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Sara J. Hardy, M.D.
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About Me
Certified Specialties
Radiation Oncology - American Board of Radiology
Faculty Appointments
Assistant Professor - Department of Radiation Oncology (SMD)
Credentials
Residency & Fellowship
Residency, Radiation Oncology, University of Rochester Medical Center. 2016 - 2020
Residency, Neurology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. 2012 - 2015
Internship, Internal Medicine, Fletcher Allen Health Care-MCHV Campus (USA). 2011 - 2012
Education
MD | Case Western Reserve University. 2011
Awards
Holman Research Pathway. 2018
Roentgen Resident/Fellow Research Award. 2018
Red Journal Reviewer Trainee Program. 2017 - 2019
Seed Grant Award. 2013
National Merit Scholar. 2001 - 2005
Research
Clinical Trials
Lead Researcher: Sara J Hardy
High grade gliomas (HGGs) are rapidly progressive brain tumors resulting in death for most patients between 6 months and 2 years after diagnosis. It is important for patients with HGG to discuss and document their wishes at the end of life. However, ...
Publications
Journal Articles
Zheng D, Yoon J, Jung H, Lemus OMD, Gou L, Zhou Y, Usuki KY, Hardy S, Milano MT
Advances in radiation oncology.. 2024 June 9 (6):101499. Epub 03/19/2024.
Dosimetric evaluation of LINAC-based single-isocenter multi-target multi-fraction stereotactic radio-surgery with more than 20 targets: comparing MME, HyperArc, and RapidArc
Jung H; Yoon Y; Lemus OD; Tanny S; Zhou Y; Milano M; Usuki K; Hardy S; Zheng D.
Radiat Oncol. 2024; 19(1): 19.
Hardy SJ, Finkelstein AJ, Tivarus M, Culakova E, Mohile N, Weber M, Lin E, Zhong J, Usuki K, Schifitto G, Milano M, Janelsins-Benton MC
BMJ open.. 2023 February 1513 (2):e066458. Epub 02/15/2023.
Association of radiation dose to the amygdala-orbitofrontal network with emotion recognition task performance in patients with low-grade and benign brain tumors
Hardy SJ; Finkelstein A; Milano MT; Schifitto G; Sun H; Holley K; Usuki K; Weber MT; Zheng D; Seplaki CL; Janelsins M.
Cancers (Basel). 2023; 15(23): 5544.
A comprehensive evaluation of advanced dose calculation algorithms for brain stereotactic radiosurgery
Yoon J; Jung H; Tanny SM; Lemus OMD; Milano MT; Hardy SJ; Usuki KY; Zheng D.
Journal of applied clinical medical physics. 2023; 24(11): e14169.
Hardy SJ, Bandyopadhyay S, Yang H, Williams A, Gudina A, Cummings MA, Zhang H, Singh DP, Chen Y, Mohile NA, Janelsins MC, Milano MT
Frontiers in oncology.. 2023 13 :1111764. Epub 06/15/2023.
Kleckner AS, Kleckner IR, Culakova E, Wojtovich AP, Klinedinst NJ, Kerns SL, Hardy SJ, Inglis JE, Padula GDA, Mustian KM, Janelsins MC, Dorsey SG, Saligan LN, Peppone LJ
Nursing research.. 2022 April 13 Epub 04/13/2022.
Inflammation, Attention, and Processing Speed in Patients with Breast Cancer before and after Chemotherapy
Belcher EK; Culakova E; Gilmore NJ; Hardy SJ; Kleckner AS; Kleckner IR; Lei L; Heckler C; Sohn MB; Thompson BD; Lotta LT; Werner ZA; Geer J; Hopkins JO; Corso SW; Rich DQ; van Wijngaarden E; Janelsins MC.
J Natl Cancer Inst. 2022; 114(5): 712-721.
Milano MT, Bates JE, Budnik J, Qiu H, Hardy S, Cummings MA, Baumgart MA, Maggiore RJ, Mulford DA, Usuki KY
Lung cancer management.. 2020 February 259 (1):LMT25. Epub 02/25/2020.
Milano MT, Hardy SJ, Chowdhry AK
Annals of translational medicine.. 2019 December 7 (Suppl 8):S366. Epub 1900 01 01.
Binkley MS, Brady JL, Hajj C, Chelius M, Chau K, Balogh A, Levis M, Filippi AR, Jones M, Ahmed S, MacManus M, Wirth A, Oguchi M, Vistisen AK, Andraos TY, Ng AK, Aleman BMP, Choi SH, Kirova YM, Hardy S, Reinartz G, Eich HT, Bratman SV, Constine LS, Suh CO, Dabaja B, El-Galaly TC, Hodgson DC, Ricardi U, Yahalom J, Mikhaeel NG, Hoppe RT
International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics.. 2019 July 1104 (3):522-529. Epub 03/08/2019.
Brady JL, Binkley MS, Hajj C, Chelius M, Chau K, Balogh A, Levis M, Filippi AR, Jones M, Mac Manus M, Wirth A, Oguchi M, Krog Vistisen A, Andraos TY, Ng AK, Aleman BMP, Choi SH, Kirova Y, Hardy S, Reinartz G, Eich HT, Bratman SV, Constine LS, Suh CO, Dabaja B, El-Galaly TC, Hodgson DC, Ricardi U, Yahalom J, Hoppe RT, Mikhaeel NG
Blood.. 2018 November 16 Epub 11/16/2018.
Hardy SJ, Krull KR, Wefel JS, Janelsins M
American Society of Clinical Oncology educational book. 2018 May 2338 :795-806. Epub 1900 01 01.
Hardy SJ, Benavides DR, Thakur KT, Probasco JC, Pardo CA
Practical neurology.. 2015 August 15 (4):312-6. Epub 06/02/2015.
Kshettry VR, Hardy S, Weil RJ, Angelov L, Barnett GH
Neurosurgery.. 2012 March 70 (1 Suppl Operative):8-14; discussion 14-5. Epub 1900 01 01.
Hardy SJ, Nowacki AS, Bertin M, Weil RJ
Journal of neurosurgery.. 2010 August 113 (2):161-6. Epub 1900 01 01.
Books
Adult CNS Radiation Oncology (2018)
Chapter: Hypopituitarism
Authors: Hardy S; Shafiq I; Milano M; Vates E; Constine L
Publisher: Springer International Publishing AG 2018
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Dr. Hardy is excellent... I can't say enough good things about her expertise and bedside manner.
Dec 09, 2023
Professional.
May 04, 2023
Professional, best bedside manner
Nov 20, 2022
Dr. Hardy is all that a doctor should be , especially as a Specialist . An extraordinary asset to URMC
Sep 02, 2022