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Jonathan J Beitler, MD, MBA, FACR

Professor

Education and Degrees

  • MD-Medical College of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 1982
  • MBA-Columbia University School of Business , NY, NY, 1993
  • BA-Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA, 1980

Certification

  • American Board of Radiology, Radiation Oncology, 1990 (Recertified 2000)

Training

  • Residency in Radiation Oncology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 1985-88
  • Residency in General Surgery, PGY 1-3, Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY 1982-85

Special Interests

  • Head and Neck
  • Brachytherapy
  • Lung
  • Breast
  • Skin

Achievements and Honors

  • American Radium Society-President (2006-2007)
  • Alpha Omega Alpha-Drexel University School of Medicine-2006
  • Army Certificate of Achievement-1988 while serving as a Captain in Honduras
  • Army Achievement Medal-1991 while serving as a Major at Walter Reed during Desert Storm I
  • ASTRO International Travel Grant-2004
  • Beta Gamma Sigma-Columbia University School of Business-1992
  • FACR-Fellow American College of Radiology-2002
  • Honors –Lehigh University
  •  “Niceness Award”-Maimonides Cancer Center, 2007
  • Service Excellence Awards(2),Staten Island University Hospital, 2005
  • LTC US Army Reserve(Flight Surgeon)
  • FAA Licensed IFR Pilot
  • International Journal Radiation Oncology Biology Physics-Editorial Board
  • Head & Neck-Editorial Board
  • Editor in Chief-Practical Reviews in Cancer Management
  • NY Roentgen Society President(1997-8)

Selected Recent Publications

1.            Beitler, J. J., McCormick, B., Ellsworth, R. M., Abramson, D. H., Anderson, L. L. and Loffredo, C. 1990. "Ocular melanoma: total dose and dose rate effects with Co-60 plaque therapy." Radiology 176(1): 275-8.

2.            Kelsen, D. P., Minsky, B., Smith, M., Beitler, J., Niedzwiecki, D., Chapman, D., Bains, M., Burt, M., Heelan, R. and Hilaris, B. 1990. "Preoperative therapy for esophageal cancer: a randomized comparison of chemotherapy versus radiation therapy." J Clin Oncol 8(8): 1352-61.

3.            Beitler, J. J., Fass, D. E., Brenner, H. A., Huvos, A., Harrison, L. B., Leibel, S. A. and Fuks, Z. 1991. "Esthesioneuroblastoma: is there a role for elective neck treatment?" Head Neck 13(4): 321-6.

4.            Wadler, S., Beitler, J. J., Rubin, J. S., Haynes, H., McGill, F., Rozenblit, A., Goldberg, G., Cohen, C., Speyer, J. and Runowicz, C. 1993. "Pilot trial of cisplatin, radiation, and WR2721 in carcinoma of the uterine cervix: a New York Gynecologic Oncology Group study." J Clin Oncol 11(8): 1511-6.

5.            Wadler, S., Haynes, H., Beitler, J. J., Goldberg, G., Holland, J. F., Hochster, H., Bruckner, H., Mandeli, J., Smith, H. and Runowicz, C. 1993. "Management of hypocalcemic effects of WR2721 administered on a daily times five schedule with cisplatin and radiation therapy. The New York Gynecologic Oncology Group." J Clin Oncol 11(8): 1517-22.

6.            Beitler, J. J., Mahadevia, P. S., Silver, C. E., Wadler, S., Rubin, J. S., Bello, J. A., Mitnick, R. J. and Vikram, B. 1994. "New barriers to ventricular invasion in paraglottic laryngeal cancer." Cancer 73(10): 2648-52.

7.            Beitler, J. J., Smith, R. V., Silver, C. E., Mitnick, R., Habib, I., Bello, J. A. and Davis, L. W. 1995. "Cosmetic control of parotid gland hypertrophy using radiation therapy." AIDS Patient Care 9(6): 271-5.

8.            Beitler, J. J., Vikram, B., Silver, C. E., Rubin, J. S., Bello, J. A., Mitnick, R. J., Gejerman, G. and Davis, L. W. 1995. "Low-dose radiotherapy for multicystic benign lymphoepithelial lesions of the parotid gland in HIV-positive patients: long-term results." Head Neck 17(1): 31-5.

9.            Beitler, J. J., Wadler, S., Haynes, H., Fell, S., Rozenblit, A., Wolf, E. and Levine, B. A. 1995. "Phase II trial of chemotherapy, external and intraluminal radiation plus surgery for oesophageal cancer." Med Oncol 12(2): 115-20.

10.         Fu, K. K., Clery, M., Ang, K. K., Byhardt, R. W., Maor, M. H. and Beitler, J. J. 1995. "Randomized phase I/II trial of two variants of accelerated fractionated radiotherapy regimens for advanced head and neck cancer: results of RTOG 88-09." Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 32(3): 589-97.

