Heather D. Pacholke, M.D.

 

Education

INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Medical Doctorate Degree, May 2000

UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME, Notre Dame, IN
Bachelor of Science in Biology, cum Laude, May 1995

Training

UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA, Gainesville, FL
Radiation Oncology, 2001-June 2005
Chief Resident 2004-2005

ST. VINCENT'S HOSPITAL, Indianapolis, IN
Transitional Year Resident, 2000-2001

Employment

SOUTHEAST RADIATION ONCOLOGY, Charlotte, NC
Medical Director of Roy M. Hinson Cancer Center, 2005-2007, 2009-Current

ROCKY MOUNTAIN CANCER CENTERS, Denver, CO
Medical Director of Hope Cancer Care Center, 7/2007-6/2009

Board Certification

American Board of Radiology, Therapeutic Radiology
Certified June 2006

Honors and Awards

ASTRO Poster Recognition Award, 2004

RSNA Roentgen Resident Research Award, 2004

Thomas A. Troeger, M.D., Scholarship, 1999

Richard D. Weiss, M.D., Scholarship, 1998

Charles Meredith Thomas Memorial Scholarship, 1997

Memberships

American Society for Therapeutic Radiology & Oncology

North Carolina Medical Society

Radiological Society of North America

American Association for Women Radiologists

Publications

Stephenson AJ, Shariat SF, Kattan MW, Zelefsky MJ, Butler EB, Teh BS, Klein EA, Kupelian PA, Roehrborn CG, Pistenmaa DA, Pacholke HD, Liauw SL, Katz MS, Leibel SA, Scardino PT, Slawin KA. Multi-center evaluation of salvage radiotherapy for the treatment of recurrent prostate cancer after radical prostatectomy.JAMA 2004; 64:982-986.

Pacholke HD, Wajsman Z, Algood CB, Morris CG, Zlotecki RA. Postoperative Adjuvant and Salvage Radiation Therapy for Prostate Cancer: Impact on Freedom from Biochemical Relapse and Survival. Urology 2004; 64:982-986.

Pacholke HD, Pincus DW, Mendenhall NP: An unusual case of pure germinoma in a patient with Tourette's syndrome. Journal of the Hong Kong College of Radiologists 2003; 6:155-157.

Pacholke HD, Pacholke DA, Mendenhall NP: Primary Lymphoma of Bone. In: UpToDate, Rose BD (Ed), UpToDate, Wellesley, MA, 2003.

Pacholke DA, Pacholke HD, Mendenhall NP: Eosinophilic Granuloma of Bone, In: UpToDate, Rose (Ed), UpToDate, Wellesley, MA 2003.

Pacholke HD, Amdur RJ, Schmalfuss IM, Louis D, Mendenhall WM. Contouring the middle and inner ear on radiotherapy planning scans. American Journal of Clinical Oncology 2004; 28:143-147.

Pacholke HD, Amdur RJ, Morris CD, Li JG, Dempsey JF, Hinerman RW, Mendenhall WM. Late xerostomia after Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy versus conventional radiotherapy. American Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2005 October 28(5):474-8

Chang D, Pacholke HD, Amdur R, Mendenhall N, Morris C, Byer C, Olivier K. Xerostomia in long-term survivors of aggressive non-Hodgkin's lymphoma of Waldeyer's ring: A potential role for parotid-sparing techniques? Submitted for publication, April 2007.

Presentations

The role of radiation therapy in the treatment of breast cancer. Oral presentation for the community during Breast Cancer Awareness month, October 2007.

The role of IMRT in "early stage" paranasal sinus tumors. Oral presentation at the 35th Annual Radiation Oncology Clinical Research Seminar, 2004, Gainesville, FL.

A comparison of xerostomia-related quality of life in head and neck cancer patients following IMRT versus conventional radiotherapy. Oral presentation at the 34th Annual Radiation Oncology Clinical Research Seminar, 2004, Gainesville, FL.

Controversies in the diagnosis and management of endometrial cancer. Oral presentation at the 34th Annual Radiation Oncology Clinical Research Seminar, 2004, Gainesville, FL.

The University of Florida experience using the University of Michigan Xerostomia Questionnaire to evaluate quality of life following head and neck radiotherapy. Oral presentation at the 33rd Annual Radiation Oncology Clinical Research Seminar, 2003, Gainesville, FL.

Postoperative adjuvant and salvage radiation therapy for prostate cancer: Impact on freedom from biochemical relapse and survival. Oral presentation at the 88th Annual Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting of Radiological Society of North America, 2002, Chicago, IL.

Adjuvant and salvage radiation therapy after radical prostatectomy. Oral presentation at the 32nd Annual Radiation Oncology Clinical Research Seminar, 2002, Gainesville, FL.

Personal

Interests include outdoor recreation and family-oriented activities.

 

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