Gita Suneja

University of Utah Huntsman Cancer Institute, Salt Lake City

EDUCATION

• MS, Health Policy Research, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, 2014
• MD, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, 2008
• BA, Mathematical Methods in Social Sciences (Honors) / Economics, Magna Cum Laude, Northwestern University, 2002

POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION

• Chief Resident, Radiation Oncology, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, 2012 - 2013
• Residency, Radiation Oncology, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, 2009 - 2012
• Internship, Internal Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, 2008 - 2009

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS

• Professor, Radiation Oncology; Adjunct Professor, Population Health Sciences, University of Utah, 2024 - present
• Associate Professor, Radiation Oncology & Population Health Sciences, University of Utah, 2019 - 2024
• Associate Professor, Radiation Oncology & Duke Global Health Institute, Duke University School of Medicine, 2016 - 2019
• Assistant Professor, Radiation Oncology, University of Utah School of Medicine, 2014 - 2016
• Instructor, Radiation Oncology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 2013 - 2014

SERVICE TO ASTRO

• Chair, Healthcare Access and Community Engagement Steering Committee, 2024 - present
• Vice-chair, Healthcare Access and Community Engagement Steering Committee, 2022 - 2024
• Member, Healthcare Access and Community Engagement Council, 2015 - present
• Chair, Annual Meeting Scientific Committee, Health Services Research Track, 2020 - 2023
• Vice-chair, Annual Meeting Scientific Committee, Health Services Research Track, 2016 - 2020
• Member, Annual Meeting Scientific Committee, Health Services Research Track, 2013 - 2016
• Member, Annual Meeting Scientific Committee, 2016 - 2023
• Associate Editor, Advances in Radiation Oncology, 2018
• Member, Health Equity Education Committee, 2022
• Member, Comparative Effectiveness Research Resource Panel, 2016 - present
• Member, Endometrial Cancer Guideline Task Force, 2020 - 2022
• Member, Workforce Task Force, 2021 - 2022
• Member, Gender Ad Hoc Task Force, 2019 - 2020
• Member, CME/MOC Committee, 2015 - 2020
• ASTRO Advocacy Day Participant

SERVICE TO THE ASTRO FOUNDATION

• President, Board of Trustees, 2024 - present
• Vice-chair, Board of Trustees, 2022 - 2024
• Chair, Nominating/Governance Committee, 2023 - 2024
• Member, Board of Trustees, 2019 - present
• Chair, Research Committee, 2017 - 2022

SERVICE TO OTHER ONCOLOGY ORGANIZATIONS

• National Cancer Institute: Special Emphasis Panel Reviewer (2025); Committee Member, Howard–Hopkins Comprehensive Partnerships to Advance Cancer Health (2026 - present)
• National Comprehensive Cancer Network: Co-Chair, AIDS-Related Kaposi Sarcoma Panel and Cancer in the HIV Population Guidelines Panel, 2017 - present
• American Board of Radiology: Member, Radiation Oncology GYN Section Oral Exam Committee, 2018 - 2025
• American Brachytherapy Society: Member, International Committee, 2017 - 2022; Co-Chair, GYN School Planning Committee, 2023 - 2024
• American Society of Clinical Oncology: Faculty, Annual Meeting
• AIDS Malignancy Consortium: Principal Investigator, 2022 - present

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH

Gita Suneja, MD, MS, FASTRO is Professor of Radiation Oncology and Adjunct Professor of Population Health Sciences at Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah, where she specializes in the treatment of breast and gynecologic cancers. Her career has focused on improving how radiation oncology is delivered through clinical care, research, education, and professional service. Her work has been funded by the National Institutes of Health, has produced more than 140 publications.

Dr. Suneja has been an active ASTRO member for nearly 15 years and has served the Society in numerous roles. She currently serves as Chair of the Healthcare Access and Community Engagement Steering Committee and as President of the Board of Trustees of Speed of Light – The ASTRO Foundation (formerly called Radiation Oncology Institute). She previously chaired the ASTRO Annual Meeting Health Services Research Track and has served on the Comparative Effectiveness Research Resource Panel, Workforce Task Force, CME/MOC Committee, and Endometrial Cancer Guideline Task Force, among others. She also served as Associate Editor for Advances in Radiation Oncology and co-chairs the NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines panels for Cancer in People with HIV and AIDS-Related Kaposi Sarcoma. Mentoring students, residents, fellows and junior faculty has been one of the most rewarding parts of her professional life. She is honored to be considered for election as HACE Council Vice Chair.