Penn Medicine Provider
Radiation Oncology
Neha Vapiwala, MD, FACR, FASTRO, FASCO
5.0
(81)
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Radiation Oncology Perelman - 2nd Floor

About me

  • Vice Chair, Education, Radiation Oncology
  • Associate Dean of Admissions, Perelman School of Medicine
  • Eli Glatstein Professor in Radiation Oncology

Education and training

  • Medical School: University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
  • Residency: Albert Einstein Medical Center
  • Residency: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

What my patients think about me

Average Rating
5.0

81 reviews

Comments are submitted by patients and reflect their views and opinions. The comments are not endorsed by and do not necessarily reflect the views of Penn Medicine.

March 2025
5.0
5.0
very knowledgeable
March 2025
5.0
5.0
we went far along in coming up with a treatment plan
March 2025
5.0
5.0
i was referred by a doctor friend. he said she is very approachable, and she was.
January 2025
5.0
5.0
just great professionalism

Insurance accepted

My Locations

Penn Medicine hospital privileges

  • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Pennsylvania Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Chester County Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Dr. Vapiwala is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

My research

Kamran SC, Niemierko A, Deville C Jr, Vapiwala N. Diversity Trends by Sex and Underrepresented in Medicine Status Among US Radiation and Medical Oncology Faculty Over 5 Decades , JAMA Oncol, 8: 2022,221-229


Butala AA, Huang CC, Bryant CM, Henderson RH, Hoppe BS, Mendenhall NP, Vapiwala N, Mailhot Vega RB. Heterogeneity in Radiotherapeutic Parameter Assumptions in Cost-Effectiveness Analyses in Prostate Cancer: A Call for Uniformity , Value Health: 2022


Narayan V, Barber-Rotenberg JS, Jung IY, Lacey SF, Rech AJ, Davis MM, Hwang WT, Lal P, Carpenter EL, Maude SL, Plesa G, Vapiwala N, Chew A, Moniak M, Sebro RA, Farwell MD, Marshall A, Gilmore J, Lledo L, Dengel K, Church SE, Hether TD, Xu J, Gohil M, Buckingham TH, Yee SS, Gonzalez VE, Kulikovskaya I, Chen F, Tian L, Tien K, Gladney W, Nobles CL, Raymond HE; Prostate Cancer Cellular Therapy Program Investigators, Hexner EO, Siegel DL, Bushman FD, June CH, Fraietta JA, Haas NB. PSMA-targeting TGFbeta-insensitive armored CAR T-cells in metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer: a phase 1 trial , Nat Med: 2022


Kamran SC, Winkfield KM, Reede JY, Vapiwala N. Intersectional Analysis of U.S. Medical Faculty Diversity over Four Decades , N Engl J Med, 386: 2022,1363-1371


Williams C, Perez MA, Vapiwala N, Shea JA The Impact of Socioeconomic Factors on Medical School Acceptance Rates , Academic Medicine: 2021


Virgo KS, Rumble RB, de Wit R, Mendelson DS, Smith TJ, Taplin ME, Wade JL 3rd, Bennett CL, Scher HI, Nguyen PL, Gleave M, Morgan SC, Loblaw A, Sachdev S, Graham DL, Vapiwala N, Sion AM, Simons VH, Talcott J Initial Management of Noncastrate Advanced, Recurrent, or Metastatic Prostate Cancer: ASCO Guideline Update , J Clin Oncol: 2021


Vapiwala N, Wong JK, Handorf E, Paly J, Grewal A, Tendulkar R, Godfrey D, Carpenter D, Mendenhall NP, Henderson RH, Stish BJ, Vargas C, Salama JK, Davis BJ, Horwitz EM A Pooled Toxicity Analysis of Moderately Hypofractionated Proton Beam Therapy and Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy in Early-Stage Prostate Cancer Patients , Int J Rad Onc Bio Phys: 2021


Valle L, Shabsovich D, de Meerleer G, Maurer T, Murphy DG, Nickols NG, Vapiwala N, Calais J, Kishan AU Use and Impact of Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography Prior to Salvage Radiation Therapy in Men with Biochemical Recurrence After Radical Prostatectomy: A Scoping Review , European Urology Oncology: 2021


Vapiwala N The Power of Exercise to Influence Cardiovascular and Oncologic Outcomes-Survival of the Fittest , JAMA Oncol: 2021


Hussain M, Lin D, Saad F, Vapiwala N, Chapin BF, Sandler H, Evans CP, Carducci MA, Sachdev S. Newly Diagnosed High-Risk Prostate Cancer in an Era of Rapidly Evolving New Imaging: How Do We Treat? , J Clin Oncol, 39(1): 2021,13-16


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