Albert Koong, MD PhD @ACKoongMDPhD Twitter profile

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Albert Koong, MD PhD

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10 months

Physician-scientists are a dying breed going from 4.7% in '80s to ~1.5% today. Multiple factors contribute including flat/declining #NIH funding. Translational research is critical for advancing clinical care.

Improving Support for Physician Scientists—Mind the (Funding) Gap

With the odds of receiving National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding increasingly daunting, the physician investigator is becoming an endangered species. For instance, the number of principal...

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8 months

Even after some time to process @TaniguchiMD 's unexpected passing, still have no words. His impact was immense. Appreciate all the widespread tributes from colleagues and friends. We lost a good one. @MDAndersonNews #radonc , #endcancer

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Celebration of life today ⁦ @MDAndersonNews ⁩ for Cullen Taniguchi. Amazing legacy as a physician and scientist but greatest impact will be on the trainees he mentored. #radonc #endcancer ⁦ @PercyLeeMD ⁩ ⁦ @Aiims1742 ⁩ ⁦ @PrajnanDasMD ⁩

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5 years

Thanks everyone for the well wishes! I am excited to lead the #radonc division @MDAndersonNews towards our goal to #endcancer . @SteveHahnMD @ppisters

Tiffany N Hughes, MBA

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5 years

Dr. Albert Koong named Division Head for the Division of Radiation Oncology, well deserved! Congratulations Dr. Koong #radiationoncology @ACKoongMDPhD @SteveHahnMD

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2 years

Texas style send off for ⁦ @PercyLeeMD ⁩ who will be taking on a leadership position in #radonc at ⁦ @cityofhope ⁩. Your ⁦ @MDAndersonNews ⁩ family will miss you! #endcancer

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3 years

Congrats ⁦ @BouthainaDabaja ⁩ for being recognized as ⁦ @MDAndersonNews ⁩ Faculty Educator of the Year! Well deserved. #radonc #MedEd #endcancer l

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Albert Koong, MD PhD

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3 years

Back treating #radonc patients after #HoustonFreeze . Thanks to ⁦ @MDAndersonNews ⁩ facilities and clinops teams for making this happen. #endcancer #HoustonStrong

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1 year

Congrats to @MDAndersonNews class of 2028 #radonc residency class! Can't wait for you to join us. #endcancer @PrajnanDasMD @ChelseaPinnix @yogagirldd @DianeBodurka

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4 years

Celebrating all mom’s today. #HappyMothersDay . Grateful for #LifeLessons learned from my #mom . (photo circa 1984 #FamilyFeud ).

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Albert Koong, MD PhD

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5 years

Congrats ⁦ @SteveHahnMD ⁩ on your confirmation as #FDACommissioner ! Looking forward to the great things that you will do at ⁦ @US_FDA ⁩. Your colleagues ⁦ @MDAndersonNews ⁩ will miss you. #radonc ⁦ @ASTRO_org ⁩

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2 years

Rotating gantry behind the scenes at our soon to be commissioned #protontherapy center @MDAndersonNews . Looking forward to treating patients here. #endcancer @SJFrankMD

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2 years

My Sunday morning on call: 2 inpatient consults and 1 weekend sim. Now time to walk the dog. #radonc #endcancer @MDAndersonNews ⁩

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Albert Koong, MD PhD

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3 years

It’s here! Our #FLASH capable Mobetron unit. Thanks Sam Beddar, ⁦ @StevenLin_MDPhD ⁩, Emil Schueler. Looking forward to clinical trials to see if ultra-fast delivery of radiation can reduce normal tissue toxicity. ⁦ @MDAndersonNews ⁩ #radonc ⁦ @BLoo_LT_SABR ⁩

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6 months

Prospective randomized trial (EXTEND) shows benefit for ablative radiotherapy in patients with oligometastatic pancreatic cancer. Congrats to ⁦ @ebludmir ⁩, ⁦ @ChadTangMD ⁩ and ⁦ @MDAndersonNews ⁩ research team. #radonc #endcancer ⁦ @PrajnanDasMD ⁩

