Panagiota Galanakou, Ph.D.
PGY 3
Hometown: Orchomenos Viotias, Greece
Undergraduate: University of Ioannina, Greece
Graduate School: Florida Atlantic University
Outside interests: Cooking, dancing, water sports, skiing, and travelling.
Favorite things about Miami: the beach and the vibrant outdoors.
Clinical/Research Interests: Proton therapy, Monte Carlo computations, adaptive radiotherapy, treatment planning and patient safety.
Ryder Schmidt, Ph.D.
PGY 3
Hometown: Mound, MN
Undergraduate: University of Minnesota
Graduate School: University of Miami (M.S and Ph.D.)
Outside interests: Being outside, running, golfing, the beach, movies, restaurants
Favorite things about Miami: Great winter weather, good beaches, good food, year-round golf
Clinical/Research Interests: theranostic gold nanoparticles, radiation dose enhancement, x-ray fluorescence CT imaging, Monte Carlo simulations
Yihang Xu, Ph.D.
PGY 3
Hometown: Zhejiang, China
Undergraduate: Chang Gung University
Graduate School: University of Miami
Outside interests: Music, Sports
Favorite things about Miami: Winter, beaches
Clinical/Research Interests: Image-guided adaptive radiation therapy, proton therapy, image registration, knowledge-based planning
Ethan Nikolau, Ph.D.
PGY 2
Hometown: Milwaukee, WI
Undergraduate: University of Wisconsin-Madison, BS in Astronomy & Physics
Graduate School: University of Wisconsin-Madison, PhD in Medical Physics
Outside interests: Traveling, hiking, swimming, language learning, and gardening
Favorite things about Miami: Tropical weather, diverse population, great beaches and food
Clinical/Research Interests: Image-guided Radiation Therapy, Radioembolization, Dual-energy
Imaging
James Perez-Sanchez, Ph.D.
PGY 2
Hometown: Miami, FL
Undergraduate: Loyola University New Orleans, BS in Music Industry Studies and Business and Florida International University, BS in Physics
Graduate School: University of Florida, MS and PhD in Medical Physics
Outside interests: Rock climbing and music
Favorite things about Miami: The ocean Clinical/Research Interests: Adaptive Radiotherapy Workflows, Deep Learning-based segmentation for MR-Guided Radiotherapy
