Gita Suneja
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Gita Suneja, MD, MS

Languages spoken: Hindi, Spanish, English

Clinical Locations

Huntsman Cancer Institute - Cancer Hospital South

Radiation Oncology
Salt Lake City
801-581-2396

  • Dr. Gita Suneja is a Professor of Radiation Oncology at the University of Utah School of Medicine and an investigator and senior director at the Huntsman Cancer Institute. She has a secondary appointment in the Department of Population Health Sciences. Her clinical specialties include the treatment of breast and gynecologic malignancies. Her research program focuses on utilizing advanced health services research methods to enhance health equity and cancer outcomes.

    Dr. Suneja earned a bachelor’s degree in Applied Mathematics from Northwestern University. She graduated from the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University and completed her residency training in Radiation Oncology at the University of Pennsylvania, where she served as Chief Resident. She is board certified by the American Board of Radiology (ABR) and is an active member of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO). She holds several national leadership positions, including serving as the Radiation Oncology Institute (ROI) Research Committee Chair, and steering committee of ASTRO's Health Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Council.

    Dr. Suneja has a master’s degree in Health Policy Research from the University of Pennsylvania. Her National Cancer Institute-funded research centers on studying cancer treatment and outcomes of people living with HIV and cancer, both in the United States and in global resource-limited settings. She has several ongoing national and international collaborations and is the current co-chair of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network Guidelines Panel on Cancer in People with HIV. Her research findings have been published in high-impact, peer-reviewed journals such as Journal of Clinical Oncology and Lancet Oncology. Additionally, her work has received national media attention from Newsweek Magazine and National Public Radio. She is an avid clinician, researcher, and teacher at Huntsman Cancer Hospital, Huntsman Cancer Institute, and the University of Utah.

    Specialties

    Board Certification

    American Board of Radiology (Radiation Oncology)

    Patient Rating

    5.0 /5
    ( out of 21 reviews )

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    October 31, 2024
    HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTER

    Very professional and easy to speak with as well as answer questions so I can understand.

    February 28, 2024
    HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTER

    Dr. Suneja is a wonderful caring person!

    May 24, 2023
    HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTER

    Very thorough and nice. Listened and addressed my concerns. Told me all my options and I felt she was very knowledgeable. I trust her.

    April 07, 2023
    HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTER

    Excellent

  • Dr. Gita Suneja is a Professor of Radiation Oncology at the University of Utah School of Medicine and an investigator and senior director at the Huntsman Cancer Institute. She has a secondary appointment in the Department of Population Health Sciences. Her clinical specialties include the treatment of breast and gynecologic malignancies. Her research program focuses on utilizing advanced health services research methods to enhance health equity and cancer outcomes.

    Dr. Suneja earned a bachelor’s degree in Applied Mathematics from Northwestern University. She graduated from the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University and completed her residency training in Radiation Oncology at the University of Pennsylvania, where she served as Chief Resident. She is board certified by the American Board of Radiology (ABR) and is an active member of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO). She holds several national leadership positions, including serving as the Radiation Oncology Institute (ROI) Research Committee Chair, and steering committee of ASTRO's Health Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Council.

    Dr. Suneja has a master’s degree in Health Policy Research from the University of Pennsylvania. Her National Cancer Institute-funded research centers on studying cancer treatment and outcomes of people living with HIV and cancer, both in the United States and in global resource-limited settings. She has several ongoing national and international collaborations and is the current co-chair of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network Guidelines Panel on Cancer in People with HIV. Her research findings have been published in high-impact, peer-reviewed journals such as Journal of Clinical Oncology and Lancet Oncology. Additionally, her work has received national media attention from Newsweek Magazine and National Public Radio. She is an avid clinician, researcher, and teacher at Huntsman Cancer Hospital, Huntsman Cancer Institute, and the University of Utah.

    Board Certification and Academic Information

    Academic Departments Radiation Oncology -Professor
    Board Certification
    American Board of Radiology (Radiation Oncology)

    Education history

    Chief Resident Radiation Oncology - University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine Chief Resident
    Graduate Training Health Policy Research - University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine M.S.
    Residency Radiation Oncology - University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine Resident
    Internship Internal Medicine - University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine Intern
    Professional Medical Medicine - Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University M.D.
    Undergraduate Mathematical Methods in Social Sciences Honors Program, Economics - Northwestern University B.A.

