Yawei Zhang, PhD

Yawei Zhang, PhD

Physicist

Dr. Zhang is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Radiation Oncology at the University of Florida. He practices as a medical physicist at the UF Health Proton Therapy Institute and  works with the physics team to ensure that high-quality radiation therapy is delivered to each patient with a focus on the latest proton research and techniques. He received his BS in Physics from Lanzhou University, China, and his Ph.D. in Nuclear Physics from Rutgers University. Dr. Zhang completed his postdoctoral fellowship in Medical Physics at the University of Pennsylvania and 4-year residency training at Duke University. 

Dr. Zhang’s clinical expertise includes advanced radiotherapy system commissioning and quality assurance, stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS), and image-guided proton therapy. His research interests include the development of novel image reconstruction methods, imaging dose optimization, treatment planning system scripting, and adaptive proton therapy. Dr. Zhang received several awards from the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM), including the Summer School Scholarship, a finalist in the Grand Challenge, and the Science Council Junior Investigator Award.

Certification

Board Certification

Therapeutic Medical Physics – American Board of Radiology

Education

Residency – Therapeutic Physics

Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC

Postdoctoral Fellowship - Medical Physics

University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

Post-Graduate Certification - Medical Physics

University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

Doctorate – Experimental Nuclear Physics

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ

Bachelor of Science – Applied Physics

Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China

Dr. Zhang’s research focuses on imaging development and applications in proton therapy, including developing novel image reconstruction methods, imaging dose optimization, treatment planning system scripting, and adaptive proton therapy using synthetic CT. He has published more than 40 peer-reviewed journal articles in publications, such as Medical Physics and Physics in Medicine and Biology.

Medical Physics Education Award

Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Florida (2023)

AAPM Summer School Scholarship - Small Field Dosimetry, Stereotactic Radiosurgery and Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy: The Future is Here

American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) (2022)

AAPM Grand Challenges: Image Reconstruction for 4D-CBCT Finalists

American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) Annual Meeting (2018)

Editor’s Pick Paper

Medical Physics Journal (2017)

AAPM Science Council Junior Investigator Award

American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) Annual Meeting (2016)

Los Alamos National Lab Graduate Research Associate Scholarship

Los Alamos National Laboratory (2009)

Merit Scholarship for Outstanding Student

Lanzhou University (2007)

Excellent Student Scholarship

Lanzhou University (2003-2006)

What does your work at UF Health Proton Therapy Institute mean to you?

“Working at UF Health Proton Therapy Institute is about finding fulfillment in and making a difference in someone else’s life.”

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