Radiation Oncology

Beth A. Erickson-Wittmann, MD, FACR Professor of Radiation Oncology Department of Radiation Oncology 8701 Watertown Plank Road Milwaukee, WI 53226 (414) 805-4460

Curriculum Vitae

Patient Care Emphases

• Gynecologic Brachytherapy
• Tumors of the Eye and Orbit
• Gynecological Cancers
• Colorectal Cancer
• Hepatobiliary Cancer
• Pancreatic Cancer

Clinical Practice Locations

• Froedtert & Medical College Clinical Cancer Center: (414) 805-4400

Education

• Doctor of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI (1984).

Training

• Brachytherapy Fellowship - Centre Anti-canceru Francias (1988).
• Clinical Fellow, American Cancer Society (1987-1988).
• Residency Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals, Milwaukee, WI (1984-1988).

Certifications

• Recertification, Radiation Oncology, American Board of Radiology (2000).
• Board Certification, Radiation Oncology, American Board of Radiology (1988).

Representative Publications (last 5 years)

• Erickson BA, Demanes DJ, Ibbott GS, Hayes JK, Hsu IC, Morris DE, Rabinovitch RA, Tward JD, Rosenthal SA.  American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) and American College of Radiology (ACR) practice guidelines for the performance of high-dose-rate brachytherapy.  Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 79(3):641-9, 2011. 
• Lim K, Small W Jr, Portelance L, Creutzberg C, Jurgenliemk-Schulz IM, Mundt A, Mell LK, Mayr N, Viswanathan A, Jhingran A, Ericskon B, De los Santos J, Gaffney D, Yashar C, Beriwal S, Wolfson A, Taylor A, Bosch W, El Naqa I, Fyles A, GYN IMRT Consortium. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 79(2):348-55, 2011.
• Erickson B, Lim K, Stewart J, Donnelly E, Small W, Fyles A, Milosevic M. Adaptive Radiation Therapy for Gynecologic Cancers. In: Adaptive Radiation Therapy. Li, A. (ed) Taylor-Frances, Chapter 22, pp 351-368, 2011.
• Innovations in Image Guided Therapy for Gynecologic Radiation Therapy. Erickson B, Viswanathan A, Kirisitis C, Poetter R. (eds). Springer  Springer-Verlag Publishing, Berlin Heidelberg, 2011. 
• Viswanathan A, Erickson B, Rownd J. Image-based approaches to Interstitial Brachytherapy. In: Innovations in Image Guided Therapy for Gynecologic Radiation Therapy. Erickson B, Viswanathan A, Kirisitis C, Poetter R. (eds). Springer-Verlag Publishing, Berlin Heidelberg, Chapter 24, pp 247-259, 2011.
• Erickson B, Rownd J. The Medical College of Wisconsin System. Applicator Selection, Insertion and Imaging of 3D Image-based intracavitary Brachytherapy: The MCW Experience. In: Innovations in Image Guided Therapy for Gynecologic Radiation Therapy. Erickson B, Viswanathan A, Kirisitis C, Poetter R. (eds). Springer-Verlag Publishing, Berlin Heidelberg, Chapter 22, pp 231-238, 2011. 
• Evan DB, Erickson BA, Ritch P. Borderline resectable pancreatic cancer: Definitions and the importance of multimodality therapy.  Ann Surg Oncol 17(11):2803-5, 2010.
• Hendee W, Becker G, Borgstede J, Bosma J, Casarella W, Erickson B, Maynard D, Thrall J, Wallner P. Addressing overutilization in medical imaging. Radiology, Oct, 257:(1):240-245, 2010.
• Viswanathan A, Erickson B.  Three-dimensional imaging in gynecologic brachytherapy: A survey of the American Brachytherapy Society.  Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 76(1):104-109, 2010.
• Tai A, Erickson B, Li XA.  Extrapolation of normal tissue complication probability for different fractionations in liver irradiation.  Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 74(1):283-289, 2009. 
• Tai A, Erickson B, Khater K, Li XA.  Estimate of radiobiological parameters from clinical data for biologically based treatment planning for liver irradiation.  Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 70(3):900-907, 2008. 
• Keily JM, Dua KS, Graewin SJ, Nakeeb A, Erickson B, Ritch P, Wilson S, Pitt H. Palliative stenting for late malignant gastric outlet obstruction. J Gastorintest Surg 11(1):107-13, 2007.
• Small W, Winter K, Levenback C, Iver R, Gaffney D, Asbell S, Erickson B, Jhingran A, Greven K.  Extended field irradiation and intracavitary brachytherapy combined with cisplatin chemotherapy for cervical cancer with positive para-aortic or high common iliac lymph nodes: Results of Arm 1 of RTOG 0116. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phy 68(4):1081-1087, 2007.
• Li XA, Qi XS, Pitterle M, Kalakota K, Mueller K, Erickson B Wang D, Schultz C,. Firat S, Wilson JF. Interfractional variations in patient setup and anatomic change assessed by daily computed tomography. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys, 68(2):581-591, 2007.