David Sher, M.D.

Vice Chair of Clinical Operations and Quality, Medical Director of Radiation Oncology, Chief of Head and Neck Radiation Oncology Service

Professor

Endowed Title: Barbara Crittenden Professorship in Cancer Research
School: Medical School
Department: Radiation Oncology

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Education

Medical School: Harvard Medical School (2003)
Internship: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (2004), Internal Medicine
Residency: Harvard/Brigham and Women's Hospital/Massachusetts General Hospital (2008), Radiation Oncology

Publications

HYHOPE: A Phase 1 Study of Deintensified Hypofractionated Radiation Therapy for Human Papillomavirus-Associated Oropharynx Cancer: Moon DH, Avkshtol V, Hughes RS, Ahn C, Sumer BD, Day AT, Tillman BN, Myers LL, Truelson JM, Sher DJ International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics 2025 Nov 123 694-702
Cone beam CT will replace CT-simulation in near future for radiotherapy planning: Sher DJ, Rosu-Bubulac M, Das IJ Medical physics 2025 Oct 52
Margin Status and Recurrence in Surgically Treated Patients With HPV+ Oropharyngeal Cancer: Ausburn M, Pyne JM, Day AT, Hajnas N, Moon D, Myers LL, Sher DJ, Truelson JM, Tillman B, Sumer B Laryngoscope 2025 Aug 135 2777-2782
Associations between dosimetry and patient-reported outcomes in oropharyngeal cancer: post hoc analysis of elective neck de-escalation trials: Tuo A, Moon DH, Avkshtol V, Shah JL, Pham NL, Sher DJ Radiotherapy and Oncology 2025 Aug 209
Relationship Between Elective Neck Irradiation and Severe Lymphopenia in Patients Treated With Head and Neck Chemoradiotherapy: Mickel TA, Moon DH, Avkshtol V, Pham NL, Shah JL, Hughes RS, Sumer BD, Sher DJ Clinical Oncology 2025 Aug 44
Strategies for Offline Adaptive Biology-Guided Radiotherapy (BgRT) on a PET-Linac Platform: Cai B, Banks TI, Shen C, Prasad R, Bal G, Lin MH, Godley A, Pompos A, Garant A, Westover K, Dan T, Jiang S, Sher D, Oz OK, Timmerman R, Badiyan SN Cancers 2025 Aug 17
Strategies for Offline Adaptive Biology-Guided Radiotherapy (BgRT) on a PET-Linac Platform: Cai B, Banks TI, Shen C, Prasad R, Bal G, Lin MH, Godley A, Pompos A, Garant A, Westover K, Dan T, Jiang S, Sher D, Oz OK, Timmerman R, Badiyan SN Cancers 2025 Aug 17
Dosimetric Advantages of Online Adaptive Radiation Therapy for Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma: Results From a Prospective Registry Study: Shi JJ, Meduri K, Liao CY, Moon DH, Avkshtol V, Parsons D, Zhong X, Chen L, Lin MH, Sher DJ International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics 2025 Jul 122 917-925
Establishing a Safety Net in X-Ray-Based Online Adaptive Radiation Therapy: Early Detection of Planning Deficiencies Through Upstream Physics Plan Review: Iqbal Z, Park YK, Parsons D, Godley A, Jiang S, Sher D, Badiyan S, Timmerman R, Lin MH International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics 2025 Jul 122 865-872
Feasibility and Impact of a Radiation Therapy Technologist-Driven Workflow for Cone Beam Computed Tomography Guided Partial Breast Adaptive Radiation Therapy: Parsons D, Domal S, Chambers E, Salazar D, Visak J, Arbab M, Holgado F, Li X, Okoro C, Wandrey N, Iqbal Z, Alluri P, Cai B, Keen H, Cleaton J, Godley A, Sher D, Badiyan S, Rahimi A, Lin MH International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics 2025 Jul 122 893-901