Alec M. Block, MD
Radiation Oncology
Provider Groups
Loyola Medicine Physician
Loyola Physician Partners
Primary Contact
(888)584-7888
Services & Specialties
Areas of Specialization
- Radiation Oncology
Clinical Interests
Conditions Treated
- stereotactic body radiation therapy
- genitourinary cancers
- head and neck cancer
- intensity modulated radiation therapy
- radiation treatment for head and neck cancer
- stereotactic radiosurgery
Locations & Contact
Primary Location
Loyola University Medical Center
2160 S First Ave
Maywood
, IL 60153
Edward Hines Jr Veterans Administration Hospital
5000 S 5th Ave
5000 S 5th Ave
Hines
, IL 60141
About
Academic Title
Associate Professor
Leadership Title
Associate Director, Residency Program
Ages Seen
Additional Resources
Education & Certifications
Education
Education:
Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine
(2012)
Internship:
Weiss Memorial Hospital
(2013)
Residency:
Loyola University Medical Center
(2017)
Board Certifications
Radiation Oncology, Diagnostic Radiology, American Board of (2018)
American Board of Radiology (2018)
Provider Groups
Loyola Medicine Physician
Loyola Physician Partners
Publications
- Challenges and Opportunities in Developing an Oncology Clinical Trial Network in the United States Veterans Affairs Health Care System: The VA STARPORT Experience. Solanki, A. A.; Zheng, K.; Skipworth, A. N.; Robin, L. M.; Leparski, R. F.; Henry, E.; Rettig, M.; Salama, J. K.; Ritter, T.; Jones, J.; Quek, M.; Chang, M.; Block, A. M.; Welsh, J. S.; Kumar, A.; Chao, H. H.; Chen, A. C.; Shapiro, R.; Bitting, R. L.; Kwon, R.; Stross, W.; Puckett, L.; Wong, Y. N.; Nickols, N. G.; Carlson, K.; VA STARPORT Investigators Group; Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.)
- A Systematic Review of Clinical Trials Comparing Radiation Therapy Versus Radical Prostatectomy in Prostate Cancer. Hekman, L.; Barrett, A.; Ross, D.; Palaganas, E.; Giridhar, P.; Elumalai, T.; V, P.; Block, A. M.; Welsh, J. S.; Harkenrider, M. M.; Saini, S.; Roy, S.; Farooq, A.; Gupta, G.; Hsieh, C. E.; Venkatesulu, B.; Solanki, A. A.; Clinical genitourinary cancer
- Risk Factors for Recurrence and the Role of Radiotherapy in Low-grade Myofibroblastic Sarcoma: A Systematic Review. Mamikunian, G.; Ziegler, A.; Block, A.; Thorpe, E.; American journal of clinical oncology
- Multi-institutional Development and Validation of Contouring Guidelines for Para-aortic Elective Nodal Irradiation in Prostate Cancer Based on Patterns of Involvement on Targeted Molecular Imaging Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography. Saripalli, A. L.; Lee, B.; Adams, W.; Bhandare, N.; Venkatesulu, B. P.; Yoo, R. K.; Price, J.; Harmon, G. A.; Block, A. M.; Friedman, N.; Harkenrider, M. M.; Major, E. J.; Small, W.; Wagner, R. H.; Welsh, J. S.; Solanki, A. A.; International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics
- ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Cranial Neuropathy: 2022 Update. Expert Panel on Neurological Imaging; Rath, T. J.; Policeni, B.; Juliano, A. F.; Agarwal, M.; Block, A. M.; Burns, J.; Conley, D. B.; Crowley, R. W.; Dubey, P.; Friedman, E. R.; Gule-Monroe, M. K.; Hagiwara, M.; Hunt, C. H.; Jain, V.; Powers, W. J.; Rosenow, J. M.; Taheri, M. R.; DuChene Thoma, K.; Zander, D.; Corey, A. S.; Journal of the American College of Radiology : JACR
- Intraoperative radiation therapy for locally advanced and recurrent head and neck cancer. Chiodo, C.; Gros, S.; Emami, B.; Lee, B.; Block, A.; Sethi, A.; Small, W.; Refaat, T.; Molecular and clinical oncology
- Lymphocyte sparing normal tissue effects in the clinic (LymphoTEC): A systematic review of dose constraint considerations to mitigate radiation-related lymphopenia in the era of immunotherapy. Venkatesulu, B.; Giridhar, P.; Pujari, L.; Chou, B.; Lee, J. H.; Block, A. M.; Upadhyay, R.; Welsh, J. S.; Harkenrider, M. M.; Krishnan, S.; Verma, V.; En Hsieh, C.; Pradhan, S.; Small, W.; Solanki, A. A.; Radiotherapy and oncology : journal of the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology
- Retrospective Clinical Evaluation of a Decision-Support Software for Adaptive Radiotherapy of Head and Neck Cancer Patients. Gros, S. A. A.; Santhanam, A. P.; Block, A. M.; Emami, B.; Lee, B. H.; Joyce, C.; Frontiers in oncology
- An institutional review of recurrent pleomorphic adenoma of the parotid gland. Brar, G.; Smith, S.; Block, A.; Borrowdale, R.; Marzo, S. J.; Thorpe, E.; Leonetti, J. P.; Ear, nose, & throat journal
