University of Maryland
Baltimore, Md
Sarah McAvoy, MD is an Associate Professor and Vice Chair of Education for the department of radiation oncology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine.
Dr. McAvoy completed a bachelor’s degree at Carroll College. She then spent several years conducting research in the area of genomic instability in cancer at Mayo Clinic. She went on to receive her medical degree from the University of Minnesota School of Medicine. She completed an internship at Hennepin County Medical Center and a residency in radiation oncology at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center where she served as a chief resident and received the Dr. Mary Fletcher Award for excellence in clinical care. She is board certified by the American Board of Radiology.
Dr. McAvoy treats all sites of cancer. She has a special interest in women’s health and treating breast and gynecologic cancers. She specializes in various radiation advanced technologies, including brachytherapy, stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT), GammaPod, and proton therapy (available at the Maryland Proton Treatment Center). Dr. McAvoy also has a special interest in the treatment of brain and spine tumors as well as thoracic tumors.
Dr. McAvoy’s research focus has been on glioblastomas, thoracic radiation, reirradiation, and normal tissue toxicity. She has numerous peer-reviewed publications in these arenas and has given many national presentations of her work.
Dr. McAvoy is particularly interested in education and serves as the residency program director and Vice Chair of education in the department of radiation oncology.
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