Ralph A. Brasacchio, M.D.

Clinical Specialty

Research Overview

Selected Honors

• 1998 Philip Rubin / Mayer Mitchell Award for Excellence in Teaching
• 1993-94 American Cancer Society Clinical Research Award

Education

• 1994-95 Fellow & Instructor in Radiation Oncology, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Strong Memorial Hospital, Rochester, NY
• 1993-94 Chief Resident in Radiation Oncology, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Strong Memorial Hospital, Rochester, NY
• 1991-93 Resident in Radiation Oncology, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Strong Memorial Hospital, Rochester, NY
• 1990-91 Resident Physician in Internal Medicine, Mercy Catholic Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA
• 1990 Doctor of Medicine Jefferson Medical College Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA.
• 1986 Master of Science, Natural Sciences (concentration in Immunology & Oncology) Roswell Park Cancer Institute Graduate Division of State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY
• 1984 Post-Baccalaureate Program, Pre-Medicine Bennington College, Bennington, VT
• 1983 Bachelor of Arts, Liberal Arts, St. John's College, Annapolis, MD

Academic Appointments

• 2001-Present Associate Attending Medical Staff, Highland Hospital, Rochester, NY
• 2001-Present Consulting Staff, Department of Diagnostic Imaging (Radiation Oncology), Sands Cancer Center at FF Thompson Hospital, Canandaigua, NY
• 2000-Present Courtesy Attending Medical Staff, Highland Hospital, Rochester, NY
• 2000-Present Provisional Consulting Staff, Department of Diagnostic Imaging (Radiation Oncology), Sands Cancer Center at FF Thompson Hospital, Canandaigua, NY
• 1999 Chairman, Data and Safety Monitoring Board for Radiation Vascular Trials, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY
• 1999 Graduate Medical Education Committee, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY
• 1996 Director of Residency Program, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry, Rochester, NY
• 1996-Present Co-Director, Multidisciplinary Genitourinary Oncology Program, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY
• 1996-Present Co-Director, Prostate Brachytherapy Program, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY
• 1996-Present Attending Radiation Oncologist, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY
• 1996-99 Multidisciplinary Neuro-Oncology Program, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY

Hospital Appointments

• 2002-Present Associate Professor, Radiation Oncology, University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry, Rochester, NY
• 1996-02 Assistant Professor, Radiation Oncology, University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry, Rochester, NY
• 1996 Senior Instructor, Radiation Oncology, University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry, Rochester, NY
• 1995-96 Instructor and Fellow, Radiation Oncology, University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry, Rochester, NY

Publications

1. Brasacchio R, Constine L, Rapoport A, Rowe J, Eberly S, Muhs A, Rubin P. Involved field radiotherapy following auto-transplantation for lymphoma and Hodgkin's disease. Int. J. Rad. Onc. Biol. Phys. 30(1):266-267, 1994
2. Constine L, Brasacchio R, Rapoport A, Rowe J. Radiotherapy to previously involved sites after auto-transplantation for lymphoma and Hodgkin's disease. J. Clin. Oncol. 14:394, 1995
3. Beddar AS, Quader MA, Ojomo KM., Brasacchio RA, Schell MC, Constine LS. The University of Rochester Cancer Center experience in total body irradiation: techniques and outcome. 3rd Biennial Meeting on Physics in Clinical Radiotherapy, European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology, Gardone Riviera, October 1995
4. Brasacchio R, Constine L, Rapoport A, Rowe J, Liesveld J, Muhs A, Rubin P. Dose Escalation of Consolidation Radiation Therapy (Involved Field) Following Autologous Bone Marrow Transplant for Recurrent Hodgkin's Disease and Lymphoma. Int. J. Rad. Onc. Biol. Phys. 36(1):171, 1996
5. Brasacchio R, Constine L. Woolf P, Raubertas R, Veldhuis J, Muhs A. Luteinizing hormone pulsatility in females following radiation therapy for central nervous system malignancies. Int. J. Rad. Onc. Biol. Phys. 39(2):275, 1997
6. Zhang JBY, Yu Y, Schell MC, Brasacchio RA, Rubin P. A systematic study of clinically relevant optimization for stereotactic radiosurgery. Medical Physics 24:1041, 1997
7. Brasacchio RA, Ding I, Sun JZ, Constine LS, Smudzin T, You CH, Rubin P, Okunieff P. Circulating VEGF levels decrease during cranial radiation and may predict risk of anorexia and decreased libido: Preliminary report. Int. J. Rad. Onc. Biol. Phys. 45(3):429, 1999
8. Brasacchio RA, Messing E, Rubens D, Strang J, Muhs A, Haisong L, Cheng G, Yu Y, Okunieff P. Intraoperative Treatment Planning and Guidance for Prostate Brachytherapy: Results of a Prospective Randomized Study Int. J. Rad. Onc. Biol. Phys. 51(3)S1:200, 2001
9. Singh DP, Brasacchio RA, Muhs AG, Sandhu A, Rubin P, Okunieff P. Is the number of metastatic lesions important for predicting overall outcome in prostate cancer patients treated with radical radiation therapy. 23rd National Conference Association of Radiation Oncologists of India, Chandigarh, India pg 43, 2001
10. Yu Y, Liu H, Cheng G, Rubens D, Strang J, Liao L, Brasacchio R, Messing E. An Ultrasound-Based Seed Detection Method for Dynamic Brachytherapy of the Prostate. Med Phys 29:1356 2002
11. Singh DP, Yi SW, Brasacchio RA, Muhs AG, Smudzin T, Williams JP, Messing EM, Okunieff P. Is There a Favorable Subset of Patients with Metastatic Prostate Cancer Who Have Oligometastases? Int. J. Rad. Onc. Biol. Phys. 54(2 Suppl 1):193, 2002