Cristina M. DeCesaris,
MD
Languages Spoken: English
Cristina DeCesaris, MD, a Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) physician, is a clinical track assistant professor in the Department of Radiation Oncology at the University of Utah. She is a member of the multidisciplinary Central Nervous System, Gynecology, and Pediatric teams.
Dr. DeCesaris’s clinical expertise is in delivering intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT), stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT), stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS), image guided radiation therapy (IGRT), volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT), proton pencil-beam scanning (PBS) radiotherapy, and high dose rate (HDR) brachytherapy.
Dr. DeCesaris earned dual bachelor’s degrees in Neurobiology and Physiology as well as Psychology at The University of Maryland in College Park, MD. She went on to complete medical school at the Rutgers University’s Robert Wood Johnson School of Medicine and residency at the University of Maryland in Baltimore, MD. She is passionate about education, clinical research, and equitable delivery of healthcare. She is a member of many committees at the University of Utah. She is currently a member of many American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) and American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), where she serves as a mentor training young physicians in critical review of medical literature. She is involved in prospective clinical trials and has completed clinical and database research.
Clinical Locations
801-213-6355
Radiation Oncology
801-581-2396
Fax: (801) 585-2666
Board Certification and Academic Information
| Academic Departments | Radiation Oncology
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Assistant Professor (Clinical) |
Cristina DeCesaris, MD, a Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) physician, is a clinical track assistant professor in the Department of Radiation Oncology at the University of Utah. She is a member of the multidisciplinary Central Nervous System, Gynecology, and Pediatric teams.
Dr. DeCesaris’s clinical expertise is in delivering intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT), stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT), stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS), image guided radiation therapy (IGRT), volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT), proton pencil-beam scanning (PBS) radiotherapy, and high dose rate (HDR) brachytherapy.
Dr. DeCesaris earned dual bachelor’s degrees in Neurobiology and Physiology as well as Psychology at The University of Maryland in College Park, MD. She went on to complete medical school at the Rutgers University’s Robert Wood Johnson School of Medicine and residency at the University of Maryland in Baltimore, MD. She is passionate about education, clinical research, and equitable delivery of healthcare. She is a member of many committees at the University of Utah. She is currently a member of many American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) and American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), where she serves as a mentor training young physicians in critical review of medical literature. She is involved in prospective clinical trials and has completed clinical and database research.
Academic Locations
Board Certification and Academic Information
| Academic Departments | Radiation Oncology
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Assistant Professor (Clinical) |
Education History
| Professional Other | ASCO Journals Editorial Fellow Fellow, 2022 |
| Residency | University of Maryland Medical Center Radiation Oncology Resident, 2021 |
| Chief Resident | University of Maryland Medical Center Radiation Oncology Chief Resident, 2020 |
| Residency | University of Maryland Medical Center Radiation Oncology Resident, 2019 |
| Internship | Lankenau Medical Center Internal Medicine Intern, 2017 |
| Professional Medical | Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Medicine M.D., 2016 |
| Fellowship | Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania Radiation Oncology Clinical Research Fellow, 2015 |
| Undergraduate | University of Maryland Neurobiology/Physiology B.S., 2011 |
| Undergraduate | University of Maryland Psychology B.S., 2011 |
Selected Publications - Journal Articles
Journal Article
- DeCesaris CM, Pollock A, Zhang B, Poirier Y, Kowalski E, Paulosky K, Mishra MV, Nichols E (2020). Assessing the Need for Adjusted Organ-at-Risk Planning Goals for Patients Undergoing Adjuvant Radiation Therapy for Locally Advanced Breast Cancer with Proton Radiation. Pract Radiat Oncol, 11(2), 108-118.
- Moran BJ, Koroulakis A, DeCesaris C, Braccioforte MH, Amin N, Agarwal M (2020). Long-term outcomes of a prospective randomized trial of 131Cs/125I permanent prostate brachytherapy. Brachytherapy, 20(1), 38-43.
