Eligible for ABR Part III
EVAN SILVERSTEIN
A California native, I completed my undergraduate studies in Astrophysics at University of California Irvine, my Masters of Science in Applied Physics at California State University Long Beach. I then ventured to Wayne State University in Michigan to complete my Ph.D. in Medical Physics. To enjoy the sun and warm weather once again, I completed my Medical Physics Residency at Mayo Clinic, AZ in 2019, and have been employed as semi-solo physicist at Arizona Oncology in Tucson, AZ ever since.
Throughout my academic journey, I maintained a remote, full-time position at Change HealthCare (formally Emdeon) as an EDI Analyst for 13 years. I learned a great deal during this time on how to balance major aspects of my life with work, education, and research through time management and prioritization. As a senior employee, I was tasked with mentoring new hires into my department and found the experience to be very rewarding. I continued to apply and expand my teaching skills as a Graduate Research Assistant and Assistant Lecturer at Wayne State University and throughout my residency while giving in-service presentations aimed to educate therapists and dosimetrists to various facets of Medical Physics.
My residency at Mayo Clinic gave me a well-rounded education as well as a solid clinical background while observed and participated in many special procedures including 4DCT, DIBH, IORT, HDR, TBI and TSET. Understanding how a larger clinic operates by performing chart checks, IMRT QA, and POD duties (Physicist of the Day), I was able to enter into a semi-solo position at Arizona Oncology where I am the only physicist on site. Having colleagues ~15 minutes away at 3 other sites in Tucson still allows for solid communication and collaboration while allowing for changes within the clinic to ensure things are running efficiently and safely for everyone. One of my primary duties is to plan all SRS cases performed at the clinic and my time there has allowed me to commission an SRS specific beam within Eclipse as well as implement single-iso multi-met treatments to allow for faster, more effective treatments. Additionally, I have created an extensive training program to incorporate dosimetry and other physicists into the Eclipse SRS planning process.