Neil Kanth Taunk, MD, MSCTS
Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Assistant Professor, Radiation Oncology, University of Pennsylvania
Assistant Professor, Radiology, University of Pennsylvania
Director, Brachytherapy, University of Pennsylvania
Director, Imaging Sciences, University of Pennsylvania
Department: Radiation Oncology
Contact information
Department of Radiation Oncology
Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine
3400 Civic Center Blvd
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine
3400 Civic Center Blvd
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: (215) 662-6515
Email:
taunk@upenn.edu
taunk@upenn.edu
Education:
BA (Economics and Biology (Dual Major))
Cornell University, 2007.
MS (Clinical and Translational Science)
Robert Wood Johnson Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Rutgers University, 2011.
MD (Distinction in Research)
Robert Wood Johson Medical School, Rutgers University, 2012.
Permanent linkBA (Economics and Biology (Dual Major))
Cornell University, 2007.
MS (Clinical and Translational Science)
Robert Wood Johnson Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Rutgers University, 2011.
MD (Distinction in Research)
Robert Wood Johson Medical School, Rutgers University, 2012.
Description of Clinical Expertise
My research falls into three broad categories 1) development and translation of novel molecular imaging agents primarily PET tracers 2) imaging radiation treatment response include imaging biomarkers and radiogenomic analysis and 3) clinical trials in breast, gynecologic, and prostate cancers to improve therapeutic ratio. I work establish interdisciplinary collaborations with radiology, medical physics, and the clinical teams in medical and surgical oncology.Description of Research Expertise
My research falls into three broad categories 1) development and translation of novel molecular imaging agents primarily PET tracers 2) imaging radiation treatment response include imaging biomarkers and radiogenomic analysis and 3) clinical trials in breast, gynecologic, and prostate cancers to improve therapeutic ratio. I work establish interdisciplinary collaborations with radiology, medical physics, and the clinical teams in medical and surgical oncology.Selected Publications
Y. Tong, J. Udupa, D. Odhner, T. Liu, C. Jin, N. Taunk, V. Pigrish, S. Owens, J. Camaratta, M. Svatos, D. Torigian: A Hybrid Intelligence (HI) System for Segmenting Rectoprostatic Spacer Gel and Key OARs on CT Images for Prostate Cancer Radiation Therapy Planning. ASTRO 2023 Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, poster presentation.(Poster #: 55311 ), July 2023.Z. Sherwani, J. Alegun, A. Russo, S. Damast, K. Albuquerque, C. Nwachukwu, M. Dyer, E. Fields, S. Beriwal, Z. Horne, I. Vergalasova, N. Ohri, N. Taunk, J. Chino, E. Kidd, E. Leung, J. Song, L. Hathout: Prognostic Impact of Mismatch Repair Deficiency on Stage I-II Endometrioid Endometrial Cancer Treated With Adjuvant Radiation Therapy: A Multi-Institutional Analysis. ASTRO 2023 Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, oral presentation.(Abstract #: 55097), July 2023.
L. Bodei, P. Kavan, M. Liberman, N. Taunk, U. Metser, D. Juneau, E. M. O'Reilly, J. Ma, R. Cioci, A. R. Abdul Razak: FRONTIER: FAPi Radioligand OpeN-label, phase 1 study to evaluate safety, Tolerability and dosImetry of [Lu-177]-PNT6555; a dose Escalation study for tReatment of patients with select solid tumors. ASCO Annual Meeting 2023, Chicago, Illnois, poster presentation. June 2023.
Trotter J, Pantel AR, Teo BK, Escorcia FE, Li T, Pryma DA, Taunk NK.: Positron Emission Tomography (PET)/Computed Tomography (CT) Imaging in Radiation Therapy Treatment Planning: A Review of PET Imaging Tracers and Methods to Incorporate PET/CT. Adv Radiat Oncol 8: 101212, Mar 2023.
Patrich T, Wang Y, Elshaikh MA, Zhu S, Damast S, Li JY, Fields EC, Beriwal S, Keller A, Kidd EA, Usoz M, Jolly S, Jaworski E, Leung EW, Taunk NK, Chino J, Russo AL, Lea JS, Lee LJ, Albuquerque KV, Hathout L.: The Impact of Racial Disparities on Outcome in Patients With Stage IIIC Endometrial Carcinoma: A Pooled Data Analysis. Am J Clin Oncol 46: 114-120, Mar 2023.
Freedman GM, Jones JA, Taunk NK.: Stereotactic Radiation for Oligometastatic and Oligoprogressive Stage IV Breast Cancer: A Case-Based Review. Curr Oncol 30: 2510-2523, Feb 2023.
Alexander DA, Certa O, Haertter A, Li T, Taunk N, Zhu TC.: Comparison of surface dose during whole breast radiation therapy on Halcyon and TrueBeam using Cherenkov imaging. Proc SPIE Int Soc Opt Eng 2023.
Dastgheyb SS, Kim K, Doucette A, Freedman G, Shah P, Makhlin I, Clark A, Taunk N.: Acute skin radiation toxicity seen with concurrent T-DM1: A single institutional report of 35 patients. Breast 2023.
Brower JV, Rhodes SS, Remick JS, Russo AL, Dunn EF, Ayala-Peacock DN, Petereit DG, Bradley KA, Taunk NK.: Effect of COVID-19 on Gynecologic Oncology Care: A Survey of Practicing Gynecologic Radiation Oncologists in the United States. Adv Radiat Oncol 2023.
Berlin E, Yegya-Raman N, Garver E, Li T, Lin LL, Taunk NK.: Acute and long-term toxicity of whole pelvis proton radiation therapy for definitive or adjuvant management of gynecologic cancers. Gynecol Oncol 2023.