    Selected Publications

    Journal Article

    1. Islam JY, Zhou X, Baggett C, Jamjian C, Coghill A, Suneja G, Lund JL (2024). Potential drug-drug interactions between cancer therapies and active antiretroviral treatments among Medicare-enrolled patients with cancer and HIV. J Geriatr Oncol, 16(2), 102158. (Read full article)
    2. DeCesaris C, Bedell S, Kelley K, Gaffney D, Suneja G, Burt L, Jarboe E, Brower J (2024). Use of Radiation Therapy in the Management of Vulvar Cancers-Identification and Management of Acute and Late Toxicities. Pract Radiat Oncol, 15(1), e57-e62. (Read full article)
    3. Cruttenden J, Weil C, Byer D, Burt L, Suneja G, Gaffney D, DeCesaris C (2024). Patterns of Care in Adjuvant Radiation Therapy for Stage II Endometrioid Endometrial Adenocarcinoma: A National Cancer Database Analysis. Adv Radiat Oncol, 10(2), 101698. (Read full article)
    4. Islam JY, Guo Y, Turner K, Tabriz AA, Lin YC, Vidot DC, Vadaparampil ST, Coghill AE, ScD MC, Suneja G (2024). Inequities in palliative care delivery to patients with HIV and Stage IV cancers in the US (2004-2020). JNCI Cancer Spectr. (Read full article)
    5. DeCesaris C, Wilson T, Kim J, Burt L, Grant J, Harkenrider MM, Huang J, Jhingran A, Kidd E, Konski A, Lin L, Small W Jr, Suneja G, Gaffney D (2024). Financial Improvements From Short Course Adjuvant Vaginal Cuff Brachytherapy in Early Endometrial Cancer Compared With Standard of Care, "SAVE" Trial. Pract Radiat Oncol, 14(6), e500-e506. (Read full article)
    6. Gaffney D, Suneja G, Weil C, Creutzberg C (2024). International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics Endometrial 2023 Is Better For Radiation Oncology Patients. Pract Radiat Oncol. (Read full article)
    7. McGee-Avila JK, Suneja G, Engels EA, Rositch AF, Horner MJ, Luo Q, Shiels MS, Islam JY (2024). Cancer Treatment Disparities in People With HIV in the United States, 2001-2019. J Clin Oncol, 42(15), 1810-1820. (Read full article)
    8. Roach E, Hutten R, Johnson S, Suneja G, Tward J, Petereit D, Gaffney D (2024). The impact of a positive COVID-19 test on timeliness of radiation in patients receiving brachytherapy. Brachytherapy, 23(3), 360-367. (Read full article)
    9. Gillis N, Dickey BL, Colin-Leitzinger C, Tang YH, Putney RM, Mesa TE, Yoder SJ, Suneja G, Spivak AM, Patel AB, Extermann M, Giuliano AR, Teng M, Kresovich J, Berglund A, Coghill AE (2024). Clonal hematopoiesis in patients with HIV and cancer. J Infect Dis, 230(3), 680-688. (Read full article)
    10. McKean WB, Yang J, Boucher K, Shrieve DC, Suneja G, Salzman K, Jensen R, Colman H, Cohen AL (2024). D-TERMINED, a phase 1 trial in newly diagnosed high-grade glioma with temozolomide, radiation, and minocycline followed by adjuvant minocycline/temozolomide. Neurooncol Adv, 6(1), vdae063. (Read full article)
    11. Gravbrot N, Weil CR, DeCesaris CM, Gaffney DK, Suneja G, Burt LM (2024). Differentiation of survival outcomes by anatomic involvement and histology with the revised 2023 International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics staging system for endometrial cancer. Eur J Cancer, 201, 113913. (Read full article)
    12. Suneja G, Kimani SM, Gill H, Painschab MS, Knettel BA, Watt MH (2024). Addressing the Intersectional Stigma of Kaposi Sarcoma and HIV: A Call to Action. JCO Glob Oncol, 10, e2300264. (Read full article)
    13. Lichter KE, Sabbagh A, Demeulenaere S, Drew T, Conway A, Nogueira L, Suneja G, Kirkwood K, Hampshire K, Gundling K, Teherani A, Thottathil SE, Mohamad O (2024). Reducing the Environmental Impact of Health Care Conferences: A Study of Emissions and Practical Solutions. JCO Glob Oncol, 10, e2300209. (Read full article)
    14. Huang YJ, DeCesaris CM, Sarkar V, Zhao H, Kunz J, Nelson G, Li X, Suneja G, Burt LM, Gaffney DK (2023). Image-guided preplanning workflow for high-dose-rate interstitial brachytherapy for gynecological malignancies. Brachytherapy, 23(1), 25-34. (Read full article)
