BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH
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NAME
POSITION TITLE
Scott Robertson
Post-doctoral Medical Physics Research Fellow
eRA COMMONS USER NAME (credential, e.g., agency login)
EDUCATION/TRAINING (Begin with baccalaureate or other initial professional education, such as nursing, include postdoctoral training and
residency training if applicable.)
DEGREE
INSTITUTION AND LOCATION
MM/YY
FIELD OF STUDY
(if applicable)
University of Maryland, College Park, MD
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
BSc
PhD
Post-Doc
05/2009
05/2013
06/2015
Physics
Medical Physics
Medical Physics
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A. Personal Statement
The current grant application proposes the development of a learning health system in the oncology setting.
Efficacy of this system will be demonstrated through modeling efforts to explore radiation-induced normal
tissue complications, but overall design of the system will enable a broad spectrum of scientific studies. Having
a background in medical physics, my education and training has prepared me for a critical role in this project,
which is to bridge the expertise of our computer science, statistics, and physician colleagues.
With respect to technical expertise, my medical physics research projects as a graduate student and
postdoctoral fellow have required substantial programming and statistical skills. I am able to contribute to
complex programming projects, utilize source code repositories, and benefit from other development
resources. This experience includes object-oriented and modular programming practices that will be essential
in creating a generalized learning health system.
With respect to clinical experience, medical physics training requires knowledge of human anatomy, cancer
(radio-)biology, and the basis of treatment decisions. This includes didactic training in normal tissue dose
tolerance limits and the underlying normal tissue complication probability modeling. I have spent over a year at
Johns Hopkins developing an interface for dose-toxicity modeling based on dose-volume histogram curves.
Results have been effectively communicated to physicians and other patient care providers.
Having such a diversity of expertise within our group, efforts will be maximized only through coordination.
Along with PI Dr. Todd McNutt, our leadership and vision will be pivotal to progress on this project.
B. Positions and Honors
Employment
2013-2015
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Radiation Oncology and Molecular Radiation
Sciences, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
Professional Memberships
2009Member, American Association of Physicists in Medicine
Honors
2014
John R. Cameron Young Investigator’s Competition, Annual Meeting of the American
Association of Physicists in Medicine, 2nd Prize Recipient
C. Selected Peer-reviewed Publications
SP Robertson, E Weiss, and GD Hugo. “A block matching-based registration algorithm for localization of
locally advanced lung tumors.” Medical Physics, 41, 041704 (2014). PMCID: PMC3978354.
SP Robertson, E Weiss, and GD Hugo. “Deformable mesh registration for validation of CT-based localization.”
Medical Physics, 40, 071721 (2013). PMCID: PMC3702591.
SP Robertson, E Weiss, and GD Hugo. “Localization accuracy from automatic and semi-automatic rigid
registration of locally-advanced lung cancer targets during image-guided radiation therapy.” Medical Physics,
39, 330-341 (2012). PMCID: PMC3259614.
E Weiss, SP Robertson, N Mukhopadhyay, and GD Hugo. “Tumor, lymph node, and tumor-to-lymph node
displacements over a radiotherapy series: Analysis of inter- and intrafraction variations using active breathing
control (ABC) in lung cancer.” International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics, 82, e649-e645
(2012). PMCID: PMC3294098.
G Massillon-JL, R Minniti, CG Soares, MJ Maryanski, and SP Robertson. “Characteristics of a new polymer
gel for high-dose gradient dosimetry using a micro optical CT scanner.” Applied Radiation Isotopes 68, 144154 (2010).
D. Research Support
NIH R01 CA116249 and R01 CA166119
08/2009 – 05/2013
PI: Dr. Geoffrey D. Hugo, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
Dissertation research in adaptive radiotherapy
The purpose of this dissertation was to develop an intensity-based automatic registration algorithm with
improved accuracy and robustness for the localization of lung tumors throughout conventionally fractionated
radiotherapy.
Role: Graduate Student
Funding by the Commonwealth Foundation and Philips Healthcare
07/2013 – 07/2015
PI: Dr. Todd R. McNutt, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
Postdoctoral fellowship involving informatics in oncology
The overarching theme of current research efforts involves the development of custom tools for data collection,
management, and review within our oncology department. Primary research interests include modeling of
normal tissue complications in both prostate and head and neck cancer patients.