CAMPEP Accredited Graduate Programs in Medical Physics

Entries Last Updated February 2, 2012

Institution Initial Accreditation
Carleton University 2010
Columbia University 2009
Duke University Medical Center 2008
East Carolina University 2006
Georgia Institute of Technology 2010
Louisiana State University 2006
McGill University 1993
Oregon State University 2011
San Diego State University 2010
SUNY Stony Brook University 2010
University at Buffalo (SUNY) School of Med 2009
University of Alberta - Cross Cancer Institute 2002
University of British Columbia 2004
University of Calgary - Tom Baker Cancer Centre 2005
University of California - Los Angeles 1994
University of Chicago 2008
University of Cincinnati 2009
University of Florida 2001
University of Kentucky Medical Center 1998
Universite Laval 2011
University of Manitoba - CancerCare Manitoba 2008
University of Missouri 2011
University of Nevada Las Vegas 2011
University of New Mexico 2009
University of Oklahoma HSC 2005
University of Pennsylvania 2011
University of Texas HSC - Houston 1989
University of Texas HSC - San Antonio 1997
University of Toledo Medical Center 2009
University of Victoria - BC Cancer Agency 2009
University of Western Ontario 2010
University of Wisconsin 1988
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine 2010
Virginia Commonwealth University 2010
Wayne State University 1988

( * Indicates Institutions Offering Postdoctoral Programs)
( C Indicates Institutions Offering Clinical Residency Programs)
( B Indicates Institutions Offering Bioengineering Programs)
(** Indicates Institutions Offering a Professional Doctorate in Medical Physics (DMP), Therapy and Diagnostic Physics Tracks)

(***Indicates Institutions offering a CERTIFICATE Program)

Carleton University
Physics Department
1125 Colonel By Drive
Ottawa, ON K1S 5B6
CANADA
(613) 520-4320
Accredited degrees available: Ph.D.
Program Director: David W. O. Rogers, Ph.D.
ompi_ao@physics.carleton.ca
http://www.physics.carleton.ca/ompi/about/index.html

Columbia University
Department of Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics
500 West 120th St., 200 S. W. Mudd, MC 4701
New York, NY 10027
(212) 854-4457
Fax: (212) 854-8257
Accredited degrees available:MS
Co-Director: Cheng-Shie Wuu, Ph.D., F.A.C.R.
Co-Director: I. Cevdet Noyan, Ph.D.
csw6@columbia.edu
icn2@columbia.edu
http://www.apam.columbia.edu/pages/research/Medical_Physics/index.html

Duke University Medical Center
Medical Physics Graduate Program
2424 Erwin Road (Hock Plaza), Suite 101
Durham, NC 27705
(919) 684-1400
Fax: (919) 684-1490
Accredited degrees available:M.S.,Ph.D.
Director: James T. Dobbins III, Ph.D.
olga.baranova@duke.edu
http://medicalphysics.duke.edu/

East Carolina University
Medical and Biomedical Physics Graduate Programs
Department of Physics
Mailstop #563
Greenville, NC 27858
Accredited degrees available: M.S., Medical Physics, Ph.D., Biomedical Physics
Director: Michael Dingfelder,Ph.D.
(252) 328-6739/ (252) 328-6314
PhysicsGrad@ecu.edu
http://www.ecu.edu/physics

Georgia Institute of Technology
Medical Physics Programs
770 State Street, RM-3-39S
Atlanta, GA  30332-0745
Accredited degrees available: M.S., Ph.D.
Director: Farzad Rahnema, Ph.D.
(404) 894-3731/ Fax (404)894-3733
farzad@gatech.edu

Louisiana State University
Department of Physics and Astronomy
202 Nicholson Hall
Baton Rouge, LA 70803-4001
Director: Wayne D. Newhauser, Ph.D.
email: newhauser@lsu.edu 
Program Administrator Tel: (225) 578-2163 / Fax (225) 578-0824
Accredited degrees available: M.S. in Medical Physics and Health Physics,Ph.D.
medphys@phys.lsu.edu
http://www.phys.lsu.edu/medphys/