- A comparison of proton stopping power measured with proton CT and x-ray CT in fresh postmortem porcine structures. DeJongh, D. F.; DeJongh, E. A.; Rykalin, V.; DeFillippo, G.; Pankuch, M.; Best, A. W.; Coutrakon, G.; Duffin, K. L.; Karonis, N. T.; Ordoñez, C. E.; Sarosiek, C.; Schulte, R. W.; Winans, J. R.; Block, A. M.; Hentz, C. L.; Welsh, J. S.; Medical physics
- Osteoradionecrosis of the skull base. Leonetti, J. P.; Weishaar, J. R.; Gannon, D.; Harmon, G. A.; Block, A.; Anderson, D. E.; Journal of neuro-oncology
- The Impact of Transitioning to Prospective Contouring and Planning Rounds as Peer Review. Surucu, M.; Bajaj, A.; Roeske, J. C.; Block, A. M.; Price, J.; Small, W.; Solanki, A. A.; Advances in radiation oncology
- Evaluation of Radiomics to Predict the Accuracy of Markerless Motion Tracking of Lung Tumors: A Preliminary Study. Nguyen, K.; Haytmyradov, M.; Mostafavi, H.; Patel, R.; Surucu, M.; Block, A.; Harkenrider, M. M.; Roeske, J. C.; Frontiers in oncology
- The Impact of Academic Facility Type and Case Volume on Survival in Patients Undergoing Curative Radiation Therapy for Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer. Bajaj, A.; Martin, B.; Bhasin, R.; Hentz, C.; Block, A. M.; Harkenrider, M. M.; Solanki, A. A.; International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics
- Adjuvant therapy in patients with clear cell endometrial carcinoma: An analysis of the National Cancer Database. Nieto, K.; Adams, W.; Pham, N.; Block, A. M.; Grover, S.; Small, W.; Harkenrider, M. M.; Gynecologic oncology
- Concurrent chemotherapy is associated with improved survival in elderly patients with bladder cancer undergoing radiotherapy. Korpics, M. C.; Block, A. M.; Martin, B.; Hentz, C.; Gaynor, E. R.; Henry, E.; Harkenrider, M. M.; Solanki, A. A.; Cancer
- Improved overall survival with adjuvant radiotherapy for high-intermediate and high risk Stage I endometrial cancer. Harkenrider, M. M.; Adams, W.; Block, A. M.; Kliethermes, S.; Small, W.; Grover, S.; Radiotherapy and oncology : journal of the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology
- Observer Evaluation of a Metal Artifact Reduction Algorithm Applied to Head and Neck Cone Beam Computed Tomographic Images. Korpics, M.; Surucu, M.; Mescioglu, I.; Alite, F.; Block, A. M.; Choi, M.; Emami, B.; Harkenrider, M. M.; Solanki, A. A.; Roeske, J. C.; International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics
- Evaluation of a template-based algorithm for markerless lung tumour localization on single- and dual-energy kilovoltage images. Block, A. M.; Patel, R.; Surucu, M.; Harkenrider, M. M.; Roeske, J. C.; The British journal of radiology
- American Brachytherapy Task Group Report: Adjuvant vaginal brachytherapy for early-stage endometrial cancer: A comprehensive review. Harkenrider, M. M.; Block, A. M.; Alektiar, K. M.; Gaffney, D. K.; Jones, E.; Klopp, A.; Viswanathan, A. N.; Small, W.; Brachytherapy
- Combined modality therapy in the adjuvant treatment of uterine serous carcinoma. Block, A. M.; Small, W.; Journal of gynecologic oncology
- Combination Trimodality Therapy Using Vismodegib for Basal Cell Carcinoma of the Face. Block, A. M.; Alite, F.; Diaz, A. Z.; Borrowdale, R. W.; Clark, J. I.; Choi, M.; Case reports in oncological medicine
- Markerless motion tracking of lung tumors using dual-energy fluoroscopy. Patel, R.; Panfil, J.; Campana, M.; Block, A. M.; Harkenrider, M. M.; Surucu, M.; Roeske, J. C.; Medical physics
- The role of vaginal cuff brachytherapy in endometrial cancer. Harkenrider, M. M.; Block, A. M.; Siddiqui, Z. A.; Small, W.; Gynecologic oncology
- Planar IGRT dose reduction: A practical approach. Block, A. M.; Luce, J.; Lin, J. Y.; Hoggarth, M. A.; Roeske, J. C.; Practical radiation oncology
- Prospective evaluation of dual-energy imaging in patients undergoing image guided radiation therapy for lung cancer: initial clinical results. Sherertz, T.; Hoggarth, M.; Luce, J.; Block, A. M.; Nagda, S.; Harkenrider, M. M.; Emami, B.; Roeske, J. C.; International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics
- Dose-volume factors to select patient-specific image-guidance action thresholds in prostate cancer. Block, A. M.; Lin, J.; Hoggarth, M. A.; Quinn, M.; Garza, R.; Mantz, C. A.; Roeske, J. C.; Technology in cancer research & treatment