Professor and Program Director Radiation Oncology @umnradonc |Proud Latina 🇨🇴 | my views
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Joined December 2013
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Thank you to everyone who attended the virtual meet and greet! If you missed it, but you will be attending ASTRO, you can sign up for our in person event. Come and meet our awesome residents! Details 👇
Thank you to everyone who joined us for our 2026 Virtual Residency Program Meet & Greet Information Session! If you missed it and are heading to ASTRO, please come to our in-person meet and greet! Register here: z.umn.edu/bg63 🩺☢️
Rad/oncs de Latinoamérica, ya se registraron para el @ASTRO_org journal club en español este Sábado. El tema de discusión: recto! No se lo pierdan!
Medical students applying to #radonc. Come meet our residents!
Two chances to connect, ask questions, and learn about residency:
💻 Virtual: 08/31 7:30 PM CT
📍 During @ASTRO_org meeting: Join us for lunch on 09/27.
We’d love to meet you! Details in the flyer below 👇
Join the @UMNRadOnc residents for our Residency Program Medical Student Meet & Greet sessions!
Learn about our residency program and connect with our residents—in person or virtually.
See the flyer below and scan the QR codes for dates, registration, and more details.
#RadOnc
As you all know, a 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck Colombia Monday. Latest reports: >40K families affected, nearly 300 deaths and 4,000 injured. If you can, please support relief efforts. From the U.S., you can donate to the following orgs: 1) givetocolombia.org
2) direct relief: directrelief.org
3) world central kitchen: wck.org
Desde Colombia: 1) Cruz Roja Colombiana: cruzrojacolombiana.org
2) abaco colombia: abaco.org.co
Thank you for supporting recovery efforts. My country needs it. ❤️
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If you haven't already, register for the AUC GI Committee's webinar reviewing a recent publication for the treatment of Locoregionally Recurrent Rectal Cancer.
Register to reserve the time on your calendar next month here: americanradiumsociety.org/pa…
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Congratulations to Dr. Sara Alcorn et. all on their new #RedJournal Podcast Episode!
Listen in: z.umn.edu/bevb
🎙️New #RedJournal Podcast Episode:
"Skin care during radiotherapy – What the guidelines tell us and don't tell us" - July 1, 2026
Editor-in-Chief Dr. @sueyom hosts Associate Editor Dr. Sara Alcorn, Michael Shing Fung Lee, and Dr. Henry Wong. @IJROBP
Listen on YouTube: ow.ly/NvwM50ZhLvq
Listen on Spotify: ow.ly/Y5vg50ZhLvn
Listen online: ow.ly/QL6Y50ZhLvp
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Highly practical ESTRO guidelines. Re-RT for locally recurrent rectal cancer should no longer be the "exception."
W thoughtful planning, re-RT (often 30–40 Gy BID, w SBRT in select cases) can safely 1) improve resectability, 2) definitively tx or 3) palliate symptoms. @OncoAlert
No es muy tarde para registrarse! Los esperamos mañana!
Únete a nuestra próxima sesión donde analizaremos los resultados del estudio #HYPNO-RT, Arthur Berretos Francisco Pérez Peña proximo SABADO 20 DE JUNIO 9AM CDMX, registro gratuito
us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi… @ASTRO_org #ASTROJournalClub #ASTRO #RadOnc #LATAM @alediazmd @gusviani
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Únete a nuestra próxima sesión donde analizaremos los resultados del estudio #HYPNO-RT, Arthur Berretos Francisco Pérez Peña proximo SABADO 20 DE JUNIO 9AM CDMX, registro gratuito
us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi… @ASTRO_org #ASTROJournalClub #ASTRO #RadOnc #LATAM @alediazmd @gusviani
Acompáñanos este Sábado 20 de Junio con el @ASTRO_org journal club de este mes. Discutiremos el HYPNO trial.
Congratulations to Dr. Alcorn on this well-deserved teaching award! Beyond being an exceptional teacher, you are a wonderful colleague and person. We are so lucky to have you.
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Congratulations to Dr. Sara Alcorn, who was chosen as the ARRO Educator of the Year, 2025-26, by our Radiation Oncology residents! This recognition spotlights Dr. Alcorn’s excellence in teaching and enthusiastic support of residency training.
Wonderful evening celebrating @AlexGrosinger and Brian Jang’s graduation from @umnradonc. Congratulations, guys! Wishing you all the best as you begin the next stage of your careers.
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Congrats to Dr. Lindsey Sloan, site PI and co-author, and the UMMC East Bank Department of Radiation Oncology faculty, staff, and research team on this groundbreaking research! @LindseySloan19
Masonic Cancer Center researchers participated in the Phase 3 ROADS clinical trial. Results presented at #ASCO26 showed improved overall survival and lower rates of tumor regrowth for patients with newly diagnosed operable brain metastases.
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Excellent opportunity for residents interested in global health.
Applications for the ASTRO/ARRO Global Health Scholars Program are now open!
A great opportunity for radiation oncology residents passionate about global oncology, education, research, and international outreach.
Link: astro.org/interest-groups/ar…
@ARRO_org @ASTRO_org
No es muy tarde para registrarse! Acompáñanos hoy en este journal club!
Acompáñanos en este nuevo @ASTRO_org journal club en español el Miércoles 20 de Mayo donde discutiremos el estudio IMPORT Low con Dr. Jean Wright
Acompáñanos en este nuevo @ASTRO_org journal club en español el Miércoles 20 de Mayo donde discutiremos el estudio IMPORT Low con Dr. Jean Wright
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Congratulations to Dr. Stephanie Terezakis, for her incredible work leading the 2026 American Radium Society 108th Annual Meeting as ARS President. Founded in 1916, the ARS is the oldest multidisciplinary society devoted to cancer research and treatment. #ARS2026
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“Community is our foundation and our future.”Goosebumps from the presidential lecture by @StephanieTerez1 at the @RadiumSociety meeting highlighting the power of connection, mentorship, and community in #RadOnc. An inspiring and truly genuine leader #ARS2026
