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Radiation Oncology Residency Program

NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital

Radiation Oncology Residency Program

Residents & Alumni

PGY-5

Marshall Diven, MD, MS

Marshall Diven, MD, MS

Chief Resident

I grew up in South Carolina and attended Wofford College where I obtained my Bachelor of Science degree in Biology. I then obtained a master’s degree in biomedical sciences with an emphasis in Immunology and Microbiology from the Medical University of South Carolina School of Graduate Studies. I then earned my Doctorate in Medicine from the University of South Carolina School of Medicine-Greenville in Greenville, SC. After completing my transitional year in Georgia I moved here to Brooklyn for residency. My research has mainly focused on prostate cancer though I am also interested in the interplay of radiation therapy and the immune system. In my spare time I enjoy hiking, skiing, golfing, fishing and eating at new restaurants.

Publications

  • Diven MA, Tshering L, Ma X, Hu J, Barbieri C, McClure T, Nagar H. Trends in Active Surveillance for Men With Intermediate-Risk Prostate Cancer. JAMA Netw Open. 2024;7(8):e2429760. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.29760
  • Diven, M., Ballman, K., Marciscano, A., Barbieri, C., Piscopo, J., Wan, S., Nagar, H. McClure, T. Radiation therapy and IRreversible electroporation for intermediate risk prostate cancer (RTIRE). BMC Urol 24, 151 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12894-024-01506-8
  • Wolfe, S., Diven, M.A., Marciscano, A.E…Nagar, H. A randomized phase II trial of MR-guided prostate stereotactic body radiotherapy administered in 5 or 2 fractions for localized prostate cancer (FORT). BMC Cancer 23, 923 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-023-11430-z
  • Qureshy SA, Diven MA, Ma X, et al. Differential Use of Radiotherapy Fractionation Regimens in Prostate Cancer. JAMA Netw Open. 2023;6(10):e2337165. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.37165
  • Michelle H. Nelson, Marshall A. Diven, Logan W. Huff, and Chrystal M. Paulos, “Harnessing the Microbiome to Enhance Cancer Immunotherapy,” Journal of Immunology Research, vol. 2015, Article ID 368736, 12 pages, 2015. https://doi.org/10.1155/2015/368736
  • Nelson, M. H., Bowers, J. S., Bailey, S. R., Diven, M. A., Fugle, C. W., Kaiser, A. D., Wrzesinski, C., Liu, B., Restifo, N. P., … Paulos, C. M. (2016). Toll-like receptor agonist therapy can profoundly augment the antitumor activity of adoptively transferred CD8(+) T cells without host preconditioning. Journal for immunotherapy of cancer, 4, 6. doi:10.1186/s40425-016-0110-8

Posters, Abstracts and Other Presentations

  • Himanshu Nagar, Xi Zhou, Marshall Diven, Christopher Barbieri, Silvia Formenti, Jim Hu, Ana Molina, David Nanus, Jones Nauseef, Douglas Scherr, Cora Sternberg, Scott Tagawa, Ariel Marciscano.  Acute Toxicity in a Randomized Trial of MRI-guided Salvage RT for Prostate Cancer in 4 vs. 2 Weeks (Mini Oral Presentation/Abstract) ESTRO 2024.
  • M. Diven, A. Dillard, F. Khani, S. Wolfe, E. Davicioni, A. Hakansson, S. Liu, T.D. McClure, J.C. Hu, D.S. Scherr, C.E. Barbieri, H. Nagar, A.E. Marciscano. Longitudinal Profiling of Tumor RNA Expression Signatures Reveal Key Biological Features Associated with Response to Neoadjuvant Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy in High-Risk Prostate Cancer International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics,Volume 117, Issue 2, Supplement,2023,Page e249,ISSN 0360-3016, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrobp.2023.06.1189.
  • M. Diven, A. Hakansson, Y. Liu, E. Davicioni, A. Dillard, F. Khani, S. Wolfe, J.C. Hu, D.S. Scherr, T.D. McClure, C.E. Barbieri, H. Nagar, A.E. Marciscano,Dynamic Changes of Molecular Subtype Classification and Genomic Classifier Scores in High-Risk Prostate Cancer Patients Undergoing Pre-Operative Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy, International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics,Volume 117, Issue 2, Supplement,2023, Page e377, ISSN 0360-3016, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrobp.2023.06.2484.
  • Radiation therapy and irreversible electroporation for intermediate risk prostate cancer (RTIRE): Abstract/Poster Presentation ASTRO 2023
  • Randomized Trial of Five or Two MRI-guided Adaptive Radiotherapy Treatments for Prostate Cancer (FORT): Trials in progress: Abstract/Poster Presentation ASTRO 2023

Joy Ogunmuyiwa, MD, MPH

Joy Ogunmuyiwa, MD, MPH

Chief Resident

I am a Dallas, Texas native and my family hails from Nigeria. I earned my undergraduate degree from Duke University where I studied biology and global health. I received my medical degree from Northeast Ohio Medical University. Prior to residency, I completed my Masters in Public Health at Harvard University where my work focused on the social and behavioral determinants of health, the widening inequality within the global health architecture, and designing equitable responses in global health challenges.

My research interests are primarily in health disparities and treatment outcomes, access to tertiary healthcare in low-income and resource-poor settings, as well as the design, implementation, and review of evidence-based health systems and interventions.

I happily serve on the executive board of the Society of Women in Radiation Oncology (SWRO) as the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion chair. In my spare time, I enjoy photography, traveling, exploring NYC, and spending time with friends and family.

