I am the Medical Director of radiation oncology at the Southern Ohio Medical Center in Portsmouth, Ohio. My career has spanned leading institutions including Princess Margaret Cancer Center in Toronto, Columbia University Medical Center in New York, and Kaiser Permanente in California.
I am committed to research, education, and improving cancer across the world. I lead humanitarian work and capacity building programs in Eastern Europe and hold a medical licenses in the US and Romania.
Appointments
Medical Director of Radiation Oncology
Southern Ohio Medical Center, Portsmouth, OH
Visiting Senior Research Fellow
Institute of Cancer Policy, King’s College, London, UK
Director of Cancer Care Programs
Blue Heron Foundation, California, USA
Previous appointments
Radiation Oncologist
Director of Quality and Patient Safety
Queen’s Cancer Center, University of Hawaii, HI
Radiation Oncologist
Amethyst Radiotherapy, Bucharest, Romania
Radiation Oncologist
Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology
Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY
Radiation Oncologist
Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University of Toronto, Canada
education
2012-2017
Residency — Radiation Oncology, University of Toronto, Canada
2008-2012
MD, CM — McGill University Medical School, Montréal, Canada
At the onset of the war in Ukraine, I led a humanitarian cancer program with the Blue Heron Foundation that centered on Ukrainian refugees in Romania and Moldova. Through our efforts, we provided life-saving treatments to over 170 Ukrainian cancer patients in the region.
Psychologist Oana Hetea with two Ukrainian cancer patients at Amethyst Radiotherapy in Cluj, Romania
AWARDs
Robert Sheppard Award for Health Equity and Social Justice
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RESEARCH
Frameless Icon Gamma Knife radiosurgery for Brain Tumors
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My global initiatives in sub-Saharan Africa and Eastern Europe have been recognized by an ASCO Global Oncology Young Investigator Award and Robert Sheppard Award for Health Equity and Social Justice. I had the privilege to be recognized as an Alumn of the Year by McGill University Faculty of Medicine and the University of Toronto Department of Radiation Oncology.
I am passionate about teaching and mentoring the next generation of cancer specialists. In 2019, I was named "Educator of the Year" by the American Association of Residents in Radiation Oncology.
You can read more about my contribution to research on PubMed