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1 year

Congrats @IBCradiation on your election to the @ASTRO_org Board! Your advocacy to advance #radonc science is critical for our field. @MDAndersonNews #endcancer

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2 years

Keynote address by ⁦ @subhaperni ⁩ who was a former summer research student in #radonc ⁦ @MDAndersonNews ⁩ working in ⁦ @cd_fuller ⁩ lab. She has now come full circle, joining ⁦ @MDAndersonNews ⁩ as a member of the faculty. #endcancer

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3 years

“To infinity and beyond….” Working to #endcancer in a FLASH! Happy Halloween from #radonc ⁦ @MDAndersonNews ⁩. ⁩

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Albert Koong, MD PhD

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3 years

Look what I saw on the door in our clinic this morning! Congrats to ⁦ @BouthainaDabaja ⁩ ⁦ @ashleighg ⁩ ⁦ @IBCradiation ⁩ on your induction into FASTRO. Sorry to miss the in person celebration at #ASTRO21 this year. #WomenWhoCurie ⁦ @MDAndersonNews ⁩

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10 months

Looking forward to seeing everyone at #astro23 . Drop by our #radonc ⁦ @MDAndersonNews ⁩ (booth 2325) to meet our faculty and our president, ⁦ @ppisters ⁩. We will be presenting 51 abstracts throughout the meeting to advance our goal to #endcancer . ⁦ @ASTRO_org ⁩

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3 years

What a difference a week makes. We are fully fully operational again. ⁦ @MDAndersonNews ⁩ #radonc #endcancer #HoustonFreeze #HoustonThaw

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2 years

Congrats ⁦ @Aiims1742 ⁩ on receiving the R. Lee Clark Prize for basic/translational research and Emil Schueler for being recognized with the Shirley Stein Scientific Endowed Research Award. These superstar ⁦ @MDAndersonNews ⁩ faculty are Making Cancer History!

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6 months

Beautiful tribute to Dr. Cullen Taniguchi during today’s oligometastatic disease session at #GI24 . His research to #endcancer will be presented throughout this mtg. ⁦ @MDAndersonNews ⁩

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6 years

Dr. Marie Curie, born Nov 7 1867, 1st woman to win #NobelPrize , conducted pioneering research in #radiation . @cupennies , @jilliangunther1 , @DrEmmaHolliday follow in her footsteps. Proud of all women in #radonc . #WomenWhoCurie @MDAndersonNews @ppisters @ASTRO_org #WomenInMedicine

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5 years

Treating my first patient today on the #MRlinac . MRI guided #radiationtherapy allows greater precision to target the tumor. ⁦ @cd_fuller ⁩ ⁦ @ca_chung ⁩ ⁦ @MDAndersonNews ⁩ #radonc

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4 years

Virtual graduation ceremony for 2020 ⁦ @MDAndersonNews ⁩ #radonc residents. Looking forward to all your future endeavors to #endcancer . ⁦ @ppisters ⁩ ⁦ @DianeBodurka ⁩ ⁦ @PrajnanDasMD ⁩ ⁦ @ChelseaPinnix ⁩ @yogagirldd ⁩

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4 years

All @MDAndersonNews labs asked to contribute unopened PPE supplies for our frontline healthcare workers during #COVID19 pandemic. Lab shutdown is necessary to #FlattenTheCuve . Lab research to #endcancer put on temporary pause. Appreciate everyone’s effort. #TEAMWORK

Dadi Jiang

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Sending PPE to @MDAndersonNews clinic before shutting down the @ACKoongMDPhD lab. Please stay safe.

