 |
| Assistant Professor Department of Radiology Baylor College of Medicine Houston, TX | 7/1991−6/1992 |
| Assistant Professor of Radiotherapy and Pediatrics Department of Pediatrics The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center Houston, TX | 8/1988−6/1991 |
| Assistant Professor of Pediatrics Department of Pediatrics Tufts University School of Medicine Boston, MA | 7/1981−6/1985 |
| Assistant Professor of Pediatrics Department of Pediatrics Georgetown University School of Medicine Washington, DC | 7/1980−6/1981 |
Other Experience and Professional Memberships
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES
- American College of Radiology
- American Radium Society
- American Society of Clinical Oncology
- American Society of Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology
- Gilbert H. Fletcher Society
- Greater Louisville Medical Society
- National Council Radiation Protection and Measurement
- Pediatric Radiation Oncology
- Society Society of Chairmen of Academic Radiation Oncology Programs
Honors
- The Gold Apple Award for Excellence in Teaching, UT M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1990
- Fellow, Royal College of Physicians, 1997
- ACGME Parker J. Palmer Courage to Teach Award, 2001
- Fellow, American College of Radiology, 2001
- Teacher of the Year Award, The Association of Residents in Radiation Oncology, 2001
- 2008 Patient Golden Apple Award, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, 2008
- The Julie and Ben Rogers Award for Excellence in Patient Care: Finalist, 2009
Selected peer-reviewed publications (in chronological order).
Huang E, Teh BS, Strother DR, Davis QG, Chiu JK, Lu HH, Carpenter LS, Mai WY, Chintagumpala MM, South M, Grant WH, Butler EB, W oo SY. Intensity-modulated radiation therapy for pediatric medulloblastoma: early report on the reduction of ototoxicity. Intl J Rad Oncol Biol Phys 52(3):599-605, 3/2002.
Merchant TE, Kun LE, Krasin MJ, Jones-W allace D, Chintagumpala MM, W oo SY, Ashley D, Sexton M, Kellie SJ, Ahern V, Gajjar A. A multi-institution prospective trial of reduced-dose craniospinal irradiation (23.4 Gy) followed by conformal posterior fossa (36 Gy) and primary site irradiation (55.8 Gy) and dose-intensive chemotherapy for average-risk medulloblastoma. Intl J Rad Oncol Biol Phys 57(2 Suppl):S194-5, 2003.
Lee CT, Bilton SD, Famiglietti RM, Riley BA, Mahajan A, Chang EL, Maor MH, Woo SY, Cox JD, Smith AR. Treatment planning with protons for pediatric retinoblastoma, medulloblastoma, and pelvic sarcoma: how do protons compare with other conformal techniques? Intl J Rad Oncol Biol Phys 63(2):362-72, 10/2005.
Pelloski CE, Lin E, Zhang L, Yung WK, Colman H, Liu JL, Woo SY, Heimberger AB, Suki D, Prados M, Chang S, Barker FG, III, Fuller GN, Aldape KD. Prognostic associations of activated mitogen-activated protein kinase and Akt pathways in glioblastoma. Clin Cancer Res 12:3935-41, 7/2006.
Gajjar A, Chintagumpala M, Ashley D, Kellie S, Kun LE, Merchant T, W oo S, Wheeler G, Ahern V, Krasin MJ, Fouladi M, Broniscer A, Krance R, Hale GA, Stewart CF, Sanford RA, Fuller C, Lau C, Boyett JM, W allace D, Gilbertson RJ. Risk-adapted craniospinal radiotherapy followed by high- dose chemotherapy and stem-cell rescue in children with newly diagnosed medulloblastoma (St Jude Medulloblastoma- 96): long-term results from a prospective, multicentre trial. Lancet Oncol 7, 10/2006.
Hermanto U, Frija EK, Lii MF, Chang EL, Mahajan A, Woo SY. Intensity modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) and conventional radiotherapy for high-grade gliomas: Does IMRT increase the integral dose to normal brain? Intl J Rad Oncol Biol Phys 67(4):1135-1144, 3/2007.
Yom SS, Frija EK, Mahajan A, Chang E, Klein K, Shiu A, Ohrt J, and Woo S. Field in field technique with intrafractionally modulated junction shifts for craniospinal irradiation. Intl J Rad Oncol Biol Phys Vol. 69:1193-1198, 6/2007.
Jani N, Krull KR, Brouwers P, Chintagumpala MM, W oo SY. Neuropsychological outcome following intensity-modulated radiation therapy for pediatric medulloblastoma. Ped Blood Cancer. e-Pub 4/2008.
Merchant T, Kun LE, Krasin MJ, Wallace D, Chintagumpala MM, Woo SY, Ashley D, Sexton M, Kellie SJ, Ahern V, Gajjar A. Multi-Institution prospective trial of reduced- dose craniospinal irradiation (23.4 GY) followed by conformal posterior fossa (36 GY) and primary site irradiation (55.8 GY) and dose-intensive chemotherapy for average-risk medullablastoma. Intl J Rad Oncol Biol Phys 70:782-787, 2008.
Newhauser W D, Fontenot JD, Mahajan A, Kornguth D,Stovall M, Zheng &, Taddei PJ, Mirkovic D, Mohan, R, Cox JD, Woo S. The risk of developing a second cancer after receiving craniospinal proton irradiation. Phys Med Biol 54(8):227791, 4/2009, e-Pub 3/2009.
Torres M, Woo SY, Lege D, Riley BA, Zhai X, Lii M, Kornguth D, Pelloski C, Mahajan A, Chang E,. Optimal treatment planning for skull base chardoma: photon, protons and a combonation of both. Int. J. Rad Oncol Biol Phys, 7/2009. e-Pub 4/2009.
McGovern S, Aldape K, Munsell M, Mahajan A. DeMonte F, Woo SY. A comparison of WHO grades at recurrents in patients with non-skull base and skull base meningiomas. J of Neurosurg 112:925-933, 2010.
Taddei Pj, Mirkovic D. Giebeler A. Woo SY, Newhauser D. Second cancer incidence and mortality from secondary neutions as a function of sex for two patients who received craniospinal irradiation with proton radiotherapy. In Press.
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