Katie Lichter MD MPH
@LichterKatie
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Oncology x Environment x Breast Cancer 🩺🌎| RadOnc UCSF➡Dartmouth | PI GreenHealth Lab | Former US Dept Health & Human Services OCCHE Fellow | Minne❄️ta Native
San Francisco, CA
Joined August 2018
📢 Very excited to share our new study on the environmental impact of radiotherapy published in @LancetOncology! 🌍 Quantifying cancer care emissions via life cycle assessments & proposing sustainable solutions in oncology - including hypofractionation, telehealth, and clean.
New Research: Quantification of the environmental impact of radiotherapy and associated secondary human health effects: a multi-institutional retrospective analysis and simulation #environmental #radiotherapy
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RT @PRJeffWhite: In this #WorldHeadandNeckCancerDay .Resharing my story in the hope that people newly diagnosed know there are treatment op….
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RT @PC3Innovation: #PC3IatASCO: Surbhi Grover & @LichterKatie compared the #environmental impact of #radiotherapy in Brazil & external beam….
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RT @RO_Institute: 🏃♂️🏃♀️ Registration is NOW OPEN for the ROI 5K at the @ASTRO_org Annual Meeting! 🎉.Enjoy the sunrise over the SF Bay wh….
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RT @MaiwandAc: @MulherkarRia @roecsg @RadOncTalks @StephDudzinski @MaryMahoney02 Thank you for your fantastic work! @RadOncTalks.
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RT @PBlanchardMD: 10y results of FAST FORWARD (adjuvant #breastcancer RT) trial presented at #ESTRO25 by AM Brunt. Compared to 40Gy/15, 26….
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Proud of #GreenHealthLab member @LeydaMarrero (MS3 @UCSFHospitals ) for presenting our work on how Puerto Rican #RadOnc clinics are preparing to deliver care during climate disasters 🇵🇷🌪️. “Born & raised in PR, I’m committed to improving care at home. 2/3 of clinics felt
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Grateful for the incredible patient advocates in our lab who continue to shape breast cancer research by centering what matters most to patients. 🧠💗. Partnering with trained patient advocates has been one of the most impactful—and rewarding—ways to align research with
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RT @MattHarkenrider: Check out the latest @AmericanBrachy podcast where I discuss the SAVE Trial (Short Course Vaginal Brachy) with investi….
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Podcast Episode · American Brachytherapy Society (ABS) Podcast · 03/25/2025 · 32m
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RT @DrMcClellandLab: Extremely proud that we will once again be well-represented at @ASCO in June. The hard work of 16 lab members -> 9 abs….
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Celebrating our amazing @UCSFHospitals GreenHealth Lab members & alumni on a successful #Match2025! From #radonc to Family Medicine, proud of this next generation of physician leaders🩺🌱.#MedTwitter #ClimateHealth #RepresentationMatters
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RT @TheDrWood: Dr. @j_luh giving a stirring #ACRO2025 Luther Brady Lecture on “The Critical Role of Radiation Oncology in the Healthcare Ec….
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RT @fumikochino: 🚨Great news ‼️.The 2025 @ASCO Quality Care Symposium abstract submission site will open in April!. ❌Mark abstract deadline….
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Proud to have worked with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Climate Change & Health Equity this past year—a small but mighty team tackling healthcare climate #resiliency and #sustainability. Grateful to @HCWithoutHarm.for preserving key work. The efforts
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✨ 2024 was a great year for the GreenHealth Lab at @UCSFHospitals. From wildfire research to decarbonizing cancer care, none of this would be possible without our incredible student/resident team, collaborators, and supporters. Grateful for a fantastic year & excited for what’s
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Excited to share our @theNAMedicine Perspectives paper in light of #COP29! 🌍 29% of U.S. hospitals are now reporting their emissions/pollution, with 15% signing the White House-HHS pledge. A critical step in protecting patients and upholding #DoNoHarm. Read more:.
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RT @TheDrWood: Grateful to @RO_Institute for supporting 3 of the largest equity labs in #RadOnc: L to R the #SunejaLab (PI Dr @GitaSuneja),….
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A big thank you to @RO_Institute for supporting our work on wildfire impacts and resilient cancer care through #GreenHealthLab! 🙏🙏 for ongoing support to early-career and resident investigators to find ways to continue improve patient care!.
Dr. @LichterKatie is studying the impacts of wildfire on patients receiving RT with support from ROI. She and Dr. @RachelSabol1 of the #GreenHealth Lab presented some of their team's recent results at #ASTRO24. See their poster:
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RT @TheDrWood: 2/.More #WeWhoCurie day #RadOnc co-authorship greatness:. @EmmaCFields.@Ify_Ekpunobi.@IvyRadOncMD.@Jessica_Aduwo.@KristinRed….
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RT @UCSFCancer: Kudos @KVanLoonMD, Director of our @UCSF Global Cancer Program, who will take the helm as editor-in-chief of JCO Global Onc….
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