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Sarah Jo Stephens

Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology
Radiation Oncology

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology · 2021 - Present Radiation Oncology, Clinical Science Departments

Recent Publications


System for High-Intensity Evaluation During Radiation Therapy (SHIELD-RT): A Prospective Randomized Study of Machine Learning-Directed Clinical Evaluations During Radiation and Chemoradiation.

Journal Article J Clin Oncol · November 1, 2020 PURPOSE: Patients undergoing outpatient radiotherapy (RT) or chemoradiation (CRT) frequently require acute care (emergency department evaluation or hospitalization). Machine learning (ML) may guide interventions to reduce this risk. There are limited prosp ... Full text Link to item Cite

Evaluating for disparities in place of death for head and neck cancer patients in the United States utilizing the CDC WONDER database.

Journal Article Oral Oncol · March 2020 OBJECTIVE: Evaluate trends in place of death for patients with head and neck cancers (HNC) in the U.S. from 1999 to 2017 based on the CDC WONDER (Wide-ranging Online Data for Epidemiologic Research) database. MATERIALS/METHODS: Using patient-level data fro ... Full text Link to item Cite
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Education, Training & Certifications


Duke University · 2015 M.D.