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Medical Director of Emory Proton Therapy Center and Professor of Radiation Oncology at Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University.

Atlanta, GA
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Mark McDonald
1 year
My skull base subcommittee cochair Dr Rovel Colaco @TheChristieNHS presenting the companion survey data outlining key questions and variations in skull base chordoma care. Part of ongoing work @PTCOG_Official to drive improvements in care @ChordomaFDN
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James Bates
1 year
Great talk from @markmcdonaldmd discussing target volume delineation for skull base chordomas @PTCOG_Official #PTCOG62 - international collaborations only possible through organizations like this. @WinshipAtEmory
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Mark McDonald
1 year
Great to see @naptprotons sharing these important data on proton therapy utilization in the USA with the international particle therapy community #PTCOG62. The article is online ahead of print @IJROBP.
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The National Association for Proton Therapy conducted 8 surveys of all operational United States proton centers (2012-2021) and analyzed the patients treated, diagnoses, and treatment complexity to...
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National Association for Proton Therapy
1 year
Jennifer Maggiore, our Executive Director, is excited to attend #PTCOG62 in Singapore, presenting insights from our annual survey on emerging trends in proton therapy. Looking forward to connecting with fellow experts! #ProtonTherapy
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Mark McDonald
1 year
Very encouraging disease control, toxicity data, and patient-reported outcomes for H&N reirradiation. Innovative and important work for our patients faced with the tremendous burden of recurrent or second primary head and neck cancers.
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Mark McDonald
2 years
Congratulations @JamesBatesMD for this well deserved recognition! @WinshipAtEmory.
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IJROBP - The Red Journal
2 years
Our Top 20 RJ Outstanding Reviewers this past year.πŸ‘‹πŸ‘‹πŸ‘‹πŸ‘‹πŸ‘‹πŸ‘‹πŸ‘‹πŸ‘‹πŸ‘‹πŸ‘‹πŸ‘‹πŸ‘‹πŸ‘‹πŸ‘‹πŸ‘‹πŸ‘‹πŸ‘‹πŸ‘‹.@JamesBatesMD @ndesai2005 @ColtonLadbury @LichterKatie @DrSLoewen @CShahMD @GitaSuneja @CVanpouilleBox.@MayoRadOnc @uwradonc @PennRadOnc @OSUCCC_James @YaleMed .At:
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Mark McDonald
2 years
Great presentation at #PTCOG61 by @S_Charyyev on his research with proton physics team @WinshipAtEmory, using 4D optimization to improve robustness of prostate #protontherapy plans.
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Mark McDonald
2 years
Innovative research presented by Dr Jun Zhou and team @WinshipAtEmory at #PTCOG61 to predict head and neck #protontherapy plans likely to require adaptive replanning
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Mark McDonald
3 years
Someone’s been prescribing (candy) in my name! Thoughtful touch from the team at Emory Proton Therapy Center given to all our staff who have worked extremely hard towards the successful Epic EMR go-live this week @WinshipAtEmory
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Mark McDonald
3 years
congratulations @eaton_bree for being recognized as a 2021 Outstanding Reviewer for the Red Journal! @WinshipAtEmory.
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IJROBP - The Red Journal
3 years
Thank you. Congratulations to our 2021 Outstanding Reviewers.
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Mark McDonald
3 years
Painting of 3D printed skull models is art in medicine at #NASBS2022 meeting. Team @WinshipAtEmory nicely illustrates multidisciplinary care at the center for #skullbase. @NASBSorg
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Mark McDonald
3 years
Celebrating 2022 patients having completed #protontherapy @WinshipAtEmory. Thank you Megan for sharing your journey and this milestone moment with us today.
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Mark McDonald
4 years
RT @WinshipAtEmory: We're excited to unveil the new Emory Proton Therapy Center website with a wealth of valuable information on proton the….
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Mark McDonald
4 years
Today we started our #radonc residency program applicant interviews @WinshipAtEmory. Always excited to meet those who will shape the future of #oncology! Also rewarding to reflect and share why @EmoryUniversity is a great place to work, learn, and grow together. @EmoryRadOncRes.
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Mark McDonald
4 years
~3 years ago (12/04/18) we made history delivering the first #protontherapy in #Georgia. Mindful that we are marking milestones and shaping personal histories every day in the lives of our patients on their #cancer | #radiation journey.
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Mark McDonald
4 years
Starting #Thanksgiving πŸ¦ƒ week w/ Sunday treatments & great patient feedback on outstanding care @ Emory Proton Therapy Center. I’m grateful to work w/ this team who demonstrate such commitment & compassion to those we serve with #protontherapy @WinshipAtEmory.
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Mark McDonald
4 years
Was a pleasure to meet more colleagues @EmoryJohnsCreek this morning with @ShannonKahn7 to discuss #Emory #radonc services including #protontherapy. Great opportunities to strengthen our collaboration in care @WinshipAtEmory.
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Mark McDonald
4 years
Nice work by @DrBPress @jayshelton3007 @CrystalSeldon and #Emory team on potential benefits of #protontherapy in these patients.
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AsociaciΓ³n EspaΓ±ola de PROTonterapia (#AEPROT)
4 years
Bone Marrow Suppression during Postoperative Radiation for #BladderCancer and Comparative Benefit of #protontherapy Phase 2 Trial Secondary Analysis. PBT may be a valuable strategy to reduce the risk of hematologic toxicity. #aeprot #particletherapy #protonterapia
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Mark McDonald
4 years
Celebrating National Nurse Practitioner and Radiologic Technology Weeks @WinshipAtEmory! True to themes, our #radiationtherapist and #nursepractitioner teams go the extra mile and are essential together in #protontherapy! Love this msg from our Tier1 huddle board. #NPWeek #NRTW21
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Mark McDonald
4 years
Honored to speak on #protontherapy @WinshipAtEmory #headandneckcancer symposium. Enjoyed great talks by our outstanding #HNCA team and guest speakers. Everything tied back to the tremendous value of patient evaluation, coordination, and care in the H&N Multidisciplinary Clinic.
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Mark McDonald
4 years
So many #Halloween costumes, decorations, and fun moments with our #protontherapy patients and team @WinshipAtEmory. Great way to take some of the scare out of cancer care.
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Mark McDonald
4 years
Congratulations and thank you to our entire team for hard work and very late nights as we reached 119 patients under treatment at Emory Proton Therapy Center! Moments like Kaleb’s birthday this week are great reminders of our mission and purpose in #protontherapy @WinshipAtEmory.
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