11.         Lee, D. J., Cosmatos, D., Marcial, V. A., Fu, K. K., Rotman, M., Cooper, J. S., Ortiz, H. G., Beitler, J. J., Abrams, R. A., Curran, W. J. and et al. 1995. "Results of an RTOG phase III trial (RTOG 85-27) comparing radiotherapy plus etanidazole with radiotherapy alone for locally advanced head and neck carcinomas." Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 32(3): 567-76.

12.         Rubin, J. S., Wadler, S., Beitler, J. J., Haynes, H., Rozenblit, A., McGill, F., Goldberg, G. and Runowicz, C. 1995. "Audiological findings in a Phase I protocol investigating the effect of WR 2721, high-dose cisplatin and radiation therapy in patients with locally advanced cervical carcinoma." J Laryngol Otol 109(8): 744-7.

13.         Fields, A. L., Anderson, P. S., Goldberg, G. L., Wadler, S., Beitler, J., Sood, B. and Runowicz, C. D. 1996. "Mature results of a phase II trial of concomitant cisplatin/pelvic radiotherapy for locally advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the cervix." Gynecol Oncol 61(3): 416-22.

14.         Wadler, S., Goldberg, G., Fields, A., Anderson, P., Beitler, J. J., Sood, B., Haynes, H. and Runowicz, C. 1996. "The potential role of amifostine in conjunction with cisplatin in the treatment of locally advanced carcinoma of the cervix." Semin Oncol 23(4 Suppl 8): 64-8.

15.         Wadler, S., Haynes, H., Beitler, J. J., Hu, X., Fell, S., Camacho, M., Levine, B. and Wiernik, P. H. 1996. "Phase II clinical trial with 5-fluorouracil, recombinant interferon-alpha-2b, and cisplatin for patients with metastatic or regionally advanced carcinoma of the esophagus." Cancer 78(1): 30-4.

16.         Al-Sarraf, M., Pajak, T. F., Byhardt, R. W., Beitler, J. J., Salter, M. M. and Cooper, J. S. 1997. "Postoperative radiotherapy with concurrent cisplatin appears to improve locoregional control of advanced, resectable head and neck cancers: RTOG 88-24." Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 37(4): 777-82.

17.         Beitler, J. J., Anderson, P. S., Wadler, S., Runowicz, C. D., Hayes, M. K., Fields, A. L., Sood, B. and Goldberg, G. L. 1997. "Pelvic exenteration for cervix cancer: would additional intraoperative interstitial brachytherapy improve survival?" Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 38(1): 143-8.

18.         Beitler, J. J., Smith, R. V., Haynes, H., Silver, C. E., Quish, A., Kotz, T., Serrano, M., Brook, A. and Wadler, S. 1998. "A phase I clinical trial of prolonged infusion of hydroxyurea in combination with hyperfractionated, accelerated, external radiation therapy in patients with advanced squamous cell cancer of the head and neck." Invest New Drugs 16(2): 161-9.

19.         Beitler, J. J., Smith, R. V., Silver, C. E., Quish, A., Deore, S. M., Mullokandov, E., Fontenla, D. P., Wadler, S., Hayes, M. K. and Vikram, B. 1998. "Close or positive margins after surgical resection for the head and neck cancer patient: the addition of brachytherapy improves local control." Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 40(2): 313-7.

20.         Yaparpalvi, R., Fontenla, D. P., Tyerech, S. K., Boselli, L. R. and Beitler, J. J. 1998. "Parotid gland tumors: a comparison of postoperative radiotherapy techniques using three dimensional (3D) dose distributions and dose-volume histograms (DVHS)." Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 40(1): 43-9.

21.         Beitler, J. J., Garcia, A. and Vikram, B. 1999. "Experience-based demand scheduling: a more efficient model for radiation oncology." Am J Clin Oncol 22(6): 554-8.

22.         Beitler, J. J., Smith, R. V., Brook, A., Edelman, M., Sharma, A., Serrano, M., Silver, C. E. and Davis, L. W. 1999. "Benign parotid hypertrophy on +HIV patients: limited late failures after external radiation." Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 45(2): 451-5.

23.         Cooper, J. S., Guo, M. D., Herskovic, A., Macdonald, J. S., Martenson, J. A., Jr., Al-Sarraf, M., Byhardt, R., Russell, A. H., Beitler, J. J., Spencer, S., Asbell, S. O., Graham, M. V. and Leichman, L. L. 1999. "Chemoradiotherapy of locally advanced esophageal cancer: long-term follow-up of a prospective randomized trial (RTOG 85-01). Radiation Therapy Oncology Group." Jama 281(17): 1623-7.

