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The Exchange Scientist Program of the International Affairs Committee

  • Overview
  • Details and Application
  • Forms
  • List of Exchange Scientists
  • List of Hosts

Overview

The Exchange Scientist Program provides an opportunity for members of the AAPM to visit other countries to promote the exchange of scientific information and to facilitate the advancement of the field of medical physics at the international level.

The Program is primarily serving as an information exchange forum by maintaining a list of approved Exchange Scientists (ES) as well as a list, if any, of Host Institutions interested in requesting an ES for any project. Any subsequent arrangement or contract is entirely between the ES and the Host Institution, and the ES program in general has no funding or further involvement with the visit, other than publishing the report from the ES on completion of the visit.

A further intent of the Program is to provide the ES with the status and motivation to pay short visits to other institutions when travelling for business or personal purposes.

Please select the Details tab for details on participating in this Program and the Lists tab to review the current list of Host Institutions and Exchange Scientists currently participating in the Program.

Details of the ES Program

  1. The ES Program will establish a pool of qualified Exchange Scientists (ES) with a desire to visit other countries. Medical physicists interested in participating in the ES Program must be full members of the AAPM, board certified by the ABR, ABMP or CCPM in the field of their expertise, and have a minimum of 5 years of research, clinical or teaching experience in Medical Physics. The application for ES status is described in the next section. Successful applicants will be given a letter from the chair of the ES program validating their ES status and receive a certificate from the President of the AAPM.
  2. Host Institutions from other countries can submit a request for an ES to the ES Program. Requests could be for a specific ES or a general request could be posted on the ES Program website.
  3. Alternatively, the ES can approach a host institution in another country directly and indicate interest in participating in projects or short visits.
  4. Both the ES and representative of the Host Institution will sign waiver forms and submit these to the AAPM.
  5. Any subsequent arrangement will be between the individual ES and the Host Institution. After the visit, the ES will submit a brief written report within 6 months to the chair of the ES Program describing the scientific activities. The report should include other information useful to any future ES and/or the ES Program, such as names of key physicists from the host country, recommended follow-up, travel concerns etc.

Application Process:

  1. To apply to be an ES, please complete the ES application form and submit to the chair of the ES Program Subcommittee.
  2. To apply as a Host Institution (HI), please complete the HI form and submit to the chair of the ES Program Subcommittee.
  3. To arrange to visit one of the listed Host Institutions, please review the HI list and contact the HI directly, as well as emailing the chair of ES Program to keep the program informed of any development.

FORMS

Host Institution Application Form
To be used by institutions outside the USA and Canada interested in hosting visits by members of the AAPM under the Exchange Scientist Program.

Exchange Scientist Application Form
To be used by members of the AAPM who wish to visit Host Institutions under the Exchange Scientist Program.

Exchange Scientist Report Form
To be used by members of the AAPM to report on visits under the Exchange Scientist Program.

Certificate
To be issued by the AAPM after receiving the completed Waiver forms.

