Pranshu Mohindra, MD
Dr. Pranshu Mohindra is a radiation oncologist at the University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center in Cleveland, Ohio, where he serves as Professor and Vice-Chair of Operations and Quality for the Department of Radiation Oncology and the Director of the University Hospitals Proton Therapy Center. He is also a senior attending physician with the University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center. He specializes in the use of advanced radiation modalities including intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT), volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT), stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT), LINAC-based stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS), and proton beam therapy/pencil beam scanning intensity modulated proton therapy to treat patients with thoracic cancers including malignant pleural mesothelioma and lung cancer.[1]
Education and Career
Dr. Mohindra earned his medical degree at the Dr. D.Y. Patil Medical College Hospital and Research Center of the University of Mumbai and trained at the Tata Memorial Centre and Cancer Research Institute in Mumbai. He completed a fellowship in Radiation Oncology at the Princess Margaret Hospital in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and completed a residency in Radiation Oncology at the University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics in Madison, Wisconsin. Dr. Mohindra also earned a Master of Medical Management for Physicians degree from Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.[1]
Following completion of his medical education and training, Dr. Mohindra spent several years practicing in the University of Maryland’s Department of Radiation Oncology and teaching at the University of Maryland School of Medicine before accepting a position with the University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center.
Professional Activities and Memberships
Dr. Mohindra has taken on many responsibilities beyond his clinical practice, including serving as Medical Student Clerkship Director and Course Director for Mock Orals in Radiation Oncology at the University of Maryland. He is also actively involved in the American Society for Radiation Oncology, the Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology, the American College of Radiology, the American Brachytherapy Society, and the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer.[1]
Research
Dr. Mohindra’s special research interest is in developing early-phase clinical trials that study radiation sensitizers and modern radiation techniques.[1]
His recent publications include:[2]
