Theodore C.M. Lo, M.D.

Office address:

Department of Radiation Oncology,
Lahey Clinic Medical Center,
41 Mall Road,
Burlington, MA 01805

College:

McGill University, B.Sc. 1966
Montreal, Quebec

Medical School:

Jefferson Medical College, M.D. 1970
Thomas Jefferson University,
Philadelphia, PA
Hare Honor Medical Society

Internship:

Medical Center Hosp. of Vermont, July 1970 - June 1971
Burlington, VT

Residency:

Yale-New Haven Hospital, July 1971 - June 1974
New Haven, CT

Fellowship:

University of Wisconsin Hospital, July 1974 - June 1975
Madison, WI

Staff of the Lahey Clinic/Medical Center,

Department of Radiation Oncology, August, 1975 - present
Department Chairman, 1982-1995

Board Certification: American Board of Radiology, 1974


Society Membership (past or present):
American Chinese Medical Society
(Treasurer, Boston Chapter, 1983-1985)

American Radium Society

American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology
(Long Range Planning Committee, 1996-1999)

Massachusetts Medical Society
(Councilor, 1980-1985)

New England Society for Radiation Oncology
(Secretary, 1985-1988)

American College of Radiation Oncology


Other Appointments:
Clinical Professor
Department of Radiation Oncology
Tufts University School of Medicine
Boston, MA

Clinical Associate Emeritus
Department of Radiation Oncology
Massachusetts General Hospital,
Boston, MA

Research Associate (1975-1979)
Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences
Research Affiliate (1979-1990)
Laboratory for Electromagnetic and Electronic Systems
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA


Advisory Council (1981-1985)
Chinese Studies Program
Member, Wheaton Associates (1988-present)
Wheaton College,
Wheaton, IL

Medical Director (1985-1986)
Radiation Therapy Technology Program,
Middlesex Community College,
Bedford, MA


Committees served at the Lahey Clinic (past or present):
Advisory Committee on Data Processing
Agenda Committee of the Council of Department Chairmen
Cancer Committee
Medical Practice Council
Radiation Safety Committee
Tumor Board Coordinator
Department Q/A Committee
Revenue Cycle Team


Journal Manuscript Reviewer
Archives of Dermatology
Cancer
International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics

Meeting Abstract Reviewer
Scientific Session Co-moderator

American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology

Board Examiner (Radiation Oncology)

American Board of Radiology

Editorial Board Member

Oncology net guide


Selected Publications:

* Oral presentations in National or International Society meetings

*Lo, Wiley et al: Combined Radiation Therapy and 5- Fluorouracil for Advanced Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Oral Cavity and Oropharynx: a Randomized Study. A.J.R. 126:229- 235, 1976

*Lo and Son: Radiation Therapy for Testicular Tumors Metastasizing to the Lungs. A.J.R. 126:475-480, 1976

Lo: Preoperative Irradiation in the Treatment of Cancer. Lahey Clinic Foundation Bulletin 27: 1-6, 1978

*Lo, Salzman et al: Dose Considerations in Total Skin Electron Irradiation for Mycosis Fungoides. A.J.R. 132: 261- 263, 1979

*Lo, Salzman et al: Whole Body Surface Electron Irradiation in the Treatment of Mycosis Fungoides: an Evaluation of 200 Patients. Radiology 130: 453-457, 1979

Wiley, Ramirez, Johnson, Brandenburg, Lieberman, Lo and Vermund: Treatment of Carcinoma of Base of Tongue with Radiation Therapy and 5-Fluorouracil. Acta Radiologica Oncology 18: 235-243, 1979

*Lo, Salzman et al: Radiotherapy for Kaposi's Sarcoma. Cancer 45: 684-687, 1980

*Lo, Salzman et al: Megavolt Electron Irradiation for Localized Mycosis Fungoides. Acta Radiologica Oncology 20: 71-74, 1981

*Lo, Salzman et al: Megavolt Electron Irradiation in the Treatment of Recurrent Carcinoma of the Breast on the Chest Wall. Acta Radiologica Oncology 22: 97-99, 1983

Lo, Salzman and Swartz: Radiotherapy for Cancer of the Head and Neck. Otolaryngologic Clinic of North America 18: 521- 531, 1985

