Mona Arbab, M.D.

Associate Program Director, Medical Residency

Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center

Radiation Oncology
Radiation Therapy for Breast Cancer
Breast Cancer

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Biography

Mona Arbab, M.D., M.Ed., Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology at UT Southwestern Medical Center, earned her medical degree from Tehran University of Medical Sciences in Iran, where she was awarded the Dean’s Award for Top Ranked Medical Student. She completed two research fellowships in both radiation biology and immunology at Harvard Medical School, where she received the Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA T32) grant, followed by an internship in surgery at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. She went on to complete her clinical training in radiation oncology at Indiana University’s Radiation Oncology Program and earn a master’s degree in adult education from Indiana University. Dr. Arbab is part of our breast disease-oriented team.

Her work has been published in many journals including the Journal of Clinical Investigation, Advances in Radiation Oncology, Head & Neck journal, Applied Radiation Oncology, and Dysphagia journal. She serves as the reviewer for Advances in Radiation Oncology and International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics (Red Journal). She was also selected among the top reviewers for Red Journal in 2020.

Education & Training

Residency - Indiana University School of Medicine (2018-2022)
Medical School - Tehran University of Medical Sciences (2006-2014)

Honors & Awards

Iran Presidential Award for Academic Achievement in National University Entrance Exam, Iran 2006
Deans Award for Top Ranked Medical Student, Tehran University Medical Sciences, Iran 2008
The Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) 2016
Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) Trainee Research Prize 2019
The International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics Top Reviewers 2020
American College of Radiation Oncology (ACRO) Travel Award 2021
AT Yang Memorial Award in Theoretical Kinematics, IDETC MR Conference 2022

