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Bismarck Christian Odei

Bismarck Christian Odei, MD

Languages spoken: English, Spanish

Clinical Locations

  • Board Certification and Academic Information

    Academic Departments Radiation Oncology -Primary

    Education history

    Residency Radiation Oncology - Ohio State University College of Medicine Resident
    University of North Dakota School of Medicine & Health Sciences Transitional Internship
    Certification Clinical Research - David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA Certificate
    Medicine - David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA M.D.
    Undergraduate Chemical Engineering - Brigham Young University B.S.

    Selected Publications

    Journal Article

    1. Odei BC, Pan X, Bello-Pardo E, Mitchell D, Thomas CR Jr, Diaz DA (2022). Racial and Gender Differences in Patient Satisfaction Scores Among Oncologists. Am J Clin Oncol, 45(3), 112-115.
    2. Odei BC, Seldon C, Fernandez M, Rooney MK, Bae J, Acheampong J, Ahmed A (2021). Representation of Women in the Leadership Structure of the US Health Care System. JAMA Netw Open, 4(11), e2136358.
    3. Odei BC, Chino F, Mitchell D (2021). A Charge to Academic Chairs-Reply. JAMA Intern Med, 181(8), 1136-1137.
    4. Odei B, Kahn J, Holliday EB, Diaz DA, Bello-Pardo E, Odei J, Bae J, Arnett A, Raval R, Mitchell D (2021). Where Are the Women in Radiation Oncology? A Cross-Sectional Multi-Specialty Comparative Analysis. Adv Radiat Oncol, 6(5), 100735.
    5. Odei BC, Jagsi R, Diaz DA, Addison D, Arnett A, Odei JB, Mitchell D (2021). Evaluation of Equitable Racial and Ethnic Representation Among Departmental Chairs in Academic Medicine, 1980-2019. JAMA Netw Open, 4(5), e2110726.
    6. Odei BC, Gawu P, Bae S, Fabian D, Odei J, Lee C, Mitchell D (2020). Evaluation of Progress Toward Gender Equity Among Departmental Chairs in Academic Medicine. JAMA Intern Med, 181(4), 548-550.
    7. Odei B, Holliday EB, Jagsi R, Chino F, Schulmire C, Kudrimoti M, Chen AM, Raval R, Fabian D (2020). Recruitment Challenges and Opportunities for Radiation Oncology Residency Programs During the 2020-2021 Virtual Residency Match. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys, 109(2), 637-638.
    8. Odei B, Quick A (2020). The implications of COVID-19 in radiation oncology in the United States. Curr Oncol, 27(5), 279-280.
    9. Odei B, Das P, Pinnix C, Raval R, Holliday EB (2020). Potential Implications of the New USMLE Step 1 Pass/Fail Format for Diversity Within Radiation Oncology. Adv Radiat Oncol, 6(1), 100524.
    10. Odei B, Rwigema JC, Eilber FR, Eilber FC, Selch M, Singh A, Chmielowski B, Nelson SD, Wang PC, Steinberg M, Kamrava M (2017). Predictors of Local Recurrence in Patients With Myxofibrosarcoma. Am J Clin Oncol, 41(9), 827-831.
    11. Odei B, Boothe D, Suneja G, Werner TL, Gaffney DK (2017). Chemoradiation Versus Chemotherapy in Uterine Carcinosarcoma: Patterns of Care and Impact on Overall Survival. Am J Clin Oncol, 41(8), 784-791.
    12. Odei B, Boothe D, Frandsen J, Poppe MM, Gaffney DK (2017). The Role of Radiation in All Stages of Nodular Lymphocytic Predominant Hodgkin Lymphoma. Clin Lymphoma Myeloma Leuk, 17(12), 819-824.
    13. Boothe D, Williams N, Odei B, Poppe MM, Werner TL, Suneja G, Gaffney DK (2017). The Addition of Adjuvant Chemotherapy to Radiation in Early-Stage High-Risk Endometrial Cancer: Survival Outcomes and Patterns of Care. Int J Gynecol Cancer, 27(5), 912-922.
    14. Odei B, Frandsen JE, Boothe D, Ermoian RP, Poppe MM (2016). Patterns of Care in Proton Radiation Therapy for Pediatric Central Nervous System Malignancies. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys, 97(1), 60-63.
    15. Boothe D, Orton A, Odei B, Stoddard G, Suneja G, Poppe MM, L Werner T, Gaffney DK (2016). Corrigendum to "Chemoradiation versus chemotherapy or radiation alone in stage III endometrial cancer: Patterns of care and impact on overall survival" [Gynecol. Oncol. 141 (2016) 421-427]. Gynecol Oncol, 143(3), 690-691.
    16. Boothe D, Orton A, Odei B, Stoddard G, Suneja G, Poppe MM, Werner TL, Gaffney DK (2016). Chemoradiation versus chemotherapy or radiation alone in stage III endometrial cancer: Patterns of care and impact on overall survival. Gynecol Oncol, 141(3), 421-427.
    17. Odei BC, Boothe D, Lloyd S, Gaffney DK (2016). A comprehensive analysis of brachytherapy clinical trials over the past 15 years. Brachytherapy, 15(6), 679-686.

    Review

    1. Anaba U, Ishola A, Alabre A, Bui A, Prince M, Okafor H, Kola-Kehinde O, Joseph JJ, Mitchell D, Odei BC, Uzendu A, Williams KP, Capers Q 4th, Addison D (2021). Diversity in modern heart failure trials: Where are we, and where are we going. [Review]. Int J Cardiol, 348, 95-101.

    Commentary

    1. Odei BC, Mitchell D (2023). The Asian Glass Ceiling in Academic Medical Leadership. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys, 116(2), 213.

    Editorial

    1. Hutten RJ, Odei B, Rivera A, Suneja G (2022). Achieving Health Equity in Radiation Oncology-Moving From Awareness to Action. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys, 114(2), 195-197.
    2. Odei BCL, Boothe D, Keole SR, Vargas CE, Foote RL, Schild SE, Ashman JB (2017). A 20-Year Analysis of Clinical Trials Involving Proton Beam Therapy. Int J Part Ther, 3(3), 398-406.

    Letter

    1. Odei BC, Bae J, Littman D, Lastra AZ, Morgan A, Agabalogun T, Herrera S, Odei J, Fabian D, Chino F (2021). Challenges and Opportunities for Radiation Oncology Residency Programs During the 2020-2021 Virtual Residency Match. [Letter to the editor]. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys, 110(3), 919-921.
    2. Odei B, Bae S, Diaz DA (2020). Challenges influencing the utilization of prostate brachytherapy in the United States. [Letter to the editor]. Radiother Oncol, 154, 123-124.