Banerjee, Robyn

Radiation Oncology

Clinical Associate Professor

Biography

Dr. Banerjee completed medical school at the University of Alberta followed by residency training at the University of Calgary.  He has a fellowship in HDR Brachytherapy from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).  His clinical areas of focus include gynecologic cancer, head and neck cancer, skin and thyroid cancer.  He is the site lead for the Head and Neck tumor group at the Tom Baker Cancer Centre.  He has clinical and research interests in HDR brachytherapy and stereotactic body radiotherapy.  Active areas of research include clinical outcomes for head and neck cancer, head and neck cancer de-escalation strategies, HDR brachytherapy for gynecologic cancers, and stereotactic radiotherapy for oligo-metastatic gynecologic cancers.

Area of Focus

Summary of Research

  • Vawda N, Banerjee R, Debenham BJ. Impact of Smoking on Outcomes of HPV-related Oropharyngeal Cancer Treated with Primary Radiation or Surgery. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2018 Dec 1. pii: S0360-3016(18)34043-4. doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2018.11.046
  • Debenham B J, Banerjee R, Warkentin H, Ghosh S, Scrimger R, Jha N, Parliament M. Survival outcomes and patterns of recurrence in patients with Stage III or IV oropharyngeal cancer treated with primary surgery or radiotherapy. Cureus, 2016 July: 8(7): e713. doi:10.7759/cureus.713
  • Demanes DJ, Banerjee R, Cahan B, Kamrava M, Lee S, Park SJ, Steinberg M.  The Value of ureteral stent insertion for gynecologic interstitial High Dose Rate brachytherapy. Brachytherapy. 2015 Mar-Apr;14(2):245-51. doi: 10.1016/j.brachy.2014.11.013.
  • Banerjee R, Park SJ, Anderson E, Demanes DJ, Wang J, Kamrava M. From whole gland to hemigland to ultra-focal high-dose-rate prostate brachytherapy: A dosimetric analysis. Brachytherapy. 2015;14(3):366-72. doi: 10.1016/j.brachy.2014.12.007.
  • Banerjee R, Kamrava M. Brachytherapy in the treatment of cervical cancer: A Review. Int J Womens Health 2014 May 28;6:555–564

Area Of Focus

Summary Of Research

  • Vawda N, Banerjee R, Debenham BJ. Impact of Smoking on Outcomes of HPV-related Oropharyngeal Cancer Treated with Primary Radiation or Surgery. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2018 Dec 1. pii: S0360-3016(18)34043-4. doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2018.11.046
  • Debenham B J, Banerjee R, Warkentin H, Ghosh S, Scrimger R, Jha N, Parliament M. Survival outcomes and patterns of recurrence in patients with Stage III or IV oropharyngeal cancer treated with primary surgery or radiotherapy. Cureus, 2016 July: 8(7): e713. doi:10.7759/cureus.713
  • Demanes DJ, Banerjee R, Cahan B, Kamrava M, Lee S, Park SJ, Steinberg M.  The Value of ureteral stent insertion for gynecologic interstitial High Dose Rate brachytherapy. Brachytherapy. 2015 Mar-Apr;14(2):245-51. doi: 10.1016/j.brachy.2014.11.013.
  • Banerjee R, Park SJ, Anderson E, Demanes DJ, Wang J, Kamrava M. From whole gland to hemigland to ultra-focal high-dose-rate prostate brachytherapy: A dosimetric analysis. Brachytherapy. 2015;14(3):366-72. doi: 10.1016/j.brachy.2014.12.007.
  • Banerjee R, Kamrava M. Brachytherapy in the treatment of cervical cancer: A Review. Int J Womens Health 2014 May 28;6:555–564