    15. Khouri A, Stephens MJ, Young J, Galyean P, Knettel BA, Cherenack EM, Zickmund S, Watt MH, Bartlett J, Pollak KI, Ubel PA, Fagerlin A, Suneja G (2023). Cancer Treatment Decision-Making for People Living With HIV: Physician-Reported Barriers, Facilitators, and Recommendations. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr, 94(5), 482-489. (Read full article)
    16. Hutten RJ, Weil CR, King AJ, Barney B, Bylund CL, Fagerlin A, Gaffney DK, Gill D, Scherer L, Suneja G, Tward JD, Warner EL, Werner TL, Whipple G, Evans J, Johnson SB (2023). Multi-Institutional Analysis of Cancer Patient Exposure, Perceptions, and Trust in Information Sources Regarding Complementary and Alternative Medicine. JCO Oncol Pract, 19(11), OP2300179. (Read full article)
    17. Khouri A, Islam JY, Van Bibber NW, Coghill AE, Suneja G (2023). Cancer treatment delays among cancer patients living with HIV during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. Cancer Med. (Read full article)
    18. Knettel B, Minja L, Msoka E, Tarimo C, Katiti V, Pan W, Mwobobia J, Juhlin E, Knippler E, Watt M, Suneja G, Kimani S, Abouelella D, Mmbaga B, Osazuwa-Peters N (2023). Culturally-informed adaptation and psychometric properties of the Cataldo Cancer Stigma Scale in Northern Tanzania. J Psychosoc Oncol, 1-13. (Read full article)
    19. Lee SS, Weil CR, Boyd LR, DeCesaris C, Gaffney D, Suneja G (2023). Trends in use of radiation therapy, chemotherapy, and combination chemoradiotherapy in advanced uterine cancer before, during, and after GOG 258. Int J Gynecol Cancer, 33(9), 1408-1418. (Read full article)
    20. Dickey BL, Putney RM, Suneja G, Kresovich JK, Spivak AM, Patel AB, Teng M, Extermann M, Giuliano AR, Gillis N, Berglund A, Coghill AE (2023). Differences in epigenetic age by HIV status among patients with a non-AIDS defining cancer. AIDS, 37(13), 2049-2057. (Read full article)
    21. Kunz JN, Huang YJ, Casper AC, Suneja G, Burt LM, Jhingran A, Joyner MM, Harkenrider MM, Small W Jr, Grant JD, Kidd EA, Boucher K, Gaffney DK (2023). Dosimetric Evaluation of OARs from SAVE Protocol. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. (Read full article)
    22. Williams VM, Franco I, Tye KE, Jagsi R, Sim AJ, Oladeru OT, Rivera A, Toumbou K, Suneja G, Curtiland Deville J, Siker ML, Halasz LM, Balogun OD, Vapiwala N, Elmore SNC (2023). Radiation Oncology residency training program integration of diversity, equity, and inclusion: An Association of Residents in Radiation Oncology Equity and Inclusion Subcommittee (ARRO EISC) inaugural program director survey. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. (Read full article)
    23. Watt MH, Suneja G, Zimba C, Westmoreland KD, Bula A, Cutler L, Khatri A, Painschab MS, Kimani S (2023). Cancer-Related Stigma in Malawi: Narratives of Cancer Survivors. JCO Glob Oncol, 9, e2200307. (Read full article)
    24. Henry V, Stephens MJ, Galyean P, Young J, Zickmund S, Knettel BA, Bartlett J, Watt MH, Pollak KI, Ubel PA, Fagerlin A, Suneja G (2023). Improving Cancer Care for People Living With HIV: A Qualitative Study of Provider Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practice. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys, 116(1), 60-67. (Read full article)
    25. Williams VM, Franco I, Tye KE, Jagsi R, Sim AJ, Oladeru OT, Rivera A, Toumbou K, Suneja G, Deville C Jr, Siker ML, Halasz LM, Balogun OD, Vapiwala N, Elmore SNC (2022). Radiation Oncology resident perspectives on diversity, equity, and inclusion: an Association of Residents in Radiation Oncology Equity and Inclusion Subcommittee (ARRO EISC) inaugural resident survey. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. (Read full article)
    26. Suneja G (2022). Her Enduring Gift. JAMA Oncol. (Read full article)
