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Sahaja Acharya, M.D.

Sahaja Acharya, M.D.

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  • Director, Pediatric Radiation Oncology
  • Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology and Molecular Radiation Sciences
Female

Languages: English, Nepalese

Expertise

Pediatric Brain Tumors, Pediatric Sarcoma, Sarcoma ...read more

Locations

Johns Hopkins Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center

401 N. Broadway
Baltimore, MD 21231 map
Phone: 443-287-7889 | Fax: 410-502-1419

Sibley Memorial Hospital

5255 Loughboro Road NW
Washington, DC 20016 map
Phone: 202-537-4788 | Fax: 202-537-4964

Background

Sahaja Acharya is the Director of Pediatric Radiation Oncology within the Department of Radiation Oncology and Molecular Radiation Sciences. She specializes in pediatric brain tumors, pediatric sarcomas, and adult sarcomas.

She graduated with BS and BA degrees from Stanford University. She received her medical degree from St. Louis University. After a Transitional Year at Georgetown University/Inova Hospital, she completed training Radiation Oncology at Washington University in St. Louis. She was an Assistant Member at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital before transitioning to Johns Hopkins.

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Titles

  • Director, Pediatric Radiation Oncology
  • Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology and Molecular Radiation Sciences
  • Assistant Professor of Oncology

Departments / Divisions

Education

Degrees

  • MD; Saint Louis University School of Medicine (2012)

Residencies

  • Radiation Oncology; Washington University School of Medicine in St Louis (2017)

Board Certifications

  • American Board of Radiology (Radiation Oncology) (2018)

Research & Publications

Selected Publications

Acharya S, Guo Y, Patni T, et al: Association Between Brain Substructure Dose and Cognitive Outcomes in Children With Medulloblastoma Treated on SJMB03: A Step Toward Substructure-Informed Planning. Journal of  Clinical Oncology, 2021; PMID: 34714708

Perkins S, Acharya S. Radiation therapy to the developing brain: advanced technology is ready for robust optimization parameters. Neuro Oncol. 2021 Mar 25;23(3):350-351. doi: 10.1093/neuonc/noab007. PMID: 33560406; PMCID: PMC7992876.

Acharya S, Wang C, Quesada S, Gargone MA, Ates O, Uh J, Krasin MJ, Merchant TE, Hua CH. Adaptive Proton Therapy for Pediatric Patients: Improving the Quality of the Delivered Plan with On-Treatment MRI. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2021 Jan 1;109(1):242-251. doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2020.08.036. Epub 2020 Oct 28. PMID: 33129626.

Acharya S, Liu JF, Tatevossian RG, Chiang J, Qaddoumi I, Gajjar A, Walker D, Harreld JH, Merchant TE, Ellison DW. Risk stratification in pediatric low-grade glioma and glioneuronal tumor treated with radiation therapy: an integrated clinicopathologic and molecular analysis. Neuro Oncol. 2020 Aug 17;22(8):1203-1213. doi: 10.1093/neuonc/noaa031. PMID: 32052049

Acharya S, Wu S, Ashford JM, Tinkle CL, Lucas JT, Qaddoumi I, Gajjar A, Krasin MJ, Conklin HM, Merchant TE. Association between hippocampal dose and memory in survivors of childhood or adolescent low-grade glioma: a 10-year neurocognitive longitudinal study. Neuro Oncol. 2019 Sep 6;21(9):1175-1183. doi: 10.1093/neuonc/noz068. PMID: 30977510

Activities & Honors

Honors

  • Young Investigator Award SIOP 2021
  • Conquer Cancer ASCO Career Development Award 2020
  • ASCO/AACR Methods in Clinical Trials Participant 2017
  • PTCOG Fellow 2017
  • NCCN Oncology Fellow 2017
  • Roentgen Resident Research Award 2017
  • ASCO Merit Award 2015
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