McGill University * †
Montreal General Hospital
Department of Medical Physics
Livingston Hall, Room L5-109
1650 Avenue Des Cedres
Montreal, PQ H3G 1A4, Canada
Director: Jan Seuntjens, Ph.D.
Tel: (514) 934-8052 / Fax: (514) 934-8229
Accredited degrees available: M.S., Ph.D.
mak@medphys.mcgill.ca
http://www.medphys.mcgill.ca

Oregon State University & Oregon Health and Science University
116 Radiation Center
Corvallis, OR  97331 
Program Director: Wolfram Laub, Ph.D., DABR
laubw@ohsu.edu
Tel: (503) 494-9492 / Fax: (503) 346-0237
Accredited degrees available: M.S., Ph.D.

San Diego State University
Physics-MC1233
5500 Campanile Drive
San Diego, CA  92182
Director: Usha Sinha, Ph.D.
(619) 594- 1791 / Fax: (619) 594-5485
Accredited degrees available: M.S., Ph.D.
usinha@sciences.sdsu.edu

SUNY Stony Brook University
Radiology Department
HSC L-4 RM 092
Stony Brook, NY  11794
Director: Terry M. Button, Ph.D.
(516) 444-3841 / Fax: (516) 444-7538
Accredited degrees available: M.S., Ph.D.
Terry.Button@sunysb.edu

University at Buffalo (SUNY) School of Medicine
Radiol,Neurosurg,Biophys,MAE,EE
3435 Main Street
Toshiba Stroke Res Center
Buffalo, NY 14214
Director: Stephen Rudin, Ph.D.
Tel: (716) 829-5408 / Fax: ( 716) 829-2212
Accredited degrees available: M.S., Ph.D.
srudin@buffalo.edu

University of Alberta - Cross Cancer Institute * †
Department of Medical Physics
11560 University Avenue
Edmonton, T6G 1Z2, Canada
Director: Gino Fallone, Ph.D.
Tel: (780) 432-8750/Fax: (780) 432-8615
Accredited degrees available: M.Sc., Ph.D.
gino.fallone@cancerboard.ab.ca
http://mp.med.ualberta.ca

University of British Columbia
Department of Physics and Astronomy
Medical Physics Program
6224 Agricultural Road
Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z1, Canada
Director: Alex Mackay, Ph.D.
Tel: (604) 822-6447 / Fax: (604) 822-5324
Accredited degrees available: M.Sc., Ph.D.
mackay@physics.ubc.ca
http://www.physics.ubc.ca

University of Calgary - Tom Baker Cancer Centre
Department of Medical Physics
Tom Baker Cancer Centre
1331 - 29 Street NW
Calgary, AB T2N 4N2
Director, Peter B. Dunscombe, Ph.D., FCCPM, FAAPM
Tel: (403) 521-3789 / Fax: (403) 521-3327
Accredited degrees available: M.Sc, Ph.D.,Certificate***
peter.dunscombe@albertahealthservices.ca
http://www.ucalgary.ca/rop/

University of California - Los Angeles *
The Departments of Radiological Sciences, Radiation Oncology, and Molecular and Medical Pharmacology
Biomedical Physics Interdepartmental Graduate Program
10833 LeConte Avenue, B2-049F CHS
Los Angeles, CA 90095-6948
Director: Michael F. McNitt-Gray, Ph.D.
Tel: (310) 825-7811 / Fax: (310) 825-7705
Accredited degrees available: M.S., Ph.D.
mmcnittgray@mednet.ucla.edu
http://www.bmp.ucla.edu/

University of Chicago
Graduate Programs in Medical Physics
MC 2026
5841 S. Maryland Ave.
Chicago, IL 60637
Director: Maryellen L. Giger, Ph.D.
Tel: (773) 702-6154 / Fax: (773) 702-0371
Accredited degrees available: Ph.D.,Certificate***
m-giger@uchicago.edu
http://medicalphysics.uchicago.edu/

