Doctor's Bio
Board Certifications
American Board of Radiology
Affiliations
Emory
Education & Training
- Medical School: Saint Louis University School of Medicine
- Internship: Emory University School of Medicine
- Residency: Emory University School of Medicine
Locations and Directions
Grady Memorial Hospital
Phone: (404) 616-1000
Location:
80 Jesse Hill Jr Drive SE
Atlanta, GA 30303
Publications
- Combination radiation and αPD-L1 enhance tumor control by stimulating CD8+ PD-1+ TCF-1+ T cells in the tumor-draining lymph node.
Shen Y, Connolly E, Aiello M, Zhou C, Chappa P, Song H, Tippitak P, Clark T, Cardenas M, Prokhnevska N, Mariniello A, De Bruyker I, Pagadala MS, Dhere VR, Rafiq S, Kesarwala AH, Orthwein A, Thomas SN, Zhang SL, Khan MK, Dixon JB, Lesinski GB, Lowe MC, Kissick H, Yu DS, Paulos CM, Schmitt NC, Buchwald ZS
Nature communications. 2025;16(1):3522.
PMID: 40229241 - Skin Microbiome, Inflammation, and Skin Toxicities in Women With Breast Cancer Receiving Moderately Hypofractionated Radiation Therapy.
Bai J, Gong C, Hu YJ, Bruner DW, Torres MA, Buchwald ZS, Lin JY
International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics. 2025;122(5):1175-1185.
PMID: 40058710 - Lymphatic vessel network injury reduces local tumor control despite preservation of the tumor-draining lymph node.
Liebman LN, Shen Y, Buchwald ZS, Nepiyushchikh Z, Qi Z, García AJ, Dixon JB
Scientific reports. 2025;15(1):3485.
PMID: 39875798 - Impact of race, ethnicity, and social determinants on outcomes following immune checkpoint therapy.
Nayak RK, Aiello M, Maldonado LM, Clark TY, Buchwald ZS, Chang A
Journal for immunotherapy of cancer. 2024;
PMID: 39461882 - Pre-operative stereotactic radiosurgery and peri-operative dexamethasone for resectable brain metastases: a two-arm pilot study evaluating clinical outcomes and immunological correlates.
Jansen CS, Pagadala MS, Cardenas MA, Prabhu RS, Goyal S, Zhou C, Chappa P, Vo BT, Ye C, Hopkins B, Zhong J, Klie A, Daniels T, Admassu M, Green I, Pfister NT, Neill SG, Switchenko JM, Prokhnevska N, Hoang KB, Torres MA, Logan S, Olson JJ, Nduom EK, Del Balzo L, Patel K, Burri SH, Asher AL, Wilkinson S, Lake R, Kesarwala AH, Higgins KA, Patel P, Dhere V, Sowalsky AG, Carter H, Khan MK, Kissick H, Buchwald ZS
Nature communications. 2024;15(1):8854.
PMID: 39402027 - Drug's Journey of a Thousand Papers Begins With a Single Step.
Innominato PF, Wreglesworth NI, Antonini A, Buchwald ZS
JCO clinical cancer informatics. 2024;
PMID: 39401398 - CD28-CD57+ T cells from head and neck cancer patients produce high levels of cytotoxic granules and type II interferon but are not senescent.
Kinney BLC, Brammer B, Kansal V, Parrish CJ, Kissick HT, Liu Y, Saba NF, Buchwald ZS, El-Deiry MW, Patel MR, Boyce BJ, Kaka AS, Gross JH, Baddour HM, Chen AY, Schmitt NC
Oncoimmunology. 2024;13(1):2367777.
PMID: 38887372 - Pembrolizumab and low-dose, single-fraction radiotherapy for patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma: a prospective, single-centre, single-group, open-label, phase 2 pilot trial in the USA.
Khan MK, Nasti TH, Qian JY, Kleber TJ, Switchenko JM, Kaufman JL, Nooka AJ, Dhodapkar MV, Buchwald ZS, Obiekwe D, Lonial S, Ahmed R
The Lancet. Haematology. 2024;11(7):e510-e520.
PMID: 38797190 - Impact of immunotherapy time-of-day infusion on survival and immunologic correlates in patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma: a multicenter cohort analysis.
Patel JS, Woo Y, Draper A, Jansen CS, Carlisle JW, Innominato PF, Lévi FA, Dhabaan L, Master VA, Bilen MA, Khan MK, Lowe MC, Kissick H, Buchwald ZS, Qian DC
Journal for immunotherapy of cancer. 2024;
PMID: 38531662 - Radiation and anti-PD-L1 synergize by stimulating a stem-like T cell population in the tumor-draining lymph node.
Shen Y, Connolly E, Aiello M, Zhou C, Chappa P, Song H, Tippitak P, Clark T, Cardenas M, Prokhnevska N, Mariniello A, Pagadala MS, Dhere VR, Rafiq S, Kesarwala AH, Orthwein A, Thomas SN, Khan MK, Brandon Dixon J, Lesinski GB, Lowe MC, Kissick H, Yu DS, Paulos CM, Schmitt NC, Buchwald ZS
Research square. 2024;
PMID: 38496632
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