Jeff Michael Michalski MD, MBA, FACR, FASTRO

Jeff M. Michalski, MD, MBA, the Carlos Perez Distinguished Professor of Radiation Oncology, is honored for his important contributions to radiation oncology and to the improvement of patient care at the Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine.

Michalski, vice chair and director of clinical programs for the Department of Radiation Oncology, is an international leader in the treatment of prostate and pediatric cancers. Colleagues in his fi eld credit him with contributing greatly to the advancement of radiation oncology as a clinical discipline and to the development of innovative approaches to treatment planning and delivery of radiation therapy — including 3-D treatment planning and intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) as well as treatment quality assurance. He has been a member of many national and international task forces and committees that have formulated important recommendations to set standards for the practice of radiation therapy.