Aparna Kesarwala
Overview
Aparna H. Kesarwala, MD, PhD, joined the Department of Radiation Oncology at Emory University School of Medicine in September 2019 as Assistant Professor. Prior to joining Emory, Dr. Kesarwala was Assistant Research Physician at the National Cancer Institute. As a radiation oncologist, Dr. Kesarwala treats patients with thoracic malignancies at Emory University Hospital Midtown.
Dr. Kesarwala received an AB degree in chemistry summa cum laude from Princeton University. She earned her MD and her PhD in Molecular Cell Biology from Washington University School of Medicine. She completed an internship at Yale-New Haven Hospital and a radiation oncology residency at the National Cancer Institute/National Capital Consortium.
Academic Appointment
- Assistant Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology, Emory University School of Medicine
Education
Degrees
- MD from Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine
- PhD from Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine
Research
Publications
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Combination radiation and PD-L1 enhance tumor control by stimulating CD8+PD-1+TCF-1+T cells in the tumor-draining lymph node.
Nat Commun Volume: 16 Page(s): 3522
04/14/2025 Authors: Shen Y; Connolly E; Aiello M; Zhou C; Chappa P; Song H; Tippitak P; Clark T; Cardenas M; Prokhnevska N -
Unsupervised Bayesian generation of synthetic CT from CBCT using patient-specific score-based prior.
Med Phys Volume: 52 Page(s): 2238 - 2246
04/01/2025 Authors: Peng J; Gao Y; Chang C-W; Qiu R; Wang T; Kesarwala A; Yang K; Scott J; Yu D; Yang X -
Integrating knowledge-based planning and noncoplanar oblique VMAT arcs: A study of dose to the heart and immune cells in thoracic radiotherapy.
Tech Innov Patient Support Radiat Oncol Volume: 33 Page(s): 100301
03/01/2025 Authors: Diedrich B; Roper J; Hopkins B; Tian S; Momin S; Schreibmann E; Kesarwala AH; Luca K -
Improving Lung Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy Dose Conformity Using a Simple Noncoplanar Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy Technique.
Pract Radiat Oncol
02/25/2025 Authors: Kei T; Luca K; Kayode O; Higgins KA; Bradley JD; Shelton JW; Patel AB; Yang X; Schreibmann E; Zhang J -
Using a patient-specific diffusion model to generate CBCT-based synthetic CTs for CBCT-guided adaptive radiotherapy.
Med Phys Volume: 52 Page(s): 471 - 480
01/01/2025 Authors: Chen X; Qiu RLJ; Wang T; Chang C-W; Chen X; Shelton JW; Kesarwala AH; Yang X -
Primary lung tumour stereotactic body radiotherapy followed by concurrent mediastinal chemoradiotherapy and adjuvant immunotherapy for locally advanced non-small-cell lung cancer: a multicentre, single-arm, phase 2 trial.
Lancet Oncol Volume: 26 Page(s): 85 - 97
01/01/2025 Authors: Heinzerling JH; Mileham KF; Robinson MM; Symanowski JT; Induru RR; Brouse GM; Corso CD; Prabhu RS; Haggstrom DE; Moeller BJ -
Dosimetric comparison between laterality-specific and general knowledge-based planning models for nonsmall cell lung cancer.
Med Dosim
11/25/2024 Authors: Seng J; Luca K; Roper J; Kesarwala AH; Momin S -
CBCT-based synthetic CT image generation using a diffusion model for CBCT-guided lung radiotherapy.
Med Phys Volume: 51 Page(s): 8168 - 8178
11/01/2024 Authors: Chen X; Qiu RLJ; Peng J; Shelton JW; Chang C-W; Yang X; Kesarwala AH -
Pre-operative stereotactic radiosurgery and peri-operative dexamethasone for resectable brain metastases: a two-arm pilot study evaluating clinical outcomes and immunological correlates.
Nat Commun Volume: 15 Page(s): 8854
10/14/2024 Authors: Jansen CS; Pagadala MS; Cardenas MA; Prabhu RS; Goyal S; Zhou C; Chappa P; Vo BT; Ye C; Hopkins B -
Unsupervised Bayesian Generation of Synthetic CT from CBCT Using
Patient-Specific Score-Based Prior
06/21/2024 Authors: Peng J; Gao Y; Chang C-W; Qiu R; Wang T; Kesarwala A; Yang K; Scott J; Yu D; Yang X