- Snider JW, Molitoris J, Shyu S, Diwanji T, Rice S, Kowalski E, DeCesaris C, Remick JS, Yi B, Zhang B, Hall A, Hanna N, Ng VY, Regine WF (2020). Spatially Fractionated Radiotherapy (GRID) Prior to Standard Neoadjuvant Conventionally Fractionated Radiotherapy for Bulky, High-Risk Soft Tissue and Osteosarcomas: Feasibility, Safety, and Promising Pathologic Response Rates. Radiat Res, 194(6), 707-714.
- Poirier Y, Becker S, DeCesaris C, Culberson W, Draeger E, Gerry AJ, Johnstone CD, Gibbs A, Vujaskovic Z, Jackson IL (2020). The Impact of Radiation Energy on Dose Homogeneity and Organ Dose in the Göttingen Minipig Total-Body Irradiation Model. Radiat Res, 194(5), 544-556.
- DeCesaris C, Rao AD (2020). Characterizing the Risk of Vertebral Body Fractures in Patients Receiving Chemoradiotherapy for Esophageal Cancer. JAMA Netw Open, 3(9), e2014340.
- DeCesaris CM, Berger M, Choi JI, Carr SR, Burrows WM, Regine WF, Simone CB 2nd, Molitoris JK (2020). Pathologic complete response (pCR) rates and outcomes after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy with proton or photon radiation for adenocarcinomas of the esophagus and gastroesophageal junction. J Gastrointest Oncol, 11(4), 663-673.
- DeCesaris CM, McCarroll R, Mishra MV, Glass E, Greenwald BD, Carr S, Burrows W, Mehra R, Regine WF, Simone CB 2nd, Choi JI, Molitoris JK (2020). Assessing Outcomes of Patients Treated With Re-Irradiation Utilizing Proton Pencil-Beam Scanning for Primary or Recurrent Malignancies of the Esophagus and Gastroesophageal Junction. J Thorac Oncol, 15(6), 1054-1064.
- Zhu M, Kaiser A, Mishra MV, Kwok Y, Remick J, DeCesaris C, Langen KM (2019). Multiple Computed Tomography Robust Optimization to Account for Random Anatomic Density Variations During Intensity Modulated Proton Therapy. Adv Radiat Oncol, 5(5), 1022-1031.
- Koroulakis A, Rice SR, DeCesaris C, Knight N, Nichols EM (2019). Perceptions and Patterns in Academic Publishing: A Survey of United States Residents in Radiation Oncology. Adv Radiat Oncol, 5(2), 146-151.
- Chinniah C, Aguarin L, Cheng P, DeCesaris C, Cutillo A, Berman AT, Frick M, Doucette A, Cengel KA, Levin W, Hahn S, Dorsey JF, Simone CB 2nd, Kao GD (2019). Early Detection of Recurrence in Patients With Locally Advanced Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer via Circulating Tumor Cell Analysis. Clin Lung Cancer, 20(5), 384-390.e2.
- DeCesaris CM, Rice SR, Bentzen SM, Jatczak J, Mishra MV, Nichols EM (2019). Quantification of Acute Skin Toxicities in Patients With Breast Cancer Undergoing Adjuvant Proton versus Photon Radiation Therapy: A Single Institutional Experience. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys, 104(5), 1084-1090.
- Frick MA, Kao GD, Aguarin L, Chinniah C, Swisher-McClure S, Berman AT, Levin WP, Cengel KA, DeCesaris C, Hahn SM, Dorsey JF, Simone CB 2nd (2018). Circulating Tumor Cell Assessment in Presumed Early Stage Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Patients Treated with Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy: A Prospective Pilot Study. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys, 102(3), 536-542.
- Berman AT, DeCesaris CM, Simone CB 2nd, Vachani C, DiLullo G, Hampshire MK, Metz J, Hill-Kayser C (2016). Use of Survivorship Care Plans and Analysis of Patient-Reported Outcomes in Multinational Patients With Lung Cancer. J Oncol Pract, 12(5), e527-35.