CURRICULUM VITAE


SHIRISH K. JANI, Ph.D., FACR, FAAPM

Director of Medical Physics

Sharp Metropolitan Medical Campus

San Diego, CA 92123

Shirish.Jani@Sharp.com

(August 2006)


Education


Ph.D. North Texas State University (Physics)…1980

M.A. University of Texas at Arlington (Physics)…1975

B.Sc. Gujarat University, India (Physics)…1973



Appointments


Sharp Metropolitan Medical Campus, San Diego, CA

Department of Radiation Oncology

Director of Medical Physics (2004-present)

University of California, San Diego

Adjunct Clinical Professor (1997-2004)


San Diego State University

Adjunct Professor of Physics (1998-present)


Scripps Clinic, La Jolla, CA

Division of Radiation Oncology,

Director of Medical Physics ……1993-2004)


Univ. of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA

Division of Radiation Oncology

Associate Professor (tenured) & Head of Physics, (1983-1993)

Medical College of Virginia, Richmond, VA

Division of Radiation Physics

Instructor (1981-1983)

Postdoctoral Fellow (1980-1981)


Certification


American Board of Radiology (Radiotherapy Physics), 1985


American Board of Medical Physics (Radiotherapy Physics), 1990

Professional Achievements


Fellow of the American College of Radiology (September, 2000)

Fellow of the Am Assoc of Phys in Medicine (July, 2000)

Examiner of The American Board of Radiology - Oral Examinations in Radiological Physics (2000-present)


Professional Affiliations

American Association of Physicists in Medicine – Member since 1980

American College of Radiology – Member since 1987

Southern California Chapter of AAPM – Member since 1993

Soc. for Cardiac Angiography and Interventions- Member since 1999


Professional Activities


  1. Co-Investigator for CALYPSO – a multi-institutional study to evaluate the tracking of prostate motion using a novel technology (2005 –present)


  1. Principal Investigator (Physics) for multi-center randomized trials in coronary irradiation – Gamma I, Gamma II, and Gamma III sponsored by Cordis – a Johnson & Johnson company (1997, 1998, 1999)


  1. Senior Editor for Cardiovascular Radiation Medicine- An International Multidisciplinary Journal (1998 -present)


  1. Associate Editor for Medical Physics Journal (2001- 2004)


  1. Associate Editor (Guest) for Medical Physics Journal (1996- 2001)

6. Program Co-director – School of Intravascular Brachytherapy: Am Brachytherapy Society, La Jolla, CA, (January 14-15, 2001)


7. Program Director & Moderator - International conferences

Titled “Radiation to Reduce Restenosis”, Scripps Clinic, La Jolla, CA (January, 1997) ;( January, 1998); (January, 1999) and (January, 2000)


8. Session Moderator and Abstract Reviewer – Annual Meeting of the Am Assoc. of Physicists in Medicine, Anaheim, CA (July, 1994)


9. Program Director & Moderator - International conference titled "Current Perspectives in CT Simulation for Radiotherapy Treatment Planning", The University Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA (September 1991)


10. Session Moderator and Abstract Reviewer - Annual Meeting of the Am Association of Physicists in Medicine (July 1991)

11. Program Coordinator & Session Moderator – Second Conference on Applications of Computer Visualization and Imaging in Research, The University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA (March, 1991)

12. Manuscript Reviewer: Biopolymers (1981-82); Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (1988); Medical Physics (1988 - Present); Journal of Brachytherapy (1998 –present); Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys (1999- present); Cath and Cardiovascular Interventions (1999-present)


Local, Regional, and National Committees


  1. National Committees


  1. Am Association of Physicists in Medicine: Task Group-121 on off-label use guidelines (2004-present)


  1. International Academy of Cardiology: Member of the Scientific Advisory Board (2001-present)


  1. Am Association of Physicists in Medicine: Unconventional Brachytherapy Working Group (2000-present)


  1. Society for Cardiac Angiography and Interventions: Radiation Subcommittee on Endovascular Brachytherapy- (1999-2002))

  1. American College of Radiology: Commission on Medical Physics - Committee on Economics - (1995-2002)


  1. Am Association of Physicists in Medicine: Task Group-55 on Radio-Chromic film - member (1995-1999)


  1. Am Association of Physicists in Medicine: Task Group-60 on Vascular Brachytherapy – member (1995-1999)

  1. American Brachytherapy Society: Vascular Radiation Task Force – (1997 – present)


  1. American College of Radiology: Commission on Physics - -Member of the Committee on Practice (1990 - 1995)


  1. Am Association of Physicists in Medicine: Regional Organizational Committee - (1997 – 2000)


  1. Am Association of Physicists in Medicine: Educational Council – Member of the Technologists Liaison Committee (1989-1991)


  1. The Physics Reviewer for multi-institutional Lonidamine Head and Neck Cancer Study (1987 - 1990)



  1. Member of the Radiation Physics Committee: Brain Tumor Cooperative Group (1984-1993)


B. Regional Committees


1. Local Arrangement Committee for Summer School of the AAPM on brachytherapy physics (1994)


2. Executive Committee of the San Diego Radiation Therapy Technology Program (1994-98)


3. Admissions Committee of the San Diego Radiation Therapy Technology Program (1994-98)

C. Institutional Committees

  1. Radiation Safety Committee of the Human Subjects Committee – IRB at Sharp Memorial Hospital (2004 – present)


2. Oncology Advisory Committee @ Sharp Memorial Hospital (2005 - present)

3. Quality Assurance Committee of Radiation Oncology at Sharp Memorial Hospital (2004 – present)


Honors and Awards


  1. Am College of Radiology: Distinguished Committee Service Award, September 2002


  1. Scripps Health / Scripps Clinic: 2000 Values in Action Award Recipient (Quality); February 2001


  1. Scripps Health / Scripps Clinic: 1999 Values in Action Award Recipient (Efficiency); February 2000


  1. Best Medical International Award: In recognition of pioneering work in the prevention of Arterial restenosis using intravascular brachytherapy (November, 1996)


  1. RSNA- 1987 Scientific Exhibit Award to the exhibit titled "Correlation of point doses with total activity in intracavitary application for treating gynecologic cancers": SK JANI, EC Pennington, JW Wacha, DH Hussey (1987)


  1. North Texas State University: Outstanding International Student Award (1979)


  1. North Texas State University: Certificate of Excellence for Development of Physics Instructional Center (PIC) (1979)


  1. Gujarat University, India: Summa cum Laude – Physics Class (1973)



Bibliography


Four books, 22 book chapters and 37 papers.