Roles
Associate Professor of Clinical Radiation Oncology
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Biography
Dr. Li received his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Engineering Physics from Tsinghua University in 1997. Following an 18-month research appointment at DESY in Hamburg, Germany, he joined the Department of Radiation Oncology at Stanford University School of Medicine as a postdoctoral fellow and medical physics resident.
After completing his postdoctoral and residency training, Dr. Li accepted a faculty position as an Associate Member and medical physicist at Fox Chase Cancer Center in 2001, where he was promoted to Associate Professor in 2010. In addition to his extensive clinical responsibilities as a medical physicist, his research focused on fast Monte Carlo algorithms and their applications in radiation therapy, IMRT planning systems for breast treatment, laser-accelerated proton beams, dose uncertainties in intensity-modulated radiation therapy, the impact of intrafractional motion and intervention, and MR-guided proton therapy.
In 2015, Dr. Li transitioned to the radiation therapy industry, where he contributed to the development of an image-guided rotational multi-source gamma system for stereotactic treatment, as well as an integrated Linac and multi-source gamma system for radiotherapy and radiosurgery. In 2025, he joined the Department of Radiation Oncology at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine as a faculty member. -
Education & Training
Education
Post Graduate Training
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Teaching Interests
Dr. Li had been the course coordinator and instructor of the annual short course on introduction of Monte Carlo treatment planning. He also served as the faculty instructor of the physics lectures for both radiation oncology residents and medical physics residents at Fox Chase Cancer Center. He will continue to mentor and teach the residents, graduate students, dosimetry and therapy technicians in UM. -
Research Interests
Dr. Li’s research interest focuses on applications of the Monte Carlo method in radiation therapy, clinical implementation of advanced treatment techniques, treatment uncertainties and prevention.