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Ricky R Savjani

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Title(s)Assistant Professor-in-residence, Radiation Oncology
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    Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MABS06/2009Electrical Engineering & Computer Science
    Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MABS06/2009Brain & Cognitive Sciences
    Texas A&M College of Medicine, Houston, TXMD05/2018Medicine
    Texas A&M College of Medicine, Houston, TXPhD05/2018Neuroscience
    University of Chicago (NorthShore), Chicago, IL06/2019Transitional Year
    UCLA, Los Angeles, CA06/2023Radiation Oncology Residency

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    1. Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Brain Arteriovenous Malformations: A Radiosurgery Society Case-Based Guideline. Pract Radiat Oncol. 2026 Apr 21. Ariani RT, Liu EY, Goulenko V, Courtney PT, Ehret F, Skalina KA, Fekrmandi F, Kaprealian T, Tenn S, Savjani RR, Prasad D, Schulder M. PMID: 42026001.
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    2. Seeing Is Believing: When and How Oncologists Should Review Imaging With Patients. JCO Oncol Pract. 2026 Apr 07; OP2600020. Bang C, Gillett J, Jank E, Farrell M, Savjani RR. PMID: 41945882.
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    3. Automated identification of radiotherapy treatment sites from unstructured physician notes. J Appl Clin Med Phys. 2026 Apr; 27(4):e70558. Hoxha K, Savjani RR, Neylon J, Pham J, Ariani R, O'Connell DP. PMID: 41914356.
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    4. VisionOnc: a dynamic data visualiser for oncology. Lancet Digit Health. 2026 Mar 20; 100999. Bang C, Ru M, Jank E, Oh C, Lane M, Liu EY, Solomon J, Kalbasi A, Reddy VK, Raj VB, Sung K, Savjani RR. PMID: 41864790.
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    5. A Silicone-Based Film-Forming Gel Wound Dressing for Radiation Dermatitis in Head and Neck Cancer Patients: A Retrospective Cohort Analysis Using Clinical Informatics. Cureus. 2026 Feb; 18(2):e103220. Liu EY, Jank E, Courtney PT, Juarez J, Ma TM, Delery W, Chau L, Reddy V, Sim MS, Chin RK, Savjani RR. PMID: 41815630; PMCID: PMC12973108.
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    6. Five-Day Preoperative Radiation Therapy for Patients With High-Risk Soft Tissue Sarcoma: A Nonrandomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Netw Open. 2025 Dec 01; 8(12):e2550195. Nikitas J, Kendal JK, Savjani RR, Jackson N, Peterson N, Deng J, Hernandez J, Chong N, Singh AS, Chmielowski B, Federman NC, Crompton JG, Kadera BE, Wessel LE, Christ AB, Nelson SD, Dry SM, Weidhaas JB, Steinberg ML, Bernthal NM, Eilber FC, Kalbasi A, Reddy VK. PMID: 41405883; PMCID: PMC12712729.
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    7. Modern Approaches for Thoracic Image Registration and Respiratory Motion Management in Oncology. Radiol Imaging Cancer. 2025 09; 7(5):e250023. Jank E, Liu EY, Delery W, Boyle P, Miller C, Andosca R, Naumann L, Upadhyay R, Kadambi A, Low D, Lauria M, Savjani RR. PMID: 40815223; PMCID: PMC12492428.
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    8. Interstitial High-Dose-Rate Brachytherapy for Radiorecurrent Atypical Meningioma: A Brief Report. Adv Radiat Oncol. 2025 Sep; 10(9):101858. Delery W, Kim M, Laird R, Jank E, Liu E, Kafka K, Park SJ, Kaprealian T, Chang K, Everson R, Kim W, Savjani R. PMID: 40822992; PMCID: PMC12351179.
