Biographical summary
John Lucido, PhD, is a medical physicist in Radiation Oncology, with a focus on x-ray external beam radiation therapy. His clinical and research interests include:
- Creating advanced tools to enhance, streamline, and automate the treatment planning process to ensure that patients receive the highest quality therapy.
- Designing techniques for the delivery of complex special procedures to broaden the scope of therapy available to patients.
- Developing quality assurance procedures to ensure that the delivery of radiation therapy is accurate, effective, and safe.
Dr. Lucido is also involved the education of radiation oncology residents, physics residents, and radiation therapy technologists.
Interests
- Treatment planning for radiation therapy
- Special procedures in radiation therapy
- Quality assurance in radiation therapy
Mayo Clinic locations
Education
- 2013
PhD - Medical Physics; Radiation Therapy; Advanced techniques in treatment planning with multi-scale Monte Carlo simulations and radiobiological modeling.University of British Columbia
- 2008
MS - Mathematical Physics; Probabilistic modeling of theoretical systems in high-energy physics, condensed matter physics, and statistical physicsRutgers University
- 2008
BSE - Engineering Physics - Electrical Engineering; Solid State FabricationUniversity of Michigan
Activities and honors
Certifications
- 2016
Therapeutic Medical PhysicsAmerican Board of Radiology
Awards and honors
- 2022
Teacher of the Year - Radiation PhysicsMayo Clinic
- 2009
International Graduate Student FellowshipUniversity of British Columbia
- 2005
Graduate Aid in Areas of National Need FellowshipRutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Professional memberships
- 2022 - present
Voting MemberSociety of Directors of Academic Medical Physics Programs (SDAMPP)
- 2022 - present
Expert ReviewerGlobal Bridges: Oncology
- 2022 - present
ContributorAAPM - Virtual Training Resources for Global Education in Medical Physics Working Group
- 2021 - present
International ConsultantC/CAN - Kumasi City Radiotherapy Project
- 2021 - present
MemberQuality Assurance Committee, Department of Radiation Oncology
- 2020 - present
MemberEducation Committee, Department of Radiation Oncology
- 2020 - present
MemberAmerican Society of Therapeutic Radiation Oncology
- 2019 - present
ChairEclipse Scripting and Automation Group, Radiation Oncology
- 2019 - present
DirectorAfrica Quality Improvement Working Group
- 2018 - 2021
ChairQuality Assurance Committee, Department of Radiation Oncology
- 2017 - present
MemberRadiation Oncology-Medical Physics Residency, Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science
- 2015 - present
MemberARIA Implementation Team, Department of Radiation Oncology
- 2015 - present
MemberTreatment Planning Committee, Department of Radiation Oncology
- 2015 - present
MemberMachine Group, Department of Radiation Oncology
- 2013 - present
MemberAmerican Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM)
Publications