Jeff M. Michalski, MD, professor of radiation oncology, has been named vice chair and director of clinical programs in the department of radiation oncology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.
Dr. Michalski will oversee the clinical division of the department, which includes clinical operations at all treatment facilities; clinical and translational research; and physician resident, fellow and medical student training and education. He also will oversee the Brachytherapy Center, the Proton Therapy Center, the Gamma Knife Center and community and off-campus programs.
The Department of Radiation Oncology is a component of the Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology. Dr. Michalski was the department's interim head from 2008 to 2009. He specializes in genitourinary and pediatric oncology. He also conducts clinical research on the use of radiation therapy for the treatment of prostate and other cancers. In recent years, he also led efforts to adopt two new technologies that increase radiation treatment accuracy to better eradicate tumors and avoid injury to nearby tissues.
Dr. Michalski joined the School of Medicine faculty as instructor of radiology in 1991. He was named director of the clinical division in radiation oncology in 2002 and professor of radiation oncology in 2006. He earned a bachelor's degree in biochemistry from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1982 and a medical degree from the Medical College of Wisconsin in 1986. After beginning his residency in radiation oncology at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center in New York, he completed residency and fellowship training in radiation oncology at the School of Medicine in 1991. Additionally, he earned a master's in business administration from the Washington University Olin Business School in 2001.
He currently serves as vice chair of the Radiation Therapy Oncology Group and leads its advanced technology integration committee, and he is a member of the nonmelanoma skin cancer panel of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network.