Mona Arbab, M.D.

Mona Arbab, M.D., M.Ed., Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology at UT Southwestern Medical Center, earned her medical degree from Tehran University of Medical Sciences in Iran and a Master’s in Adult Education from Indiana University. She has completed two research fellowships at Harvard Medical School in radiation biology and immunology after receiving the Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA T32) grant, and also completed an internship in surgery at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. Dr. Arbab completed clinical training in radiation oncology at Indiana University’s Radiation Oncology Program, and was Chief Resident in 2021. Her research interests include translational research, novel techniques that can reduce treatment-related toxicities, patient-reported outcome (PRO) and medical education.

Her work has been published in many journals including the Journal of Clinical Investigation, Advances in Radiation Oncology, Head & Neck journal, Applied Radiation Oncology, and Dysphagia journal. She serves as the reviewer for Advances in Radiation Oncology and International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics (Red Journal). She was also selected among the top reviewers for Red Journal in 2020.

Medical School

Tehran University of Medical Sciences (2014)

Residency

Indiana University School of Medicine (2022)

• Medical education
• Patient education
• Patient-reported outcome
• Personalized medicine
• Translational research
• Treatment toxicities

On the Construction of Confidence Regions for Uncertain Planar Displacements

Yu Z, Ge QJ, Langer MP, Arbab M Journal of Mechanisms and Robotics 2024 Aug 16

Meatal stenosis following three types of circumcision with frenular artery preservation (FAP), the Plastibell device (PD), and frenular artery ligation (FAL): a long-term follow-up

Shokri Varniab Z, Pourabhari Langroudi A, Neishabouri A, Torabinavid P, Arbab M, Heidari F, Milani SM, Eftekharzadeh S, Sabetkish S, Kajbafzadeh AM Irish Journal of Medical Science 2023 Apr 192 707-711

On the Construction of Kinematic Confidence Ellipsoids for Uncertain Spatial Displacements

Yu Z, Ge QJ, Langer MP, Arbab M 2023 777-785

ON THE CONSTRUCTION OF CONFIDENCE REGIONS FOR UNCERTAIN PLANAR DISPLACEMENTS

Yu Z, Ge QJ, Langer MP, Arbab M 2023

The Dosimetric Outcome of a Rotational Planning Target Volume in Patients With Oropharyngeal Cancers

Arbab M, Bartlett G, Dawson B, Ge J, Langer M Dysphagia 2022 Aug 37 848-855

Neuroblastoma: Essential genetic pathways and current therapeutic options

Salemi F, Alam W, Hassani MS, Hashemi SZ, Jafari AA, Mirmoeeni SM, Arbab M, Mortazavizadeh SM, Khan H European Journal of Pharmacology 2022 Jul 926

Association between radiation dose to organs at risk and acute patient reported outcome during radiation treatment for head and neck cancers

Arbab M, Chen YH, Tishler RB, Gunasti L, Glass J, Fugazzotto JA, Killoran JH, Sethi R, Rettig E, Annino D, Goguen L, Uppaluri R, Hsu C, Burke E, Hanna GJ, Lorch J, Haddad RI, Margalit DN, Schoenfeld JD Head and Neck 2022 Jun 44 1442-1452

Literature review of management of brain metastases from germ cell tumors

Le A, Arbab M, Adra N, Miller JC, Watson GA, Shiue K Chinese Clinical Oncology 2022 Apr 11

ON THE COMPUTATION OF THE AVERAGE OF SPATIAL DISPLACEMENTS

Ge QJ, Yu Z, Arbab M, Langer M 2022

On the Computation of the Average of Planar Displacements

Ge QJ, Yu Z, Arbab M, Langer MP 2022 232-242

• AT Yang Memorial Award in Theoretical Kinematics, IDETC MR Conference
  (2022)
• American College of Radiation Oncology (ACRO) Travel Award
  (2021)
• The International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics Top Reviewers
  (2020)
• Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) Trainee Research Prize
  (2019)
• The Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA)
  (2016)
• Dean’s Award for Top Ranked Medical Student, Tehran University Medical Sciences, Iran
  (2008)
• Iran Presidential Award for Academic Achievement in National University Entrance Exam, Iran
  (2006)