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    9. Impact of postoperative fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography on adjuvant head and neck cancer treatment. JNCI Cancer Spectr. 2025 Jul 01; 9(4). Courtney PT, Juarez Casillas JE, Liu EY, Sim MS, Chau LW, Lopez-Chicas RE, St John MA, Abemayor E, Blackwell KE, Chhetri DK, Gopen QS, Kedeshian PA, Kerr RP, Lee JK, Nabili V, Sercarz JA, Suh JD, Wang MB, Wong DJ, Chai-Ho W, Jafarvand MG, Bahri S, Jank E, Reddy VK, Steinberg ML, Chin RK, Savjani RR. PMID: 40700605; PMCID: PMC12349773.
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    10. Delayed Contrast-enhanced MRI Distinguishes Tumor from Radiation Treatment Effect. Radiol Imaging Cancer. 2025 May; 7(3):e240388. Ariani RT, Agazaryan N, Tenn S, Chin R, Kaprealian T, Savjani RR. PMID: 40214516; PMCID: PMC12130689.
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    11. Detection of Asymptomatic Pneumomediastinum and Subcutaneous Emphysema on Cone Beam Computed Tomography During Head and Neck Radiation Therapy. Pract Radiat Oncol. 2025 May-Jun; 15(3):217-218. Ariani RT, Reddy V, Savjani RR. PMID: 40019415.
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    12. A Retrospective Analysis of the First Clinical 5DCT Workflow. Cancers (Basel). 2025 Feb 05; 17(3). Lauria M, Kim M, O'Connell D, Lao Y, Miller CR, Naumann L, Boyle P, Raldow A, Lee A, Savjani RR, Moghanaki D, Low DA. PMID: 39941897; PMCID: PMC11816223.
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    13. Gamma knife versus linear accelerator thalamotomy for essential tremor and Parkinson's disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis. J Clin Neurosci. 2025 Mar; 133:111050. Chintapalli R, Chang S, Kaprealian T, Savjani R, Tenn S, Bari A. PMID: 39823912.
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    14. A phase II study of personalized ultrafractionated stereotactic adaptive radiotherapy for palliative head and neck cancer treatment (PULS-Pal): a single-arm clinical trial protocol. BMC Cancer. 2024 Dec 21; 24(1):1564. Courtney PT, L Santoso M, Savjani RR, K Reddy V, Chai-Ho W, Velez Velez MA, J Wong D, Palodichuk C, Basehart TV, P O'Connell D, Cao M, Telesca D, Chin RK. PMID: 39709372; PMCID: PMC11662514.
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    15. Introducing a novel sub-millimeter lung CT image registration error quantitation tool. Med Phys. 2025 Mar; 52(3):1601-1614. Boyle P, Naumann L, Lauria M, Miller C, Andosca R, Savjani R, O'Connell D, Moghanaki D, Barjaktarevic I, Goldin J, Low DA. PMID: 39620482.
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    16. Quantifying Intrafraction Motion and the Impact of Gating for Magnetic Resonance Imaging-Guided Stereotactic Radiation therapy for Prostate Cancer: Analysis of the Magnetic Resonance Imaging Arm From the MIRAGE Phase 3 Randomized Trial. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2024 Apr 01; 118(5):1181-1191. Neylon J, Ma TM, Savjani R, Low DA, Steinberg ML, Lamb JM, Nickols NG, Kishan AU, Cao M. PMID: 38160916.
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    17. Breast Cancer Brain Metastases and Secondary Obstructive Hydrocephalus: Considering the Role of Aromatase. Radiol Imaging Cancer. 2023 07; 5(4):e239014. Laird R, Delery W, Savjani RR. PMID: 37350739; PMCID: PMC10413295.
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    18. Seizure outcomes following single-fraction versus hypofractionated radiosurgery for brain metastases: a single-center experience. J Neurosurg. 2023 10 01; 139(4):925-933. Miller MS, Kim W, Harary M, Savjani RR, Lee J, Telesca D, Tenn S, Hegde J, Kaprealian T. PMID: 37856892.
