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Osama Mohamad, MD PhD

Assistant Professor
Department of Radiation Oncology

Meet Dr. Mohamad

I am passionate about treating my patients and bringing the best to my clinic through cutting edge research.

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Dr. Osama Mohamad is a radiation oncologist treating genitourinary cancers with a special focus on prostate and kidney using intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT), stereotactic radiotherapy (SBRT), and HDR brachytherapy. He will build on the strong interdisciplinary cancer clinical programs in the departments of urology, radiation oncology, and medical oncology at UCSF to develop clinical research, clinical trials, and translational research. His research focuses on using ablative radiation techniques for treating localized and metastatic prostate and kidney cancers and studying clinical determinants of outcomes and responses to treatments.

Education

2003-2008	American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon	BS	Biology
2008-2014	Emory University, Atlanta, GA	PhD	Stem Cells and Regenerative Neuroscience (MSTP Program)
2008-2014	Emory University, Atlanta, GA	MD	Medicine (MSTP Program)
2011-2012	Emory University, Atlanta, GA	Fellow	Certificate Program in Clinical and Translational Research, HHMI Fellowship
2014-2015	University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii	Intern	Medical intern – Transitional Year Program
2017-2018	National Institute of Radiological Sciences, Hospital of Charged Particle Therapy, Japan		Visiting Clinician and Researcher in Carbon Ion Therapy
2015-2019	University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX	Resident	Radiation Oncology
2015-2019	University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX	Chief Resident	Radiation Oncology

Professional Experience

2019-present

University of California, San Francisco

Assistant Professor

Radiation Oncology

Awards & Honors

2003	Ranked #3 in Lebanon in the National Baccalaureate Exam
2003-2006	Dean’s Honor list for excellence in academic performance (all semesters)
2005	“Nicholas Jabr Award for Academic Excellence,” American University of Beirut, Lebanon
2006	B.S. degree, graduation with distinction “summa cum laude”
2007	Alpha Omega Alpha Honors Medical Society “Carolyn Kuckein Student Research Award”
2009	“Crawford Long Anesthesiology Research Award”, Emory University, Atlanta
2012	Best paper award in “Pan Pacific Symposium on Stem Cells and Cancer Research,” Taiwan
2012	Travel award to the “Pan Pacific Symposium on Stem Cells and Cancer Research”, Taiwan
2012	Travel award to the Middle East Medical Assembly (MEMA) conference, Beirut, Lebanon
2015	“Resident of the year” award, University of Hawaii Transitional Year Program 2014-2015
2016	Departmental “Highest Accruing Resident” in clinical trials award in 2015-2016
2017	ASTRO/ARRO Global Health Scholar Program Award
2018	Travel Award to PTCOG 57, Cincinnati, USA
2018	ABS/MD Anderson Prostate LDR/HDR Workshop fellowship award
2019	RSNA Roentgen resident research award
2019	Resident of the year, Chief Resident award
2019	Pistennma Award at University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas

Research

Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=EE22WSsAAAAJ&hl=en