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Mekhail Anwar, M.D., Ph.D.Assistant Professor
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Professional Focus
TBD
Education
| 1998 | University of California, Berkeley | BA | Physics |
| 2001 | University of California, Berkeley | MSc | Electrical Engineer and Computer Science |
| 2001-2007 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston, MA | PhD | Electrical Engineer and Computer Science |
| 1998-2009 | University of California, San Francisco | MD | School of Medicine |
| 2009-2010 | Scripps Mercy Hospital, San Diego, CA | Resident | Internal Medicine |
| 2010-2014 | University of California, San Francisco | Resident | Radiation Oncology |
| 2011-2012 | University of California, San Francisco | Chief Resident | Radiation Oncology |
Professional Experience
| 2014-present | UCSF | Assistant Professor in Residence | Radiation Oncology |
Awards & Honors
| 1994-1997 | Cal Alumni Leadership Scholarship, Alumni Association University of California, Berkeley. Awarded for leadership and community service |
| 1998 | University Medal, University of California, Berkeley, “Most distinguished graduating senior on the entire Berkeley campus.” and Valedictorian. Selected by the Committee on Prizes on the basis of GPA, community service, research activities and potential for future contribution |
| 1998 | NSF Graduate Fellowship, National Science Foundation |
| 2000-2001 | Whitaker Fellowship in Biomedical Engineering |
| 2001-2004 | National Defense Science and Engineering Fellowship |
| 2004-2006 | Whitaker Fellowship in Biomedical Engineering |
| 2010-2014 | Holman Pathway for Radiation Oncology, American Board of Radiology. Awarded to Radiation Oncology and Radiology Residents to pursue a dedicated research project to form the foundation for their academic career |
| 2011, 2013 | ASTRO Advocacy Day Resident Travel Grant |
| 2012 | UCSF Resident Research Travel Grant |
| 2013 | UCSF Co-PI UCSF T1 Catalyst Grant |
| 2013 | Roentgen Resident Research Award |
| 2014 |
ASCO Young Investigator Award |
Recent Significant Publications :
S. Fogh, M. Wahl, M. Anwar, D. Haas-Kogan, J. Clarke, P. Sneed. Standardization and Quality Assurance of Radiation Therapy Volumes for Adults with High-grade Gliomas. Seminars in Radiation Oncology 2014 (In press).
M. Anwar, V. Wienberg, A. Chang, IJ. Hsu, M. Roach, AR Gottschalk. Comparison of PSA Slope and Nadir Between Hypofractionated SBRT and Conventionally Fractionated EBRT. Radiation Oncology. 9:42. 2014
M. Anwar, A. Westphalen, A. Jung, S. Noworolski, P. Carroll, F. Coakley. Role of endorectal MRI and MRSI in defining the dominant intraprostatic lesion in prostate cancer: Quantitative analysis of imaging contour compared to whole-mount histopathology. Radiotherapy and Oncology. 216. 2014
M. Anwar and I. Barani. Fracture Risk in Spinal Radiosurgery: Identifying and Treating the At-Risk Patient. CNS Oncology 2(5) 2013.
M. Anwar, P. Gupta, R. Palanaiapan, P. Matsudaira. Protein Microarray Patterning by Diffuse Gel Stamping. PLoS ONE 7(10) 2012.
F. Coakley, M. Anwar, L. Poder, Z. Wang, B. Yeh, B. Joe. Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Massive Ovarian Edema in Pregnancy. J Comput Assist Tomogr 34. 2010.
M. Anwar, T. Aytur, P. Matsudaira. A Wireless-Compatible CMOS-Based Optics-Free Microarray Imager. Appl. Phys. Lett 94. 2009
T. Aytur, J. Foley, M. Anwar, B. Boser, and P.R. Beatty. A novel magnetic bead bioassay platform using a microchip-based sensor for infectious disease diagnosis. Journal of Immunological Methods v.314. 2006
M. Anwar and I. Rousso, “Microsecond Time Resolved AFM”. Appl. Phys. Lett 86. 2004