Books & Publications

Publications
- On the Construction of Confidence Regions for Uncertain Planar Displacements
  Yu Z, Ge QJ, Langer MP, Arbab M Journal of Mechanisms and Robotics 2024 Aug 16
- Master Breast Radiation Planning: Simple Guide for Radiation Oncology Residents
  Arbab M, Frame R, Alluri P, Parsons D, Lin MH, Cleaton J, Rahimi A Advances in Radiation Oncology 2024 Jun 9
- Multimodal radiotherapy dose prediction using a multi-task deep learning model
  Maniscalco A, Mathew E, Parsons D, Visak J, Arbab M, Alluri P, Li X, Wandrey N, Lin MH, Rahimi A, Jiang S, Nguyen D Medical physics 2024 Jun 51 3932-3949
- Meatal stenosis following three types of circumcision with frenular artery preservation (FAP), the Plastibell device (PD), and frenular artery ligation (FAL): a long-term follow-up
  Shokri Varniab Z, Pourabhari Langroudi A, Neishabouri A, Torabinavid P, Arbab M, Heidari F, Milani SM, Eftekharzadeh S, Sabetkish S, Kajbafzadeh AM Irish Journal of Medical Science 2023 Apr 192 707-711
- On the Construction of Kinematic Confidence Ellipsoids for Uncertain Spatial Displacements
  Yu Z, Ge QJ, Langer MP, Arbab M 2023 777-785
- ON THE CONSTRUCTION OF CONFIDENCE REGIONS FOR UNCERTAIN PLANAR DISPLACEMENTS
  Yu Z, Ge QJ, Langer MP, Arbab M 2023
- The Dosimetric Outcome of a Rotational Planning Target Volume in Patients With Oropharyngeal Cancers
  Arbab M, Bartlett G, Dawson B, Ge J, Langer M Dysphagia 2022 Aug 37 848-855
- Neuroblastoma: Essential genetic pathways and current therapeutic options
  Salemi F, Alam W, Hassani MS, Hashemi SZ, Jafari AA, Mirmoeeni SM, Arbab M, Mortazavizadeh SM, Khan H European Journal of Pharmacology 2022 Jul 926
- Association between radiation dose to organs at risk and acute patient reported outcome during radiation treatment for head and neck cancers
  Arbab M, Chen YH, Tishler RB, Gunasti L, Glass J, Fugazzotto JA, Killoran JH, Sethi R, Rettig E, Annino D, Goguen L, Uppaluri R, Hsu C, Burke E, Hanna GJ, Lorch J, Haddad RI, Margalit DN, Schoenfeld JD Head and Neck 2022 Jun 44 1442-1452
- Literature review of management of brain metastases from germ cell tumors
  Le A, Arbab M, Adra N, Miller JC, Watson GA, Shiue K Chinese Clinical Oncology 2022 Apr 11
- On the Computation of the Average of Planar Displacements
  Ge QJ, Yu Z, Arbab M, Langer MP 2022 232-242
- ON THE COMPUTATION OF THE AVERAGE OF SPATIAL DISPLACEMENTS
  Ge QJ, Yu Z, Arbab M, Langer M 2022
- Integrating Radiation Oncology Into Undergraduate Medical Education
  Arbab M, Holmes JA, Olivier KR, Fields EC, Corbin KS, Kahn JM, Zellars RC, Haywood AM Advances in Radiation Oncology 2021 Nov 6
- Recurrent pterygium: A review
  Ghiasian L, Samavat B, Hadi Y, Arbab M, Abolfathzadeh N Journal of Current Ophthalmology 2021 Oct 33 367-378
- Early-stage lung adenocarcinoma treated with stereotactic body radiation therapy using a combined deep inspiration breath hold and free breathing technique: case report and literature review
  Arbab M, Bartlett G, DesRosiers C, Maxim PG, Lautenschlaeger T Precision Radiation Oncology 2020 Dec 4 125-128
- Patient reported outcomes in patients with head and neck cancer treated with concurrent chemoradiation with weekly versus bolus cisplatin
  Arbab M, Chen YH, Criscitiello S, Glass J, Fugazzotto JA, Killoran JH, Hanna G, Lorch J, Haddad RI, Margalit DN, Tishler RB, Schoenfeld JD Head and Neck 2020 Dec 42 3670-3677
- The effect of designing a rotational planning target volume on sparing pharyngeal constrictor muscles in patients with oropharyngeal cancer
  Arbab M, Ai H, Bartlett G, Dawson B, Langer M Journal of applied clinical medical physics 2020 Nov 21 172-178
- Exploiting tumor position differences between deep inspiration and expiration in lung stereotactic body radiation therapy planning
  Huang C, Shiue K, Bartlett G, Agrawal N, Arbab M, Maxim P, DesRosiers C, Mereniuk T, Ellsworth S, Rhome R, Holmes J, Langer M, Zellars R, Lautenschlaeger T Medical Dosimetry 2020 Sep 45 293-297
- Ru-106 plaque radiotherapy for vasoproliferative tumors of retina: a 15-year single-center experience
  Abolfathzadeh N, Naseripour M, Jaberi R, Azma Z, Alemzadeh SA, Arbab M, Sedaghat A International Ophthalmology 2020 Aug 40 2095-2102
- Trainee research prizes from the 2019 RSNA scientific assembly and annual meeting