24.         Damle, S., Beitler, J. J., Haynes, H., Camacho, M., Wolf, E. and Wadler, S. 1999. "Phase I-II study of 5-fluorouracil, recombinant interferon alpha2a, and cisplatin in combination with external beam radiation therapy followed by surgery in patients with locally advanced carcinoma of the esophagus." Am J Clin Oncol 22(4): 391-5.

25.         Kotz, T., Abraham, S., Beitler, J. J., Wadler, S. and Smith, R. V. 1999. "Pharyngeal transport dysfunction consequent to an organ-sparing protocol." Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 125(4): 410-3.

26.         Vikram, B., Deore, S., Beitler, J. J., Sood, B., Mullokandov, E., Kapulsky, A. and Fontenla, D. P. 1999. "The relationship between dose heterogeneity ("hot" spots) and complications following high-dose rate brachytherapy." Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 43(5): 983-7.

27.         Smith, R. V., Kotz, T., Beitler, J. J. and Wadler, S. 2000. "Long-term swallowing problems after organ preservation therapy with concomitant radiation therapy and intravenous hydroxyurea: initial results." Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 126(3): 384-9.

28.         Smith, R. V., Krevitt, L., Yi, S. M. and Beitler, J. J. 2000. "Early wound complications in advanced head and neck cancer treated with surgery and Ir 192 brachytherapy." Laryngoscope 110(1): 8-12.

29.         Beitler, J. J., Yaparpalvi, R., Della Biancia, C. and Fontenla, D. P. 2001. "Methods of bolusing the tracheostomy stoma." Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 50(1): 69-74.

30.         Beitler, J. J., Anderson, P., Haynes, H., Sood, B., Fields, A., Goldberg, G., Vikram, B., Runowicz, C. D. and Wadler, S. 2002. "Phase I clinical trial of parenteral hydroxyurea in combination with pelvic and para-aortic external radiation and brachytherapy for patients with advanced squamous cell cancer of the uterine cervix." Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 52(3): 637-42.

31.         Owen, R. P., Ravikumar, T. S., Silver, C. E., Beitler, J., Wadler, S. and Bello, J. 2002. "Radiofrequency ablation of head and neck tumors: dramatic results from application of a new technology." Head Neck 24(8): 754-8.

32.         Yaparpalvi, R., Fontenla, D. P. and Beitler, J. J. 2002. "Improved dose homogeneity in scalp irradiation using a single set-up point and different energy electron beams." Br J Radiol 75(896): 670-7.

33.         Sun, S., Beitler, J. J., Ohki, T., Calderon, T. M., Schechner, R., Yaparpalvi, R., Berman, J. W., Tellis, V. A. and Greenstein, S. M. 2003. "Inhibitory effect of brachytherapy on intimal hyperplasia in arteriovenous fistula." J Surg Res 115(2): 200-8.

34.         Beitler, J. J., Makara, D., Silverman, P. and Lederman, G. 2004. "Definitive, high-dose-per-fraction, conformal, stereotactic external radiation for renal cell carcinoma." Am J Clin Oncol 27(6): 646-8.

35.         Garg, M. K., Weiss, P., Sharma, A. K., Gorla, G. R., Jaggernauth, W., Yaparpalvi, R., Delrowe, J. and Beitler, J. J. 2004. "Adjuvant high dose rate brachytherapy (Ir-192) in the management of keloids which have recurred after surgical excision and external radiation." Radiother Oncol 73(2): 233-6.

36.         Garg, M. K., Yaparpalvi, R. and Beitler, J. J. 2004. "Loss of cervical spinal curvature during radiotherapy for head-and-neck cancers: the neck moves, too." Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 58(1): 185-8.

37.         Smith, R. V., Goldman, S. Y., Beitler, J. J. and Wadler, S. S. 2004. "Decreased short- and long-term swallowing problems with altered radiotherapy dosing used in an organ-sparing protocol for advanced pharyngeal carcinoma." Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 130(7): 831-6.

38.         Beitler, J. J., Badine, E. A., El-Sayah, D., Makara, D., Friscia, P., Silverman, P. and Terjanian, T. 2006. "Stereotactic body radiation therapy for nonmetastatic lung cancer: an analysis of 75 patients treated over 5 years." Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 65(1): 100-6.

39.         Beitler, J. J., Smith, R. V., Owen, R. P., Silver, C. E., Mazumdar, M. and Wadler, S. 2007. "Phase II clinical trial of parenteral hydroxyurea and hyper-fractionated, accelerated external beam radiation therapy in patients with advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck: toxicity and efficacy with continuous ribonucleoside reductase inhibition." Head Neck 29(1): 18-25.

40.         Beitler, J.J. , Garg, M., Owen. R. P., and Smith, R.V. “High Dose Rate Brachytherapy plus Neck Dissection for Nodal Disease”, In Press, Head & Neck, 2008