• Meet Dr. Hasan Murshed

    Dr. Hasan Murshed is the editor of Fundamentals of Radiation Oncology: Physical, Biological, and Clinical Aspects, Fourth Edition (Elsevier/Academic Press). He is celebrating the 20th year of its debut publication.

    He founded the Hope Radiation Cancer Center. It later expanded and became in 2012 the Hope Regional Cancer Center, in Panama City, Florida. He serves as their Medical Director.

    Hope Regional Cancer Center has received the distinguished accreditation and gold seal of the American College of Radiology for the 4th consecutive term. ACR has determined once again that Dr. Hasan Murshed’s team and facility have all met the rigorous standards required for this field leading distinction, and the only radiation cancer center of its kind in Bay county.

    As a practicing Radiation Oncologist, he has two decades of experience in treating over 10,000 patients. His areas of expertise include heart and neck cancer, lung cancer, prostate cancer, and IMRT Radiation Therapy Technique.

    He earned his M.D. from Dhaka University in Bangladesh and a Master of Science (M.S.) in Clinical Medical Physics from Louisiana State University. Dr. Murshed completed his post-graduate year (PGY) || and III Residency at the Radiation Oncology Department of the National Cancer Institute (NCI) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). He served as the PGY Chief Resident for Levels IV and V in Radiation Oncology at the University of Alabama in Birmingham, completing his residency in 2002.

    Dr. Murshed furthered his expertise with a PGY VI IMRT/Gating Fellowship in Radiation Oncology at MD Anderson Cancer Center from 2002 to 2003, where he specialized in Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT), a cutting-edge cancer treatment technique.

    He is dual board certified by the American Board of Radiology in Radiation Therapy Physics and in Radiation Oncology. He is a member of the American Society for Radiation Oncology, American College of Radiology, Emerald Coast Medical Association, and Bay County Medical Association.

    He has authored numerous publications and contributed chapters to several books on cancer and radiation oncology, including Medical Physics, Brachytherapy, The News Herald, and many others.

    Experienced in multidisciplinary clinical management and clinical research coordination, Dr. Murdesh enjoys both the clinical and educational aspects of radiation oncology. Additionally, he is actively engaged in community activities to support and advocate for cancer patients.

    Dr. Murshed was named a Top Doctor by Castle Connolly Medical Ltd. in 2018, recognizing him as one of the top physicians in the country. He is the only radiation oncologist in Bay County and surrounding areas to receive this distinction.

    Contributors

    Allan Caggiano, M.S., Chief Medical Physicist, Sr.

    Patricia Lynch Regional Cancer Center, Teaneck, NJ

    Arash Naghavi, M.D., M.S., Associate Member,

    Radiation Oncology, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL

    Austin Sim, M.D., J.D., Assistant Professor, Radiation Oncology,

    The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbus, OH

    Barry Rosenstein, Ph.D., Professor,

    Radiation Oncology and Genetics & Genomic Sciences, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY

    Berna Akkus Yildirim, M.D., Associate Professor, Radiation Oncology

    Chief, Prof. Dr. Cemil Tascioglu

    City Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey

    Berrin Pehlivan, M.D., Professor, Radiation Oncology,

    Bahçesehir University, Istanbul, Turkey

    Bin Cai, Ph.D., Associate professor, Radiation Oncology,

    University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX

    Jeremy Harris, M.D., M.Phil., Assistant Professor, Radiation Oncology, Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center,

    University of California Irvine, Orange, CA

    Jerry Jaboin, M.D., Ph.D, Professor, Radiation Oncology,

    Stephenson Cancer Center, University of Oklahoma Health And Science Center, Oklahoma, OK

    Jessica Frakes, M.D., Associate Member, Radiation Oncology, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL

    Jimmy Caudell, M.D., Ph.D, Senior Member, Section Chief,

    Head and Neck/Endocrine Radiation Oncology, Vice-Chair Clinical Research, Radiation Oncology, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL, USA

    John Leung, M.B.B.S., Professor, Radiation Oncology,

    University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia

    Jonathan Paly, D.O., Radiation Oncologist, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA

    Vaseem Khatri, M.D., Resident, Radiation Oncology,

    Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL

    Yasemin Bolukbasi, M.D., Professor,Radiation Oncology, Koc University, Istanbul, Turkey

    Yufan Fred Wu, M.D., Chief Resident, Radiation Oncology, Stanford University,

    Stanford, CA

    Emily Keit, M.D., Resident, Radiation Oncology, Moffitt

    Cancer Center, Tampa, FL, United States

    Ugur Selek, M.D., Professor, Radiation Oncology,

    Koc University, Istanbul, Turkey


    Timothy Dziuk, M.D., Consultant, Radiation Oncology, Lexas Oncology, San Antonio, TX

