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Christopher Ryan Kelsey

Professor of Radiation Oncology
Radiation Oncology
Radiation Oncology, Box 3085, Durham, NC 27710
30 Duke Medicine Circle, Room 05125A, Durham, NC 27710

Overview


I specialize in the treatment of hematologic and thoracic malignancies. I have a special research interest in optimizing radiation therapy in lymphomas and leukemias, particularly consolidation radiation therapy in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma and total body irradiation in the setting of allogeneic stem cell transplantation. Other academic interests include cardiac toxicity after radiation therapy for lung cancer and optimizing stereotactic body radiation therapy for stage I non-small cell lung cancer.

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Professor of Radiation Oncology · 2020 - Present Radiation Oncology, Clinical Science Departments
Member of the Duke Cancer Institute · 2017 - Present Duke Cancer Institute, Institutes and Centers

Recent Publications


Respiratory Viral Infections Following CD19 CAR T-Cell Therapy.

Journal Article J Med Virol · May 2026 Respiratory viral infections (RVI) are an important infectious complication after chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy. However, the epidemiology of RVI following CAR T-cell therapy and their risk factors are not well defined. To describe the inc ... Full text Link to item Cite

Historical outcomes for patients with stage IA NLPHL: RGlobal nLPHL One Working Group (GLOW) retrospective analyses.

Journal Article Blood Adv · April 14, 2026 We evaluated outcomes by management type for patients with stage IA nodular lymphocyte-predominant Hodgkin lymphoma (NLPHL) in the Global NLPHL One Working Group (GLOW) retrospective database of 2243 patients with stage I-IV disease diagnosed from 1992-202 ... Full text Link to item Cite
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Recent Grants


Knowledge-based Tutoring for Knowledge-based Radiation Therapy

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by Varian Medical Systems, Inc. · 2020 - 2022

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Education


University of Colorado, Denver · 2002 M.D.
Brigham Young University · 1998 B.S.