    27. Coghill AE, Brownstein NC, Sinha S, Thompson ZJ, Dickey BL, Hoogland AI, Johnstone PA, Suneja G, Jim HS (2022). Patient-Reported Outcomes in Cancer Patients with HIV. Cancers (Basel), 14(23). (Read full article)
    28. Hutten RJ, Fenlon JB, Kessel AC, Straessler KM, Huang YJ, Gaffney DK, Suneja G, Zempolich K, Burt LM (2022). Radical trachelectomy and adjuvant vaginal brachytherapy to preserve fertility in pediatric cervical adenocarcinoma. Brachytherapy, 21(6), 764-768. (Read full article)
    29. Li X, Huang J, Rahimi R, Zhao H, Kunz J, Suneja G, Su FC (2022). A novel approach for Venezia ovoid commissioning with a comprehensive analysis of source positions in high-dose-rate brachytherapy. Brachytherapy. (Read full article)
    30. Jacobs CD, Barak I, Jung SH, Rocke DJ, Kahmke RR, Suneja G, Mowery YM (2022). Prediction model to estimate overall survival benefit of postoperative radiotherapy for resected major salivary gland cancers. Oral Oncol, 132, 105955. (Read full article)
    31. Hutten RJ, Weil CR, Gaffney DK, Kokeny K, Lloyd S, Rogers CR, Suneja G (2022). Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities in Delay to Initiation of Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy. JCO Oncol Pract, 18(10), OP2200104. (Read full article)
    32. Islam JY, Nogueira L, Suneja G, Coghill A, Akinyemiju T (2022). Palliative Care Use Among People Living With HIV and Cancer: An Analysis of the National Cancer Database (2004-2018). JCO Oncol Pract, OP2200181. (Read full article)
    33. Paradis KC, Franco I, Beltran-Ponce S, Chaurasia A, Laucis AM, Venkat P, Siker M, Suneja G, Deville C, Munbodh R, Mattes MD (2022). The Current State of Departmental Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Efforts within US Academic Radiation Oncology Departments. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. (Read full article)
    34. Schuster JM, Saeed H, Puckett LL, Moran JM, Howell K, Thomas C Jr, Offerman S, Suneja G, Jagsi R (2022). Gender Equity in Radiation Oncology: Culture Change Is a Marathon, Not a Sprint. Adv Radiat Oncol, 7(4), 100937. (Read full article)
    35. Hutten RJ, Weil CR, Gaffney DK, Kokeny K, Lloyd S, Rogers CR, Suneja G (2022). Worsening Racial Disparities in Utilization of Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy. Adv Radiat Oncol, 7(3), 100887. (Read full article)
    36. Mattes MD, Deville C Jr, Vega RBM, Fung CY, Suneja G, Shumway JW, Chowdhary M, Shah C, Bates JE, Mohindra P, Siker ML, Winkfield KM, Vapiwala N, Royce TJ, ASTRO Committee on Health Equity Diversity and Inclusion and ASTRO Workforce Committee (2021). Demographics of ASTRO Student Members and Potential Implications for Future U.S. Radiation Oncology Workforce Diversity. Adv Radiat Oncol, 7(2), 100834. (Read full article)
    37. Mattes MD, Suneja G, Haffty BG, Takita C, Katz MS, Ohri N, Deville C Jr, Siker ML, Park HS (2021). Overcoming Barriers to Radiation Oncology Access in Low-Resource Settings in the United States. Adv Radiat Oncol, 6(6), 100802. (Read full article)
    38. Jackson SS, Han X, Mao Z, Nogueira L, Suneja G, Jemal A, Shiels MS (2020). Cancer Stage, Treatment, and Survival Among Transgender Patients in the United States. J Natl Cancer Inst, 113(9), 1221-1227. (Read full article)
    39. Casper AC, Parsons MW, Chipman J, Burt LM Jr, Suneja G, Maurer KA, Gaffney DK (2021). Risk of secondary malignancies in ovarian cancer survivors: 52,680 patients analyzed with over 40 years of follow-up. Gynecol Oncol, 162(2), 454-460. (Read full article)
    40. Diaz DA, Suneja G, Jagsi R, Barry P, Thomas CR Jr, Deville C Jr, Winkfield K, Siker M, Bott-Kothari T (2021). Mitigating Implicit Bias in Radiation Oncology. Adv Radiat Oncol, 6(5), 100738. (Read full article)
    41. Rositch AF, Levinson K, Suneja G, Monterosso A, Schymura MJ, McNeel TS, Horner MJ, Engels E, Shiels MS (2021). Epidemiology of cervical adenocarcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma among women living with HIV compared to the general population in the United States. Clin Infect Dis, 74, 814-820. (Read full article)
