Stephen M. Avery
Stephen M. Avery
Professor of Radiation Oncology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Department: Radiation Oncology
Contact information
University of Pennsylvania
Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine
3400 Civic Center Boulevard, 2-307 CMS
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine
3400 Civic Center Boulevard, 2-307 CMS
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-615-5631
Education:
B.S (Physics)
Millersville University, 1994.
M.S. (Experimental Nuclear Physics)
Hampton University, 1997.
Ph.D. (Experimental Nuclear Physics)
Hampton University, 2002.
Permanent linkB.S (Physics)
Millersville University, 1994.
M.S. (Experimental Nuclear Physics)
Hampton University, 1997.
Ph.D. (Experimental Nuclear Physics)
Hampton University, 2002.
Description of Research Expertise
ThermoacousticsGlobal Oncology
Quality assurance and safety.
Medical Physics Education
Description of Clinical Expertise
Clinical Physicist for external beam at PCAMProton therapy planning support
Patient and Machine QA for Proton Therapy
Global Health
Hospital physicist as needed at affiliated hospitals
Description of Other Expertise
Director, Global Radiation PhysicsDirector, Global Health Catalysts (UPenn)
Faculty Search Advisor, Department of Radiation Oncology
Selected Publications
Weygand Joseph, Hao Yao, Awol Munir, Joseph Adedayo O, Kibudde Solomon, Malloum Abba, Ngoma Twalib A, Adeneye Samuel O, Awusi Kavuma, Kisukari Jumaa D, Mkhize Thokozani, Tendwa Maureen Bilinga, Ainsworth Victoria, Ajose Azeezat, Swanson William, Avery Stephen, Bhatia Rohini, Chinegwundoh Frank, Deville Curtiland, Huq Mohammed Saiful, Li Heng, Lehmann Joerg, Njeh Christopher F, Wijesooriya Krishni, Ngwa Wilfred, Graef Katy, Simons Janine, Balogun Onyinye, Incrocci Luca : Evaluating the readiness for ultra-hypofractionated prostate and breast radiotherapy in sub-Saharan Africa: a strategic needs-assessment of six leading African institutions. ecancermedicalscience 19, February 2025.Professor M. Saiful Huq, PhD, Sandhya Chapagain Acharya, MD, Susmita Sharma, MD, Saugat Poudyal, MD, Simit Sapkota, MD, Manish Gautam, MDevs, Sudhir R Silwal, MD, Mohammad Masumul Huq, MPH, AFM Kamal Uddin, MD, Sanjeeva Gunasekara, MD, Professor K. Govind Babu, DM, Ugyen Tshomo, MD, Ahmad Javid Safi, PhD, Professor Ahmed Ijaz Masood, MD, Mostafa Aziz Sumon, MD, Professor Mohammad Abdul Hai, DMRT, Altaf Hossain Riad, MD, Sunil Shrestha, PhD, Tasneem Hossain, MD, Hemant Malhorta, MD, Towhidul Islam, MD, Syed MA Islam, MD, Taslima Nigar, MS, Shahana Pervin, Seema Gulia, DM, Shaila Purvin, MBA, Professor Heath Devin Skinner, MD, PhD, Professor Stephen M Avery, PhD, Professor Wilfred Ngwa, PhD, Professor Krishni Wijesooriya, PhD : Cancer Care and Outreach in the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Countries: From Epidemiology and NCCP to Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment The Lancet Oncology 25(12): e650-e662, December 2024.
Mohiuddin AK Chowdhury, PhD, Tuhin Biswas, PhD, Tofrida Rahman, BPH, Omar Salma, BPH, Mizana, BPH, Professor Heath Devin Skinner, MD, PhD, Professor Stephen Avery, PhD, Professor Wilfred Ngwa, PhD, Professor M. Saiful Huq, PhD : Cancer prevention, care, and outreach among the Rohingya refugee population in Bangladesh The Lancet Oncology 25(12): p1533–1536, December 2024.
Professor M. Saiful Huq, PhD, Sandhya Chapagain Acharya, MD, Susmita Sharma, MD, Saugat Poudyal, MD, Simit Sapkota, MD, Manish Gautam, MDevs, Sudhir R Silwal, MD, Mohammad Masumul Huq, MPH, AFM Kamal Uddin, MD, Sanjeeva Gunasekara, MD, Professor K. Govind Babu, DM, Ugyen Tshomo, MD, Ahmad Javid Safi, PhD, Professor Ahmed Ijaz Masood, MD, Mostafa Aziz Sumon, MD, Professor Mohammad Abdul Hai, DMRT, Altaf Hossain Riad, MD, Sunil Shrestha, PhD, Tasneem Hossain, MD, Hemant Malhorta, MD, Towhidul Islam, MD, Syed MA Islam, MD, Taslima Nigar, MS, Shahana Pervin, Seema Gulia, DM, Shaila Purvin, MBA, Professor Heath Devin Skinner, MD, PhD, Professor Stephen M Avery, PhD, Professor Wilfred Ngwa, PhD, Professor Krishni Wijesooriya, PhD : Cancer Research in the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Countries The Lancet Oncology 25(12): e675–e684, December 2024.
