Curriculum Vitae Wendla Karen Citron, M.D. Assistant Professor Department of Radiation Oncology University of Maryland School of Medicine Date
January 13, 2014
Contact Information Wendla K. Citron, M.D. Department of Radiation Oncology Tate Cancer Center Baltimore Washington Medical Center 305 Hospital Drive Glen Burnie, MD Phone: 410-553-8100 Email: wcitron@umm.edu Foreign languages: French Education 1992 – 1996
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA Bachelor of Science in Biology conferred on June 7, 1996.
1997 – 2001
Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston Salem, NC Doctor of Medicine conferred on May, 21 2001.
Post Graduate Education and Training 2001 – 2002
Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston Salem, NC Internship in Internal Medicine.
2002 – 2006
University of Chicago, Department of Radiation and Cellular Oncology, Chicago IL Residency in Radiation Oncology.
2005
Institute Curie, Paris, France One month externship in Radiation Oncology under direct supervision of Dr. Alain Fourquet for additional training in breast cancer treatment, brachytherapy techniques, and proton beam therapy.
2005
Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, Holland One month externship in Radiation Oncology under direct supervision of Dr. Harry Bartelink for additional training in breast cancer treatment and cone beam CT.
Certifications Board certified by the American Board of Radiology June 5, 2007, valid through 2017. Medical Licensure
State of Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Active, Expires: 09/30/13 State of Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, Inactive North Carolina Medical Board, Inactive Employment History 2008 – present
University of Maryland School of Medicine, Department of Radiation Oncology Assistant Professor
2006 – 2008
Radiation Oncology Services of Northwest Baltimore Radiation Oncologist Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, Baltimore, MD
Professional Society Memberships American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology, 2002 - present American College of Radiology 2002 - present Radiological Society of North America 2002 – 2007 Clinical Activities 2008 – present
Assistant Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Maryland School of Medicine Clinical Director, Department of Radiation Oncology, Tate Cancer Center, Baltimore Washington Medical Center 307 bed community hospital affiliated with University of Maryland Medical System. Treat patients with techniques including 3D Conformal Radiation Therapy, Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy, Image Guided Radiation Therapy, and Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy. 80 percent of time spent in clinical duties. Developing research program to include participation in cooperative group trials through the Radiation Therapy Oncology Group.
2006 – 2008
Staff radiation oncologist Sinai Hospital of Baltimore and Lifebridge Health Radiation Oncology 493 bed community hospital and separate free standing center Treated patients with techniques including Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy, Image Guided Radiation Therapy, Cyberknife stereotactic radiosurgery and high dose rate intracavitary brachytherapy Served as the radiation oncologist for the Thoracic Oncology Multidisciplinary Clinic and the Gastrointestinal Multidisciplinary Clinic.
Administrative Service: Clinical Director, Department of Radiation Oncology, Tate Cancer Center, Baltimore Washington Medical Center Oversee daily operations of clinic and provide supervision to nursing, radiation therapy, research, physics, and dosimetry staff by conducting weekly Departmental Operations meetings Director, Radiation Oncology Residency Program, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Maryland Medical Center
Provide guidance to residents in training by attending Morning Conference once to twice weekly, meeting with residents as a group monthly to discuss educational and administrative issues, conducting semi-annual review meetings with individual residents, assessing performance in clinical duties, departmental examinations, and annual national in-training examination. Personally participate in screening applications for incoming residents and resident interview process annually. Represent Department of Radiation Oncology at monthly Graduate Medical Education Committee meetings.
Teaching Service: 2003 – 2005
Invited lecturer Radiation Oncology Therapist Training Program University of Chicago, Department of Radiation and Cellular Oncology, Chicago, IL Taught classes in clinical radiation oncology to therapy students enrolled in the training program at the University of Chicago. Approximately 5 students per year, 2 to 4 lectures per year.
2004 – 2005
Chief Resident University of Chicago, Department of Radiation and Cellular Oncology, Chicago, IL Served a group of 11 residents in various educational and leadership roles, including working with faculty to choose subject matter and prepare reading material for educational seminars, conferences, and journal clubs, inviting visiting professors, organizing rotation, call, and conference presentation schedules, and serving as liaison between faculty and residents.
