Hometown
- Puxico, MO
Education
- Residency: Vanderbilt University Medical Center; Nashville, TN
- MS: Medical Physics; Vanderbilt University; Nashville, TN
- BS: Nuclear Engineering; Missouri University of Science and Technology; Rolla, MO
Abby is conducting research under the direction of Dr Jian Wu, Assistant Professor in the Department of Radiation Oncology, with a focus on therapeutical medical physics.
As one of our professional PhD students, Abby is a board-certified therapeutic medical physicist employed at Allegheny Health Network in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Her current clinical responsibilities encompass brachytherapy, total body irradiation, total skin electron therapy, stereotactic body radiation therapy, and GammaPod treatments. She is an active member of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) both at the national level and local Pennsylvania/Ohio chapter.