    42. Burt LM, McCormak M, Lecuru F, Kanyike DM, Bvochora-Nsingo M, Ndlovu N, Scott AA, Anorlu RI, Sharma V, Plante M, Nyongesa C, Tigeneh W, Fakie N, Suneja G, Gaffney DK (2021). Cervix Cancer in Sub-Saharan Africa: An Assessment of Cervical Cancer Management. JCO Glob Oncol, 7, 173-182. (Read full article)
    43. Jacobs CD, Williamson H, Barak I, Rocke DJ, Kahmke RR, Suneja G, Mowery YM (2020). Postoperative radiotherapy is associated with improved overall survival for alveolar ridge squamous cell carcinoma with adverse pathologic features. Head Neck, 43(1), 203-211. (Read full article)
    44. Knettel B, Corrigan K, Cherenack E, Ho N, Carr S, Cahill J, Chino J, Ubel P, Watt M, Suneja G (2021). HIV, cancer, and coping: The cumulative burden of a cancer diagnosis among people living with HIV. J Psychosoc Oncol, 39(6), 734-748. (Read full article)
    45. Corrigan KL, Knettel BA, Ho N, Carr S, Shah B, Cahill J, Chino J, Watt MH, Suneja G (2020). Improving Access to Cancer Care in the HIV Population: Qualitative Research to Identify Barriers to Care. Health Equity, 4(1), 468-475. (Read full article)
    46. McClelland S 3rd, Petereit DG, Zeitlin R, Takita C, Suneja G, Miller RC, Deville C, Siker ML (2020). Improving the Clinical Treatment of Vulnerable Populations in Radiation Oncology. Adv Radiat Oncol, 5(6), 1093-1098. (Read full article)
    47. Olson AC, Afyusisye F, Egger J, Noyd D, Likonda B, Masalu N, Suneja G, Chao N, Zullig LL, Schroeder K (2020). Cancer incidence and treatment utilization patterns at a regional cancer center in Tanzania from 2008-2016: Initial report of 2,772 cases. Cancer Epidemiol, 67, 101772. (Read full article)
    48. Suneja G, Mattes MD, Mailhot Vega RB, Escorcia FE, Lawton C, Greenberger J, Kesarwala AH, Spektor A, Vikram B, Deville C, Siker M (2020). Pathways for Recruiting and Retaining Women and Underrepresented Minority Clinicians and Physician Scientists Into the Radiation Oncology Workforce: A Summary of the 2019 ASTRO/NCI Diversity Symposium Session at the ASTRO Annual Meeting. Adv Radiat Oncol, 5(5), 798-803. (Read full article)
    49. Jacobs CD, Gao J, Wang X, Clarke JM, Tong B, Ready NE, Suneja G, Kelsey CR, Torok JA (2019). Definitive Radiotherapy for Inoperable Stage IIB Non-small-cell Lung Cancer: Patterns of Care and Comparative Effectiveness. Clin Lung Cancer, 21(3), 238-246. (Read full article)
    50. Corrigan KL, Knettel BA, Suneja G (2020). Inclusive Cancer Care: Rethinking Patients Living with HIV and Cancer. Oncologist, 25(5), 361-363. (Read full article)
    51. Fayanju OM, Ren Y, Suneja G, Thomas SM, Greenup RA, Plichta JK, Rosenberger LH, Force J, Hyslop T, Hwang ES (2019). Nodal Response to Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Predicts Receipt of Radiation Therapy After Breast Cancer Diagnosis. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys, 106(2), 377-389. (Read full article)
    52. Corrigan KL, Nogueira L, Yabroff KR, Lin CC, Han X, Chino JP, Coghill AE, Shiels M, Jemal A, Suneja G (2019). The impact of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act on insurance coverage and cancer-directed treatment in HIV-infected patients with cancer in the United States. Cancer, 126(3), 559-566. (Read full article)
    53. Suneja G, Viswanathan A (2019). Gynecologic Malignancies. Hematol Oncol Clin North Am, 34(1), 71-89. (Read full article)
    54. Fayanju OM, Ren Y, Greenup RA, Plichta JK, Rosenberger LH, Force J, Suneja G, Devi GR, King TA, Nakhlis F, Hyslop T, Hwang ES (2020). Extent of axillary surgery in inflammatory breast cancer: a survival analysis of 3500 patients. Breast Cancer Res Treat, 180(1), 207-217. (Read full article)