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6 months

Today was the official signing ceremony making ⁦ @MDAndersonNews ⁩ a Collaborating Centre with ⁦ @iaeaorg ⁩. MDA will be the first IAEA Collaborating Centre in the US focused on healthcare. Great opportunity to impact cancer care globally. #endcancer #radonc

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1 year

Official 2023 @MDAndersonNews #radonc faculty group photo. Many new additions. Great to see so many faculty in person. #endcancer

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Albert Koong, MD PhD

@ACKoongMDPhD

2 years

Looking forward to welcoming these @MDAndersonNews #radonc faculty into the family this summer! These rising academic superstars will help us to #endcancer . #MedTwitter #Cancer @ppisters

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5 years

Honoring ⁦ @SteveHahnMD ⁩ at the State of the #RadOnc Division Address ⁦ @MDAndersonNews ⁩ before he takes on his new role as #FDACommissioner . ⁦ @US_FDA ⁩ ⁦ @ppisters ⁩

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5 years

#NobelPrize in medicine awarded to #hypoxia researchers. All tumors have varying degrees of hypoxia which impacts tumor progression and cancer therapy. #endcancer

Nobel prize in medicine awarded to hypoxia researchers

William Kaelin, Sir Peter Ratcliffe and Gregg Semenza worked out how cells adapt to oxygen availability

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Albert Koong, MD PhD

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4 years

Looking forward to working with ⁦ @AFarooqiMD ⁩, ⁦ @ebludmir ⁩, ⁦ @AnnaLeeMDMPH ⁩, ⁦ @suwusan ⁩, Mathew Ning, and Thomas Beckham to #endcancer . Welcome to the ⁦ @MDAndersonNews ⁩ #radonc family! ⁦ @ppisters ⁩

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4 years

Note from #radonc patient to our ⁦ @MDAndersonNews ⁩ radiation therapists who continue to do a fantastic job under difficult circumstances. #endcancer #gratitude @ppisters ⁩ ⁦ @DannaK5 ⁩

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4 years

Congrats to Dr. Anuja Jhingran and ⁦ @PrajnanDasMD ⁩ for their induction into ⁦FASTRO 2020 class. They will be recognized at upcoming ⁦ @ASTRO_org annual meeting. ⁩Well deserved! ⁦ @MDAndersonNews ⁩ #radonc #endcancer

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4 years

Please show compassion and appreciation for healthcare workers who are on the frontlines of our response to #COVID ー19. Enhanced screening @MDAndersonNews entrances designed to help #FlattenTheCurve .

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3 years

When reviewer #3 finally concedes that your manuscript is worthy of #publication after 3 rounds of revisions and 8 more supplementary figures. #Science #publishorperish #AcademicTwitter

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3 years

Congrats to ⁦ @BouthainaDabaja ⁩, ⁦ @ashleighg ⁩, ⁦ @IBCradiation ⁩ for this honor. Well deserved! ⁦ @ASTRO_org ⁩ @MDAndersonNews ⁩ #endcancer #radonc

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2 years

Happy #Halloween from a scary #radonc Division Head.

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2 years

On our way to #AACR22 . Great to be back in person. ⁦ @MDAndersonNews ⁩ #endcancer

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4 years

Daughter: Why do radiation oncologists like jokes? Me: Why? Daughter: Because they have a good sense of tumor! #endcancer #radonc #humor @MDAndersonNews

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4 years

Kids convinced us to foster a #dog during #COVID19 pandemic. Perfect companion while we work from home. Thanks ⁦ @BARC_Houston ⁩! #FlattenTheCurve

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3 months

Multi-lab dinner to celebrate ⁦ @colbertle ⁩ lab’s first R01 and CPRIT award. Congrats! #radonc #endcancer ⁦ @MDAndersonNews ⁩

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5 months

Visiting our newly opened opened #protontherapy center with some ⁦ @MDAndersonNews ⁩ Division Heads today. Collaborating across disciplines is critical to our mission to #endcancer .

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10 months

Radiotherapy for high risk asymptomatic bone mets effective in reducing skeletal related events (SRE) and SRE related hospitalizations. OS improved too! @ErinGillespieMD @CJTsaiMDPhD #radonc

Prophylactic Radiation Therapy Versus Standard of Care for Patients With High-Risk Asymptomatic...

In a multicenter RCT (n = 78), radiation to high-risk asymptomatic bone metastases ⬇ skeletal-related events and prolonged OS.

