Department of Radiation Oncology Founded with Recruitment of Arno J. Mundt MD from the University of Chicago as Inaugural Chair

Division of Medical Physics Established with Recruitment of Todd Pawlicki PhD from Stanford University.

Catheryn Yashar MD recruited from the University of Louisville to establish programs in GYN and Breast Brachytherapy

5 Total Faculty (AJ Mundt MD, Kevin Murphy MD, Ajay Sandhu MD, Cate Yashar MD and Todd Pawlicki PhD

Center for Advanced Radiotherapy Technologies (CART) established with recruitment of Steve Jiang PhD from Harvard University

La Jolla Administrative Suite and Conference Center Built

Department Installs 1st Varian Trilogy Machine in Western USA

First Frameless Stereotactic Radiosurgery Patient Treated

Medical Physics Residency Program Established

UCSD Announces Intent to Develop a Proton Therapy Center

5 Total Faculty Members

Department Breaks Ground on 1st Regional Treatment Center in Encinitas

10 Total Faculty Members

1st Frameless SRS Pediatric Case Performed

Significant clinical growth continues with 1000+ new consults seen

Loren Mell MD Recruited from the University of Chicago to launch Clinical & Translational Research Program

La Jolla Radiation Oncology Expansion Groundbreaking

1st Medical Physics Resident (Dan Scanderbeg PhD) Graduates

19 Total Faculty Members

Radiation Oncology Residency Established
(4 Total Residents)

South Bay Regional Treatment Facility Opens

27 Total Faculty Members

Learning Center Founded

1st Department R-01 Grant (Low Dose CBCT Imaging)

Significant clinical growth continues with 2000+ new consults seen

32 Total Faculty Members

Department becomes RTOG Full Member

Radiation Oncology Residency Expands (8 Total Residents)

Department Becomes an Official School of Medicine Department and Changes Name to Radiation Medicine and Applied Science

1st Department Radiating Hope Mission to Senegal
John Einck MD performs 1st Cervical Brachytherapy Case in Senegal’s History

Kevin Moore PhD recruited to oversee Medical Physics Research Programs

1st Radiation Oncology Resident Graduates (Doug Rahn MD)

1st Xoft Skin Cancer Treatment in South Bay

South Bay Regional Facility Expansion Groundbreaking

Significant clinical growth continues with 3000+ new consults seen

38 Total Faculty Members

Department Chair A.J. Mundt MD elected President of the American College of Radiation Oncology

Department Hosts 1st Annual Radiation Therapists Symposium

1st Proton Therapy Patient Treated

Radiation Oncology Residency Expands to 12 Total Residents and Medical Physics Expands to 4 Total Residents

45 Total Faculty Members

4S Ranch Regional Center Established

Laura Cervino PhD named Inaugural Assistant Vice-Chair for Diversity & Inclusion

Radiation Medicine & Applied Sciences Faculty Council Established

52 Total Faculty Members

Altman Clinical & Translational Research Institute Ribbon Cuttin

1st IORT Breast Cancer Patient Treated

55 Total Faculty Members

Significant clinical growth continues with 5000+ new consults

Veronica Garcia named Vice-Chair Administration & Finance

Catheryn Yashar MD elected President of the American Brachytherapy Society

El Centro Regional Treatment Facility Established

Jona Hattangadi-Gluth MD named inaugural Assistant Vice-Chair Faculty Climate & Development

Jim Murphy MD named the School of Medicine Academic Community Director

Eisenhower Medical Center Affiliation Established

59 Total Faculty Members

Center for Translational Radiation Medicine & Imaging (CTRMI) changes its name to Center for Precision Radiation Medicine (CPRM)

Andrew Sharabi MD PhD is a Co-Investigator on a Moonshot U-01 studying immunotherapy in Head and Neck Cancer

Todd Pawlicki PhD joins Board of Directors of the American Society of Radiation Oncology (ASTRO)

Physics Direct Patient Care Initiative Randomized Trial Launched

RMAS Learning Center receives a USTDA Training Grant to work with the Uganda Cancer Center

Multiple RMAS Faculty & Staff climb Mt Kilimanjaro as part of the annual Radiating Hope Fundraiser

Sunil Advani MD awarded a prestigious R37 MERIT Award from the NIH

10 Radiation Oncologists named Top Doctor by the San Diego Magazine

California Proton Therapy Center becomes an Affiliate of the UC San Diego Health Cancer Network

Andrew Bruggeman MD named House Office of the Year—1st RMAS Resident to receive this prestigious award.

1st Ventricular Tachycardia patient undergoes SBRT

63 Total Faculty Members

CHEER Research Center Established

65 Total Faculty Members

QUIVER Research Center Established

First RMAS Faculty receive COVID Vaccinations

State-of-the Art Ethos Machine Installed

Vice Chair and Assistant Vice Chair Positions Expanded

4000th Knowledge-Based Planning Patient Treated”