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Alexander Sasse, MD

Alexander Sasse, MD

Education

Education
  • Radiation Oncology Residency, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA (2025–2029)
  • Internal Medicine Internship, Yale-Waterbury Internal Medicine Residency Program, Waterbury, CT (2024–2025)
  • Doctor of Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT (2019–2024)
  • Bachelor of Arts in History & Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN (2015–2019)

Awards & Honors 
  • Intern of the Year, Yale-Waterbury Internal Medicine Residency Program
  • Yale School of Medicine MD Thesis Clinical Research Award (2024)
  • Harold W. and Helen M. Jockers Scholarship, Yale School of Medicine (2019–2024)
  • Graduated with Highest Honors in Chemistry, Vanderbilt University
  • Organic Chemistry Award for Excellence in Research, Vanderbilt University
  • Frances L. Ball Chemistry Scholarship, Vanderbilt University

Selected Publications and Abstracts

  • Sasse A, Oh P, Saeed N, Yang DX, Hayman TJ, Knowlton CA, Peters GW, Campbell A, Laird J, Housri N, Park HS. Dose-Volume Predictors of Radiation Pneumonitis After Thoracic Hypofractionated Radiation Therapy. Pract Radiat Oncol. 2024 Mar-Apr;14(2):e97-e104. doi: 10.1016/j.prro.2023.11.006. Epub 2023 Nov 19. PMID: 37984711.

  • Sasse A, Feher A, Thorn S, Fahey J, Keeshan B, Sinusas A, Mojibian H, Steele J. Comprehensive multimodality imaging of congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries incidentally found to have coronary ischemia. Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging. 2023. https://doi.org/10.1161/circimaging.122.015158

  • Saeed NA, Jin L, Sasse AW, Amini A, Verma V, Lester-Coll NH, Chen P-H, Decker RH, Park HS. Hypofractionated vs. standard radiotherapy for locally advanced limited-stage small cell lung cancer. Journal of Thoracic Disease. 2022;14(2):306–320. https://doi.org/10.21037/jtd-21-1566

  • Keith DJ, Marasligiller SA, Sasse AW, Townsend SD. One-pot microwave-assisted conversion of anomeric nitrate-esters to trichloroacetimidates. Journal of Visualized Experiments. 2018;(131). https://doi.org/10.3791/56610-v

Abstracts

  • Sasse A, Oh P, Saeed NA, Yang DX, Hayman TJ, Knowlton CA, Peters GW, Campbell AM, Laird JH, Housri N, Park HS. Dose-volume predictors of radiation pneumonitis following thoracic hypofractionated radiotherapy. 2023 Multidisciplinary Thoracic Cancers Symposium. New Orleans, LA. November 2023.
  • Sasse A, Oh P, Saeed NA, Yang DX, Hayman TJ, Knowlton CA, Peters GW, Campbell AM, Laird JH, Housri N, Park HS. Dosimetric factors associated with esophagitis following hypofractionated radiotherapy to the thorax. 2023 Multidisciplinary Thoracic Cancers Symposium. New Orleans, LA. November 2023.
  • Sasse A, Rimmer R, Kirsch C. Rhinogenic Headaches: An In-depth Exploration of Sinonasal Anatomy, Radiological Nuances, and Clinical Implications. Oral presentation at the 33rd Annual North American Skull Base Society Meeting. Atlanta, GA. February 2024.

Posters

  • Sasse A, Saeed N, Oh P, Yang D, Park H. Comparison of Hypofractionated Regimens for Lung Cancer Patients: An Institutional Analysis. American Radium Society Annual Meeting. Maui, HI. May 2023.

  • Sasse A, Jairam V, Saeed N, Park H. Hypofractionated vs. Conventionally Fractionated Radiation Therapy with Concurrent Chemotherapy for Stage III NSCLC. American Radium Society National Meeting. Maui, HI. 2021.

  • Sasse A, Saeed N, Oh P, Housri N, Knowlton C, Hayman T, Peters B, Campbell A, Yang D, Park H. Dose-escalated vs. Conventional Hypofractionated RT for Lung Cancer in Predominantly Central Locations. ASTRO Annual Meeting. San Diego, CA. 2023.

  • Sasse A, Aboian M, Kirsch C. Sticking Your Neck Out: Parathyroid Adenomas from Basics to Advanced Imaging for the New Radiologist. American Society of Functional Neuroradiology (ASFNR). Boston, MA. October 2023.

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