    55. Chodavadia PA, Jacobs CD, Wang F, Havrilesky LJ, Chino JP, Suneja G (2019). Off-study utilization of experimental therapies: Analysis of GOG249-eligible cohorts using real world data. Gynecol Oncol, 156(1), 154-161. (Read full article)
    56. Coghill AE, Suneja G, Rositch AF, Shiels MS, Engels EA (2019). HIV Infection, Cancer Treatment Regimens, and Cancer Outcomes Among Elderly Adults in the United States. JAMA Oncol, 5(9), e191742. (Read full article)
    57. Coghill AE, Han X, Suneja G, Lin CC, Jemal A, Shiels MS (2019). Advanced stage at diagnosis and elevated mortality among US patients with cancer infected with HIV in the National Cancer Data Base. Cancer, 125(16), 2868-2876. (Read full article)
    58. Barbour AB, Jacobs CD, Williamson H, Floyd SR, Suneja G, Torok JA, Kirkpatrick JP (2019). Radiation Therapy Practice Patterns for Brain Metastases in the United States in the Stereotactic Radiosurgery Era. Adv Radiat Oncol, 5(1), 43-52. (Read full article)
    59. Devi GR, Hough H, Barrett N, Cristofanilli M, Overmoyer B, Spector N, Ueno NT, Woodward W, Kirkpatrick J, Vincent B, Williams KP, Finley C, Duff B, Worthy V, McCall S, Hollister BA, Palmer G, Force J, Westbrook K, Fayanju O, Suneja G, Dent SF, Hwang ES, Patierno SR, Marcom PK (2019). Perspectives on Inflammatory Breast Cancer (IBC) Research, Clinical Management and Community Engagement from the Duke IBC Consortium. J Cancer, 10(15), 3344-3351. (Read full article)
    60. Corrigan KL, Wall KC, Bartlett JA, Suneja G (2019). Cancer disparities in people with HIV: A systematic review of screening for non-AIDS-defining malignancies. Cancer, 125(6), 843-853. (Read full article)
    61. Reid E, Suneja G, Ambinder RF, Ard K, Baiocchi R, Barta SK, Carchman E, Cohen A, Crysler OV, Gupta N, Gustafson C, Hall A, Johung KL, Klopp A, LaCasce AS, Lin C, Mehta A, Menon MP, Morgan D, Nathwani N, Noy A, Ratner L, Rizza S, Rudek MA, Sanchez J, Taylor J, Tomlinson B, Wang CJ, Yendamuri S, Dwyer MA, CGC, Freedman-Cass DA (2019). AIDS-Related Kaposi Sarcoma, Version 2.2019, NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology. J Natl Compr Canc Netw, 17(2), 171-189. (Read full article)
    62. Rositch AF, Jiang S, Coghill AE, Suneja G, Engels EA (2018). Disparities and Determinants of Cancer Treatment in Elderly Americans Living With Human Immunodeficiency Virus/AIDS. Clin Infect Dis, 67(12), 1904-1911. (Read full article)
    63. Chino F, Kamal AH, Leblanc TW, Zafar SY, Suneja G, Chino JP (2018). Place of death for patients with cancer in the United States, 1999 through 2015: Racial, age, and geographic disparities. Cancer, 124(22), 4408-4419. (Read full article)
    64. Milligan MG, Bigger E, Abramson JS, Sohani AR, Zola M, Kayembe MKA, Medhin H, Suneja G, Lockman S, Chabner BA, Dryden-Peterson SL (2018). Impact of HIV Infection on the Clinical Presentation and Survival of Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma: A Prospective Observational Study From Botswana. J Glob Oncol, 4, 1-11. (Read full article)
    65. 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. (Read full article)
    66. Reid E, Suneja G, Ambinder RF, Ard K, Baiocchi R, Barta SK, Carchman E, Cohen A, Gupta N, Johung KL, Klopp A, LaCasce AS, Lin C, Makarova-Rusher OV, Mehta A, Menon MP, Morgan D, Nathwani N, Noy A, Palella F, Ratner L, Rizza S, Rudek MA, Taylor J, Tomlinson B, Wang CJ, Dwyer MA, Freedman-Cass DA (2018). Cancer in People Living With HIV, Version 1.2018, NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology. J Natl Compr Canc Netw, 16(8), 986-1017. (Read full article)
    67. Orton A, Frandsen J, Jensen R, Shrieve DC, Suneja G (2017). Anaplastic meningioma: an analysis of the National Cancer Database from 2004 to 2012. J Neurosurg, 128(6), 1684-1689. (Read full article)
    68. Chino F, Suneja G, Moss H, Zafar SY, Havrilesky L, Chino J (2017). Health Care Disparities in Cancer Patients Receiving Radiation: Changes in Insurance Status After Medicaid Expansion Under the Affordable Care Act. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys, 101(1), 9-20. (Read full article)
