Overview
Sahaja Acharya is the Director of Pediatric Radiation Oncology within the Department of Radiation Oncology and Molecular Radiation Sciences. She specializes in pediatric brain tumors, pediatric sarcomas, and adult sarcomas. She is also the Associate Director for the Radiation Oncology Residency Program. She leads the Pediatric Radiation Oncology program at the Johns Hopkins Hospital and treats patients at both Johns Hopkins Hospital and Sibley Memorial Hospital. She has extensive expertise in proton therapy, SBRT, pediatric malignancies, and adult sarcoma. She is the Principal Investigator on external grants from ASCO Conquer Cancer, the Department of Defense, and the Carson Leslie Foundation. She is also the Principal Investigator of phase II pediatric brain tumor clinical trials. She has been invited to participate in multiple national and international guideline committees and regularly lectures on pediatric malignancies and proton therapy. Dr. Acharya received her Bachelor's in Chemistry and Political Science from Stanford University and her medical degree from Saint Louis University. She completed radiation oncology residency at Washington University in St. Louis.
Dr. Acharya is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Epithelioid Sarcoma. Her top areas of expertise are Brain Tumor, Gliomatosis Cerebri, Glioma, and Posterior Fossa Tumor.
Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 53 peer reviewed articles and participating in 1 clinical trial. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
401 North Broadway Street, Weinberg Building, Floor-L2, Weinberg Building, Floor-L2, Baltimore, MD 21287
5255 Loughboro Road Northwest, Washington, DC 20016
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
1 Clinical Trials
Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center
Dr. Ana Kiess's clinical focus is on the treatment of prostate cancer and head and neck cancers with external beam radiotherapy and radiopharmaceutical therapies. Her research concentrates on the integration of new radiopharmaceutical therapies and dosimetry techniques into the clinic. Dr. Kiess received her bachelors of science degree in chemical engineering from the University of Virginia, after which she obtained a doctorate of medicine and a doctorate of philosophy degree in biomedical engineering from Duke University. Following medical school, she matriculated to the resident staff at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, receiving extensive oncologic training and research experience. She also completed a postdoctoral research fellowship at Johns Hopkins University in the Department of Radiology. Make A Gift. Dr. Kiess is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Epithelioid Sarcoma. Her top areas of expertise are Prostate Cancer, Laryngeal Cancer, Throat Cancer, Gastrostomy, and Adenoidectomy.
Central Maryland Radiation Oncology
Dan Kunaprayoon is a Radiation Oncologist in Columbia, Maryland. Dr. Kunaprayoon is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Epithelioid Sarcoma. His top areas of expertise are Prostate Cancer, Familial Prostate Cancer, Breast Cancer, and Pleuropulmonary Blastoma.
Virginia Cancer Specialists, P.C.
Harold Agbahiwe is a Radiation Oncologist in Fairfax, Virginia. Dr. Agbahiwe is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Epithelioid Sarcoma. His top areas of expertise are Pleuropulmonary Blastoma, Bone Tumor, Metastatic Brain Tumor, and Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor (PNET). Dr. Agbahiwe is currently accepting new patients.
Areas of Expertise
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- Advanced
- Brain TumorDr. Acharya isAdvanced. Learn about Brain Tumor.
- GliomaDr. Acharya isAdvanced. Learn about Glioma.
- Gliomatosis CerebriDr. Acharya isAdvanced. Learn about Gliomatosis Cerebri.
- Experienced
- Adenoid Cystic CarcinomaDr. Acharya isExperienced. Learn about Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma.
- Adult Soft Tissue SarcomaDr. Acharya isExperienced. Learn about Adult Soft Tissue Sarcoma.
- Alveolar Soft Part SarcomaDr. Acharya isExperienced. Learn about Alveolar Soft Part Sarcoma.
- AstrocytomaDr. Acharya isExperienced. Learn about Astrocytoma.
- Atypical Teratoid Rhabdoid Tumor (ATRT)Dr. Acharya isExperienced. Learn about Atypical Teratoid Rhabdoid Tumor (ATRT).
- Bone TumorDr. Acharya isExperienced. Learn about Bone Tumor.