Penn Medicine Provider
Radiation Oncology
Edgar Ben-Josef, MD
5.0
(45)
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Radiation Oncology Perelman - 2nd Floor

About me

  • Vice Chair, Translational Research, Radiation Oncology
  • Professor of Radiation Oncology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Education and training

  • Medical School: Hebrew-Hadassah University
  • Residency: Beilinson Medical Center
  • Residency: Harper Hospital

What my patients think about me

Average Rating
5.0

45 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.

April 2025
5.0
5.0
dr ben josef was great! he answered all my questions and put my mind at ease.
March 2025
5.0
5.0
very helpful
March 2025
5.0
5.0
reviewed my records and answered all my questions
January 2025
5.0
5.0
great experience!

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.
Dr. Ben-Josef is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

My research

Uri Amit MD MPH PhD 1, Misra Shagun MD2, John P Plastaras MD PhD1, James M Metz MD1, Thomas B Karasic MD3, Maryanne J Lubas MD4 and Edgar Ben-Josef MD1 Clinical Outcomes and Risk Stratification in Unresectable Biliary Tract Cancers Undergoing Radiation Therapy , ASTRO 2024 Annual Meeting: 2024


Ugur Uslu et al. Enhancing chimeric antigen receptor T Cell therapy with precision proton radiotherapy , SITC 39th Annual Meeting & Pre-Conference Programs: 2024


Uri Amit, Ugur Uslu, Ioannis I. Verginadis, Michele M. Kim, Seyyedeh Azar Oliaei Motlagh, Charles-Antoine Assenmacher, Sandra Bicher, Edgar Ben-Josef, Regina M. Young, Carl H. June, Constantinos Koumenis "Proton Radiation Boosts Efficacy of Mesothelin-targeting Chimeric Antigen Receptor T Cell Therapy in Pancreatic Cancer" , PNAS: 2024


Uri Amit MD MPH PhD, Misra Shagun MD, John P Plastaras MD PhD, James M Metz MD, Thomas B Karasic MD, Maryanne J Lubas MD and Edgar Ben-Josef MD. "Clinical Outcomes and Risk Stratification in Unresectable Biliary Tract Cancers Undergoing Radiation Therapy" , Radiation Oncology: 2024


Timothy J Brown, Uri Amit, Edgar Ben-Josef, Thomas B Karasic Evaluating the safety and efficacy of the addition of liver radiation (RT) to atezolizumab and bevacizumab (A/B) in advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC): a retrospective cohort analysis. , ASCO GI Cancers Symposium 2024: 2024


Kyle Kim, Uri Amit, Edgar Ben-Josef, Steven Feigenberg, Bonnie Ky, Constantinos Koumenis, Ioannis Verginadis “Image-guided radiation-induced injury models using the SARRP” , 6th Conference on Small Animal Precision Image-Guided Radiotherapy, Antwerp, Belgium, 8-10 April 2024: 2024


savoor R, Hunt S, gade T, Dagli M, Mondschein J, Stavropoulos SW, Molvar C, Kalbasi A, Refaat T, Thomas T, Ben-Josef E, Soulen M, Nadolski G. Pilot Randomized Trial of Transarterial Chemoembolization With or Without Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy for Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Patients Awaiting Transplantation , SIR 2024: 2024


Uri Amita, Ugur Uslub, Ioannis I. Verginadisa, Michele M. Kima, Seyyedeh Azar Oliaei Motlagh, Eric S. Diffenderfer, Charles-Antoine Assenmacher, Sandra Bicher, Edgar Ben-Josef, Regina M. Young, Carl H. Juneb, Constantinos Koumenisa Proton Radiation Boosts Efficacy of Mesothelin-targeting Chimeric Antigen Receptor T Cell Therapy in Pancreatic Cancer , ASTRO 2024 Annual Meeting: 2024


Melinda D. Jing; Michelle Iocolano MD; Wei Xu MB, MBE; Wencesley Paez MD, MSHS; Steven Feigenberg MD; Peter Gabriel, MD, MSE; Constantinos Koumenis PhD; Edgar Ben-Josef MD & John P. Plastaras MD, PhD Implementation of a Radiation Oncology Protocol Committee for Clinical Trial Review and Prioritization , ASTRO 2024 Annual Meeting: 2024


Grace Lee MDa, Bailey Nelson MDb, Julie Koenig MDa, John P. Plastaras MDc, James M. Metz MDc, Beow Y. Yeap ScDa, Lorraine C. Drapek DNPa, Christian Baglini NPb, David P Ryan MDd, Aparna R Parikh MDd, Jill N Allen MDd, Jeffrey W. Clark MD PhDd, Lawrence S Blaszkowsky MDd, Edgar Ben-Josef MDc, Theodore S. Hong MDa, Jordan R. Kharofa MDb*, Jennifer Y. Wo MD Long -term Outcomes of Definitive Chemoradiation with Proton Therapy for Treatment of Carcinoma of the Anal Canal: Combined Analysis of Two Prospective Trials , ASTRO 2024 Annual Meeting: 2024