Lo, Silverman and Edelstein: Postirradiation Hemangiosarcoma of the Chest Wall: Report of a case. Acta Radiologica Oncology 24: 237-240, 1985

Hohwieler, Lo, Silverman and Friedberg: Brain Necrosis After Radiotherapy for Primary Intracerebral Tumor. Neurosurgery 18: 67-73, 1986

Wick, Whelan and Lo: Cancer of the Skin. In Cancer, A Manual for Practitioners, 7th & 8th Editions, American Cancer Society, Massachusetts Division Inc. 1986, 1990

*Lo, Healy et al: Heterotopic Bone Formation After Hip Surgery: Prevention with Single-Dose Postoperative Hip Irradiation. Radiology 168: 851-854, 1988

Hohwieler Schloss, Friedberg, Heatley and Lo: Glucocorticoid Dependence as a Prognostic Factor in Radiotherapy for Cerebral Gliomas. Acta Oncologica 28: 51-55, 1989

Hazen, Freidberg, Thomas, Wallman, Clerkin and Lo: Multiple Distinct Intracranial Tumors: Association of Pineocytoma and Craniopharyngioma. Surg Neurol 31: 381-386, 1989

*Lo, Seckel et al: Single-Dose Electron Beam Irradiation in Treatment and Prevention of Keloids and Hypertrophic Scars. Radiotherapy and Oncology 19: 267-272, 1990

*Lo: Electron Beam Irradiation for Cutaneous Lymphoma. Curr Probl Dermatol. Basel, Karger 19: 238-251, 1990

Healy, Lo et al: Single-Dose Radiation Therapy for Prevention of Heterotopic Ossification After Total Hip Arthroplasty. The Journal of Arthroplasty 5: 369-375, 1990

Ellis, Levitan and Lo: Cancer of the Esophagus. In Holleb, Fink and Murphy (Eds) American Cancer Society Textbook of Clinical Oncology (7th Edition) pp. 254-262, American Cancer Society, 1991

*Lo, Beamis et al: Intraluminal Low-dose Rate Brachytherapy for Malignant Endobronchial Obstruction. Radiotherapy and Oncology 23: 16-20, 1992

Zhang, Girshovich, Cronin and Lo: High Dose Radiotherapy in the Treatment of Prostate Cancer. Chinese Journal of Radiation Oncology 2(1): 31-34, 1993

Beamis and Lo: Occult Lung Cancer: We Can Treat It, But Can We Find It? (Editorial) Journal of Bronchology 1: 267-268, 1994

Healy, Lo et al: Single-Dose Irradiation for the Prevention of Heterotopic Ossification after Total Hip Arthroplasty: A Comparison of Doses of Five Hundred and Fifty and Seven Hundred Centigray. The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery 77- A: 590-595, 1995

*Lo et al: Low Dose Rate versus High Dose Rate Intraluminal Brachytherapy for Malignant Endobronchial Tumors. Radiotherapy and Oncology 35: 193-197, 1995

Villanueva, Lo et al: Endobronchial Brachytherapy. Clinics in Chest Medicine 16: 445-454, 1995

Lo, Pfeifer et al: Radiation Prevention of Heterotopic Ossification After Bone and Joint Surgery in Sites Other Than Hips: Case Reports. British Journal of Radiology 69: 673-677, 1996

Hughes, Lee ..... Lo et al: Breast-Conserving Therapy for Patients with Ductal Carcinoma in situ. Breast Disease 9:1-14, 1996

Lo: Oncology Online: Your Guide to the Internet.... Advance for Administrators in Radiology and Radiatin Oncology Vol. 8 No. 10: 73-76, 1998

Villanueva, Gray, Lo: Endobronchial Brachytherapy. In Interventional Pulmonology, Edited by Beamis, J.F., Jr. and Mathur, P.N., McGraw-Hill, N.Y., Chapter 11, 141-149, 1999

Lo : Radiation Therapy for Heterotopic Ossification. Seminars in Radiation Oncology 9: 163-170, 1999

Lo and Healy: Re-irradiation for Prophylaxis of Heterotopic Ossification After Hip Surgery. British Journal of Radiology 74: 503-506, 2001

