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Jonathan Strauss

Jonathan Strauss

Secretary Treasurer-elect

Northwestern University, Chicago

EDUCATION

  • MD, University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine; Chicago, 2004
  • MBA, University of Chicago, Booth School of Business; Chicago, 2004
    • Concentrations in Economics and Entrepreneurship
    • Certificate in Health Administration and Policy
  • BS, Psychology (Magna Cum Laude and with Honors), Brown University; Providence, Rhode Island, 1998

POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION

  • Resident, Radiation Oncology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, 2005 - 2009
  • Transitional Internship, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, 2004 - 2005

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS

  • Professor, Radiation Oncology and Medical Education, Northwestern University, 2024 - present
  • Vice-Chair of Education, Radiation Oncology, Northwestern University, Chicago, 2019 - present
  • Associate Professor, Medical Education, Northwestern University, Chicago, 2019 - 2024
  • Associate Professor, Radiation Oncology, Northwestern University, Chicago, 2017 - 2024
  • Program Director, Radiation Oncology, Northwestern University, Chicago, 2013 - 2020
  • Assistant Professor, Radiation Oncology, Northwestern University, Chicago, 2009 - 2017

HOSPITAL APPOINTMENTS

  • Radiation Oncology, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, 2009 - present

SERVICE TO ASTRO

  • Radiation Oncology Institute (ROI) Research Committee, 2018 - 2022
  • Finance/Audit Committee of ASTRO, 2011 - 2016
  • Payment Systems Committee of ASTRO, 2007 - 2011
  • Chair, ARRO Executive Board, 2008 - 2009
  • Events Officer, ARRO Executive Board, 2007 - 2008
  • Representative to ACR, ARRO Executive Board, 2007 - 2009

SERVICE TO OTHER ONCOLOGY OR RADIOLOGY ORGANIZATIONS

  • American College of Radiology (ACR)
    • Section Chair of Breast Cancer, In-Service Examination (TXIT), 2019 - Present
    • Test Writer, Breast Cancer Section, In-Service Examination (TXIT), 2017 - 2019
  • Chicago Radiological Society (CRS)
    • President, 2016 - 2017
    • Secretary/Treasurer/President-Elect, 2015 - 2016
    • Secretary/Treasurer/Vice-President, 2014 - 2015
    • Trustee and Program Director, 2009 - 2014

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH

I am a radiation oncologist who treats breast and gynecologic cancers at Northwestern in Chicago. I have been involved in ASTRO, the ACR and my local chapter – the Chicago Radiological Society – for almost 20 years. Most relevantly, because my background includes an MBA, I served on ASTRO’s Finance/Audit Committee and Payment Systems Committee.

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