Professor M. Saiful Huq, PhD, Sandhya Chapagain Acharya, MD, Susmita Sharma, MD, Saugat Poudyal, MD, Simit Sapkota, MD, Manish Gautam, MDevs, Sudhir R Silwal, MD, Mohammad Masumul Huq, MPH, AFM Kamal Uddin, MD, Sanjeeva Gunasekara, MD, Professor K. Govind Babu, DM, Ugyen Tshomo, MD, Ahmad Javid Safi, PhD, Professor Ahmed Ijaz Masood, MD, Mostafa Aziz Sumon, MD, Professor Mohammad Abdul Hai, DMRT, Altaf Hossain Riad, MD, Sunil Shrestha, PhD, Tasneem Hossain, MD, Hemant Malhorta, MD, Towhidul Islam, MD, Syed MA Islam, MD, Taslima Nigar, MS, Shahana Pervin, Seema Gulia, DM, Shaila Purvin, MBA, Professor Heath Devin Skinner, MD, PhD, Professor Stephen M Avery, PhD, Professor Wilfred Ngwa, PhD, Professor Krishni Wijesooriya, PhD : Cancer Education and Training within the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Countries The Lancet Oncology 25(12): e663-e674, December 2024.
Professor M. Saiful Huq, PhD, Sandhya Chapagain Acharya, MD, Susmita Sharma, MD, Saugat Poudyal, MD, Simit Sapkota, MD, Manish Gautam, MDevs, Sudhir R Silwal, MD, Mohammad Masumul Huq, MPH, AFM Kamal Uddin, MD, Sanjeeva Gunasekara, MD, Professor K. Govind Babu, DM, Ugyen Tshomo, MD, Ahmad Javid Safi, PhD, Professor Ahmed Ijaz Masood, MD, Mostafa Aziz Sumon, MD, Professor Mohammad Abdul Hai, DMRT, Altaf Hossain Riad, MD, Sunil Shrestha, PhD, Tasneem Hossain, MD, Hemant Malhorta, MD, Towhidul Islam, MD, Syed MA Islam, MD, Taslima Nigar, MS, Shahana Pervin, Seema Gulia, DM, Shaila Purvin, MBA, Professor Heath Devin Skinner, MD, PhD, Professor Stephen M Avery, PhD, Professor Wilfred Ngwa, PhD, Professor Krishni Wijesooriya, PhD : Cancer Care and Outreach in the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Countries: Overcoming Barriers and Addressing Challenges The Lancet Oncology 25(12): e650–e662, December 2024.
Stephanie A. Parker MS,Joseph Weygand PhD, Beata Gontova Bernat MS,Amanda M. Jackson MS,Osama Mawlawi PhD,Izabella Barreto PhD,Yao Hao PhD,Rao Khan PhD, Afua A. Yorke PhD, William Swanson PhD,M. Saiful Huq PhD,Eugene Lief PhD,Cesar Della Biancia PhD,Christopher F. Njeh PhD, Ahmad Al-Basheer PhD, Oi Wai Chau PhD, Stephen Avery PhD, Wilfred Ngwa PhD, Peter A. Sandwall PhD: Assessing Radiology and Radiotherapy Needs for Cancer Care in Low-and-Middle-Income Countries: Insights from a Global Survey of Departmental and Institutional Leaders. Advances in Radiation Oncology 9(11), November 2024 Notes: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.adro.2024.101615.
Wilfred Ngwa, Arthur Pressley, Vanessa M. Wilson, Richard Marlink, Yuri Quintana, Fallon Chipidza, Curtiland Deville, Harry Quon, Stephen Avery, Labenyimoh Patrick, Kenneth Ngwa: A comprehensive cancer center in the cloud powered by AI can reduce health disparities. Nature Medicine July 2024.
Stephen Avery, PhD, Farouk Dako, MD, MPH, M. Saiful Huq, PhD, Wilfred Ngwa, PhD: Global Health Collaboration: Unlocking a Healthier World, One Saturday at a Time. Journal of the American College of Radiology 21(10): 1613 - 1615, September 2024.
Tyler Alfonzetti, Stephen Avery, Sayeda Yasmin-Karim, Michele Moreau, Wilfred Ngwa and Denisa Goia: Phytoradiotherapy to Enhance Cancer Treatment Outcomes with Cannabidiol, Bitter Melon Juice, and Plant Hemoglobin. Frontiers in Oncology-Radiation Oncology January 2023.
Elizabeth Olatunji, William Swanson, Saloni Patel, Samuel Olaolu Adeneye, Funmilayo Aina-Tofolari, Stephen Avery, Jumaa Dachi Kisukari, Katy Graef, M. Saiful Huq, Robert Jeraj, Adedayo O Joseph, Joerg Lehmann, Heng Li, Abba Mallum, Thokozani Mkhize, Twalib Athumani Ngoma, Andrej Studen, Krishni Wijesooriya, Luca Incrocci, Wilfred Ngwa: Challenges and Opportunities for Implementing Hypofractionated Radiotherapy in Africa: Lessons from the HypoAfrica Clinical Trial. ecancermedicalscience February 2023.
Alfonzetti T, Yasmin-Karim S, Ngwa W, Avery S: Phytoradiotherapy: An Integrative Approach to Cancer Treatment by Combining Radiotherapy with Phytomedicines. Front Oncol 10: 624663, Feb 2021 Notes: doi: 10.3389/fonc.2020.624663.