Dr. Akila Viswanathan, M.D., M.P.H.

Activities Related to Humanizing Medicine

Clinical Care: I have been named one of America’s Top Doctors by Newsweek, Who’s who in America, and a Super Doctor by the Washington Post magazine. I lead the department emphasizing excellence in clinical care, research and education. I have expertise with gynecologic cancers and their treatment, including cervical and uterine cancers and image-guided brachytherapy. I have developed numerous clinical innovations and initiated several system-wide integration efforts at all sites, including Green Spring Station, Bayview, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Suburban’s Rockledge site, and Sibley Memorial Hospital for the Johns Hopkins Department of Radiation Oncology.

Education: I have published more than 200 articles and chapters, and lectures nationally and internationally. She is the Editor-in-Chief for Seminars in Radiation Oncology.  She is on the editorial board of Gynecologic Oncology and Brachytherapy, and is an editor of two textbooks including Gynecologic Radiation Therapy: Novel Approaches to Image-Guidance and Management, and Radiation Therapy Techniques for Gynecologic Cancers.

Research: I have had research grant funding through the National Cancer Institute K07, R21 and R01 programs to support efforts in gynecologic cancers, specifically looking at the identification of gynecologic tumors at the time of brachytherapy under magnetic resonance imaging. The research team has developed several novel clinical innovations.

Leadership/Administrative: I have served as President and Chair of the Board of the American Brachytherapy Society; Chair of Education Committee for American Society for Radiation Oncology; and, on the Gynecologic Cancer Steering Committee and the uterine cancer task force for the National Cancer Institute.