Gil'ad N. Cohen, MPH

My research and development work focus on the integration of novel technologies into the clinical practice of brachytherapy. The aim of this work, together with my physician colleagues, is to improve treatment outcomes, reduce treatment side effects, and improve patients’ experience.

This goal has been guiding my efforts throughout my career. Through collaboration with colleagues and industry partners, I co-developed novel brachytherapy applicators, devices through which radiation sources are deployed for treatments gynecological, rectal and esophageal cancers, and more.

The accuracy of treatment is essential to ensuring good clinical outcomes. In my practice, I have developed software tools and processes for quality assurance used in daily clinical practice.

Recently, I have sought to improve the integration of novel imaging for guidance in the treatment gynecological and prostate cancers. MRI has long been the gold standard in imaging for these disease sites, yet the incorporation of MRI in the brachytherapy practice has not been uniformly adopted. My work focuses on improved accessibility to and incorporation of MRI and MRI augmented with data derived from artificial intelligence into routine clinical practice.