Katharine Dexter McCormick and Stanley McCormick Memorial Professor

Quynh-Thu Le, MD

Bio

Quynh-Thu Le, MD is the Katharine Dexter McCormick & Stanley McCormick Memorial Professor and Chair of the Department of Radiation Oncology at Stanford University. She co-directs the Radiation Biology Program of the Stanford Cancer Institute. Her clinical focus is on radiation management of head and neck cancer (HNC). She has led multicenter phase II and III clinical trials, testing the addition of novel drugs as well as radiosensitizer or radioprotector with chemoradiotherapy in HNC. Her lab works on approaches to regenerate salivary glands after radiation damage, identification of biomarkers of prognosis and treatment resistance in HNC, and development of novel treatment strategies for HNC with a focus on the tumor microenvironment and Galectin-1.She currently co-chairs the NRG Oncology Group of the NCI-sponsored National Clinical Trial Network (NCTN), which conducts practice-changing phase II-III trials in many cancers. Before that, she chaired the HNC Committee of NRG Oncology for ten years. She has received grant support from ASCO, ASTRO as well as P01, R01 and R21 grants from the NIH. She has served as a reviewer for several journals and NIH study sections. She has been actively involved in many national and international organizations such as ASTRO, ASCO and AARC and ARS. She was inducted into the Fellowship of the American College of Radiology (FACR), the American Society of Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (FASTRO) and the Institute of Medicine / National Academy of Medicine (IOM/NAM). She was also honored with the Caltech Distinguished Alumni Award.

Clinical Focus

  • Cancer > Head and Neck Cancer
  • Cancer > Radiation Oncology
  • Lung Cancer - Radiation Oncology
  • Salivary Gland Tumors - Radiation Oncology
  • Head and Neck Cancers - Radiation Oncology
  • Larynx Cancer - Radiation Oncology
  • Radiation Oncology
  • Oral Cavity Cancer - Radiation Oncology
  • Sarcomas - Soft Tissue - Radiation Oncology
  • Skull Base Tumors - Radiation Oncology

Academic Appointments

Administrative Appointments

  • Chair, Department of Radiation Oncology, Stanford University (2011 - Present)
  • Co-Director, Radiation Biology Program, Stanford Cancer Institute (2004 - Present)

Honors & Awards

  • Distinguished Alumni Award, California Institute of Technology (Caltech) (2015)
  • Fellow, American Society of Therapeutic Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) (2014)
  • Recipient, ARRO Educator of the Year Award (2014)
  • Member, Induction into Institute of Medicine (IOM) (2013)
  • Fellow, American College of Radiology (ACR) (2011)
  • Recipient, ASCO Clinical Research Development Award (2002-2005)
  • Recipient, American Association of Woman Radiologist Early Career Professional Development Award (2002)
  • Recipient, ASTRO Junior Faculty Research Fellowship (2000-2002)
  • Recipient, Henry Kaplan Memorial Prize for Teaching Award (1998, 2000)
  • Recipient, Radiologic Society of Northern American Resident Research Award (1997)
  • Member, Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society (1993)
  • Top Graduate in Medical School Class, Sadie E. Berkove, MD Fellowship (1993)
  • Recipient, UCSF Regent Scholarship (1989-1991)

Boards, Advisory Committees, Professional Organizations

  • Treasurer and Executive Committee Member, American Radium Socieity (2012 - Present)
  • Annual Program Committee - Head and Neck Group Member, ASCO (2012 - 2015)
  • Chair, Head and Neck Cancer Committee, NRG Oncology Cooperative Group (RTOG, NSABP & GOG) (2011 - Present)
  • Chair, Education Committee, ASTRO (2011 - 2015)
  • Chair and Member, Scientific Program Committee, American Radium Society (2006 - 2011)
  • Editorial Board Member, Journal Clinical Oncology (2006 - 2010)
  • Radiology Program Co-Director, Stanford Comprehensive Cancer Center Grant (P30) (2005 - Present)
  • Annual Program Committee Member, ASTRO (2004 - 2010)
  • Panel Member, National Comprehensive Cancer Network Lung Cancer (2004 - 2010)
  • Annual Program Committee - Lung Group Member, ASCO (2004 - 2007)
  • Task Force Member of Written Board/Oral Board, American Board of Radiology (2003 - Present)

Professional Education

  • Residency: UCSF Radiation Oncology Residency (1997) CA
  • Internship: Alameda County Highland Hospital Internal Medicine Residency (1994) CA
  • Medical Education: University of California at San Francisco School of Medicine (1993) CA
  • Board Certification: American Board of Radiology, Radiation Oncology (1998)
  • MD, UCSF, Medicine (1993)