Gizem Cifter, Ph.D.

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

Residency, Therapeutic Medical Physics, 2018
Rush University Medical Center

Ph.D., Physics, 2015
University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell MA

M.S., Physics, 2014
University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell MA

CERTIFICATIONS

Diplomat of the American Board of Radiology (DABR), 2021
Therapeutic Medical Physics

Texas Medical License, 2021

EMPLOYMENT

Academic Medical Physicist, 2026-present
Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center, Baton Rouge, LA

Assistant Professor, 2021-2025
Department of Radiation Physics
MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

Assistant Clinical Professor, 2018-2021
Department of Radiology
The George Washington University Hospital, Washington DC

PUBLICATIONS

1. Clinical Workflow of Spine Stereotactic Radiotherapy and Radiosurgery: Insights from a Single-Institution Physics Perspective. D Mackin, G Cifter, Y Zlateva, J Wang, Y Ding, MS Ul Hassan, Z Wang, …et.al. Cancers 18 (3), 353, 2026.
2. External validation of an algorithm to detect vertebral level mislabeling and autocontouring errors. TJ Netherton, D Duprez, T Patel, G Cifter, LE Court, C Trauernicht, … et.al. Physics and imaging in radiation oncology 34, 1007382, 2025.
3. Image Registration Uncertainty in Gammaknife Stereotactic Radiosurgery. G Cifter, DS Mackin, P Diagaradjane, Z Wang, CMC Alfonso, …et.al. AAPM 66th Annual Meeting & Exhibition, 2024.
4. Stereotactic radiosurgery for prostate cancer spine metastases: local control and fracture risk using a simultaneous integrated boost approach. TH Beckham, MK Rooney, G Cifter, V Bernard, MF McAleer, BS De, …et.al. Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine 41 (3), 436-444.4, 2024.
5. Real Time Motion Tracking for MR-guided Spine SBRT (Pilot Study). Y Ding, MC Tom, DN Yeboa, G Cifter, TM Briere, EY Han. Radiotherapy and Oncology 194, S4155-S4157,
6. Stereotactic Spine Irradiation Program at MD Anderson Cancer Center: A Comprehensive Overview. G Cifter, D Mackin, S Krafft, EY Han, Y Zlateva, J Wang, Y Ding, J Li, …et.al. Radiotherapy and Oncology 194, S765-S767, 2024.
7. The Impact of Radiation Treatment Dose to the Tumor And Normal Tissues Using Post-Operative MRI vs. MR-Simulation for Radiotherapy Planning of High-Grade Glioma. S Thrower, M Farhat, B Curl, G Cifter, M Shanker, T Beckham, A Ghia, …et.al. Neuro-Oncology Advances 5 (Supplement_3), iii12-iii12, 2023.