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David S. Parda, MD, FACP System Chairman, Radiation Oncology Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA

Chairman, Department of Radiation Oncology
Director, Residency Program - Allegheny General Hospital
Chairman, West Penn Allegheny Health System Radiation Oncology Network
Associate Professor of Radiation Oncology - Drexel University College of Medicine

Board Certifications:
* American Board of Internal Medicine, 1994
* American Board of Radiology - Radiation Oncology, 1996
* American Board of Radiology - Radiation Oncology Maintenance of Certification, 2006

David S. Parda, M.D., FACP is chairman of the Department of Radiation Oncology, Allegheny General Hospital (AGH) and West Penn Allegheny Health System Radiation Oncology Network. He has developed 8 primary programs in radiation oncology (clinical program, technical program, clinical research program, IT program, residency training/education program, industry collaboration program, translational/correlative science program, community outreach program) to integrate a network of 9 radiation oncology clinics in Western Pennsylvania and Eastern Ohio with advanced technologies and data collection processes to optimize standard and advancing patient care. This has resulted in one of the nation's most comprehensive radiation oncology centers at AGH and throughout WPAHS Radiation Oncology Network with clinical and technical expertise consistent with the most sophisticated academic radiation oncology practices.

Dr. Parda received his Bachelor of Arts degree with honors in molecular biology and psychology from Vanderbilt University and his medical degree from the University of South Florida College of Medicine. He completed a residency in internal medicine at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation and a residency in radiation oncology at Georgetown University and is board certified in both internal medicine and radiation oncology.

Through special training at the National Cancer Institute (NCI) Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Georgetown University's Lombardi Cancer Center and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Dr. Parda has acquired noted expertise in the multidisciplinary treatment of cancer. His clinical and research interests include breast cancer; colorectal cancer; head and neck cancer, including eye and orbit; Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT); Image-Guided Radiation Therapy (IGRT); Adaptive Radiation Therapy (ART); functional and 4D data incorporation into radiation treatment planning; oncology information systems/electronic medical record integration processes; clinical trials and correlative/translational science research; medical education; quality assurance/peer review; and brachytherapy. 

Dr. Parda has held appointments as an assistant professor of radiation oncology at Georgetown University, MCP Hahnemann University School of Medicine and the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and is currently an Associate Professor of Radiation Oncology at Drexel University College of Medicine. He is a member of the American College of Radiology, American Medical Association, American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology and the Society of Chairs of Academic Radiation Oncology Programs. He is the Radiation Oncology Protocol Officer for the National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project (NSABP), Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG) and NCI-sponsored Partial Breast Irradiation Clinical Trial, a member of the NCI Central Institutional Review Board, an examiner for the American Board of Radiology Radiation Oncology Resident Oral Board Examination, a board member of the Pennsylvania Society of Oncology and Hematology, a Director-At-Large on the Pennsylvania Board of Directors of the American Cancer Society, a peer review consultant for the American Medical Foundation for Peer Review and Education, and is the Radiation Oncology Residency Program Director at AGH.

Awards and Honors

• Fellow of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine – 2003
• Senior Author, Best Paper Published in Medical Physics, Southeast Region in 2002, awarded by the Southeast Chapter of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM)
• ACR Distinguished Committee Service Award – 1998
• Best Film, Tools and Techniques Category, 1992 International Health and Medical Film Festival, Academy of Medical Films. Safe Procedures In Brachytherapy Part 1.
  

• (3) U.S. patents
• (53) Original articles published in national and international medical journals
• (48) Abstracts published in national and international medical journals
• Authored multiple books, book chapters, reports, conference proceedings and audiovisual programs.
• Multiple national and international speaking engagements on medical physics topicsFellow of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine – 2003

Professional Committees (selected partial list)

American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM)
 - Radiation Therapy Committee (2003-2005, Vice Chairman 2005)

      Vice Chairman, Task Group 100 – Quality Assurance in Radiation Therapy
     Radiologic Physics Center Site Review (2003-2005, Chairman 2005)
 - Annual Meeting Abstract Reviewer (1997-2004)
 - Member Executive Committee, Southeast Chapter (1997-1999)
     President-Elect, Southeast Chapter (1997-1998)
     President , Southeast Chapter (1998-1999)
 - Task Group on Lung Dose Calculations (Chairman 1987-1989)
 - Task Group on Cardiac Pacemakers (Chairman 1985-1989)

American Board of Radiology
 - Written Exam Question Author (2005)

American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ASTRO)
 - Annual Meeting Abstract Reviewer (1998-2004)
 - Physics Committee (1998-2000)
 - Annual Meeting Program Committee (1998-2000)

Scientific Advisory Boards

Siemens Medical Systems (Oncology Care Systems): 1998-2003
GE Medical Systems: 2002-2003

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