Megan Kassick
Megan Kassick, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Department: Radiation Oncology
Contact information
3400 Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, Pa 19104
Philadelphia, Pa 19104
Education:
BS (Biology)
Northeastern University, 2012.
MD
Tufts University School of Medicine, 2017.
MPH
Tufts University School of Medicine, 2017.
Permanent linkBS (Biology)
Northeastern University, 2012.
MD
Tufts University School of Medicine, 2017.
MPH
Tufts University School of Medicine, 2017.
Selected Publications
Kassick M, Abdel-Wahab M: Efforts to improve radiation oncology collaboration worldwide. Lancet Oncol 22(6): 751-753, Jun 2021.Kassick, M: IAEA conducts cervical cancer radiotherapy educational sessions for Morocco. IAEA News Center March 2021.
Kassick ME, Simonds H: Reflection on a journey from the USA to Cape Town: the experiences of a radiation oncology resident. South Afr J Gynaecol Oncol 12(1): 5-10, Dec 2020.
Kassick M, Gao S, Qian J, Tien CJ, and Damast S: Evaluating clinical outcomes in 3D vs. 2D vaginal brachytherapy. American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology Annual Meeting, Virtual Oct 2020 Notes: Poster.
Loganadane G, Kassick M, Kann BH, Young MR, Knowlton CA, Evans SB, Higgins SA, Belkacemi Y, Potenziani M, Saltmarsh N, Wilson LD, and Moran MS: Standard Tangential Radiation Fields Do Not Provide Incidental Coverage to the Internal Mammary Nodes. Pract Radiat Oncol 10(1): 21-28, Jan-Feb 2020.
Kassick M, Gao S, Park HSM, Kelly JR, Young MR, Tien CJ, and Damast S: Does use of bowel prep improve HDR cervix implant dosimetry? American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL Oct 2019 Notes: Poster.
Kassick M, Gao S, Rasar Young M, Tien C, and Damast S: Does rectosigmoid contrast negatively affect HDR cervix implant dosimetry? American Brachytherapy Society Annual Meeting, Miami, FL Jun 2019 Notes: Poster.
Isangula KG, Kassick ME, Kairuki AK, Meda RA, Thomas E, Temu A, Msemo G, Azayo M, Nelson BD: Provider experiences with the large-scale 'Helping Babies Breathe' training programme in Tanzania. Paediatr Int Child Health 38(1): 46-52, Feb 2018.
Damato AL, Kassick M, Viswanathan AN.: Rectum and bladder spacing in cervical cancer brachytherapy using a novel injectable hydrogel compound. Brachytherapy 16(5): 949-955, Sep-Oct 2017.
Kassick ME, Chinbuah MA, Serpa M, Mazia G, Tang AM, Sagoe-Moses I, Taylor M, Dwomo-Fokuo A, Salifu N, Arhinful DK, Engmann C, Burke TF, Cofie P, Nelson BD: Evaluating a novel neonatal-care assessment tool among trained delivery attendants in a resource-limited setting. Int J Gynaecol Obstet 135(3): 285-289, Dec 2016.