Press Release-10-092, NRC Announces Selection of New Member of the Advisory Committee on Medical Uses of Isotopes

Press Release-10-092: NRC Announces Selection of New Member of the Advisory Committee on Medical Uses of Isotopes

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Issue date:	05/25/2010
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NRC NEWS U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Office of Public Affairs Telephone: 301/415-8200 Washington, D.C. 20555-0001 E-mail: opa.resource@nrc.gov Site: http://www.nrc.gov No.10-092 May 25, 2010 NRC ANNOUNCES SELECTION OF NEW MEMBER OF THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON MEDICAL USES OF ISOTOPES The Nuclear Regulatory Commission announced the selection of John H. Suh, M.D., as one of the radiation oncologist representatives on the Advisory Committee on the Medical Uses of Isotopes (ACMUI). The ACMUI was established in 1958 and advises the NRC on policy and technical issues related to the regulation of the medical use of radioactive material.

Dr. Suh received his bachelors and medical degrees from the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine in Miami, Fla. He completed his internship, residency and fellowship at the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio and joined the staff where he specialized in neuro-oncology and stereotactic radiosurgery and became the residency director in the Department of Radiation Oncology.

During his tenure with the Cleveland Clinic, Dr. Suh served as clinical director for the Department of Radiation Oncology, director of the Cleveland Clinic Gamma Knife Center, chair of the Department of Radiation Oncology at the Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Institute, and associate director of the Gamma Knife Center at the Brain Tumor and Neuro-oncology Center at the Cleveland Clinic. He is board certified in radiation oncology and currently serves as the section head for the central nervous system/pediatric section for the American Board of Radiologys oral board examination.

Dr. Suhs awards have included the National Brain Tumor Foundation Clinical Research Award, Teacher of the Year Award, and selection as one of Americas Top Physicians for Cancer. He was the principal investigator for two phase III trials testing a radiation sensitizer with whole brain radiation therapy for patients with brain metastases.

Dr. Suhs patient care, research and teaching interests include adult and pediatric brain tumors, Gamma Knife radiosurgery, and innovative radiation approaches. He has authored over 120 publications and has served as the institutional principal investigator for the Radiation Therapy Oncology Group at the Cleveland Clinic since 1995. Dr. Suh has lectured extensively

locally, nationally and internationally. He serves as a reviewer for a number of medical journals and is a member of many professional societies.

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