Biographical summary
Cameron Matthew Callaghan, M.D., M.P.H., M.S., is a Radiation Oncologist and translational physician-scientist. He grew up in Oregon and completed a Bachelors degree at Whitman College in Walla Walla, Washington before spending two years in the Peace Corps in Ghana as a Health, Water, and Sanitation volunteer. He then attended Tulane School of Medicine in New Orleans, Louisiana where he obtained his MD, a MPH in Global Health Systems Development, and a Masters of Science in Clinical Anatomy.
Dr. Callaghan has a clinical focus on gastrointestinal malignancies but sees all cancer types. His research interests include novel radiotherapy techniques (Proton/particle beam radiation, spatial fractionation, minibeam/microbeam), DNA damage and repair, radiosensitizers, and radioprotectors of normal tissue. He has a firm commitment to patient autonomy, transparency related to care and treatment options, privacy, and systems-based quality improvement.
Conditions treated
Procedures performed
Interests
- Novel radiation therapy techniques
- DNA damage and repair, radiosensitizers
- Normal tissue radioprotectors
Mayo Clinic locations
Education
- 2022
Residency - RESIDENCY IN RADIATION ONCOLOGY, PGY 2-5University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics
- 2018
Transitional Year - TRANSITIONAL YEAR, PGY-1University of Central Florida College of Medicine
- 2017
MD-MPH - MD, MPH, MS CLINICAL ANATOMY Tulane University School of Medicine
- 2017
MS - Clinical AnatomyTulane University
- 2011
BA - BA BIOLOGYWhitman College
Activities and honors
Certifications
- 2023
Radiation OncologyAmerican Board of Radiology
Awards and honors
- 2021
Annual Meeting Abstract Travel Award in Biology, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Radiation Oncology DepartmentASTRO
- 2021
Scholar-in-Training Travel Award (meeting converted to virtual), San Juan, Puerto RicoRadiation Research Society Meeting
- 2020
RSNA Roentgen Resident/Fellow Research AwardRSNA Roentgen
- 2019
Oral Presentation ABS Conference 2019 for Intensity Modulated Brachytherapy, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Radiation Oncology DepartmentUniversity of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
- 2019
Holman Research Pathway in Radiation Oncology, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Radiation Oncology DepartmentUniversity of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
- 2017
John Hanna Hoerner MD/MPH $10,000 Scholarship for Cancer ResearchTulane University School of Medicine
- 2017
Dr. Howard and Brenda B. Sheridan Endowed Scholarship, Tulane University School of MedicineTulane University School of Medicine
- 2017
Acceptance to Tulane LEAD Program (Leadership, Education, Advocacy, Discovery)Tulane University School of Medicine
- 2015
Honors in Clerkships: Pediatrics, Ob/Gyn, Neurology, Psychiatry, Radiation Oncology, and IMTulane University School of Medicine
- 2015
Olympus Prize for ‘Best Basic Research Paper’ at 33rd World Endourology Conference, LondonTulane University School of Medicine
- 2014
Poster nominated ‘Best Paper’ at 32nd World Conference on EndourologyTulane University School of Medicine
- 2014
Recipient of the Endourology Society Summer Student ScholarshipTulane University School of Medicine
Professional memberships
- 2024 - present
MemberMCCCC GI Cancers Disease Group
- 2024 - present
ChampionAdolescent and Young Adult (AYA) Cancer Program
- 2024 - present
MemberMayo Clinic Cancer Center
- 2024 - present
MemberRectal Cancer Shared Resources
- 2024 - present
Commiittee MemberAmerican Board of Radiology
- 2024 - present
MemberGI Committee, NRG Oncology
- 2024 - present
MemberNRG Oncology
- 2024 - present
MemberNRG Oncology
- 2020 - 2022
MemberGraduate Medical Education House Staff Council
- 2020 - 2022
MemberPhysician Scientist Training Program
- 2019 - 2022
MemberWellness Committee, Department of Radiation Oncology
- 2018 - 2022
Resident MemberAssociation of Residents in Radiation Oncology
- 2018 - 2019
MemberASTRO Research Grants Evaluation Subcommittee
- 2018 - present
MemberAmerican Brachytherapy Society (ABS)
- 2018 - present
MemberAmerican College of Radiation Oncology (ACRO)
- 2018 - present
MemberAmerican College of Radiology
- 2018 - present
MemberAmerican Society of Clinical Oncology
- 2018 - present
MemberAmerican Society for Radiation Oncology
- 2018 - 2022
Subcommittee MemberARRO Education Subcommittee, Member
Publications