University of Cincinnati
Department of Radiation Oncology
234 Goodman St. ML 0757
Cincinnati, Ohio 45267-0757
Director: Howard R. Elson, Ph.D.
Tel:(513)584-5668
Accredited degrees available:M.S.
howard.elson@uc.edu
http://www.med.uc.edu/radiationoncology/education.cfm

University of Florida
Crayton J. Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering
202 Nuclear Science Building
Gainesville, FL 32611-8300
Director: David Hintenlang, Ph.D.
Tel: (352) 273-0301 / Fax (352) 392-3380
Accredited degrees available: M.S., Ph.D.
dhinten@ufl.edu
http://www.bme.ufl.edu

University of Kentucky Medical Center
Radiation Sciences
900 South Limestone Street
Lexington, KY 40536-0200
Director: Janelle Molloy, Ph.D.
Tel: (859) 257-7616 / Fax (859) 257-4060
Accredited degrees available: M.S.
jmo222@email.uky.edu

Universite Laval
Department of Radiation Therapy
2325, rue de l'Université
Québec (Québec) G1V 0A6
Canada
Director: Luc Beaulieu, Ph.D.
Tel: (418) 525-4444 Ext: 15315 / Fax: (418) 691-5268
Accredited degrees available: M.Sc., Ph.D.
beaulieu@phy.ulaval.ca
view website

University of Manitoba - CancerCare Manitoba * †
Division of Medical Physics
675 McDermot Avenue
Winnipeg, MB R3E 0V9, Canada
Director: Stephen Pistorius, P.Phys., Ph.D.
Tel: (204) 787-2211 / Fax: (204) 775-1684
Accredited degrees available: M.Sc., Ph.D.
stephen.pistorius@cancercare.mb.ca
graduate@cancercare.mb.ca
view website

University of Missouri
Nuclear Science and Engineering Institute
Department of Radiology
One Hospital Drive
Columbia, MO  65212
Directors:  Evan Boote, Ph.D.
Tushar Ghosh, Ph.D.
Sudarshan Loyalka, Ph.D. .
Tel: (573) 882-8201
Accredited degrees available: M.S., Ph.D.
bootee@missouri.edu
http://nsei.missouri.edu

University of Nevada Las Vegas
Department of Health Physics and Diagnostic Sciences
4505 Maryland Parkway
Box 453037
Las Vegas , NV  89154 
Director: Phillip Patton, Ph.D.
Tel: ( 702) 895-3555 / Fax: ( 702) 895-4819
Accredited degrees available: M.S.
phillip.patton@unlv.edu

University of New Mexico
Department of Radiology
MSC10 5530
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001
Director: Philip H. Heintz, Ph.D.
Tel: (505) 272-3402
Accredited degrees available: M.S.
pheintz@salud.unm.edu
http://hsc.unm.edu/som/radiology/mp_home.shtml

University of Oklahoma Health Science Center Graduate Program in Medical Physics
Dept. of Radiological Sciences.
University of Oklahoma
Garrison Tower
940 NE 13th Street, Suite 4G 4250
Oklahoma City, OK 73104-5008
Director: J. R. Sonnad, Ph.D.
Tel: (405) 271-8001 Ext: 52415 / Fax: 405-271-6404
Accredited degrees available: M.S.
http://www.oumedicine.com/body.cfm?id=3811
jsonnad@ouhsc.edu

University of Pennsylvania Graduate Program in Medical Physics
University of Pennsylvania
Department of Physics & Astronomy
209 S. 33rd Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6396 
Director: Stephen Avery, Ph.D.
Tel: (215) 615-5631 / Fax: (215) 349-5978
Accredited degrees available: M.S.
 avery@uphs.upenn.edu
http://www.sas.upenn.edu/lps/graduate/mmp