Abstracts/Conferences

  • Ogunmuyiwa et al., A pilot curriculum to transition from 2D to 3D image-guided brachytherapy: A preliminary needs assessment.. JCO 41, 11039- 11039(2023).DOI:10.1200/JCO.2023.41.16_suppl.11039
  • Ogunmuyiwa J, Niño I, Kang T, Shechtman KR, Balogun OD, Ashamalla H. Increasing Accrual of Racial and Ethnic Minorities in Breast Cancer Clinical Trials by Partnering with Community Hospitals. ASTRO 2023 65th Annu Meet. 2023;117(2, Supplement):e45. doi:10.1016/j.ijrobp.2023.06.746
  • Discovering Radiation Oncology (Speaker/Presenter). Student National Medical Association 2024

Publications

  • Ogunmuyiwa, J.; Williams, V. Emerging Advances in Endometrial Cancer: Integration of Molecular Classification into Staging for Enhanced Prognostic Accuracy and Implications for Racial Disparities. Cancers 2024, 16, 1172. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers16061172
  • Ogunmuyiwa J, Mostafa M, Lone Tip S, Zamalloa C, Blossom J, Mpo T. Health for All: Primary Care Facility Localization in Lesotho Using Qualitative Research and GIS. Global Transitions. 2024;6(2). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.glt.2024.05.002
  • Basree, M., Ogunmuyiwa, J., Corrigan, K., Sharifzadeh, Y., White, Z., LeCompte, M., Macduffie, E., & Kumar, A. (2024). Advancing Resident Education: A Spotlight on ARRO’s Education Initiatives. Applied Radiation Oncology, 1(5). Accepted, PMID pending

PGY-4

Ranjani Padmanabhan, MD

Ranjani Padmanabhan, MD

I grew up in southern India and received my medical degree from University of Kerala. I worked at a Medical Oncology and bone marrow transplant unit before my Radiation Oncology Residency at Regional Cancer Center, India. After completing my residency, I worked as a consultant radiation Oncologist before Moving to the United States. I completed my fellowship in Brachytherapy and Advanced Radiation Oncology from Moffitt Cancer Center, Florida. After my general surgery internship at Albert Einstein-Montefiore medical center, I joined the Radiation Oncology program at New York-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist hospital. My research interests include Gynecological oncology, Pediatric oncology, and Palliative care.

  • Hydrogel spacers in prostate radiotherapy: A Promising approach in lowering rectal toxicity. Padmanabhan R, Pinkawa M, Song DY. Hydrogel spacers in prostate radiotherapy: a promising approach to decrease rectal toxicity. Future Oncol. 2017 Dec; 13(29):2697-2708: 10.2217/fon-2017-0073. 2017 Nov 23. PMID: 29168659.
  • Prophylactic Gabapentin is Associated with a Dramatic Reduction in Narcotic Utilization in Head and Neck Cancer Patients Undergoing Radiotherapy. Mandia, J.J. & Wang, H. & Padmanabhan, R. & Ferguson, Z. & Skoczylas, K. & Chaurasia, A.R. & Brennan, A.K. & Solano, C. & Lee, P. & Deeken, J. & Bajaj, Gopal (2020. International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics. 108. S160-S161. 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2020.07.924.)
  • Patterns of failure in patients with recurrent high-grade glioma treated with Hypofractionated Stereotactic Re-Irradiation, pembrolizumab, and bevacizumab. Ranjani Padmanabhan1, Geoffrey Zhang1, Daniel Oliver1, Jasmine Graham1, G. Daniel Grass 1, Solmaz Sahebjam2, Hsiang-Hsuan Michael Yu.Poster Presentation.ASTRO 2021, Annual meeting.

PGY-3

Sana Siddiqui, MD

Sana Siddiqui, MD

I grew up in India and immigrated with my family to the US when I was 12 years old. I attended Cornell University for my undergraduate degree before joining St. George’s University School of Medicine. After medical school, I did my transitional year at the Family Medicine and Preventive Medicine department at Wayne State University in Michigan. My research interests include the role of radiation in palliative care, outcome disparities and gender equity in medicine. In my free time I enjoy puzzles, watching movies, visiting family/friends and spending time with my cat, Nebula.

We will be recruiting for 1 medical residency position through ERAS 2024, the position will start on 7/1/26.

Recent Alumni

Bassem Zaki
Class of 2001
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Daniela Gidea-Addeo
Class of 2001
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Maged Ghaly
Class of 2002
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Aubrey Freiberg
Class of 2002
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Biral Amin
Class of 2005
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Shravan Kambam
Class of 2005
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Marco Naguib
Class of 2006
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Mark Macedon
Class of 2009
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Eva Bieniek
Class of 2009
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Uma Swamy
Class of 2010
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Joana Emmolo
Class of 2010
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Dhwani R. Parikh
Class of 2012
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Amir Lavaf
Class of 2013
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Ajay Tejwani
Class of 2013
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Malcolm Mattes
Class of 2014
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John Kyle McCool
Class of 2016
Practice: Coastal Carolina Radiation Oncology, NC

David Hong
Class of 2017
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Leila Tchelebi
Class of 2017
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Shaun Din
Class of 2018
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Mark Ashamalla
Class of 2020
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Soni Vikram
Class 2021
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Joyson Kodiyan
Class 2021
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Fan Zhu
Class 2022
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Raymond Luke
Class 2024
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