  Arefan D, Arzanauskaite M, Elkassem AA, Mathur S, Vernuccio F, Zhao Y, Tang Y, Foreman SC, Nazari P, Garg I, Akintayo AA, Fouladi DF, Siedek F, Rajendran K, Ren L, Gao S, Eben JE, Masutani E, Gallo CJ, Campo C, MacLean MT, Chen J, Podsiadlo V, Chen Y, Wu S, Cross CG, Zhang Y, Metz MC, Patel H, Ljuboja D, Salim M, Yi Y, Roehrich S, Yi PH, Marri UK, Wang X, Trofimova A, Kunz WG, Kromrey ML, Martin SS, Varada SL, Calabrese ED, Koran ME, Carballes MG, Willer K, Arbab M, McClelland S, Savic LJ RADIOLOGY 2020 Jul 296 1-3
- Frontline Science: Escherichia coli use LPS as decoy to impair neutrophil chemotaxis and defeat antimicrobial host defense
  Kondo Y, Ledderose C, Slubowski CJ, Fakhari M, Sumi Y, Sueyoshi K, Bezler AK, Aytan D, Arbab M, Junger WG Journal of Leukocyte Biology 2019 Dec 106 1211-1219
- Outcomes following radiation for cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck: Associations between immune suppression and recurrence
  Arbab M, Margalit DN, Tishler RB, Rabinowits G, Pashtan IM, Borgelt BB, Powlis W, Holdsworth CH, Warren LE, Schoenfeld JD Head and Neck 2019 Jul 41 2111-2115
- Purinergic P2X4 receptors and mitochondrial ATP production regulate T cell migration
  Ledderose C, Liu K, Kondo Y, Slubowski CJ, Dertnig T, Denicoló S, Arbab M, Hubner J, Konrad K, Fakhari M, Lederer JA, Robson SC, Visner GA, Junger WG Journal of Clinical Investigation 2018 Aug 128 3583-3594
- Pain management of acute limb trauma patients with intravenous lidocaine in emergency department
  Farahmand S, Hamrah H, Arbab M, Sedaghat M, Basir Ghafouri H, Bagheri-Hariri S American Journal of Emergency Medicine 2018 Jul 36 1231-1235
- Abdominal and pelvic CT scan interpretation of emergency medicine physicians compared with radiologists’ report and its impact on patients’ outcome
  Bagheri-Hariri S, Ayoobi-Yazdi N, Afkar M, Farahmand S, Arbab M, Shahlafar N, Basirghafoori H, Seyedhoseini-Davarani S, Sedaghat M, Akhgar A Emergency Radiology 2017 Dec 24 675-680
- Extremity fracture diagnosis using bedside ultrasound in pediatric trauma patients referring to emergency department; A diagnostic study
  Farahmand S, Arshadi A, Bagheri-Hariri S, Shahriarian S, Arbab M, Sedaghat M International Journal of Pediatrics 2017 Oct 5 5959-5964
- Preferred view and transducer in lumbar ultrasound in overweight and obese patients
  Farahmand S, Safavi S, Shahriarian S, Arbab M, Basirghafoori H, Bagheri-Hariri S Ultrasound 2017 Feb 25 45-52
- Ketamine-propofol combination (ketofol) vs propofol for procedural sedation and analgesia: Systematic review and meta-analysis
  Jalili M, Bahreini M, Doosti-Irani A, Masoomi R, Arbab M, Mirfazaelian H American Journal of Emergency Medicine 2016 Mar 34 558-569
- Distance learning can be as effective as traditional learning for medical students in the initial assessment of trauma patients
  Farahmand S, Jalili E, Arbab M, Sedaghat M, Shirazi M, Keshmiri F, Azizpour A, Valadkhani S, Bagheri-Hariri S Acta Medica Iranica 2016 54 600-604
- The impact of using RUSH protocol for diagnosing the type of unknown shock in the emergency department
  Bagheri-Hariri S, Yekesadat M, Farahmand S, Arbab M, Sedaghat M, Shahlafar N, Takzare A, Seyedhossieni-Davarani S, Nejati A Emergency Radiology 2015 Oct 22 517-520
- Burkitt's lymphoma
  Mirfazaelian H, Arbab M, Daneshbod Y BMJ (Online) 2015 Sep 351
- Comparing the brain CT scan interpretation of emergency medicine team with radiologists’ report and its impact on patients’ outcome
  Talebian MT, Kavandi E, Farahmand S, Shahlafar N, Arbab M, Seyedhosseini-Davarani S, Nejati A, Bagheri-Hariri S Emergency Radiology 2015 Jun 22 261-268
- Hydrofluoric acid burn
  Hafezi-Nejad N, Sheikhbahai S, Arbab M, Sotoude H, Mirfazaelian H British Journal of Hospital Medicine 2014 Sep 75 535
- Frostbite caused by liquid CO₂ exposure
  Arbab M, Mirfazaelian H EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia 2014 Apr 26 208-209
- A simplified training method for soft tissue foreign body detection using ultrasound in emergency medicine residency program
  Farahmand S, Bagheri-Hariri S, Mehran S, Arbab M, Khazaeipour Z, Basir-Ghafouri H, Saeedi M Ultrasound 2014 Jan 22 168-172
- Nebulized fentanyl vs intravenous morphine for ED patients with acute limb pain: A randomized clinical trial
  Shervin F, Said S, Mohammad-Taghi T, Shahram BH, Mona A, Hamed B, Morteza S, Mojtaba S, Habibolla M American Journal of Emergency Medicine 2014 32 1011-1015
- Blood/fluid level in warfarin toxicity
  Mirfazaelian H, Arbab M, Daneshbod Y International Security 2014 38 14

Research

Medical education
Patient education
Patient-reported outcome
Personalized medicine
Treatment toxicities
Translational research

Clinical Focus

Radiation Therapy for Breast Cancer
Breast Cancer