Cristiane Takita, M.D.

Roles

• Biography

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  Dr. Takita is a Professor and Vice Chair of Education of the Department of Radiation Oncology at Sylvester C. Cancer Center, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. She obtained her medical degree at University of Sao Paulo, Brazil, and a Radiation Oncology Residency at the Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology at Washington University in St. Louis. She joined University of Miami/Sylvester C. Cancer Center in 1999. Her clinical and research interests are in the management of breast cancer. Dr. Takita is the Co-Leader of the Breast Site Disease Group and the Leader of the Breast Proton Therapy Group at Sylvester C. Cancer Center. She is the local principal investigator of many clinical research protocols from NRG, ALLIANCE, NCI-C, including her own Phase I clinical trial Evaluating the Safety and Feasibility of Preoperative Stereotactic Ablative Breast Radiotherapy (SABER) for Selected Early Stage, Low Risk Breast Cancer. She will be the local PI for the Pragmatic Randomized Trial of Proton vs Photon Therapy for Patients with Non-Metastatic Breast Cancer: A Radiotherapy Comparative Effectiveness (RADCOMP) Consortium Trial.

• Education & Training

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  Education

  2014: University of Miami School of Business Administration, Coral Gables, Florida

  MBA, Health Sector

  1988: Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo (University of Sao Paulo, School of Medicine) , Sao Paulo, Brazil

  MD

  Post Graduate Training

  1999: Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology , St. Louis, Missouri

  Residency, Radiation Oncology

  1995: St. Mary's Health Center, affiliate to St. Louis University , St. Louis, Missouri

  Internship, Transitional year in Internal Medicine

  1994: Children's Hospital / Joint Center for Radiation Therapy , Boston, Massachusetts

  Other, Pediatric Radiation Oncology

  1992: Hospital das Clinicas, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil

  Residency, Radiation Oncology

  Licensures and Certifications

  University of Miami Miller School of Medicine

  Protection of Human Research Subjects, CITI Continuing Education Course

  University of Maryland

  Proton Training

  Cyberknife Center of Miami

  Imaged Guided Whole Body Radiosurgery with Cyberknife

  State of Florida, Department of Health, Division of Medical Quality Assurance

  Medical Doctor

  Cleveland Clinic Health System, Ohio

  Gamma Knife Radiosurgery Training Course

• Honors & Awards

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• Research Interests

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  Breast cancer related to evaluation of predictors of locoregional recurrence, development of novel predictor models of radiation therapy outcomes and potential treatments to reduce radiation-induced skin toxicity.

• Publications

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• Professional Activities

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