Neha Vapiwala, M.D.
Assistant Professor and Residency Program Director
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Department of Radiation Oncology
3400 Spruce Street, 2 Donner Building
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: (215) 662-2337
Fax: (215) 349-5445
Education
| 8/1997-5/2001 | University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine |
Philadelphia, PA |
| 9/1993-5/1996 | Johns Hopkins University Bachelor of Arts, Biology & Hispanic Studies |
Baltimore, MD |
Post-Graduate
| 7/2002-6/2006 | Hospital of University of Pennsylvania Residency, Department of Radiation Oncology |
Philadelphia, PA |
| 7/2001-6/2002 | Albert Einstein Medical Center Internship, Department of Medicine |
Philadelphia, PA |
Faculty Appointments
| 7/2007 | Residency Program Director |
Philadelphia, PA |
| 7/2006 | Assistant Professor |
Philadelphia, PA |
| 7/2006 | Assistant Residency Program Director |
Philadelphia, PA |
Professional Positions Held
| 12/2007- | Member, Graduate Medical Education Committee, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania |
| 10/2007-present | Member, Institutional Review Board, University of Pennsylvania |
| 7/2006-present | Chair, Residency Education Committee Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Pennsylvania |
| 7/2006-present | Course Director, Radiation Oncology Elective, School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania |
| 7/2006-present | Senior Editor, OncoLink, Internet-based Cancer Information Resource, University of Pennsylvania Abramson Cancer Center |
| 7/2006-present | Co-Chair, Information Technology and Website Development Committee, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Pennsylvania |
| 7/2006-present | Member, Faculty Search Committees Departments of Radiation Oncology and Hematology-Oncology University of Pennsylvania Abramson Cancer Center |
| 6/2005-6/2006 | Associate Editor, OncoLink University of Pennsylvania Abramson Cancer Center |
| 6/2005-6/2006 | Chief Resident Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Pennsylvania |
| 9/2004-present | Faculty Interviewer, School of Medicine Admissions Committee, University of Pennsylvania |
| 7/2004-5/2005 | Assistant Chief Resident Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Pennsylvania |
| 7/2004-6/2006 | Member, Residency Education Committee Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Pennsylvania |
| 7/2004-6/2006 | Member, Quality Assurance Committee Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Pennsylvania |
Honors and Awards
| 2007 |
FECS/AACR Methods in Clinical Cancer Research Fellowship. |
| 2002 | American Medical Women’s Association Scholarship. |
| 2001 | Horatio C. Wood Prize in Pharmacology. |
| 1997-2001 | Twenty-First Century Scholar. Four-year, full-tuition academic scholarship. |
| 1999 | Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society. Junior-year inductee. |
| 1997 | St. Timothy’s High School Teaching Award. |
| 1996 | Phi Beta Kappa. |
| 1996 | Johns Hopkins University Outstanding Community Service Award. |
| 1996 | Johns Hopkins University Department of Chemistry Teaching Award. |
Professional Society Memberships
American Society of Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology |
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American Society of Clinical Oncology |
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American College of Radiology |
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Radiological Society of North America |
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Association of Residents in Radiation Oncology |
Licensure
| Pennsylvania |
Experience
| 9/2000-5/2005 | Medical Reporter and Contributing Editor, Author of ‘Targeted Therapies’ Section, |
| 10/1997-5/2001 | Faculty-appointed Student Member University of Pennsylvania Medical School Curriculum Committee |
| 11/1997-2/2000 | President Physicians for Social Responsibility, University of Pennsylvania |
| 12/1997-12/2000 | Medical Manager United Community Clinics, West Philadelphia, PA site |
| 6/1996-7/1997 | Science and Math Teacher St. Timothy’s High School, Stevenson, MD |
| 6/1996-7/1997 | MCAT Course Syllabus Editor, Staff Trainer, and Course Instructor The Princeton Review, Baltimore, MD and Washington, DC |
| 11/1993-4/1996 | Co-Director, Inner-City Youth Mentoring Program |
| 10/1994-3/1996 | Teaching Assistant Johns Hopkins University Department of Inorganic Chemistry |
Selected Peer-Reviewed Publications
| 2007 | Vapiwala N, Starzyk J, Harris E, Rosato EF, Solin LJ. Breast Biopsy Findings After Breast Conservation Therapy for Early Stage Invasive Breast Cancer. (manuscript in press) |
| 2006 | Simone C, Vapiwala N, et al. “An Internet-based Survey Evaluating the Utilization of Pain Medications and the Attitudes of Radiation Oncology Patients Towards Pain Intervention.” Abstract presented at the 48th Annual ASTRO Conference, Philadelphia, PA. |
| 2006 | Vapiwala N, Mick R, Hampshire M, Metz J. “Patient Initiation of Complementary and Alternative Medical Therapies Following Cancer Diagnosis” Cancer J. 2006 Nov-Dec;12(6):467-74. Abstract presented at the 2005 ASCO Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL. |
| 2006 | Vapiwala N, Hwang W.T., Harris E, Solin LJ. “Prognostic Significance of Reexcision on Local Recurrence for Mammographically-Detected Ductal Carcinoma in situ Managed with Breast Conservation treatment.” Cancer J 2006 Feb; 12(1):25-32. Abstract presented at the 46th Annual ASTRO Conference, Atlanta, GA. |
| 2002 | Rosenthal DI, Liu L, Lee JH, Vapiwala N et al. “The Importance of ‘Treatment Package Time’ in Surgery and Postoperative Radiation Therapy for Squamous Carcinoma of the Head and Neck.” Head Neck 2002 Feb; 24(2):115-26. |
| 2001 | Liu L, Vapiwala N et al. “A phase I study of cranial radiation therapy with concomitant continuous infusion paclitaxel in children with brain tumors.” Med Pediatr Oncol 2001 Oct; 37(4):390-2. |
| 2000 | Ganetsky M, Vapiwala N, Shofer F, et al. “Attitudes and Knowledge of Medical Students Towards Domestic Violence Issues After a Victim Advocacy Seminar and ED Clinical Experience.” Academic Emergency Medicine 2000; 7(5):452. Abstract presented at 2000 AEM Conference, San Francisco, CA. |
Abstracts
| 2006 | Rajendran RR, Dowling M, Vapiwala N, Kao GD. New Treatment for Androgen-Independent Prostate Cancer: Cell-cycle, Developmental, and Radiomodifying Effectsof Valproic Acid. (Presented at 2nd Modern Drug Discovery & Development Summit, Philadelphia, PA) |
| 2006 | Vapiwala N, DeNittis A, Mick R, Hampshire M, Metz J. "Patient Initiation of Complementary and Alternative Medical Therapies During Conventional Lung Cancer Treatment." (Presented at the 11th World Conference on Lung Cancer, Barcelona, Spain) |
Invited Lectures/Panels
| 2007 | Radiation Therapy Toxicity and Management, Lecture, Graduate Oncology Course, School of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania |
| 2007 | Community Symposium on Prostate Cancer, Panelist, Philadelphia, PA |
| 2007 | Prostate Cancer Support Group, Speaker, Abramson Cancer Center |
| 2007 | Principles of Radiation Oncology, Lecture, Graduate Oncology Course, School of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania |
| 2006 | Life After Breast Cancer Conference, Panelist, Philadelphia, PA |
| 2006 | Focus on Prostate Cancer Conference, Speaker, Philadelphia, PA |
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