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EDUCATION
AND TRAINING
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University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Va
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Medical
degree
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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Doctorate of Philosophy
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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Internship
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Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA
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Residency
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Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
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BOARD CERTIFICATION
Radiation Oncology (American
Board of Radiology) Board Eligible
OTHER
RSNA-ACR Public Information Website Committee - Radiologyinfo.org
Co-Chairman National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers at Alexian Brothers Medical Center
Susan G. Komen Chicago Affiliate Scientific Advisor
American Cancer Society Northwest Suburban Region Leadership Board
AWARDS
- ASTRO Annual Meeting Travel Grant
- ASCO/AACR Workshop: Methods in Clinical Cancer Research
- Bertram V. A. Low-Beer Memorial Fellowship in Oncology, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California San Francisco, CA
- Patricia J. and Charles O’Morchoe Leadership Award for Outstanding Medical Student
- Carle Condit Fund Medical Student Scholarship
- Teacher Ranked as Excellent, College of Medicine, University of Illinois
- Department of Defense Breast Cancer Traineeship
- Bioengineering in Radiation Oncology Training Program
- Keystone Symposium Travel Grant
- Endocrine Society Travel Grant
- Howard Hughes Research Fellowship
AREAS OF SPECIALTY
- Breast Cancer
- Lung cancer
- Gamma Knife Radiosurgery
- Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy
- Genitourinary malignancies
- Head and neck malignancies
- Gynecologic malignancies
- Cancer Survivorship
Dr. Rajendran primarily practices at Alexian Brothers Cancer Center and St. Alexius Cancer Center. He attended college at the University of Virginia and came to the Midwest for a combined MD/PhD program at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Dr. Rajendran has a PhD in molecular mechanisms and cell biology of hormone dependent cancers such as breast cancer and prostate cancer. He did his residency training at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. He has also conducted research in the areas of prostate organ motion, proton radiation therapy, and radiation therapy for breast and thoracic tumors. He has written numerous papers and made presentations nationally and internationally.
Dr. Rajendran is trained in the use of 3-dimensional conformal radiation therapy, intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT), stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT), gamma knife radiosurgery, high dose rate brachytherapy, and permanent interstitial brachytherapy. He has interest in treating a broad range of cancers including breast, lung, brain, genitourinary, head and neck, and gynecologic malignancies. He is also interested in cancer survivorship issues and empowering cancer patients and their care givers.
Dr. Rajendran enjoys spending his leisure time with his wife and two children camping, hiking, playing tennis, gourmet cooking, and wine tasting.
When asked why he chose radiation oncology, he states, "I began my love of cancer biology by studying cancer cells and I learned in medical training the art of caring for the entire patient. I strive to continually gain clinical knowledge to properly stage, plan, and treat my patients based on clinical evidence. I want to give my patients a clear understanding of how and why I am treating them. To really help a patient, it is critical to understand the science behind their treatment and the art of delivering care.”
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