Resident Core Rotations
Clinical assignments for Radiation Oncology residents are based upon 3-month rotations on eleven individual services, accounting for approximately 42 of the 48 months of training. Five to 6 months of dedicated clinic time is afforded each organ system, providing residents with optimal exposure to the entire spectrum of oncology patients and their treatments.
While the majority of these rotations take place at the Wilmot Cancer Center, which is housed within the University of Rochester Medical Center, residents also rotate to the nearby Highland Hospital Cancer Center and the Pluta Cancer Center, where they gain experience in treating gynecologic and breast cancer.
Each rotation is managed by a single physician faculty member who is able to give the resident assigned to his or her service the one-to-one individual attention needed for an enriching educational experience.
Green Service - Kevin Bylund, MD Sites: genitourinary & gynecological cancers Location: Highland Hospital Cancer Center & Wilmot Cancer Center |
Red Service - Kimberly Gergelis, MD and Marilyn Ling, MD Site: breast cancer Location: Pluta Cancer Center |
Orange Service - Yuhchyau Chen, MD, PhD, Department Chair Sites: head and neck & thoracic cancers Location: Wilmot Cancer Center |
Yellow Service - Amit Chowdhry, MD, PhD Sites: gastro-intestinal cancers Location: Wilmot Cancer Center |
White Service - Deepinder Singh, MD Sites: head and neck & thoracic cancers Location: Wilmot Cancer Center |
Purple Service - Michael Milano, MD, PhD Sites: CNS & thoracic cancers; special procedures - stereotactic radiosurgery Location: Wilmot Cancer Center |
Gray Service - Kenneth Usuki, MD Sites: CNS and skin cancers; special procedures - stereotactic radiosurgery Location: Wilmot Cancer Center |
Blue Service - Louis Constine, MD Sites: CNS, lymphomas, sarcomas, & pediatrics Location: Wilmot Cancer Center |
Amber Service - Michael Cummings, MD Sites: head and neck & genitourinary cancers Location: Wilmot Cancer Center & Highland Hospital |
Gold Service - Haoming Qiu, MD Sites: gastrointestinal, thoracic & palliation Location: Wilmot Cancer Center |
Pink Service - Hong Zhang, MD, PhD Sites: genitourinary Location: Highland Hospital Cancer Center & Wilmot Cancer Center |