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    19. Radiation Necrosis Versus Tumor Progression: The Path Toward an Optimal Discriminator. Radiol Imaging Cancer. 2023 03; 5(2):e239004. Delery W, Savjani RR. PMID: 36897223; PMCID: PMC10077090.
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    20. A survival prediction model via interpretable machine learning for patients with oropharyngeal cancer following radiotherapy. J Cancer Res Clin Oncol. 2023 Aug; 149(10):6813-6825. Pan X, Feng T, Liu C, Savjani RR, Chin RK, Sharon Qi X. PMID: 36807760; PMCID: PMC11798280.
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    21. Using Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy for the Treatment of Sialorrhea in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. Adv Radiat Oncol. 2023 Jan-Feb; 8(1):101116. Ati S, Chhetri D, Wiedau M, Soltanzadeh P, Bordelon Y, Chin RK, Savjani RR. PMID: 36420480; PMCID: PMC9676140.
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    22. Automated Tumor Segmentation in Radiotherapy. Semin Radiat Oncol. 2022 10; 32(4):319-329. Savjani RR, Lauria M, Bose S, Deng J, Yuan Y, Andrearczyk V. PMID: 36202435.
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    23. Fully automated segmentation of prostatic urethra for MR-guided radiation therapy. Med Phys. 2023 Jan; 50(1):354-364. Xu D, Ma TM, Savjani R, Pham J, Cao M, Yang Y, Kishan AU, Scalzo F, Sheng K. PMID: 36106703.
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    24. Relapse patterns and radiation dose exposure in IDH wild-type glioblastoma at first radiographic recurrence following chemoradiation. J Neurooncol. 2022 Oct; 160(1):115-125. Shidoh S, Savjani RR, Cho NS, Ullman HE, Hagiwara A, Raymond C, Lai A, Nghiemphu PL, Liau LM, Pope WB, Cloughesy TF, Kaprealian TB, Salamon N, Ellingson BM. PMID: 36053452; PMCID: PMC9622513.
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    25. Urethral Interfractional Geometric and Dosimetric Variations of Prostate Cancer Patients: A Study Using an Onboard MRI. Front Oncol. 2022; 12:916254. Pham J, Savjani RR, Yoon SM, Yang T, Gao Y, Cao M, Hu P, Sheng K, Low DA, Steinberg M, Kishan AU, Yang Y. PMID: 35912253; PMCID: PMC9334678.
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    26. Racial Identity Remains Embedded within Medical Imaging Data. Radiol Imaging Cancer. 2022 07; 4(4):e229014. Singh P, Savjani R. PMID: 35866890; PMCID: PMC9358485.
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    27. Radiation Therapy for Mantle Cell Lymphoma with Orbital Involvement. Radiol Imaging Cancer. 2022 07; 4(4):e220027. Savjani RR, Ati S, Sadeghi S, Bonelli L, Kaprealian TB, Hegde JV. PMID: 35866891; PMCID: PMC9358483.
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    28. How To Successfully Build and Run AI Competitions for Medical Imaging: Insights from the PANDA Challenge. Radiol Imaging Cancer. 2022 05; 4(3):e229010. Savjani R, Singh P. PMID: 35593717; PMCID: PMC9152688.
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    29. The Current Landscape of Clinical Predictions from Brain Tumor Imaging. Radiol Imaging Cancer. 2022 05; 4(3):e229011. Rizzo A, Savjani R. PMID: 35621523; PMCID: PMC9152690.
