Brachytherapy Fellowship
The Department of Radiation Oncology at Moffitt Cancer Center offers a fellowship in Brachytherapy for radiation oncologists who wish to develop additional technical skills and experience in brachytherapy.
Brachytherapy Facilities/Equipment
With a unique blend of research and clinical expertise, Moffitt is a high-volume cancer center that has also been included in the U.S. News and World Report's Best Hospitals list for 21 years in a row. Utilizing High-Dose Rate (HDR) brachytherapy, incoming fellows will have an opportunity to participate in over 250 cases per year, gaining proficiency in prostate and gynecologic brachytherapy while encountering extraordinary experiences in head and neck, skin, and sarcoma.
Procedures are primarily performed in the radiation oncology department or in the operating rooms at the main campus. Fellows will participate in intracavitary and interstitial techniques during open procedures and/or the use of ultrasound guidance. Planning is commonly CT-based, with MRI fusion and fluoroscopic imaging capabilities to facilitate target delineation. The HDR brachytherapy suite offers broad implementation of treatment for almost all disease sites.
- Intracavitary/interstitial brachytherapy training for gynecologic malignancies includes experience with standard tandem ovoid, tandem & ring, Vienna/Utrecht/Venezia-based hybrid interstitial implants, double tandem, and single/multi-channel cylinder.
- Interstitial brachytherapy training for prostate cancer includes ultrasound-guided implant, fiducial and hydroseal gel placement.
- Surface brachytherapy training for skin cancers includes experience with Valencia applicators, Freiburg flaps and custom molds.
- Interstitial brachytherapy for soft-tissue sarcoma include intraoperative trochar-based implants in both the staged and immediate reconstruction settings.
- Interstitial brachytherapy for head/neck cancer includes definitive implants in the lip, oral cavity, oropharynx, and neck.
Goals and Objectives
- Expand knowledge of the indications for brachytherapy through clinical experience, formal lecture series and journal club, across a broad range of malignancies including prostate cancer, gynecologic cancers, head and neck cancers, skin cancers, and sarcomas.
- Develop procedural skills to safely and effectively perform brachytherapy treatments for patients.
- Participate in brachytherapy-related research, integrating innovative techniques and technology (e.g. radiomics, genomics, etc.), with the goal of advancing the field forward.
Brachytherapy Faculty
- Brachytherapy Fellowship Director
- Sarcoma Section Chair, Department of Radiation Oncology
- Brachytherapy Expertise:
- Interstitial: soft tissue sarcoma, prostate, and head-neck cancer
- Section Chair, Brachytherapy
- Former Co-Director of GYN brachytherapy Clinical Workshop
- Brachytherapy Expertise:
- Intracavitary, interstitial, and hybrid implants for gynecologic malignancies
- Interstitial: prostate, lip, and soft tissue sarcoma
- Endoluminal GI brachytherapy: endobiliary, esophogeal, endorectal
- Intraoperative: intracavitary breast
- Education: trained 25+ resident and fellows
- Cutaneous Section Chair, Department of Radiation Oncology
- Brachytherapy Expertise:
- Collaborating with industry partners to develop 3-D printed custom surface brachytherapy molds
- Surface brachytherapy: for skin cancers (e.g. basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma)
- Endoluminal GI brachytherapy: esophageal and endorectal
- Gynecology Section Chair, Department of Radiation Oncology
- Brachytherapy Expertise:
- Intracavitary and hybrid interstitial implants: postoperative, definitive, and recurrent gynecologic cancers
Length of Program
1 year, beginning July 1
Number of Positions
1
Eligibility
Applicants must have completed an accredited Radiation Oncology residency program. This program does not sponsor visas.
Application Requirements
- Curriculum Vitae
- Personal Statement
- Three Letters of Recommendation
- USMLE results
Applications are due by January 15 of the year in which the applicant wishes to start the fellowship.
Please submit applications materials to angie.courtney@moffitt.org or mail to:
Moffitt Cancer Center
Attn: Angie Courtney
12902 USF Magnolia Drive
MCC-GME
Tampa, FL 33612
813-745-8535
Program Director
Arash Naghavi, MD, MS
Brachytherapy Fellowship Director
12902 USF Magnolia Drive, MCC-Rad Onc
Tampa, FL 33612
813-745-3547
Arash.Naghavi@moffitt.org
Assistant Program Director
Daniel Fernandez MD, PhD
Daniel.Fernandez@moffitt.org
Brachytherapy Fellowship