Lia Moriguchi Halasz MD
Assistant Professor
Contact Information
Address: 1959 NE Pacific St, Box 356043
Phone: 206-598-4100
Fax: 206-598-3786
Education
|
Institution |
Years Attended |
Degree(s) |
| Harvard College | 1996-2000 | A.B. Biochemical Sciences |
| Harvard Medical School | 2001-2006 | M.D. |
Professional Experience
|
Company/Institution |
Title |
Years of Employment/Service |
| Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA | Internship in Internal Medicine | 2006-2007 |
| Harvard Radiation Oncology Program, Boston, MA | Resident in Radiation Oncology | 2007-2011 |
Certifications/Licensure:
Full License, State of Washington
Full License, State of Massachusetts
Honors:
2000 Public Service Fellowship, Carl and Lily Pforzheimer Foundation
2005 Research Training Fellowship, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Focus of Clinical Practice:
Brain and spinal tumors, Radiation Oncology
Professional affiliations, committees, and leadership activities:
2007-present Member, American Society for Radiation Oncology
2007-present Member, American Society for Clinical Oncology
2011-present Radiation Safety Committee, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Research Interests/Activities:
Brain and spinal tumors
Current/Ongoing Research Projects/Clinical Trials:
Use of radiation therapy for central nervous system metastases using large databases.
Publications:
Manuscripts in Refereed Journals:
1. Yao MC, Yao CH, Halasz LM, Fuller P, Rexer CH, Wang SH, Jain R, Coyne RS, Chalker DL. Identification of novel chromatin-associated proteins involved in programmed genome rearrangements in Tetrahymena. J Cell Sci. 2007 Jun 15; 120 (Pt 12): 1978-1989. PMID: 17519286.
2. Halasz LM, Bussiere MR, Dennis ER, Niemierko A, Chapman PH, Loeffler JS, Shih HA. Proton stereotactic radiosurgery for the treatment of benign meningiomas. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2010 Oct 7. [Epub ahead of print]. PMID: 20934263.
3. Mak RH, Halasz LM, Schultz DJ, Tanaka C, Ancukiewicz M, Russell AH, Viswanathan AN. Outcomes After Radiation Therapy with Concurrent Weekly Platinum-Based or 5-Fluorouracil-Based Chemotherapy for Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Vulva. Gynecol Oncol. 2011 Jan;120(1):101-107. PMID: 20950845.
4. Varnum-Finney B*, Halasz LM*, Sun M, Radtke F, Gridley T, Bernstein ID. Notch2 promotes self renewal of hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells during marrow regeneration. J Clin Invest. 2011 Mar 1;121(3):1207-1216. PMID: 21285514. (*co-first authors)
5. Halasz LM, Sreedhara M, Chen Y, Bellon JR, Punglia RS, Wong JS, Harris JR, Brock JE. Improved outcomes of breast-conserving therapy for ductal carcinoma in situ. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. In press.
Other Publications:
1. Halasz LM, Choi NC. Does prophylactic cranial irradiation reduce the incidence of brain metastases in extensive small-cell lung cancer? Nat Clin Pract Oncol. 2008 Jun; 5(6): 308-309. PMID: 18431375.
2. Brock JE, Halasz LM. A new pathological system for grading DCIS with improved prediction of local recurrence: results from the UKCCCR/ANZ DCIS trial: Pinder SE, Duggan C, Ellis IO, et al. Br J Cancer. 103: 94-100. Breast Diseases: A Year Book Quarterly. 2011; 22(1): 47-49.