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Albert Koong, MD PhD

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4 years

Commuting to #work this morning in the club car on the skybridge ⁦ @MDAndersonNews ⁩. Completing #radonc treatments for pts impacted by water main break. #endcancer #teamwork

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Albert Koong, MD PhD

@ACKoongMDPhD

5 years

Last official day in clinic as a #radonc resident for ⁦ @colbertle ⁩. She will join the #faculty at ⁦ @MDAndersonNews ⁩ specializing in #gyn cancer. ⁦ @JoeHermanMD ⁩ ⁦ @PrajnanDasMD ⁩ ⁦ @TaniguchiMD ⁩ ⁦ @AnnKloppMD ⁩ ⁦ @yogagirldd ⁩

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Albert Koong, MD PhD

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4 years

Thanks ⁦ @ABREG_1 ⁩ for joining the ⁦ @MDAndersonNews ⁩ live #radonc town hall. Our frontline healthcare workers appreciate your inspirational message as they continue to care for pts during the #COVID19 #pandemic . ⁦ @ppisters ⁩ ⁦ @TaddPullin ⁩ ⁦ @astros ⁩

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3 years

Bingo is ready for the ⁦ @MDAndersonNews ⁩ @BootWalk ⁩ to #endcancer today. Are you?

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Albert Koong, MD PhD

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4 years

Got my vaccine today! This unprecedented achievement of #science will help us end the #pandemic . To date, more than 1500 @MDAndersonNews employees have been vaccinated to protect our patients, families, and community. #endcancer Still need to #MaskUp and #SocialDistance .

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6 years

Dear Santa, we have been nice, not naughty this year. For #Christmas , we would like progress in our goal to #endcancer . With love, the Koongs. ⁦ @MDAndersonNews ⁩ ⁦ @ppisters ⁩

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Albert Koong, MD PhD

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2 months

The best welcome home sign. #Houston ⁦ @MDAndersonNews ⁩

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Albert Koong, MD PhD

@ACKoongMDPhD

2 years

Come join a dynamic group of #radonc faculty working to #endcancer @MDAndersonNews . We are recruiting for 4 faculty positions in thoracic (2), GU (1), CNS (1) @MDAndersonNews . More info for interested applicants here:

Clinical Faculty Positions

Opportunities for clinical faculty positions open at MD Anderson are currently available in the following areas. Find your next challenge today.

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1 year

Congrats to ⁦ @JillGunther ⁩, inaugural winner of Mendy Jeter Clinical Excellence award. Mendy will forever be watching over us in Planning Clinic. #endcancer ⁦ @MDAndersonNews ⁩ ⁦ @liao_zhongxing ⁩

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Albert Koong, MD PhD

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2 years

Congrats ⁦ @ChelseaPinnix ⁩ on your election to the Board of ⁦ @ASTRO_org ⁩. Looking forward to the great things that you will do in this role. ⁦ @MDAndersonNews ⁩ #endcancer #radonc

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Albert Koong, MD PhD

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4 years

Signing the “beam” this morning at ⁦new @MDAProtons ⁩ center adjacent to planned TMC3 site. Can’t wait to start using the proton “beam” to help us #endcancer . ⁦ @MDAndersonNews ⁩ ⁦ @SJFrankMD ⁩ #radonc

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Albert Koong, MD PhD

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2 years

Update from Dutch PREOPANC study shows OS benefit for neoadjuvant chemoradiation in resectable/borderline panc cancer vs. upfront surgery. 5 yrOS 20.5% vs. 6.5%. #radonc #PancreaticCancer #pancsm

Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy Versus Upfront Surgery for Resectable and Borderline Resectable...

Neoadjuvant gemcitabine-based chemoradiotherapy followed by surgery and adjuvant gemcitabine improves OS compared with upfront surgery and adjuvant gemcitabine in resectable and borderline resectable...

