Baylor College of Medicine

Alexander N. Hanania, MD MPH

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Hanania

Alexander N. Hanania, MD MPH

Clinical Director, Radiation Oncology

Email

alexander.hanania@bcm.edu

Positions

Clinical Director, Radiation Oncology: Smith J. Evans and Mary P. Attwell Radiation Therapy Center
Harris Health System - Smith Clinic

Assistant Professor - Tenure Track: Radiation Oncology
Dan L. Duncan Cancer Center
Baylor College of Medicine

Addresses

Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center (Office)
: Building Tower West - McNair Campus
Suite A07.227
Houston, TX 77030
United States

Education

Internship at Baylor College of Medicine: Houston, United States

MD from University of Texas Medical School at Houston: Houston, Texas United States

MPH from University of Texas School of Public Health: Houston, Texas United States

BS from Baylor University: Waco, Texas United States

Certifications

Diplomat of the American Board of Radiology in Radiation Oncology: American Board of Radiology

Honors & Awards

Alpha Omega Alpha: University of Texas Medical School at Houston (06/2015)

Summa Cum Laude: Baylor University (12/2011)

Young Oncologist Travel Award: American Radium Society (04/2016)

Roentgen Resident/Fellow Research Award: Radiological Society of North American (07/2019)

BCM- Excellence in Research Award: Department of Radiation Oncology (05/2019)

J. Mitchell, George & Stephen Brown Award for Resident Excellence in Radiation Oncology: Texas Radiological Society Foundation (05/2021)

Educator of the Year Award: Association of Residents in Radiation Oncology (07/2022 - 06/2023)

Early Career Faculty Award for Excellence in Patient Care: Baylor College of Medicine (12/2023)

Professional Interests

Head and Neck Cancers
Thoracic Cancers
Gastrointestinal Cancers
Radiomics

Websites

Twitter @RTxDoc

VIICTR Publications List

Selected Publications

Dong EE, Xu J, Kim JW, Bryan J, Appleton J, Hamstra DA, Ludwig MS, Hanania AN "Apparent diffusion coefficient values predict response to brachytherapy in bulky cervical cancer." Radiat Oncol. 2024; Pubmed PMID: 38481285
Hanania AN, Mainwaring W, Ghebre YT, Hanania NA, Ludwig M "Radiation-Induced Lung Injury: Assessment and Management." CHEST. 2019; Pubmed PMID: 30998908
Koay EJ, Hanania AN, Hall WA, Taniguchi CM, Rebueno N, Myrehaug S, Aitken KL, Dawson LA, Crane CH, Herman JM, Erickson B "Dose-Escalated Radiation Therapy for Pancreatic Cancer: A Simultaneous Integrated Boost Approach." Pract Radiat Oncol. 2020; Pubmed PMID: 32061993
Hanania AN, Paulino AC, Ludmir EB, Shah VS, McGovern SL, Grosshans DR, McAleer MF, Okcu F, Baxter PA, Su JM, Chintagumpala MM "Early radiotherapy preserves vision in sporadic optic pathway glioma." Cancer. 2021; Pubmed PMID: 33739455

Hanania AN, Zhang X, Gunn GB, Rosenthal DI, Garden AS, Fuller CD, Phan J, Reddy JP, Moreno A, Chronowski G, Shah S, Ausat N, Hanna E, Ferrarotto R, Frank SJ "Proton Therapy for Major Salivary Gland Cancer: Clinical Outcomes." IJPT. 2021; Pubmed PMID: 34285952
Hanania AN, Bantis LE, Feng Z, Wang H, Tamm EP, Katz MH, Maitra A, Koay EJ "Quantitative imaging to evaluate malignant potential of IPMNs.." Oncotarget. 2016; Pubmed PMID: 27588410
Hanania AN, Myers P, Yoder AK, Bulut A, Henry Yu Z, Eraj S, Bowers J, Bonnen MD, Echeverria A, Hall TR, Anderson ML, Ludwig M "Inversely and adaptively planned interstitial brachytherapy: A single implant approach." Gynecol Oncol. 2018 Nov 16; Pubmed PMID: 30449720
Hanania AN, Kudchadker R, Bruno T, Anscher M, Tang C, Frank SJ "MRI-assisted radiosurgery: A quality assurance nomogram for palladium-103 and iodine-125 prostate brachytherapy." Brachytherapy. 2020; Pubmed PMID: 31812590
Hanania AN, Cook A, Threadgill MP, Conway SH, Ludwig M "Prevalence of Musculoskeletal Work-related Injuries Among Radiation Therapists." Radiol Technol. 2020 May; Pubmed PMID: 32381659
Hanania AN, Ludwig MS "Better late than never… Better never than late." IJROBP. 2019; Pubmed PMID: 30647002

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Memberships

Texas Radiological Society (TRS)

American Brachytherapy Society (ABS)

American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO)

Funding

Accelerating Clinical Excellence Award: “A Prospective, Multidisciplinary, Quality Improvement Intervention to Facilitate the Timely Initiation of Adjuvant Radiotherapy among Patients with Locally Advanced Head and Neck Cancer”