LISTS

List of Exchange Scientists

Scientist Name & Institution Med Phys
Field
Language
Capability
Contact Information
Justus Adamson; Ph.D.
Duke Univ., Durham, NC
Radiation
Oncology
Spanish 919-613-6722
justus.adamson@duke.edu
Amal Alryati, M.S.
St Peter Health, Troy, NY
Radiation
Oncology
Arabic 518-243-4405
alriy3@aol.com
Sherry Andrew, MS
Elliot Hospital, Manchester, NH
Radiation
Oncology
Spanish 919-345-9543
sher.leep@gmail.com
Komanduri M. Ayyangar, Ph.D.
Emeritus Prof., Univ. of Nebraska
Radiation
Oncology
Indian 402-302-9110
akomanduri@gmail.com
Bijan Arjomandy, PhD
McLaren Proton Therapy Center,MI
Radiation
Oncology
Persian
Farsi
810-342-3858
arjomandy_2000@yahoo.com
James Balter, Ph.D.
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Radiation
Oncology
  734-936-4309
jbalter@umich.edu
Tewfik J Bichay, PhD
Saint Mary's Health Care, Grand Rapids, MI
Radiation
Oncology
French 616-685-6367
BichayT@MercyHealth.com
Luis Bravo, MS
Sugar Land, TX
Radiation
Oncology
Spanish 773-732-3903
luisbravo76@yahoo.com
Minsong Cao, PhD
UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
Radiation
Oncology
Mandarin Chinese 317-709-2044
caominsong@yahoo.com
Zong-Ping Chen, PhD
Northwest Medical Physics Center, Lynnwood, WA
Radiation
Oncology
Chinese zongpingchen@yahoo.com
Doracy P Fontenla, PhD
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, NY
Medical
Physics
Portuguese
Spanish
212-639-8759
doracy@earthlink.net
Jung T. Ho, Ph.D.
Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital,CA
Radiotherapy
& Diagnostic
Mandarin
Chinese
562-698-0811Ext:15758
jung.ho@pihhealth.org
David Y.C. Huang, PhD
Memorial Sloan Kettering, NY
Radiotherapy Mandarin
Chinese
516-256-3607
huangd2013@gmail.com
Don-Soo Kim, Ph.D.
Children's Hospital, Boston, MA
Diagnostic
Radiology
Korean 617-355-3261
Don-Soo.Kim@tch.harvard.edu
Qing Lei, M.S.
Castro Valley, CA
Radiation
Oncology
Mandarin
Chinese
510-727-8255
LeiQ@sutterhealth.com
Pei-Jan Paul Lin, Ph.D.
VCU Medical Center, Richmond, VA
Diagnostic
Radiology
Japanese,
Chinese
804-828-3497
Pei-Jan.Lin@vcuhealth.org
Xing-Qi Lu, Ph.D.
Massachusetts General Hospital
Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Radiation
Oncology
Chinese 617-726-5085
xlu12@mgh.harvard.edu
Hai Luo, PhD
Orange Regional Medical Center,
Middletown, NY 10940
Radiation
Oncology
Chinese, Mandarin 646-427-8610
hai.luo@gmail.com
Mahadevappa Mahesh, PhD
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore
Diagnostic
Radiology
Indian
Kanada
410-955-5115
mmahesh@jhmi.edu
Michael McNitt-Gray, Ph.D.
UCLA, Los Angeles, California
Medical
Imaging
  310-794-8979
mmcnittgray@mednet.ucla.edu
Ali S. Meigooni, Ph.D.
Comprehensive Cancer Center, Las Vegas, NV
Brachytherapy
Radiotherapy
Farsi 702-343-8020
alimeig@gmail.com
Mohamedo S Minhaj, Ph.D.
Media, PA
Radiation
Oncology
Tamil
Sinhalese
910-703-6845
minhajsaleem@yahoo.com
Guangwei Mu, PhD
New York, NY
Radiation
Oncology
Chinese 612-236-5401
guangwei.mu@gmail.com
Laura O'Neill, M.Sc.
Avera Cancer Center, Mitchell, SD
Radiation
Oncology
Spanish 605-630-4474
laura@oneill-enterprises.com
Anas Orfali, M.Sc.
Harbor Springs, MI
Radiation
Oncology
Arabic, French
German
734-604-2089
orfa99@gmail.com
Stephanie A. Parker, M.S.
Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center
Winston-Salem, NC
Radiation
Oncology
None 336-972-0938
stefparkerjones@gmail.com
E. Ishmael Parsai, PhD
Medical College of Ohio, OH
Radiation
Oncology
Persian Farsi
Arabic
419-383-5113
e.parsai@utoledo.edu
Jean L. Peng, PhD
Medical University of South Carolina, SC
Radiation
Oncology
Chinese
Cantonese
843-792-3711
pengl@musc.edu
Yakov Pipman, PhD
FOREST HILLS , NY
Radiation
Oncology
Spanish
Hebrew
718-520-2969
ypipman@yahoo.com
Bouchaib Rabbani, Ph.D.,
Newport Beach, California.
Radiation
Oncology
Arabic 949-433-2787
brabbani@aol.com,
b.rabbani@cox.net
Ravindra P. Rao, M.S.
Monroe Township, NJ
Radiotherapy