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@ACKoongMDPhD

5 years

Thank you @ppisters and @SteveHahnMD for the opportunity to lead our #RadOnc Division. #endcancer

Peter WT Pisters, MD

@ppisters

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Thrilled for @ACKoongMDPhD to be named Division Head for Radiation Oncology @MDAndersonNews . An internationally recognized physician-scientist, he is a strategic leader with the expertise, emotional intelligence and drive to lead this exceptional team to new heights. #endcancer

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3 years

Sipping #coffee from my Division Head mug this morning. ⁦ @MDAndersonNews ⁩ ⁦ @WTereffeMD ⁩ ⁦ @CarinHagberg ⁩ ⁦ @GorlickRichard ⁩ ⁦ @sgswisher ⁩

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5 years

Groundbreaking for the expansion of our #protontherapy center. This new facility will improve access for our patients, including pediatric population, and enhances our research capabilities. ⁦ @MDAndersonNews ⁩ ⁦ @ppisters ⁩ ⁦ @SteveHahnMD ⁩ ⁦ @jbmilliken ⁩

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4 years

While doing their homework, my kids asked me if I know what a “cGy” is....😀 One of the few times that working in the field of #radonc became relevant for high school #physics . #proudpapa #endcancer

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2 months

Excited to share this study from our lab showing that IRE1 plays an important function in #ferroptosis through the degradation of key regulatory proteins in this pathway. Important implications for #radiotherapy . @Dadi_Jiang @BoyiGan #endcancer

IRE1α determines ferroptosis sensitivity through regulation of glutathione synthesis

Nature Communications - The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is a major site of lipid peroxidation during ferroptosis. Here authors show that the ER protein IRE1α determines ferroptosis induction...

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@ACKoongMDPhD

2 years

Congrats to ⁦ @ChelseaPinnix ⁩ for being selected as the inaugural Sue McCollum Lecturer ⁦ @StanfordRadOnc ⁩. Great talk on evolving role for #radonc in #lymphoma . Dr. Pinnix is a superstar academic role model! #endcancer ⁦ @Qle_stanford ⁩

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5 months

Behind the scenes tour of ⁦ @MDAndersonNews ⁩ newly opened #protontherapy center with some of the Division Heads. Exciting opportunities for multidisciplinary clinical trials to #endcancer . ⁦ @SJFrankMD ⁩ ⁦ @sgswisher ⁩

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Albert Koong, MD PhD

@ACKoongMDPhD

3 years

Congrats Lauren! This is an unexpected early #FathersDay2021 gift. I am so proud of you. @nytimes @LamarHS @RitaGraves16

It Took a Global Pandemic to Stop School Shootings (Published 2021)

We are honoring each of the Top 10 winners of our Student Editorial Contest by publishing their essays. This one is by Lauren Koong, age 17.

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Albert Koong, MD PhD

@ACKoongMDPhD

1 year

#JediTraining this morning: Jedi mind tricks are useful for grant and manuscript reviewers. ⁦ @BLoo_LT_SABR ⁩

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Albert Koong, MD PhD

@ACKoongMDPhD

1 month

Congrats to the ⁦ @MDAndersonNews ⁩ #radonc residents and fellows of 2024. You will change the world. Thanks also for the kind gift! ⁦ @goharmanzar ⁩ ⁦ @JuliusWengMD ⁩ ⁦ @LaurenAndring ⁩ ⁦ @yoder_alison ⁦ @ChikeAbanaMDPhD ⁩ ⁦ @kelseycorrigan ⁩

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5 years

Such an inspirational event. Proud to be part of Team #RadOnc walking to #endcancer . ⁦ @BootWalk ⁩ ⁦ @MDAndersonNews ⁩ ⁦ @ppisters ⁩

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4 years

A mentor once said to me, "Based upon these scathing reviews, you must be on the right track. Keep going!"

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Albert Koong, MD PhD

@ACKoongMDPhD

4 years

What a difference a year makes. Privileged to work with these amazing women. In honor of Marie Curie's birthday, we got together for these photos. Can you guess which photo is pre-pandemic and which is from today? @mkmartel1 #heforshe #WomenWhoCurie #radonc #endcancer

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Proof of concept for pancreas #SBRT dose escalation with dismutase mimetic. @TaniguchiMD was the ultimate translational scientist. He will be missed. #radonc #endcancer @MDAndersonNews @colbertle @Aiims1742

