Dr. Catheryn M Yashar M.D
Radiation Oncologist | Radiation Oncology
3855 Health Sciences Dr # 0843 La Jolla CA, 92093About
Dr. Catheryn Yashar practices Radiation Oncology in La Jolla, CA. Radiation oncology is a medical specialty that involves treating cancer with radiation. Dr. Yashar specializes in treating cancer with radiation, using radiation therapy to treat a wide variety of cancers. Radiation therapy uses carefully targeted and regulated doses of high-energy radiation to kill cancer cells.
Education and Training
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL Medical Degree
University of Louisville, Louisville, Ky Other Degree
University of Michigan, Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI Other Degree
Chief of Gynecologic and Breast Radiation Services, Radiation Oncology Medical Degree
Professor of Radiation Medicine and Applied Sciences Medical Degree
Board Certification
RadiologyAmerican Board of RadiologyABR
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Pediatric Hodgkin's disease.
- Potentiation of the radiation effect with genistein in cervical cancer cells.
- Evaluation of scrotal and testicular radiation doses for heterotopic ossification
- Unexpected toxicity in a patient treated with 3D conformal accelerated partial breast radiotherapy.
- Initial clinical experience with the Strut-Adjusted Volume Implant brachytherapy applicator for accelerated partial breast irradiation.
- Initial clinical experience with the Strut-Adjusted Volume Implant (SAVI) breast brachytherapy device for accelerated partial-breast irradiation (APBI): first 100 patients with more than 1 year of follow-up.
- ACR Appropriateness Criteria® on Advanced Cervical Cancer Expert Panel on Radiation Oncology-Gynecology.
- Evaluation of intra- and inter-fraction movement of the cervix during intensity modulated radiation therapy.
- Accelerated partial breast irradiation and posttreatment imaging evaluation.
- ACR Appropriateness Criteria(R) role of adjuvant therapy in the management of
- ACR Appropriateness Criteria® pretreatment planning of invasive cancer of the cervix.
- ACR Appropriateness Criteria® management of locoregionally advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the vulva.
- Comparison and consensus guidelines for delineation of clinical target volume for
- A segmentation and point-matching enhanced efficient deformable image registration method for dose accumulation between HDR CT images.
- Cervical Cancer, Version 2.2015.
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