Chief Physicist
Department of Radiation Medicine
Roswell Park Cancer Institute

Associate Professor
Department of Molecular and Cellular Biophysics
Roswell Park Graduate Division
University at Buffalo

Dr. Matthew B. Podgorsak joined the faculty of Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI) in 1993 as a medical physicist in the Department of Radiation Medicine. In 1998 he was named Chief Physicist and also currently serves as Associate Professor, Department of Molecular and Cellular Biophysics, Roswell Park Graduate Division, University at Buffalo (UB).

Dr. Podgorsak earned his doctoral degree in Medical Physics from the University of Wisconsin, Madison in 1993. He is board-certified in Radiation Oncology Physics by the American Board of Medical Physics and the American Board of Radiology and is also licensed by the State of New York Education Department to practice Therapeutic Medical Physics.

Dr. Podgorsak’s research focuses on stereotactic radiosurgery, principles and practice of intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT), and state-of-the-art procedures and techniques in radiotherapy.

He has mentored several Master’s and Doctoral students from various departments at UB. As Director of the Medical Physics Residency program at RPCI, Dr. Podgorsak participates in the training of Fellows.

Dr. Podgorsak is a member of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM), the Canadian Organization of Medical Physicists, and the American College of Medical Physics. He is currently serving a one-year term as President of the Upstate New York Chapter of the AAPM. He also serves as an examiner for the American Board of Radiology and is a site reviewer for the Radiation Oncology accreditation program sponsored by the American College of Radiation Oncology.

Dr. Podgorsak has authored or co-authored more than 75 journal articles, book chapters and abstracts. He also serves as a reviewer for several journals, including the International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, and Physics; the Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics; Physics in Medicine and Biology; Radiology and Oncology; and Medical Physics.