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Nina Sanford, M.D.

Nina Sanford, M.D.

Titles and Appointments

Chief of Gastrointestinal Radiation Oncology Service

Associate Professor

Endowed Title
Dedman Family Scholar in Clinical Care
Schools
Medical School
Departments
Radiation Oncology

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  • Education
    Medical Education
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    Other
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    Medical Education
    Harvard Medical School (2013)
    Internship
    Brigham and Women's Hospital (2014), Internal Medicine
    Residency
    Harvard/Brigham and Women's Hospital/Massachusetts General Hospital (2018), Radiation Oncology
  • Publications
    Moving beyond anatomy: the future of rectal cancer management is biologically-informed, response-adapted, and patient-centered
    Jethwa KR, Smith JJ, Sanoff H, Sanford NN, Intven MP, Kim H, Hotca-Cho AE, Goodman KA, Das P, Feng M, Hong TS, Appelt A, Gani C, Fokas E, Romesser PB, Hall WA Clinical and Translational Radiation Oncology 2026 Sep 60
    Beyond borders: advancing oncology trials
    Patel MS, Chan JS, Sanford NN, Willmann J, Iyengar P, Dee EC British journal of cancer 2026 Jul 135 3-4
    Generating the Evidence to Support Stereotactic Radiation Therapy Evolution: Challenges and a Roadmap for Progress
    Hanna TP, Palma DA, Booth CM, Sanford NN, Tree A, Yom SS International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics 2026 May 125 2-10
    Global Assessment of Megavoltage External Beam Radiation Therapy Facilities: Current Status and Projections for 2030-2050
    Tabatabaei FS, Azimi A, Abyaneh R, Couñago F, Alongi F, Sanford NN, Ghalehtaki R Advances in Radiation Oncology 2026 May 11
    Machine learning reveals country-specific drivers of global cancer outcomes
    Patel MS, Pramesh CS, Sanford NN, Feliciano EJ, Nguyen PL, Iyengar P, Kingham TP, Willmann J, Mahal BA, Lee NY, Magsanoc-Alikpala MJ, Mutebi M, Wu JF, Robredo JP, Dee EC Annals of oncology : official journal of the European Society for Medical Oncology 2026 Apr 37 565-573
    Regional inequities in colon cancer surgical care: Patterns of treatment delay across U.S. facilities
    Doshi RH, Jain B, Tanksali R, Dhondup T, Bhat S, Sanford NN, Lam MB, Dee EC Public Health 2026 Mar 252
    Phase II Trials in Radiation Oncology: When Success Fails to Translate
    Sanford NN, Sher DJ JCO Oncology Practice 2026
    Widening Colon Cancer Disparities Post-Pandemic in Disaggregated Asian American and Pacific Islander Populations (2004–2021)
    Doshi RH, Jain B, Zhang K, Mishra S, Dhondup T, Sanford N, Lam M, Dee EC Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health 2026
    A Real-World, Propensity-Matched Analysis of Second-Line FOLFIRI-Ramucirumab Versus Ramucirumab-Paclitaxel in Patients With Advanced Upper Gastrointestinal Cancers
    Hyak JM, Ruan P, Jones AL, Verma N, Chung VL, Grewal US, Vadehra D, Hornstein N, Wang SC, Porembka MR, Badiyan S, Sanford NN, Kazmi SM, Brown TJ American Journal of Clinical Oncology: Cancer Clinical Trials 2025 Dec Publish Ahead of Print
    Exploring radiomic and topological features to evaluate treatment response in rectal cancer
    Zhang H, Liu J, Rajamohan N, Sanford NN, Khatri G, Rodriguez AP, Rajaram S, Jiang S, Timmerman R, Aguilera T, Peng H Physics in medicine and biology 2025 Nov 70
  • Honors & Awards
    • Dedman Family Scholar in Cancer Care
      (2019)