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Albert Koong, MD PhD

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3 years

Congrats ⁦ @ChelseaPinnix ⁩ for receiving the Emil Freireich Award for Excellence in Education ⁦ @MDAndersonNews ⁩. Great news! #radonc #MedEd #endcancer

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Albert Koong, MD PhD

@ACKoongMDPhD

5 years

We need to support and develop the next generation of #physician -scientists. @rweichselbaum @TaniguchiMD @StevenLin_MDPhD @AnnKloppMD @IBCradiation @SJFrankMD @eugenekoay @colbertle @cd_fuller @ca_chung @SFShaitelmanMD #endcancer @MDAndersonNews

Saving the Endangered Physician-Scientist — A Plan for Accelerating Medical Breakthroughs | NEJM

Physician-scientists have been a driving force in biomedical research and have made broad contributions in both the private and public sectors. In the past four decades, however, the proportion of ...

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Albert Koong, MD PhD

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3 years

Enjoying some time off to #recharge , hiking in the #SmokyMountains .

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Albert Koong, MD PhD

@ACKoongMDPhD

6 months

Our resident, @goharmanzar , soon to be @MDAndersonNews #radonc faculty, connects with her patients in amazing ways. #endcancer

Dr. Gohar Manzar plays the ukulele for cancer patients

Our Dr. Gohar Manzar makes her patients as comfortable as possible by playing the ukulele at their bedside. Watch her play “Somewhere Over the Rainbow.” #Uku...

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1 year

So proud of these #radonc ⁦ @MDAndersonNews ⁩ trainees and their contributions to #endcancer . Great job! ⁦ @kelseycorrigan ⁩, ⁦ @goharmanzar ⁩, and Dr. Yalan Deng

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Albert Koong, MD PhD

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5 years

Looking forward to moving into our new #radonc lab space. More room to conduct #research towards our goal to #endcancer . @MDAndersonNews ⁩

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Albert Koong, MD PhD

@ACKoongMDPhD

5 years

Congrats ⁦ @PrajnanDasMD ⁩ for being recognized with the ⁦ @MDAndersonNews ⁩ faculty achievement award in education. Great clinician, leader, and educator!

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Albert Koong, MD PhD

@ACKoongMDPhD

1 year

#radonc faculty photo ⁦ @MDAndersonNews ⁩. I am privileged to work with such a great group of dedicated faculty who deliver excellence in clinical care, research, and education everyday. #endcancer #gratitude ⁦ @ppisters ⁩

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Albert Koong, MD PhD

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3 years

Our ⁦ @MDAndersonNews ⁩ #radiationtherapists are #superheros and take great pride in taking care of our #radonc patients. Appreciate all that you do to #endcancer . Happy Employee Appreciation Month. ⁦ @ppisters ⁩ ⁦⁩ ⁦ @PrajnanDasMD ⁩ ⁦ @mkmartel1 ⁩

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Albert Koong, MD PhD

@ACKoongMDPhD

3 years

4th annual @MDAndersonNews Shark Tank Competition with "celebrity" judges: Jim Allison, Giulio Draetta, Jennifer Litton, David Jaffray, Richard Gorlick. Congrats to winning team of @LaurenceECourt and @ChelseaPinnix who will receive $100K for AI based #radonc training tools.

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Albert Koong, MD PhD

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2 years

Happy Halloween from the ⁦ @MDAndersonNews ⁩ proton center! #radonc #endcancer ⁦ @SJFrankMD ⁩

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Albert Koong, MD PhD

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4 years

My new #lapdog .

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Albert Koong, MD PhD

@ACKoongMDPhD

1 year

Hanging out with Dexter who is working the late shift ⁦ @MDAndersonNews ⁩ proton center tonight. #radonc #endcancer

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@ACKoongMDPhD

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Congrats to ⁦ @MDAndersonNews ⁩ graduating #radonc residents. Looking forward to their achievements in the next phase of their career. #endcancer ⁦ @ppisters ⁩ ⁦ @SteveHahnMD ⁩ ⁦ @PrajnanDasMD ⁩ @yogagirldd ⁩

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Congrats to @colbertle @wenjiang_nano @DMitra_MD and other @MDAndersonNews faculty who were named as Sabin Fellows! #radonc #endcancer

MD Anderson’s Andrew Sabin Family Fellows welcomes 2024 cohort

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center has named its ninth cohort of Andrew Sabin Family Fellows. This year’s fellows represent a distinguished group of 10 rising faculty members whose...