*Lo, Beamis et al: Intraluminal Brachytherapy for Malignant Endobronchial Tumors: An Update on Low-Dose Rate Versus High-Dose Rate Radiation Therapy. Clinical Lung Cancer 3: 65-68, 2001

Lo: Commentary on Neoadjuvant Androgen Ablation and Late Toxicity After Prostate Radiotherapy. The American Journal of Urology Review 2: 412-413, 2004

Chow, Bosco ..... Lo et al: A Pilot Study of High-Dose Rate Intraluminal Brachytherapy via ERCP for the Palliative Treatment of Malignant Biliary Obstruction. (to be submitted for publication)

Latini, Lo , et al: High-Dose-Rate Brachytherapy for High-Risk Low-Stage Prostate Cancer (to be submitted for publication)

Additional Abstracts and Presentations:

1) as first author:

Lo, Andrews et al: Electron Irradiation for Cutaneous T Cell Lymphoma: A review of 750 patients. Presented at the 5th Annual Meeting of the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology, September 8-10, 1986

Lo: The Use of Computer Program LOGRAD in Radiotherapy. Presented at the 5th Annual Meeting of the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology, September 8-10, 1986 and the Ninth International Conference on the Use of Computer in Radiation Therapy, June 22-25, 1987

Lo, Hohwieler et al: Decadron Quotient as a Prognostic Factor in Radiotherapy for Cerebral Glioma. Presented (Poster) at the 17th International Congress of Radiology, July 1-8, 1989

Lo, Andrews et al: The Effectiveness of Radiotherapy in the Treatment of Localized Lymphoma of the Thyroid. Presented (Poster) at the 17th International Congress of Radiology, July 1-8, 1989

Lo, Levitan et al: Informed Consent in Conservative Therapy for Early Breast Cancer. Presented (Poster) at the 5th European Conference on Clinical Oncology, September 3-7, 1989

Lo and Beamis: Intraluminal Low-Dose Rate Brachytherapy for Malignant Endobronchial Obstruction. Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology 116 (supp): 490 (Abstract), 1990. Presented at the 15th International Cancer Congress, August 16-22, 1990

Lo: Combined Therapy in Early Breast Cancer -- the Lahey Clinic Experience. European Journal of Gynaecological Oncology 12: 245 (Abstract), 1991. Presented at the 7th International Meeting and 1st World Convention of Gynecologic Oncology, April 14-18, 1991

Lo: Conservative Surgery and Radiotherapy in the Treatment of Early Breast Cancer -- the Lahey Clinic Experience. Presented (Poster) at the EORTC 5th Breast Cancer Working Conference, September 3-6, 1991

Lo and Mower: The Use of GAMMAMED in Intraluminal Brachytherapy for Malignant Endobronchial Obstruction. Presented at the 7th International Brachytherapy Conference, May 6-9, 1992

Lo: Sandwich Radiotherapy for Advanced Head and Neck Carcinoma. European Journal of Cancer 27 (supp 2): S143 (Abstract), 1991; also presented (Poster) at the Third International Conference in Head and Neck Cancer, July 26-30, 1992

Lo, Zhang et al: High Dose Radiotherapy in the Treatment of Prostate Cancer. Presented at the International Congress of Radiation Oncology, June 21-25, 1993

Lo, Girshovich et al: Is There Value in Preoperative Irradiation in Sandwich Radiotherapy for Rectal Carcinoma? Presented at the 8th European Congress of Radiology, September 12-17, 1993

Lo and Girshovich: High Dose Irradiation in the Treatment of Prostate Cancer. Presented (Poster) at the 7th European Conference on Clinical Oncology and Cancer Nursing, November 14-18, 1993

Lo, Healy et al: Postoperative Hip Irradiation in Prevention of Heterotopic Ossification: In Search of the Minimum Effective Single Dose. Presented at the 76th Annual Meeting of the American Radium Society, April 22-26, 1994

Lo, Girshovich et al: Low Dose Rate versus High Dose Rate Intraluminal Brachytherapy for Malignant Endobronchial Obstruction. Radiotherapy and Oncology 31 (suppl. 1): S45, 1994. Presented at the Annual Brachytherapy Meeting GEC- ESTRO, May 9-11, 1994

Lo: Low Dose Rate vs High Dose Rate Intraluminal Brachytherapy for Malignant Endobronchial Tumors. Presented at the International Congress for Lung Cancer, June 22-26, 1994

