Center for Thoracic Oncology

Our Team

Contact

Boston Medical Center
Moakley Building
830 Harrison Avenue, Suite 3400
Boston, MA 02118

Hours: 8:00AM - 5:00PM
Phone: 617.638.5600
Fax: 617.638.7382
 

Lisa A. Kachnic, MD

Chief, Department of Radiation Oncology

Associate Director, Cancer Center

Professor of Radiology, Boston University School of Medicine

Special Interests
Breast cancer; lung cancer; gastrointestinal cancer

Education and Training
Publications

Education and Training

College
Boston College, Bachelor of Science in Biology

Medical School
Tufts University School of Medicine, Doctor of Medicine

Residency
Massachusetts General Hospital, Resident in Radiation Oncology

Board Certifications
National Board of Medical Examiners
Massachusetts Board of Medicine License
American Board of Radiology - Certification in Radiation Oncology
American Board of Radiology - Maintenance of Certification in Radiation Oncology

Publications

Powell SN and Kachnic LA: Therapeutic Exploitation of Tumor cell Defects in Homologous Recombination. Anticancer Agents Med Chem 2008 8(4): 448-60.

Willers H, Kachnic LA, Luo CM, Li L, Purschke M, Borgmann K, Held KD and Powell SN: Biomarkers and Mechanisms of FANCD2 Function. Journal of Biomedicine and Biotechnology 2008 Article ID 821529 (In process).

Willins J and Kachnic LA: Clinically Relevant Standards for Intensity-modulated Radiation Therapy Dose Prescription. J Natl Cancer Inst 2008 100(5):288-90.

Berk L, James J, Schwartz A, Hug E, Mahadevan A, Samuels M and Kachnic LA: A Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Trial of a Beta-Hydroxyl Beta-methyl Butyrate, Glutamine and Arginine Mixture for the Treatment of Cancer Cachexia (RTOG 0122). Support Care Cancer 2008 Feb 22 (In process).