Erin Heather Healy
Biography
Erin Heather Healy, M.D., is Assistant Professor, Medical Director, and Residency Program Director in the Department of Radiation Oncology at the UC Irvine Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center. She specializes in the treatment of breast and gynecologic cancers and brachytherapy. Prior to joining UC Irvine in 2022, Healy served as Assistant Professor in the Department of Radiation Oncology at The Ohio State University, Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital & Richard J. Solove Research Institute from 2019 to 2021.
Healy has contributed to research on radiation therapy techniques and outcomes for breast and gynecologic cancers, with particular focus on regional nodal irradiation, accelerated partial breast irradiation, and brachytherapy approaches. She serves as Site Principal Investigator for the NRG-GY037 trial investigating induction chemotherapy and immunotherapy for locally advanced cervical cancer. Her work has been published in journals including the International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics, Practical Radiation Oncology, and Brachytherapy. She received the ARRO Educator of the Year award in 2022-2023 and the Best of ACRO Abstract Award in 2018 for her research on regional nodal irradiation in the prone position for node-positive breast cancer.
Healy received her Doctor of Medicine from the University of California, Davis School of Medicine in 2014 and completed her residency in Radiation Oncology at The Ohio State University in 2019. She is board certified in Radiation Oncology by the American Board of Radiology and hold a medical license in the state of California. She is a member of the American Society for Radiation Oncology and the American Brachytherapy Society.
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- MD in Medicine, University of California, Davis School of Medicine, 2014
- MA in Medical Sciences, Loyola University Chicago, 2009
- BS in Biology, University of California, San Diego, 2006
Distinctions
- Distinguished Residency Program Director of the Year, 2026
- ARRO Educator of the Year, 2022-2023
- NCCN Educational Grant, NCCN Oncology Fellows Program: New Horizons in Quality Cancer Care, 2019
- Best of ACRO Abstract Award, Regional Nodal Irradiation in the Prone Position for Node Positive Breast Cancer, 2018
Areas of Expertise
- Radiation Oncology
- Breast Cancer Treatment
- Gynecologic Malignancy Management
- High-Dose Rate Brachytherapy
- Regional Nodal Irradiation Techniques
- Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy Interest
- Financial Toxicity Assessment
Recent Publications
- Bazan J.G., Jhawar S.R., Beyer S., Healy E., Kuhn K., White J.R., “Favorable Rates of Excellent or Good Cosmetic Outcomes in Patients Treated With Carefully Planned Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation Delivered Twice Daily or Once Every Other Day” (opens in new tab), Practical Radiation Oncology, vol. 15, pp. e529-e539, 2025.
- Healy E, Bazan JG, “A Boost in the Wrong Direction? Rethinking Escalated Approaches for Ductal Carcinoma In Situ” (opens in new tab), International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics, vol. 120, no. 2, pp. 317, 2024.
- Upadhyay R, Klamer BG, Perlow HK, White JR, Bazan JG, Jhawar SR, Blakaj DM, Grecula JC, Arnett A, Mestres-Villanueva MA, Healy EH, Thomas EM, Chakravarti A, Raval RR, Lustberg M, Williams NO, Palmer JD, Beyer SJ, “Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Women Older than 65 with Breast Cancer Brain Metastases” (opens in new tab), Cancers (Basel), vol. 16, no. 1, pp. 137, 2023.
- Lavasani S, Healy E, Kansal K, “Locoregional Treatment for Early-Stage Breast Cancer: Current Status and Future Perspectives” (opens in new tab), Current Oncology, vol. 30, no. 8, pp. 7520-7531, 2023.
- Healy E, Beyer S, Jhawar S, White JR, Bazan JG, “The Axillary Lateral Vessel Thoracic Junction Is Not an Organ at Risk for Breast Cancer-Related Lymphedema” (opens in new tab), International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics, vol. 117, pp. 452-460, 2023.
- Oppong BA, Lustberg MB, Nolan TS, Relation T, Park KU, Healy E, Trance A, Klemanski DL, “Utilization of cancer survivorship services during the COVID-19 pandemic in a tertiary referral center” (opens in new tab), Journal of cancer survivorship: research and practice, vol. 17, pp. 1-7, 2022.
- Yaney A, Healy E, Pan X, Martin D, Quick A, “Clinical outcomes of distal vaginal and vulvar cancer treated with image-guided brachytherapy” (opens in new tab), Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy, vol. 13, no. 4, pp. 419-425, 2021.
- Yaney A, Healy E, Wald P, Olsen M, Pan X, Martin D, Quick A, “Toxicity and outcomes associated with high-dose rate brachytherapy for medically inoperable endometrial cancer” (opens in new tab), Brachytherapy, vol. 20, no. 2, pp. 368-375, 2021.
- Bazan JG, DiCostanzo D, Hock K, Jhawar S, Healy E, Beyer S, White JR, “Analysis of Radiation Dose to the Shoulder by Treatment Technique and Correlation with Patient Reported Outcomes in Breast Cancer Patients Receiving Regional Nodal Irradiation” (opens in new tab), Frontiers in Oncology, vol. 11, pp. 617926, 2021.
- Yaney A, Ayan AS, Pan X, Jhawar S, Healy E, Beyer S, Lindsey K, Kuhn K, Tedrick K, White JR, Bazan JG, “Dosimetric parameters associated with radiation-induced esophagitis in breast cancer patients undergoing regional nodal irradiation” (opens in new tab), Radiotherapy and Oncology, vol. 155, pp. 167-173, 2021.
- Bazan JG, Jhawar SR, Stover D, Park KU, Beyer S, Healy E, White JR, “De-Escalation of Radiation Therapy in Patients with Stage I, Node-Negative, HER2-Positive Breast Cancer: Patterns of Care and Survival Outcomes using the National Cancer Database” (opens in new tab), npj Breast Cancer, vol. 7, pp. 33, 2021.
Most Cited Publications
- Erin Healy, Shawnee Anderson, Jing Cui, Laurel Beckett, Allen M. Chen, Julian Perks, Robin Stern, Jyoti Mayadev, “Skin dose effects of postmastectomy chest wall radiation therapy using brass mesh as an alternative to tissue equivalent bolus” (opens in new tab), Practical Radiation Oncology, vol. 3, no. 2, pp. e45-53, 2013.
- Bazan JG, Healy E, Beyer S, Kuhn K, DiCostanzo D, Smith TL, Jhawar S, White JR, “Clinical Effectiveness of an Adaptive Treatment Planning Algorithm for Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy Versus 3D Conformal Radiation Therapy for Node-Positive Breast Cancer Patients Undergoing Regional Nodal Irradiation/Postmastectomy Radiation Therapy” (opens in new tab), International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics, vol. 108, no. 5, pp. 1159-1171, 2020.
- Paravati AJ, Healy E, Murphy JD, Song W, Hattangadi-Gluth J, “Stereotactic body radiation therapy for primary hepatic malignancies and liver metastases” (opens in new tab), Translational Cancer Research, vol. 2, no. 6, pp. 507-520, 2013.
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Last updated on 6/25/2026.