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Ibrahim Chamseddine, Ph.D.

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McGill University, Montreal, CanadaPh.D.2019Mechanical Engineering
American University of Beirut, LebanonM.Eng.2013Mechanical Engineering
American University of Beirut, LebanonB.Eng.2011Mechanical Engineering
2020
Junior Scientist Research Partnership Award by Moffitt Cancer Center
2019
Best Ph.D. Thesis Award by Group for Research in Decision Analysis
2019
People's Choice Award by the Physical Sciences Oncology Network of the National Cancer Institute
2014
McGill's Engineering Doctoral Award

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Available: 12/22/22, Expires: 12/01/23

Radiotherapy (RT) is often used to treat liver cancers, but it can also expose the normal liver tissue surrounding the tumor to radiation. To minimize the risk of liver toxicity and ensure safe treatment plans, treatment planners consider the dose received by the normal liver and apply constraints on the maximum allowable dose. However, the current planning process does not take into account the fact that different parts of the liver have different sensitivities to radiation and can have varying effects on treatment outcomes. Previous research has shown that irradiating certain subregions of the liver, such as the portal vein, left lobe, and upper right lobe, can increase the risk of hepatobiliary toxicity, mortality, and local recurrence, respectively. We are looking for a medical student to join our team at Massachusetts General Hospital and help us investigate the impact of subregional liver effects in our patient cohort. The student will have the opportunity to learn and use state-of-the-art voxel-based imaging and statistical methods to analyze data from photon and advanced proton therapies and develop strategies to personalize treatments and improve outcomes of liver RT patients. This project will provide the student with valuable experience in applying imaging and statistical techniques to real-world medical data and will contribute to our understanding of how liver radiotherapy can be selectively optimized in the age of personalized cancer treatment.


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  1. Kim Y, Chamseddine I, Cho Y, Kim JS, Mohan R, Shusharina N, Paganetti H, Lin S, Yoon HI, Cho S, Grassberger C. Neural network based ensemble model to predict radiation induced lymphopenia after concurrent chemo-radiotherapy for non-small cell lung cancer from two institutions. Neoplasia. 2023 Mar 15; 39:100889. PMID: 36931040; PMCID: PMC10025955.
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  2. Chamseddine I, Kim Y, De B, Naqa IE, Duda DG, Wolfgang JA, Pursley J, Wo JY, Hong TS, Paganetti H, Koay EJ, Grassberger C. Predictive Model of Liver Toxicity to Aid the Personalized Selection of Proton Versus Photon Therapy in Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2023 Feb 04. PMID: 36739920.
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  3. Khalil A, Al Handawi K, Mohsen Z, Abdel Nour A, Feghali R, Chamseddine I, Kokkolaras M. Weekly Nowcasting of New COVID-19 Cases Using Past Viral Load Measurements. Viruses. 2022 06 28; 14(7). PMID: 35891394; PMCID: PMC9317659.
    Citations: 1     Fields:    Translation:Humans
  4. Kipouros T, Chamseddine I, Kokkolaras M. Using Parallel Coordinates in Optimization of Nano-Particle Drug Delivery. J Biomech Eng. 2022 04 01; 144(4). PMID: 34590693.
    Citations:    Fields:    Translation:Humans
  5. Chamseddine I, Kim Y, De B, El Naqa I, Duda DG, Wolfgang J, Pursley J, Paganetti H, Wo J, Hong T, Koay EJ, Grassberger C. Predictive Modeling of Survival and Toxicity in Patients With Hepatocellular Carcinoma After Radiotherapy. JCO Clin Cancer Inform. 2022 02; 6:e2100169. PMID: 35192402; PMCID: PMC8863122.
    Citations:    Fields:    Translation:Humans
  6. Cho Y, Kim Y, Chamseddine I, Lee WH, Kim HR, Lee IJ, Hong MH, Cho BC, Lee CG, Cho S, Kim JS, Yoon HI, Grassberger C. Lymphocyte dynamics during and after chemo-radiation correlate to dose and outcome in stage III NSCLC patients undergoing maintenance immunotherapy. Radiother Oncol. 2022 03; 168:1-7. PMID: 35033601; PMCID: PMC9036741.
    Citations: 5     Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
  7. Suveges S, Chamseddine I, Rejniak KA, Eftimie R, Trucu D. Collective Cell Migration in a Fibrous Environment: A Hybrid Multiscale Modelling Approach. Front Appl Math Stat. 2021 Jun; 7. PMID: 34322539.
    Citations: 4     
  8. Chamseddine IM, Kokkolaras M. A Dual Nanoparticle Delivery Strategy for Enhancing Drug Distribution in Cancerous Tissue. J Biomech Eng. 2020 12 01; 142(12). PMID: 32601692.
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  9. Chamseddine IM, Frieboes HB, Kokkolaras M. Multi-objective optimization of tumor response to drug release from vasculature-bound nanoparticles. Sci Rep. 2020 05 19; 10(1):8294. PMID: 32427977.
    Citations: 1     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimalsCells
  10. Chamseddine IM, Rejniak KA. Hybrid modeling frameworks of tumor development and treatment. Wiley Interdiscip Rev Syst Biol Med. 2020 01; 12(1):e1461. PMID: 31313504.
    Citations: 21     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimals
  11. Chamseddine IM, Frieboes HB, Kokkolaras M. Design Optimization of Tumor Vasculature-Bound Nanoparticles. Sci Rep. 2018 12 11; 8(1):17768. PMID: 30538267; PMCID: PMC6290012.
    Citations: 6     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimals
  12. Chamseddine IM, Kokkolaras M. Nanoparticle Optimization for Enhanced Targeted Anticancer Drug Delivery. J Biomech Eng. 2018 04 01; 140(4). PMID: 29049542.
    Citations: 2     Fields:    
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