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    30. Performance of a Prostate-Specific Membrane Antigen Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography-Derived Risk-Stratification Tool for High-risk and Very High-risk Prostate Cancer. JAMA Netw Open. 2021 12 01; 4(12):e2138550. Xiang M, Ma TM, Savjani R, Pollom EL, Karnes RJ, Grogan T, Wong JK, Motterle G, Tosoian JJ, Trock BJ, Klein EA, Stish BJ, Dess RT, Spratt DE, Pilar A, Reddy C, Levin-Epstein R, Wedde TB, Lilleby WA, Fiano R, Merrick GS, Stock RG, Demanes DJ, Moran BJ, Huland H, Tran PT, Martin S, Martinez-Monge R, Krauss DJ, Abu-Isa EI, Alam R, Schwen Z, Pisansky TM, Choo CR, Song DY, Greco S, Deville C, McNutt T, DeWeese TL, Ross AE, Ciezki JP, Boutros PC, Nickols NG, Bhat P, Shabsovich D, Juarez JE, Chong N, Kupelian PA, Rettig MB, Zaorsky NG, Berlin A, Tward JD, Davis BJ, Reiter RE, Steinberg ML, Elashoff D, Horwitz EM, Tendulkar RD, Tilki D, Czernin J, Gafita A, Romero T, Calais J, Kishan AU. PMID: 34902034; PMCID: PMC8669522.
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    31. Evaluation of T2-Weighted MRI for Visualization and Sparing of Urethra with MR-Guided Radiation Therapy (MRgRT) On-Board MRI. Cancers (Basel). 2021 Jul 16; 13(14). Pham J, Savjani RR, Gao Y, Cao M, Hu P, Sheng K, Low DA, Steinberg M, Kishan AU, Yang Y. PMID: 34298777; PMCID: PMC8307202.
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    32. A Systematic Approach for Integrating Machine Learning Models into the Clinic. Radiol Imaging Cancer. 2021 07; 3(4):e219014. Savjani R. PMID: 34328352; PMCID: PMC8344337.
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    33. Intratumoral Immunotherapy: A Potential Treatment for Gastrointestinal Malignancies. Radiol Imaging Cancer. 2021 05; 3(3):e219011. Savjani R. PMID: 34047665; PMCID: PMC8183234.
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    34. A Framework for Sharing Radiation Dose Distribution Maps in the Electronic Medical Record for Improving Multidisciplinary Patient Management. Radiol Imaging Cancer. 2021 03; 3(2):e200075. Savjani RR, Salamon N, Deng J, Ma M, Tenn S, Agazaryan N, Hegde J, Kaprealian T. PMID: 33817649; PMCID: PMC8011443.
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    35. Identifying the Best Candidates for Prostate-specific Membrane Antigen Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography as the Primary Staging Approach Among Men with High-risk Prostate Cancer and Negative Conventional Imaging. Eur Urol Oncol. 2022 02; 5(1):100-103. Ma TM, Gafita A, Shabsovich D, Juarez J, Grogan TR, Thin P, Armstrong W, Sonni I, Nguyen K, Lok V, Reiter RE, Rettig MB, Steinberg ML, Kupelian PA, Yang DD, Muralidhar V, Chu C, Feng F, Savjani R, Deng J, Parikh NR, Nickols NG, Elashoff D, Czernin J, Calais J, Kishan AU. PMID: 33602654; PMCID: PMC10262977.
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    36. nnU-Net: Further Automating Biomedical Image Autosegmentation. Radiol Imaging Cancer. 2021 01; 3(1):e209039. Savjani R. PMID: 33778763; PMCID: PMC7983725.
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    37. Comparison and evaluation of distortion correction techniques on an MR-guided radiotherapy system. Med Phys. 2021 Feb; 48(2):691-702. Gao Y, Yoon S, Savjani R, Pham J, Kalbasi A, Raldow A, Low DA, Hu P, Yang Y. PMID: 33280128.
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    38. Depth relationships and measures of tissue thickness in dorsal midbrain. Hum Brain Mapp. 2020 12 15; 41(18):5083-5096. Truong P, Kim JH, Savjani R, Sitek KR, Hagberg GE, Scheffler K, Ress D. PMID: 32870572; PMCID: PMC7670631.
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    39. A Matter of Comprehensive Informed Consent: Short-Term Mortality Rates With Definitive Treatment Options in Elderly Stage I NSCLC. Am J Clin Oncol. 2019 11; 42(11):851-855. Dalwadi SM, Savjani RR, Bernicker EH, Butler EB, Teh BS, Farach AM. PMID: 31573986.