    69. Suneja G (2018). New NCCN Guidelines: Cancer Management in People Living With HIV. J Natl Compr Canc Netw, 16(5S), 597-599. (Read full article)
    70. Frandsen J, Orton A, Jensen R, Colman H, Cohen AL, Tward J, Shrieve DC, Suneja G (2017). Patterns of care and outcomes in gliosarcoma: an analysis of the National Cancer Database. J Neurosurg, 128(4), 1133-1138. (Read full article)
    71. Dundar Y, Cannon RB, Hunt JP, Monroe M, Suneja G, Hitchcock YJ (2018). Radiotherapy regimens in patients with nonmelanoma head and neck skin cancers. Int J Dermatol, 57(4), 441-448. (Read full article)
    72. Moss HA, Havrilesky LJ, Zafar SY, Suneja G, Chino J (2018). Trends in Insurance Status Among Patients Diagnosed With Cancer Before and After Implementation of the Affordable Care Act. J Oncol Pract, 14(2), e92-e102. (Read full article)
    73. Torgeson A, Boothe D, Poppe MM, Suneja G, Gaffney DK (2017). Disparities in care for elderly women with endometrial cancer adversely effects survival. Gynecol Oncol, 147(2), 320-328. (Read full article)
    74. Burt LM, Ying J, Poppe MM, Suneja G, Gaffney DK (2017). Risk of secondary malignancies after radiation therapy for breast cancer: Comprehensive results. Breast, 35, 122-129. (Read full article)
    75. Gardner LJ, Ward M, Andtbacka RHI, Boucher KM, Bowen GM, Bowles TL, Cohen AL, Grossmann K, Hitchcock YJ, Holmen SL, Hyngstrom J, Khong H, McMahon M, Monroe MM, Ross CB, Suneja G, Wada D, Grossman D (2017). Risk factors for development of melanoma brain metastasis and disease progression: a single-center retrospective analysis. Melanoma Res, 27(5), 477-484. (Read full article)
    76. Howlader N, Mariotto AB, Besson C, Suneja G, Robien K, Younes N, Engels EA (2017). Cancer-specific mortality, cure fraction, and noncancer causes of death among diffuse large B-cell lymphoma patients in the immunochemotherapy era. Cancer, 123(17), 3326-3334. (Read full article)
    77. Bagshaw HP, Burt LM, Jensen RL, Suneja G, Palmer CA, Couldwell WT, Shrieve DC (2016). Adjuvant radiotherapy for atypical meningiomas. J Neurosurg, 126(6), 1822-1828. (Read full article)
    78. 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. (Read full article)
    79. Suneja G, Coghill A (2016). Cancer care disparities in people with HIV in the United States. Curr Opin HIV AIDS, 12(1), 63-68. (Read full article)
    80. Suneja G, Brown D, Chang A, Erickson B, Fidarova E, Grover S, Mahantshetty U, Nag S, Narayan K, Bvochora-Nsingo M, Viegas C, Viswanathan AN, Lin MY, Gaffney D (2016). American Brachytherapy Society: Brachytherapy treatment recommendations for locally advanced cervix cancer for low-income and middle-income countries. Brachytherapy, 16(1), 85-94. (Read full article)
    81. 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. (Read full article)
    82. Dryden-Peterson S, Bvochora-Nsingo M, Suneja G, Efstathiou JA, Grover S, Chiyapo S, Ramogola-Masire D, Kebabonye-Pusoentsi M, Clayman R, Mapes AC, Tapela N, Asmelash A, Medhin H, Viswanathan AN, Russell AH, Lin LL, Kayembe MKA, Mmalane M, Randall TC, Chabner B, Lockman S (2016). HIV Infection and Survival Among Women With Cervical Cancer. J Clin Oncol, 34(31), 3749-3757. (Read full article)
    83. Ray A, Williams MA, Meek SM, Bowen RC, Grossmann KF, Andtbacka RH, Bowles TL, Hyngstrom JR, Leachman SA, Grossman D, Bowen GM, Holmen SL, VanBrocklin MW, Suneja G, Khong HT (2016). A phase I study of intratumoral ipilimumab and interleukin-2 in patients with advanced melanoma. Oncotarget, 7(39), 64390-64399. (Read full article)
    84. Bagshaw HP, Ly D, Suneja G, Jensen RL, Shrieve DC (2018). Local control of melanoma brain metastases treated with stereotactic radiosurgery. J Radiosurg SBRT, 4(3), 181-190. (Read full article)

