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Dr Ke Sheng UCSF

Ke Sheng, PhD

Vice Chair of Medical Physics
Professor
UCSF Radiation Oncology Chair of Physics and Engineering

Life-long learner

Meet Dr. Sheng

Advancing patient care through fundamental breakthroughs in physics and technology

As Vice Chair of Medical Physics and Endowed UCSF Chair of Physics and Engineering, Dr. Sheng leads the research, clinical and educational missions toward excellence. His research encompasses many aspects of medical physics, including treatment planning optimization for photons and particles, MR-guided radiotherapy, FLASH and radiobiology, computational oncology, image reconstruction and processing, and robotics. He has been consistently funded by NIH since 2008, with 16 NIH and DOE grants as the PI. Dr. Sheng is committed to a strong and innovative clinical medical physics program that supports the highest quality patient care. Dr. Sheng is an ABR board certified medical physicist. Besides research, Dr. Sheng is enthusiastic about mentoring and teaching new generations of academic medical physicists.

Education

Education

2004 University of Wisconsin, Madison PhD Medical Physics
1999 University of Science and Technology of China MS Astrophysics
1996 University of Science and Technology of China BS Astrophysics
Professional Experience

Professional Experience

2022-present Vice Chair of Medical Physics and Endowed UCSF Chair of Physics and Engineering UCSF Radiation Oncology
2022-present Full Professor (Tenured) UCSF Radiation Oncology
2022-present Core Faculty Member UCSF/UCB Bioengineering PhD program
2016-2022 Professor (Tenured) and Associate Vice Chair of Physics Research UCLA Radiation Oncology
2015-2016 Professor In-residence UCLA Radiation Oncology
2011-2015 Associate Clinical Professor UCLA Radiation Oncology
2008-2011 Associate Clinical Professor University of Virginia Radiation Oncology
2004-2008 Assistant Clinical Professor University of Virginia Radiation Oncology

Awards & Honors

2016 2016 Fellow of AAPM AAPM

 

Redefining Possible