Bio
Sarah S. Donaldson is the Catharine and Howard Avery Professor in the Department of Radiation Oncology at Stanford University School of Medicine. She is also Associate Director of the residency program at Stanford’s Department of Radiation Oncology and Chief of the Radiation Oncology service at the Packard Children’s Hospital in Stanford, California. She is a member of the National Academy of Medicine/Institute of Medicine and a fellow of AAAS, ASTRO, ACR, and ASCO.
Dr. Donaldson has broad expertise in Radiation Oncology with particular interest in Pediatrics, Breast, CNS, Sarcoma Lymphoma, and rare tumors.
She is widely regarded as an authority in pediatric radiation oncology having served as a founding member as the Children’s Oncology Group and the Childhood Cancer Survivor’s Study. She has served as principal investigator on Pediatric Hodgkins Lymphoma, Rhabdomyosarcoma, and Ewings Sarcoma clinical trials.
Clinical Focus
- Cancer > Cutaneous (Dermatologic) Oncology
- Cancer > Lymphoma
- Cancer > Radiation Oncology
- Sarcomas - Radiation Oncology
- Bone Cancer
- Basal / Squamous Cell Carcinomas - Radiation Oncology
- Brain / Central Nervous System Tumors
- Brain / Central Nervous System Tumors - Radiation Oncology
- Breast Cancer
- Breast Cancer - Radiation Oncology
- Burkitt's Lymphoma
- Burkitt's Lymphoma - Radiation Oncology
- Childhood Cancers
- Eye / Orbital Cancer
- Eye / Orbital Cancer - Benign
- Eye / Orbital Cancer - Malignancies
- Germ Cell Tumors
- Germ Cell Tumors - Radiation Oncology
- Hodgkin's Disease
- Hodgkin's Disease - Radiation Oncology
- Leukemia
- Leukemia - Radiation Oncology
- Lymphoma
- Melanoma
- Melanoma - Radiation Oncology
- Multiple Myeloma
- Multiple Myeloma - Radiation Oncology
- Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
- Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Radiation Oncology
- Osteosarcoma
- Pediatric Cancers
- Pigmented Skin Lesions
- Pigmented Skin Lesions - Radiation Oncology
- Pituitary Adenomas
- Pituitary Adenomas - Radiation Oncology
- Radiation Oncology
- Sarcomas - Bone
- Sarcomas - Bone - Radiation Oncology
- Sarcomas - Soft Tissue
- Sarcomas - Soft Tissue - Radiation Oncology
- Skin Cancer
- Skin Cancer - Radiation Oncology
- Therapeutic Radiology
- Thyroid Cancers
- Thyroid Cancers - Radiation Oncology
- sarcoma
Academic Appointments
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Professor, Radiation Oncology - Radiation Therapy
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Member, Stanford Cancer Institute
Administrative Appointments
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Associate Chair, Stanford University School of Medicine - Radiation Oncology (1997 - 2011)
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Chief, Radiation Oncology Service, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, Stanford Hospital and Clinics (1991 - 2018)
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Director of Mentoring, Department of Radiation Oncology (2016 - Present)
Honors & Awards
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Fellow, American Association for Women Radiolgists (2018)
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Gold Medal, Radiological Society of North America (2018)
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Certificate of Appreciation, National Cancer Institute (2017)
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Women Who Conquer Cancer Mentorship Award, Conquer Cancer Foundation of ASCO (2016)
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Distinguished Career Achievement Award, Dartmouth Geisel School of Medicine (2015)
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Ho Hung Chiu Medical Education Foundation Lecturer, Ho Hung Chiu Medical Education Foundation (2015)
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Honorary Member, European Society of Radiology (2014)
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Honorary Member, American Association of Physicists in Medicine (2014)
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Honorary Member, French Society of Radiology (SFR) (2014)
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Medal of the French Society of Radiotherapy, French Society of Radiotherapy (2014)
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Medical Staff Distinguished Service Award, Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford (2014)
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Radiology Leadership Institute, Leadership Luminary Award, The American College of Radiology (2014)
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Albion Walter Hewlett Award, Department of Medicine Stanford University (2013)
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Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science (2012)
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Fellow, American Society of Clinical Oncology (2012)
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Richard T. Hoppe Leadership Award, Department Radiation Oncology (2012)
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The Dean’s Medal, Stanford University School of Medicine (2012)
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John H. Wineman Lecture, University of Michigan (2010)
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Inaugural Lecture, Pediatric Radiation Oncology Society (2009)
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ASCO Pediatric Oncology Award, American Society of Clinical Oncology (2007)
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ASCO Statesman Award, American Society of Clinical Oncology (2007)
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Gold Medal, American College of Radiology (2007)
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Pediatric Oncology Award, American Society of Clinical Oncology (2007)
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Fellow, American Society of Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (2006)
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Morton M. Kligerman Lecturer and Award, University of Pennsylvania (2006)
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Elizabeth Blackwell Award, American Medical Women's Association (2005)
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Ira J. Spiro Visiting Professor and Memorial Lecturer, Massachusetts General Hospital (2005)
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Honorary Member, National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements (2004)
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Mark Nesbit lecturer, University of Minnesota (2002)
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W.W. Sutow lecturer and Gold Medal, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center (2002)
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Juan A. del Regato Foundation Lecturer and Gold Medal, del Regato Foundation (2001)
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Gold medal, American Society of Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (2000)
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Janeway lecturer and Gold medal recipient, American Radium Society (1999)
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Member, Institute of Medicine (1999)
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Marie Curie Award, American Association for Women Radiologists (1998)
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Radiation Oncology Orator, Radiological Society of North America (1995)
Boards, Advisory Committees, Professional Organizations
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Member, International Society of Pediatric Oncology (1973 - Present)
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Member, Radiological Society of North America (1993 - Present)
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Member, American Association for Women Radiologists (1993 - Present)
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Member, American College of Radiology (1981 - Present)
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Diplomat, American Board of Radiology (1973 - Present)
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Member, American Society for Radiology Oncology (1973 - Present)
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Member, American Society for Clinical Oncology (1973 - Present)
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RSNA Representative, Academy of Radiology Research (2011 - Present)
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Steering Committee Member, NCI Pediatric and Adolescent Solid Tumor Steering Committee Coordinating Center for Clinical Trials (2010 - Present)
Professional Education
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Fellowship:MD Anderson Cancer Center (1971) TX
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Internship:University of Washington School of Medicine (1969) WA
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Board Certification: Therapeutic Radiology, American Board of Radiology (1974)
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Fellowship:Institut Gustave-Roussy (1973) France
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Residency:Stanford University Medical Center (1972) CA
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Medical Education:Harvard Medical School (1968) MA
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M.D., Harvard Medical School (1968)