    Review

    1. Burt L, Jarboe E, Gaffney D, Suneja G, DeCesaris C, Bedell S, Brower J (2024). Vulvar Cancer: Histopathologic Considerations and Nuances to Management. [Review]. Pract Radiat Oncol, 15(1), 86-92. (Read full article)
    2. Santos PMG, Silverwood S, Suneja G, Ford EC, Thaker NG, Ostroff JS, Weiner BJ, Gillespie EF (2024). Dissemination and Implementation-A Primer for Accelerating "Time to Translation" in Radiation Oncology. [Review]. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. (Read full article)
    3. LeCompte MC, Gibbs IC, Taparra K, Suneja G, Deville C Jr, White Z 2nd, MacDuffie E, Pinnix CC, Kamrava M, Jimenez RB, Currey AD, Chen Y, Franco I (2024). How Ending Affirmative Action May Affect Radiation Oncology Workforce and Our Patients: A Collaboration of the American Society of Radiation Oncology, Society of Chairs of Academic Radiation Oncology Programs, Association for Directors of Radiation Oncology Programs, and Association of Residents in Radiation Oncology. [Review]. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. (Read full article)
    4. Engels EA, Shiels MS, Barnabas RV, Bohlius J, Brennan P, Castilho J, Chanock SJ, Clarke MA, Coghill AE, Combes JD, Dryden-Peterson S, DSouza G, Gopal S, Jaquet A, Lurain K, Makinson A, Martin J, Muchengeti M, Newton R, Okuku F, Orem J, Palefsky JM, Ramaswami R, Robbins HA, Sigel K, Silver S, Suneja G, Yarchoan R, Clifford GM (2023). State of the science and future directions for research on HIV and cancer: Summary of a joint workshop sponsored by IARC and NCI. [Review]. Int J Cancer. (Read full article)
    5. Jimenez RB, Pinnix CC, Juang T, Franco I, Sim AJ, Siker M, Vapiwala N, Chino F, Shinohara ET, Metz J, Winkfield KM, Suneja G, Deville C Jr, Gibbs IC (2023). Using Holistic Residency Applicant Review and Selection in Radiation Oncology to Enhance Diversity and Inclusion, an ASTRO SCAROP-ADROP-ARRO Collaboration. [Review]. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. (Read full article)
    6. Parsons MW, Huang YJ, Burt L, Suneja G, Gaffney D (2021). Vaginal cuff brachytherapy for endometrial cancer: a review of major clinical trials with a focus on fractionation. [Review]. Int J Gynecol Cancer, 32(3), 311-315. (Read full article)
    7. Fenlon JB, Rositch AF, Dickey BL, Kimani S, Suneja G (2021). Gynecological radiotherapy in people living with human immunodeficiency virus: a semi-systematic literature review. [Review]. Int J Gynecol Cancer, 32(3), 429-435. (Read full article)

    Book Chapter

    1. Suneja G, Viswanathan A (2020). Gynecologic Malignancies. In Chandra RA, Kachnic LA, Thomas CR (Eds.), Contemporary Topics in Radiation Medicine, Part II: Disease Sites (34). Elsevier.
    2. Burt L, Suneja G, Shrieve D (2018). Pituitary Adenoma. In Chang EL, Brown PD, Lo SS, Sahgal A, Suh JH (Eds.), Adult CNS Radiation Oncology: Principles and Practice. Springer International Publishing.

    Editorial

    1. Cruttenden J, Balogun OD, Gaffney D, Suneja G (2024). Destigmatizing gynecologic cancers and prioritizing prospective radiotherapy studies. Gynecol Oncol, 182, 121-123. (Read full article)
    2. 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. (Read full article)
    3. Siker ML, Deville C Jr, Suneja G, Winkfield K (2020). Lessons From COVID-19: Addressing Health Equity in Cancer Care. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys, 108(2), 475-478. (Read full article)

    Other

    1. Gravbrot N, Weil CR, DeCesaris CM, Gaffney DK, Suneja G, Burt LM (2024). Corrigendum to "Differentiation of survival outcomes by anatomic involvement and histology with the revised 2023 International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics staging system for endometrial cancer" Eur. J. Cancer (201) (April) 2024, 113913. Eur J Cancer (202, p. 114017). England. (Read full article)
    2. Harkenrider MM, Abu-Rustum N, Albuquerque K, Bradfield L, Bradley K, Dolinar E, Doll CM, Elshaikh M, Frick MA, Gehrig PA, Han K, Hathout L, Jones E, Klopp A, Mourtada F, Suneja G, Wright AA, Yashar C, Erickson BA (2022). Radiation Therapy for Endometrial Cancer: An ASTRO Clinical Practice Guideline. Pract Radiat Oncol. United States. (Read full article)
    3. Dryden-Peterson S, Medhin H, Kebabonye-Pusoentsi M, Seage GR 3rd, Suneja G, Kayembe MK, Mmalane M, Rebbeck T, Rider JR, Essex M, Lockman S (2015). Correction: Cancer Incidence following Expansion of HIV Treatment in Botswana. PLoS One (10(9), pp. e0138742). United States. (Read full article)

    Video/Film/CD/Web/Podcast

    1. Aislinn Antrim (2019). Study: Affordable Care Act Improved Insurance Coverage for People With Both Cancer, HIV [Web].
    2. Ed Susman (2019). NCCN: Don't Let HIV Status Dictate Cancer Treatment  [Web].
    3. Jessica McDonald (7/7/2014). Patients with HIV less likely to get treatment for cancer (WHYY Newsworks, NPR affiliate) [Web]. Available: http://www.newsworks.org/index.php/local/healthscience/69956-patients-with-hiv-less-likely-to-get-treatment-for-cancer.
    4. Victoria Bekiempis (6/30/2014). If You’re HIV-Positive, You’re Less Likely to Get Cancer Treatment [Web]. Available: http://www.newsweek.com/if-youre-hiv-positive-youre-less-likely-get-cancer-treatment-256850.

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