Publications: Peer Reviewed journal articles Royak-Schaler R, Pelser C, Langerberg P, Hayes J, Gardner L, Nesbitt K, Citron W, Dwyer D. Characteristics associated with the initiation of radiation therapy after breast-conserving surgery among African American and white women diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer in Maryland, 2000-2006. Ann Epidemiol. 2012 Jan;22(1)28-36. PMID: 22037379 Mehta N, Silverberg WK. The Role of Radiotherapy in the Treatment of Gliomas. Expert Rev Neurother. 2005 Nov (6 Suppl):S51-61. Review. Book Chapters Chmura SJ, Silverberg W, Weichselbaum, RR. Principles and Applications of Radiation Oncology. In: Richie JP, D’Amico AV, eds. Urologic Oncology, Elsevier Inc., 2005 (ISBN 0-7216-0003-4). Abstracts S. F. Grabowski, M. Earl, H. Chung, W. Citron, M. Oh, Y. Kwok, A. Hanlon, R. Cohen. Androgen Deprivation Therapy Is Associated With a Significant Change in Prostate Volume Throughout Definitive Radiation Therapy for Localized Prostate Cancer. International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics Volume 87, Issue 2, Supplement, Page S395, 1 October 2013. R. Cohen, L. Li, U. Mahmood, A. Hanlon, W. Citron, M. Oh, C. Drogula, S. Cheston, N. Sharma, S. J. Feigenberg. Adjuvant Radiation Improves Breast Cancer Specific Survival in the Eldest Early-Stage Breast Cancer Patients. International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics Volume 87, Issue 2, Supplement, Page S232, 1 October 2013. A. Chaudhry, A. Hanlon, S. B. Kesmodel, E. C. Bellavance, K. H. Tzaczuk, C. L. Drugula, W. K. Citron, R. J. Cohen, W. F. Regine, S. J. Feigenberg. A Prospective Trial of Preoperative Accelerated Partial Breast
Irradiation (APBI): Predictors of Asymptomatic and Symptomatic Seroma Formation. International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics Volume 87, Issue 2, Supplement, Pages S215-S216, 1 October 2013. S. J. Feigenberg, R. Buras, C. Drogula, W. Citron, et al. Preliminary Results of a Prospective Feasibility Study Testing Preoperative Accelerated Partial Breast Radiotherapy (APBI) using 3 Dimensional Conformal Radiotherapy (3D CRT). International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics. Vol 81, Issue 2, Supplement, Page S264. R. J. Cohen, L. Li, W. Citron, M. Oh, et al. Improved Survival with Adjuvant Radiation in Elderly Women with Early-stage Breast Cancer. International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics. Vol 84, Issue 3, Supplement, Pages S33-S34. S. J. Feigenberg, P. Staats, W. Citron, C. Drogula et al. Near 25% Complete Pathologic Response Following Preoperative Accelerated Partial Breast Radiation Therapy (APBI) using 3 Dimensional Conformal Radiotherapy (3D CRT). International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics. Vol 84, Issue 3, Supplement, Page S240. Silverberg WK, Singh R, Tong, L, Heimann, R. Lymphedema after Radiation for Breast Cancer: The University of Chicago Experience. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2003 Oct 1;57(2 Suppl):S169. Oral Presentation at the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ASTRO), October 2003. Chmura SJ, Garofalo, M, Salama, J, Silverberg W, Oh J, and Roeske, JC. Does the dose protraction inherent to IMRT decreass tumor cell killing in vitro. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2004 Sept;60(1 Suppl):S319-S320. Poster Presentation at the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ASTRO), October 2004. Invited Lectures: “Management of Aggressive Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma.” Morning Conference invited lecturer, University of Maryland Medical Center, Department of Radiation Oncology, Baltimore, MD. April, 2008. “Image Guided Radiation Therapy for Prostate Cancer using the Calypso System.” “Man to Man” Prostate Cancer Support Group invited speaker, Baltimore Washington Medical Center, Glen Burnie, MD. April, 2008. “Radiation as part of Breast Conservation Therapy: Possibilities for Accelerated Therapy.” Grand Rounds invited lecturer, Provident Hospital, Washington, D.C. October 29, 2009. “Radiation as part of Breast Conservation Therapy: Possibilities for Accelerated Therapy.” “Girls Night Out” Breast Cancer Support Group invited lecturer, Baltimore Washington Medical Center, Glen Burnie, MD. November, 2009. “University of Maryland Residency Program in Radiation Oncology.” Introductory lecture to residency program candidates, University of Maryland Medical Center, Department of Radiation Oncology, Baltimore, MD. December 10, 2010. “University of Maryland Residency Program in Radiation Oncology.” Introductory lecture to residency program candidates, University of Maryland Medical Center, Department of Radiation Oncology, Baltimore, MD. December 9, 2011 and December 16, 2011. “Best of 2011: Gynecology.” Annual Best of Radiation Oncology Symposium, University of Maryland School of Maryland, Baltimore, MD. January, 5, 2012. “Management of Gliomas.” Morning conference invited lecturer, University of Maryland Medical Center, Department of Radiation Oncology, April, 2012.
“University of Maryland Residency Program in Radiation Oncology.” Introductory lecture to residency program candidates, University of Maryland Medical Center, Department of Radiation Oncology, Baltimore, MD. December 7, 2012, and December 14, 2012. “Oral Cancer: The Importance of Prevention and Early Detection.” Baltimore Washington Medical Center Oral Cancer Screening, Glen Burnie, MD. April, 2013. “Management of Non-melanomatous Skin Cancer.” Morning Conference invited lecturer, University of Maryland Medical Center, Department of Radiation Oncology, Baltimore, MD. June, 2013. “University of Maryland Residency Program in Radiation Oncology.” Introductory lecture to residency program candidates, University of Maryland Medical Center, Department of Radiation Oncology, Baltimore, MD. December 6, 2013, and December 13, 2013. “Best of 2013: Thoracic/SBRT.” Annual Best of Radiation Oncology Symposium, University of Maryland School of Maryland, Baltimore, MD. January, 9, 2014.