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    40. Online Search Behavior for Cancer Immunotherapy Resources and Readability Analysis: An Opportunity to Aid in Medical Decision-making. Cureus. 2019 Oct 07; 11(10):e5857. Deng J, Savjani RR, Lee P. PMID: 31763080; PMCID: PMC6834090.
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    41. Empathic Neural Responses Predict Group Allegiance. Front Hum Neurosci. 2018; 12:302. Vaughn DA, Savjani RR, Cohen MS, Eagleman DM. PMID: 30108493; PMCID: PMC6079240.
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    42. Combination anti-Aβ treatment maximizes cognitive recovery and rebalances mTOR signaling in APP mice. J Exp Med. 2018 05 07; 215(5):1349-1364. Chiang ACA, Fowler SW, Savjani RR, Hilsenbeck SG, Wallace CE, Cirrito JR, Das P, Jankowsky JL. PMID: 29626114; PMCID: PMC5940263.
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    43. Polar-angle representation of saccadic eye movements in human superior colliculus. Neuroimage. 2018 05 01; 171:199-208. Savjani RR, Katyal S, Halfen E, Kim JH, Ress D. PMID: 29292132; PMCID: PMC6844626.
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    44. Accelerated Changes in Cortical Thickness Measurements with Age in Military Service Members with Traumatic Brain Injury. J Neurotrauma. 2017 11 15; 34(22):3107-3116. Savjani RR, Taylor BA, Acion L, Wilde EA, Jorge RE. PMID: 28657432.
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    45. Real time functional MRI training to decrease motion in imaging studies: Lack of significant improvement. Bull Menninger Clin. 2016; 80(4):348-356. Lal TM, Baldwin PR, Cai MB, Savjani RR, Eagleman DM, Ress D, Salas R. PMID: 27936900.
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    46. Alterations in interhemispheric functional and anatomical connectivity are associated with tobacco smoking in humans. Front Hum Neurosci. 2015; 9:116. Viswanath H, Velasquez KM, Thompson-Lake DG, Savjani R, Carter AQ, Eagleman D, Baldwin PR, De La Garza R, Salas R. PMID: 25805986; PMCID: PMC4353249.
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    47. Interhemispheric insular and inferior frontal connectivity are associated with substance abuse in a psychiatric population. Neuropharmacology. 2015 May; 92:63-8. Viswanath H, Velasquez KM, Savjani R, Molfese DL, Curtis K, Molfese PJ, Eagleman DM, Baldwin PR, Frueh BC, Fowler JC, Salas R. PMID: 25592214.
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    48. Are corporations people too? The neural correlates of moral judgments about companies and individuals. Soc Neurosci. 2015 Apr; 10(2):113-25. Plitt M, Savjani RR, Eagleman DM. PMID: 25384262.
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    49. Characterizing white matter changes in cigarette smokers via diffusion tensor imaging. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2014 Dec 01; 145:134-42. Savjani RR, Velasquez KM, Thompson-Lake DG, Baldwin PR, Eagleman DM, De La Garza R, Salas R. PMID: 25457737.
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    50. Genetic modulation of soluble Aβ rescues cognitive and synaptic impairment in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease. J Neurosci. 2014 Jun 04; 34(23):7871-85. Fowler SW, Chiang AC, Savjani RR, Larson ME, Sherman MA, Schuler DR, Cirrito JR, Lesné SE, Jankowsky JL. PMID: 24899710; PMCID: PMC4044248.
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    51. Genetic suppression of transgenic APP rescues Hypersynchronous network activity in a mouse model of Alzeimer's disease. J Neurosci. 2014 Mar 12; 34(11):3826-40. Born HA, Kim JY, Savjani RR, Das P, Dabaghian YA, Guo Q, Yoo JW, Schuler DR, Cirrito JR, Zheng H, Golde TE, Noebels JL, Jankowsky JL. PMID: 24623762; PMCID: PMC3951689.
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