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Albert Koong, MD PhD

@ACKoongMDPhD

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Congrats @ca_chung on being recognized with this #DataRebel award! You are doing transformative work @MDAndersonNews to advance our data science initiatives. #endcancer #DataDisruptor @ppisters

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Albert Koong, MD PhD

@ACKoongMDPhD

2 years

Lunch gathering of ⁦ @MDAndersonNews ⁩ researchers attending #RadRes2022 . Great to be back together discussing impactful science with the #radonc community. ⁦ @HenningWillers ⁩ ⁦ @JulieSchwarz14 ⁩ #endcancer

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Albert Koong, MD PhD

@ACKoongMDPhD

5 years

There is hope for the rest of us! Reviewers are not the final judges of great science. #endcancer #hypoxia

Pippa Cosper MD, PhD

@pipcosper

5 years

This is the rejection letter for the work that just won the Nobel Prize. Don’t stop believing! I should save all of mine and maybe one day some stranger will think it’s an amazing relic and tweet it...

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Albert Koong, MD PhD

@ACKoongMDPhD

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Welcome (belated) to our new @MDAndersonNews #radonc residents and fellows. Was great meeting over breakfast burritos this morning! I look forward to working with y'all to #endcancer . @yogagirldd @PrajnanDasMD @ChelseaPinnix

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Albert Koong, MD PhD

@ACKoongMDPhD

5 years

#radonc patients at ⁦ @MDAndersonNews ⁩ ring this #bell to celebrate the end of their radiation treatments. More than half of all #cancer patients will undergo #radiationtherapy during their cancer journey. #endcancer ⁦ @ppisters ⁩

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Albert Koong, MD PhD

@ACKoongMDPhD

2 years

A little #tennis at #ASTRO22 with great colleagues. Thanks to ⁦ @MylinTorres ⁩ and ⁦ @QuynhNguyenMD ⁩ for organizing. Who’s up for tennis ⁦ @ASTRO_org ⁩ mtg in San Diego next year?

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Albert Koong, MD PhD

@ACKoongMDPhD

4 years

Hoisting the signed beam to the top of the ⁦ @MDAndersonNews ⁩ proton center. Construction >50% complete, on schedule. #endcancer #radonc ⁦ @MDAProtons ⁩ ⁦ @SJFrankMD ⁩

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Albert Koong, MD PhD

@ACKoongMDPhD

5 years

Happy Birthday @JoeHermanMD !

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Albert Koong, MD PhD

@ACKoongMDPhD

3 months

Amazing group of ⁦ @MDAndersonNews ⁩ #radonc faculty to be recognized at this year’s Faculty Honors Convocation. Congrats! #endcancer ⁦ @BouthainaDabaja ⁩ ⁦ @TaniguchiMD ⁩

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Albert Koong, MD PhD

@ACKoongMDPhD

2 years

Effective hypofractionated radiation (42.75 Gy in 15 frac) for treatment of soft tissue sarcomas. Congrats to ⁦⁦⁦ @ashleighg ⁩ and ⁦ @MDAndersonNews ⁩ #radonc colleagues. #ASTRO22 #endcancer

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Albert Koong, MD PhD

@ACKoongMDPhD

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#radonc salaries for women in US public academic institutions are lower than for men. In 2018, @MDAndersonNews salaries for #radonc are gender equal. #WomenInMedicine #womeninscience @ASTRO_org @ARRO_org @ppisters @WTereffeMD @IBCradiation

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Albert Koong, MD PhD

@ACKoongMDPhD

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⁦Thank you @Martina ⁩ and ⁦ @ChrissieEvert ⁩ for raising awareness about #cancer and sharing the story about your personal cancer journeys with us ⁦ @MDAndersonNews ⁩. 2 incredible champions and friends! ⁦ @svargheseCHRO ⁩ #endcancer