Anish Butala, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Radiation Oncology
Chief, Palliative Radiation Oncology Service, University of Pennsylvania Health System
Director, Spine Radiotherapy Program, University of Pennsylvania Health System
Department: Radiation Oncology
Contact information
3400 Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Education:
BS (Management and Organizational Analysis)
New York University, 2012.
MD (Doctor of Medicine)
Northwestern University, 2016.
Permanent linkBS (Management and Organizational Analysis)
New York University, 2012.
MD (Doctor of Medicine)
Northwestern University, 2016.
Selected Publications
Friedes C, Butala AA: Palliative Radiotherapy for Pancreatic Cancer. Annals of Palliative Medicine November 2023.Butala AA, Buckingham L, Taunk NT: Palliative Radiotherapy for Gynecologic Malignancies. Palliative Radiation Oncology, 1st Edition. Neha Vapiwala, Joshua Jones, Kavita Dharmarajan (eds.). Elsevier, December 2022 Notes: Textbook Chapter.
Williams GR, Manjunath SH, Butala AA, Jones JA: Palliative Radiotherapy for Advanced Cancers: Indications and Outcomes. Surgical Oncology Clinics of North America 30(3): 563-580, July 2021.
Williams GR, Butala AA, Manjunath SH, Maxwell RJL, Anstadt EJ, Waxman AJ, Jones JA, Plastaras JP, Paydar I: Radiation Therapy for Plasma Cell Disease of the Brain and Skull: Poor Palliation and Survival After Treatment for Central Nervous System Involvement. Advances in Radiation Oncology 6(4): 100720, May 2021.
Butala AA, Lee DY, Patel RR, Latif NA, Haggerty AF, Paydar I, Jones JA, Taunk NK.: A Retrospective Study of Rapid Symptom Response in Bleeding Gynecologic Malignancies With Short Course Palliative Radiation Therapy: Less is More. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management 61(2): 377-383, February 2021.
Butala AA, Jain V, Reddy VK, Sebro RA, Song Y, Karakousis G, Mitchell TC, Lukens JN, Shabason JE: Impact of Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocytes on Overall Survival in Merkel Cell Carcinoma. The Oncologist 26(1): 63-69, January 2021.
Butala AA, Lo SS, Jones JA: Advanced radiotherapy for metastatic disease-a major stride or a futile effort? Annals of Palliative Medicine 8(3): 337-351, July 2019.
Butala AA, Patel RR, Manjunath S, Latif NA, Haggerty AF, Jones JA, Taunk NK.: Palliative Radiation Therapy for Metastatic, Persistent, or Recurrent Epithelial Ovarian Cancer: Efficacy in the Era of Modern Technology and Targeted Agents. Advances in Radiation Oncology 6: 100624, November 2020.
Refaat T, Gentile M, Sachdev S, Dalal P, Butala AA, Gutiontov S, Helenowksi I, Lee P, Sathiaseelan V, Bloch O, Chandler J, Kalapurakal JA: Gamma Knife Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Grade 2 Meningiomas. Journal of Neurological Surgery Part B: Skull Base 78(4): 288-294, August 2017.
Kadakia KC, Rozell SA, Butala AA, Loprinzi CL: Supportive cryotherapy: a review from head to toe. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management 47(6): 1100-15, June 2014.