Michelle Alonso-Basanta, M.D. Ph.D.
Helene Blum Assistant Professor
University of Pennsylvania
Department of Radiation Oncology
2 Donner Building
3400 Spruce Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Tel: 215-615-3782
Fax: 215-349-5445
Education
New York University, College of Arts and Sciences, New York, NY September 1992-May 1996
| Degree: | Bachelor of Arts, Magna Cum Laude |
| Major: | Chemistry |
New York University, New York, NY September 1996-May 2003
| Degree: | Ph.D., Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Pathology, 2001 |
| M.D., School of Medicine, 2003 |
Post-Graduate Education
| Preliminary Internship | July 2003-June 2004 |
New York University, School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, New York, NY |
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| Resident | July 2004-June 2007 |
| New York University, School of Medicine, Department of Radiation Oncology, New York, NY | |
| Chief Resident | July 2007-June 2008 |
| New York University, School of Medicine, Department of Radiation Oncology, New York, NY | |
Interests
Dr. Alonso-Basanta specializes in diseases of the central nervous system, base of skull, head and neck, sarcoma and spine, including expertise in stereotactic cranial and extracranial radiotherapy. She is trained in the use of image-guided, intensity modulated radiotherapy as well as gamma knife radiosurgery.
Licensure
| State of New York | 2004-Present |
| State of Pennsylvania | 2008-Present |
| State of New Jersey | 2008-Present |
Board Certification
American Board of Radiology, Radiation Oncology, Expected 2009
Alonso-Basanta M, Ko J, Babcock M, DeWyngaert JK, Formenti, S. Coverage of axillary lymph nodes in supine versus prone breast radiotherapy. International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics. 2008 Aug 5. [Epub ahead of print].
Newcomb EW, Lukyanov Y, Alonso-Basanta M, Esencay M, Smirnova I, Schnee T, Shao Y, Devitt ML, Zagzag D, McBride W, Formenti, SC. Antiangiogenic effects of noscapine enhance radioresponse for GL261 tumors. International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics. 2008, 71(5): 1477-1484.
Soto AM, Rentzeperis D, Shikiya R, Alonso M, Marky LA. DNA intramolecular triplexes containing dT --> dU substitutions: unfolding energetics and ligand binding. Biochemistry. 2006 45(9):3051-3059.
Alonso M, Tamasdan C, Miller DC, Newcomb, EW. Flavopiridol induces apoptosis in glioma cell lines independent of Rb and p53 tumor suppressor pathway alterations by a caspase-independent pathway. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics 2003, 2: 139-150.
Ezer R, Alonso M, Pereira E, Kim M, Allen JC, Miller DC, Newcomb EW. Identification of glutathione s-transferase (GST) polymorphisms in brain tumors and association with susceptibility to pediatric astrocytomas. Journal of Neuro-Oncology 2002, 59(2): 123-134.
Alonso M, Hamelin R, Kim M, Porwancher K, Parhar P, Miller DC, Newcomb EW. Microsatellite instability occurs in distinct subtypes of pediatric but not adult central nervous system tumors. Cancer Research 2001, 61(5): 2124-2128.
Sung T, Miller D, Hayes RL, Alonso M, Yee H, Newcomb EW. Preferential inactivation of the p53 tumor suppressor pathway and lack of EGFR amplification distinguish de novo pediatric astrocytoma from de novo adult astrocytomas. Brain Pathology 2000, 10(2): 249-259.
Newcomb EW, Alonso M, Sung, T, Miller DC. Incidence of p14ARF gene deletion in high grade adult and pediatric astrocytomas. Human Pathology 2000, 31(1): 115-121.
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