The University of Texas - Houston Health Science Center *†
Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
Department of Imaging Physics
1400 Pressler St. Unit 1472
Houston, TX 77030
Director: Ed Jackson, Ph.D.
Tel: (713) 745-1210 / Fax: (713) 563-2480
Accredited degrees available: M.S., Ph.D.
gmoore@mdanderson.org
http://www.mdanderson.org/gradschool

University of Texas HSC - San Antonio
Department of Radiology
7703 Floyd Curl Drive, Rm. 532E
San Antonio, TX 78229-3900
Director: Geoffrey D. Clarke, Ph.D., FACMP
Tel: (210) 567-5550 / Fax: (210) 567-5541
Accredited degrees available: M.S., Ph.D.
clarkeg@uthscsa.edu
http://radsci.uthscsa.edu

University of Toledo Medical Center
Department of Radiation Oncology
3000 Arlington Ave
Toledo, OH 43614-2598
Director: E. Ishmael Parsai, Ph.D.
Tel: (419) 383-5113 / Fax: (419) 383-3040
Accredited degrees available: M.S., Ph.D.
e.parsai@utoledo.edu
http://www.utoledo.edu/med/depts/radther/

University of Victoria - BC Cancer Agency
Graduate Program in Medical Physics
Medical Physics Department
BC Cancer Agency - Vancouver Island Centre
2410 Lee Avenue
Victoria, BC V8R 6V5
CANADA
Director: Wayne A. Beckham, Ph.D., FCCPM
Tel: (250) 519-5620 / Fax (250) 519-2024
Accredited degrees available: M.Sc., Ph.D.
wbeckham@bccancer.bc.ca
http://www.phys.uvic.ca/medphys/index.html

University of Western Ontario
Medical Biophysics Graduate Program
Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry
Room 407
Medical Sciences Bldg.
University of Western Ontario
London, Ontario N6A 5C1
Director: Jerry Battista, Ph.D.
Director: Robert Stodilka, Ph.D.
Tel: (519) 661-2111 Ext. (86550) / Fax (519) 661-2123
Accredited degrees available: M.Sc., Ph.D. 
Wendy.Hough@schulich.uwo.ca
http://uwo.ca/biophysics/documents/contact_us.html

University of Wisconsin *†
Medical Physics
University of Wisconsin
Medical Physics, Room 1005 WIMR
1111 Highland Ave
Madison, WI 53705-2275
Director: James A. Zagzebski, Ph.D.
Tel: (608) 262-2171 / Fax: (608) 262-2413
Accredited degrees available: M.S., Ph.D.
jazagzeb@facstaff.wisc.edu
http://www.medphysics.wisc.edu

Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
Departments of Radiology and Radiation Oncology
1301 22nd Ave. South, TVC B-902
Nashville, TN 37232-5671
Director: Charles W. Coffey, II, Ph.D.
Tel: (615) 322-2555 Fax: (615) 343-0161
Accredited degrees available: M.S., Combined Program (DMP)
charles.coffey@vanderbilt.edu
https://medschool.vanderbilt.edu/dmp/

Virginia Commonwealth University
VCU Department of Radiation Oncology
PO Box 980058
401 College Street
Richmond VA 23298-0058
Director: Jeffrey V. Siebers, Ph.D.
Tel: (804) 628-7771
Accredited degrees available: M.S., Ph.D.
medphys@vcu.edu
http://www.medicalphysics.vcu.edu/

Wayne State University
Karmanos Cancer Institute
Department of Radiation Oncology
4100 John R. Street
Detroit, MI 48201
Director: Jay Burmeister, Ph.D.
Tel: (313) 745-2483 / Fax: (313) 966-2314
Accredited degrees available: M.S., Ph.D.
burmeist@karmanos.org
http://www.med.wayne.edu/radonc/medphys

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

***A certificate program is a program of didactic coursework, identified in AAPM Report 197S, offered by a CAMPEP-accredited graduate or residency program, intended to enable individuals with a PhD or equivalent terminal degree in physics to meet the didactic requirements needed to enter a CAMPEP-accredited residency program.