Lo, Girshovich et al: Sandwich Radiotherapy for Advanced Head and Neck Cancer. Radiotherapy and Oncology 32 (suppl. 1): S82, 1994. Presented (Poster) at the 13th Annual Meeting and Teaching Courses of the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology, September 26-29, 1994

Lo, Girshovich et al: Intraluminal Brachytherapy for Malignant Endobronchial Tumors. Presented (Poster) at the 77th Annual Meeting of the American Radium Society, April 29- May 3, 1995

Lo: Post-operative Single Dose Electron Beam Irradiation in Prevention of Recurrence of Keloids and Hypertrophic Scars. Presented at the International Symposium on Hypertrophic Scars, June 3-4, 1995

Lo: Treatment Scheduling in a Radiation Oncology Department. Presented as workshop at the Society for Radiation Oncology Administrators annaul meeting, October 8-11, 1995

Lo: Low Dose Rate versus High Dose Rate Intraluminal Brachytherapy for Endobronchial Malignancies. Radiotherapy and Oncology 43 (Suppl. 1): S11, 1997. Presented at the GEC-ESTRO Annual Brachytherapy Meeting, May 5-7, 1997

Lo: Low Dose Rate vs High Dose Rate Intraluminal Brachytherapy for Malignant Endobronchial Tumors. Presented at the 3rd International Congress on Lung Cancer, October 31-November 4, 1998

Lo, Watson et al: Laser Removal of Radiation Tattoos. Presented (Poster) at the 82nd Annual Meeting of the American Radium Society, April 1-5, 2000

Lo, Bouyounes et al: HDR Brachytherapy for High-Risk Low-Stage Prostate Cancer. Presented at the 83rd Annual Meeting of the American Radium Society, April 26-29, 2001

Lo, Cassady et al: Single Dose Electron Beam Radiation Therapy for Tumor Wound Seeding Prophylaxis in Mesothelioma. Published in the 40th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology Proceedings, June 5-8, 2004

Lo, Cronin et al: LDR vs. HDR Brachytherapy for Gleason 7 Adenocarcinoma of the Prostate. Presented (Poster Abstract) at the 26th Annual Meeting of the American Brachytherapy Society, June 1-3, 2005

Lo, Vanni et al: Urethral Stricture as a Complication of High Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy for Prostate Cancer. Presented (Poster Abstract) at the ESTRO Anniversary Congress, May 7-12, 2011

Lo, Shadchehr et al: Endobronchial Brachytherapy: A Treatment Option with Minimal Side Effects . Presented (Poster Abstract) at the ESTRO Anniversary Congress, May 7-12, 2011

2) as co-author:

Wright, Trump, Salzman, Lo and Costey: Physical Aspects of Megavolt Electron Beam Therapy. (Abstract) Symposium on Electron Beam Therapy, September, 1979

Girshovich, Leibenhaut, Salzman and Lo: "Sandwich" Radiotherapy for Carcinoma of the Rectum. Presented (Poster) at the 31st Annual ASTRO Meeting, October 2-6, 1989

Girshovich, Lo et al: "Sandwich" Radiotherapy for Carcinoma of the Rectum. Presented (Poster) at the 2nd International Conference of Gastrointestinal Cancer, August 28-31, 1989

Girshovich, Lo et al: "Sandwich" Radiotherapy for Carcinoma of the Rectum. Presented (Poster) at the E.O.R.T.C. Symposium on Advances in Gastrointestinal Tract Cancer. November 15-17, 1989

Healy, Covall, Lo et al: Single Dose Radiation Therapy for Prevention of Heterotopic Ossification Following Total Hip Arthroplasty. Presented at the American Academy of Orthopedics Surgeons. February 8-13, 1990

Girshovich, Lo et al: Improved Cure Rate in Combined Therapy for Carcinoma of the Anus. Presented at the World Congress of Gastroenterology, August 27-31, 1990

Leibenhaut, Girshovich, Lo: Hodgkin's Disease in the Elderly. Presented at the 4th International Conference on Malignant Lymphoma, 1990

Leibenhaut, Girshovich, Lo: Primary Radiation Therapy after Lumpectomy for Colloid Carcinoma of the Breast. Presented at the 9th Annual Meeting of the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology, 1990