    Joseph Salama, M.D., Professor, Radiation Oncology Juke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC

    Julian Hong, M.D., M.S., Assistant Professor, Radiation Oncolony,

    University of Calitia San Francisco, San Francisco, CA

    Kamran Ahmed, M.D., Associate Member, Radiation Oncology, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL

    Kaushik Kataki, M.B.B.S., M.D., Clinical and Research Fellow (2021-2023), Radiation Oncology,

    Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada

    Kent Gifford, Ph.D., Professor, Radiation Physics,

    The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center. Houston, TX

    Laura Freedman, M.D., Associate Professor, Radiation Oncology, University of Miami, Miami, FL

    Lei Dong, Ph.D, Professor, Radiation Oncology, University of Pennsylvania,

    Philadelphia, PA

    Mark Buyyounouski, M.D., M.S., Professor, Radiation Oncology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA

    Matthew Williams, MBChB, Ph.D., Consultant Clinical Oncologist and Honorary Senior Fellow,

    Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust and Imperial college

    Michael Cummings, M.D., M.S., Assistant Professor, Radiation Oncology,

    University of Rochester,

    Michael Campbell, Ph.D., Emeritus Professor of Medical Statistics, ScHARR, Division of Public Health,

    University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK

    Michael Penniment, AM M.B.B.S., Associate Professor, Radiation Oncology, Royal Adelaide Hospital,

    University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia

    Minsong Cao, Ph.D., Professor, Radiation Oncology, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA,
    Brandon Imber, M.D., M.A., Assistant Attending,

    Radiation Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY

    Dandan Zheng, Ph.D., Professor, Radiation Oncology,

    University of Rochester, Rochester, NY

    Derek Tsang, M.D., M.Sc, Associate Professor, Radiation Oncology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada

    Dodul Mondal, M.D. DNB, Director, Radiation Oncology, Max Super Specialty Hospital, Saket,

    New Delhi, India

    Dorothy Gujral, MBChB, Ph.D., Consultant Clinical Oncologist and Honorary Senior Lecturer,

    Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust and Imperial college London, United Kingdom

    Duygu Sezen, M.D., Associate Professor, Radiation Oncology,

    Koc University, Istanbul, Turkey

    Eddy Yang, M.D., Ph.D., Professor and Chair, Radiation Medicine, Markey Comprehensive Cancer Center,

    University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington, KY

    Erkan Topkan, M.D., Professor, Radiation Oncology,

    Baskent University, Adana, Turkey

    Garrett Harada, M.D., Resident, Radiation Oncology,

    Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California Irvine, Orange, CA

    George Yang, M.D., Assistant Member, Radiation Oncology

    Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL

    Giordano Cittolin Santos, M.D., Ph.D., Division of Oncology,

    Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO,

    Guler Yavas, M.D., Professor, Radiation Oncology,

    Ankara Etlik City Hospital, Ankara, Turkey

    Hien Le, M.B.B.S., Associate Professor, Radiation

    Oncology, Royal Adelaide Hospital, University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA, Australia

    Hilary Bagshaw, M.D., Clinical Associate Professor, Radiation Oncology,

    Stanford University, Stanford, CA

    Hsiang-Hsuan Michael Yu, M.D., Sc.M., Senior Member,

    Radiation Oncology, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL

    Irini Youssef, M.D., Radiation Oncologist, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center,

    New York, NY

    Musaddiq Awan, M.D., Assistant Professor, Radiation Oncology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee,

    Neil Taunk MD, MS, Assistant Professor Radiation Oncology, University of Pennsylvania, PA

    Nicolas Prionas, M.D., Ph.D., Assistant Professor,

    Radiation Oncology, University of California San Francisco

    Nilufer Kilic Durankus, M.D., Instructor, Radiation Oncology,

    Koc University, Istanbul, Turkey

    Olga Maria Dona Lemus, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Radiation Oncology,

    University of Rochester, Rochester, NY

    Pooja Karukonda, M.D., Radiation Oncology,

    Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC

    Rachel Ger, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Radiation and Molecular Radiation Sciences,

    JohnsHopkins University, Baltimore, MD

    Rahul Parikh, M.D., M.B.A., Professor, Radiation Oncology,

    Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, NJ

    Ritesh Kumar, M.D., Radiation Oncology, Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, NJ

    Sui Shen, Ph.D., Professor, Senior Chief of Brachytherapy Physics, Radiation Oncology, University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL

    Sukhdeep Gill, M.S., Radiation Oncology, Penn Medicine

    Lancaster General Hospital, PA

    Sungjune Kim, M.D., Ph.D., Vice Chair of Research, Director of Preclinical & Translational Research,

    Radiation Oncology, Mayo Clinic Alix College of Medicine & Health Sciences, Jacksonville, FL