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Upendra Parvathaneni, MBBS, FRANZCR
Professor and Chair, Department of Radiation OncologyResidency program director

MBBS (Hons): Rajah Muthiah Medical College & Hospital, Chidambaram, IndiaRESIDENCY:  Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, Melbourne, AustraliaFellowship:  MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TXAreas of Interest: Head and Neck

Professor and Vice-Chairman
Sandra "Sunny" Hatch, MD, FAACS, FACCS, FACR
professor

Dr. Hatch is board certified in Radiation Oncology by the American Board of Radiology (ABR).  Dr. Hatch is a tenured professor at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston (UTMB).  She holds two endowed positions:  the Irma Labardini Mendoza and Jesse Jesus Mendoza Chair in Radiation Oncology and the Ruth Levy Kempner Professorship.  Her research has been published in multiple journals and presented nationally and internationally.  Dr. Hatch has authored book chapters as well on breast and gynecological cancers.  She is an active member of the Texas Breast and Cervical Cancer Control Clinic Workgroup for the Texas Department of Health.  She is a member of the National Breast Cancer Coalition in addition to being a member of the Breast Health Collaborative of Texas. Dr. Hatch serves on the advisory board for D’Feet Breast Cancer and the Susan G. Komen Houston Medical Advisory Council.  She has been recognized for her excellence in patient care by Best Doctors in America, The Houstonia, Consumers Research, Texas Monthly Super Doctors, and numerous Who’s Who Directories.  She was awarded membership to The Academy of Master Clinicians and serves on its Executive Committee. 

Dr. Hatch has been an examiner in Therapeutic Radiology in Gynecologic Oncology for the American Board of Radiology, and serves as national chair for the Radiation Oncology In-Training Exam Committee for the ABR, and as section director for gynecologic malignancies.  She has trained physicians in Armenia, China and Vietnam in Breast Cancer and physicians in Nicaragua in Gynecologic Cancers.

Associate Profesor
todd swanson, md, phd
professor

M.D.:  ROSALIND FRANKLIN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND SCIENCEPHD:  ROSALIND FRANKLIN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND SCIENCERESIDENCY:  WILLIAM BEAUMONT HOSPITALAREAS OF INTEREST:  LUNG, GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT, PROSTATE, AND BRAIN

Dr. Swanson is board certified in Radiation Oncology by the American Board of Radiology (ABR). Dr. Swanson is an active member of several multidisciplinary tumor boards. He currently also serves as clinical director for the Tomotherapy Program at the UTMB League City Campus.  As well, he is amongst several dozen Radiation Oncologists nationwide who holds sub-specialty certification in Hospice and Palliative Medicine.  His research has been recognized with awards by the American Brachytherapy Society and the American Society of Clinical Oncology, where he has been honored with Merit Awards for his work in several disease sites.  He is currently the Principle Investigator at UTMB for the NRG Oncology National collaborative trials under the National Cancer Institute, overseeing radiation clinical trials at UTMB.  Dr. Swanson is active in teaching residents and has been involved in teaching national board certification preparation courses for The Osler Institute and as a question writer for the resident In-Training Exam for the ABR.  He is also involved in quality assurance programs in Radiation Oncology, serving as a national site reviewer for the ABR’s Radiation Oncology Program Accreditation (ROPA) program. 

Wiederhold
lee wiederhold, md, phd
professor

M.D.:  UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCHPHD:  UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCHRESIDENCY:  UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCHAREAS OF INTEREST:  HEAD AND NECK

Dr. Wiederhold graduated from the UTMB Medical Scientist Training Program with his MD and PhD degrees in 2005.  He served his transitional year at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston from 2005 to 2006, and completed his residency in Radiation Oncology at UTMB in 2010.  Dr. Wiederhold has been faculty at UTMB since completing residency.  His subspecialty focus is head and neck cancer, he is also committed to training the next generation of physicians.  Dr. Wiederhold was selected as a Texas Monthly Super Doctor Rising Star in 2016.