Mower and Lo: Independent Confirmation of Treatment Plan for High-Dose-Rate Brachytherapy. Presented at the 7th International Brachytherapy Conference, May 6-9, 1992

Mower and Lo: Radiation Protection for High-Dose Rate Remote Afterloading Brachytherapy System. Presented (Poster) at the National Conference on Radiation Control, May 18-20, 1992

Mower and Lo: Preparing for a High Dose Rate Remote Afterloading Brachytherapy Program. Presented at the Health Physics Society Annual Meeting, June 21-25, 1992

Mower, Lo et al: Verification of High Dose Rate Brachytherapy Plans. Presented at the RSNA Annual Meeting, December 1992

Hayes, Lo et al: High Dose Rate Brachytherapy for Malignant Endobronchial Tumors. Presented (Poster) at the 7th European Conference on Clinical Oncology and Cancer Nursing, November 14-18, 1993

Girshovich and Lo: Treatment for Early Stage Breast Cancer in the Elderly. Presented at the 8th International Congress on Senology, May 8-12, 1994 and (Poster) at the 17th Annual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, December 9-10, 1994

Healy, Lo et al: Single Dose Radiation in Prevention of Heterotopic Ossification after Total Hip Arthroplasty: A Comparison of 550 cGy and 700 cGy. American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons Annual Meeting, February 16-21, 1995

Zhang, Girshovich and Lo: High Dose Radiotherapy in the Treatment of Prostate Cancer. Presented at the 3rd Shanghai International Conference on Radiation Oncology, April 20-22, 1995

Chow, Bosco ...... Lo et al: High Dose Rate Intraluminal Brachytherapy and External Beam Radiation Therapy for Palliative Treatment of Malignant Biliary Obstruction. (Abstract) Gastroenterology 110(4): A-503, 1996

Hanson, Chow, Lo et al: Endoscopic Access for High Dose Rate Intraluminal Brachytherapy Using a New Modified Nasobiliary Catheter. (Abstract) Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 45: 4, 1997

Chow, Bosco and Lo: High Dose Rate Biliary Brachytherapy with Endoscopic Retrograde Biliary Technique. Presented (Poster) at the 80th Annual Meeting of the American Radium Society, May 2-6, 1998

Watson, Lo et al: Laser Removal of Radiation Therapy Tattoo Markers. Presented at the 20th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery, April 5-9, 2000

Bouyounes, Lo et al: Effect of High Dose Rate Brachytherapy on High Risk Prostate Cancer. Presented at the New England Section of the AUA Meeting, September 21-23, 2000

Shuffler, Lo et al: Early Adjuvant Radiation Following Radical Prostatectomy Increases Biochemical Success in Patients with Pathologic T3 Disease. Presented at the AUA 96th Annual Meeting, June 2-7, 2001

Latini, Lo et al: High Dose Rate Brachytherapy for High Risk Prostate Cancer. Presented at the New England Section of the AUA Metting, October 11-14, 2001

Latini, Lo et al: High-Dose-Rate Brachytherapy in Combination with External Beam Irradiation for Patients with High-Risk Prostate Cancer. Presented (Poster) at the AUA 97th Annual Meeting, May 25-30, 2002

Zinkin, Roth and Lo: Outcome and Quality of Life after HDR Brachytherapy in Patients with High-Risk Localized Prostate Cancer. Presented at the Joint Brachytherapy Meeting GEC/ESTRO-ABS-GLAC, May 13-15, 2004

Tsai, Lutz, Mower, Cheng, Lo et al: Clinical Implementation of Total Skin Electron Therapy Using 16-Field Technique. Presented (Poster) at AAPM 46th Annual Meeting, July 25-29, 2004

Vanni, Cronin, Roth, Hamawy, and Lo: Urethral Stricture as a Complication of High Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy for Clinically Localized Prostate Cancer. Presented (Poster Abstract) at the 2010 Annual Meeting of the American Brachytherapy Society, April 29-May 1, 2010

Xiong, Iftimia, Lo et al: A Study on the Dose Scalability of Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy (VMAT) Fields. Presented (Poster) at the 52nd ASTRO Annual Meeting, Oct 31-Nov 4, 2010