& Diagnostic
Kannada, Himdi
Marathi, Tamil
908-705-7737
ravirao13@mac.com
Yi Rong, PhD
UC Davis,
Sacramento, CA 95630
Radiation
Oncology
Chinese, Mandarin 916-734-3255
yrong@ucdavis.edu
Surendra N. Rustgi, PhD
Pembroke Pines, FL
Radiation
Oncology
Hindi 954-559-2465
srustgi@gmail.com
Cheng B. Saw, PhD
Harrisburg, PA
Radiation
Oncology
Malaysian,
Hokkian
412-580-1861
cbsaw2014@yahoo.com
Saiyid Masroor Shah, PhD
Evansville Cancer Ctr., Indiana
Radiation
Oncology
Urdu 812-205-6610
s.shah@att.net
smshah@evcancntr.net
Chengyu Shi, PhD
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center,
Middletown, NJ 07748
Radiation
Oncology
Chinese, Mandarin 848-225-6165
shic@mskcc.org
Igor V Shishkov, MS
Cancer Center of Hawaii
Honolulu, HI
Radiation
Oncology
Russian 810-985-1564
igorshishkov@gmail.com
Almon S. Shiu, PhD
Univ Southern California, Los Angeles , CA
Radiation
Oncology
Chinese, Mandarin
& Cantonese
323-865-0515
almon.shiu@med.usc.edu
Jason W. Sohn, PhD
Cleveland, OH
Radiation
Oncology
Korean 216-844-2736
jason.sohn@case.edu
Xiaoli Tang, PhD
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center,
Rye Brook, NY 10573
Radiation
Oncology
Chinese, Mandarin 914-367-7089
xiaoli.tang@gmail.com
Jacob Van Dyk, M.Sc.
London, Ontario
Radiation
Oncology
Dutch (Low level) 519-472-2951
vandyk@uwo.ca
Theordore Villafana, Ph.D.
Boca Ratan, FL
Radiation
Safety
Spanish 561-361-8447
villafana1@yahoo.com
Brian Wang, PhD
University of Louisville,
Louisville, KY
Radiation
Oncology
Chinese 502-561-7333
brian.wang@louisville.edu
Xin Wang, PhD
UT MD Anderson Cancer Center,
Houston, TX
Radiation
Oncology
Chinese 713-563-3603
xawang@mdanderson.org
Yoichi Watanabe, Ph.D.
Minneapolis, MN
Radiation
Oncology
Japanese 612-626-6708
watan016@umn.edu
D. Allan Wilkinson, PhD
Cleveland, OH
Hyperthermia
Radiotherapy
French 216-445-8289
wilkina@ccf.org
E. Anthony Brinton Wolbarst, PhD
Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington, KY
Radiology French 859-879-3175
awolbarst2@outlook.com
Milton K. Woo, PhD
Ontario, Canada
Radiotherapy Chinese
Cantonese
416-480-5853
milton.woo@sunnybrook.ca
Raymond K. Wu, PhD
International MP Certification Board
IMPCB, Phoenix, AZ
Radiation
Oncology
Chinese, Mandarin
& Cantonese
614-596-1518
RayKWu@gmail.com
Richard Wu, M.S.
M.D. Anderson Cancer Ctr.
Houston, Texas
Proton Radiotherapy Chinese, Mandarin 713-563-2528
rywu@mdanderson.org
Jun Yang, Ph.D.
Havertown, PA
Radiation
Oncology
Chinese 610-446-6850
jyang@AllianceOncology.com
Jinzhong Yang, Ph.D.
MD Anderson Cancer Center,
Houston, TX 77030
Radiation
Oncology
Chinese,
Mandarin
713-792-2814
jyang4@mdanderson.org
Cheng Yu, Ph.D.
Univ. Southern California, L.A., CA
Radiation
Oncology
Mandarin
Chinese
323-442-8735
chengyu@usc.edu
Habid Zaidi Ph.D.
Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Geneva University Hospital
Geneva, Switzerland
Medical Imaging Franch
Arabic
41-22-37.27.258
habib.zaidi@hcuge.ch
Jay J. Zheng, PhD
Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian, Irvine, CA
Radiotherapy Mandarin
Chinese
949-764-5528
Jay.Zheng@hoag.org
Andy Zhu, PhD
David C Pratt Cancer Center, St. Louis, MO
Radiation Oncology
Radiation Protection
Mandarin
Chinese
314-251-6844 Ext: 27534
azhu77@yahoo.com

CONTACTS

Please submit inquiries or comments to the Exchange Scientist Program Subcommittee Chair. If you are a non-member, you may contact the AAPM Headquarters office at 571-298-1300 for their contact information.

 

 

LISTS

List of Host Institutions

Bangladesh Medical Physics Certification Board
South Asia Centre for Medical Physics and Cancer Research
CAMS Shenzhen Winter School
Chinese Academy of Medical Science (CAMS) Shenzhen Cancer Hospital

CONTACTS

Please submit inquiries or comments to the Exchange Scientist Program Subcommittee Chair. If you are a non-member, you may contact the AAPM Headquarters office at 571-298-1300 for their contact information.