Jennifer Zook, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Degree Awarded
• M.D., Rush Medical College, Chicago, IL
Postgraduate Education
• Transitional Internship, Resurrection Medical Center – Chicago, IL
• Residency, Radiation Oncology, Dept. of Radiation Oncology - Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
Professional Awards & Activities/Committees
• Alpha Omega Alpha
• Gold Humanism Honor Society, Rush Medical College Chapter
• American Medical Women’s Association Academic Achievement Award
• American College of Radiology (ACR) – Member of Appropriateness Criteria Panel for Anal/Rectal Cancer
• American Society of Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ASTRO)
• American Brachytherapy Society (ABS)
• Radiological Society of North America (RSNA)
• American Medical Association (AMA)
Physician Group
- IU Medical Group
Affiliations
- IU Health Proton Therapy Center, Bloomington, IN
Hospital Privileges
- IU Health Methodist Hospital
- IU Health University Hospital
Primary Clinic Location
Radiation Oncology
535 Barnhill Dr RT 041
Indianapolis, IN 46202
Special Interests
- Breast Cancer
- Accelerated partial breast irradiation using intracavitary balloon catheters
- General Radiation Oncology
- Intensity modulated radiotherapy
- 3D-conformal radiotherapy
Research Interests
• Breast Cancer
• Accelerated partial breast irradiation using intracavitary balloon catheters
• General Radiation Oncology
• Intensity modulated radiotherapy
• 3D-conformal radiotherapy
Selected Publications
POSTER PRESENTATIONS
Zook, J., McDonald, M., Cardenes, H. Proton Therapy Reduces Bowel Dose in the Treatment of Unresectable Pancreatic Cancer. Poster presentation at American Radium Society Meeting, Palm Beach, FL, 2011.
Shapiro, R., Zook, J., Bartlett, G., Hoene, T., Das, I., Ko, S. Dose-Volume Comparison of 3D-Conformal Radiation Therapy (3D-CRT) and Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT) for Salvage or Adjuvant Treatment of the Prostatic Bed, Poster presentation at ASTRO 2010, San Diego, CA.
Zook, J., Henderson, Mark, Fakiris, Achilles. Gamma Knife Radiosurgery for Metastatic Brain Tumors from Small Cell Lung Cancer. P-MA-334. Poster presentation, Leksell Gamma Knife Society, Athens, Greece 2010.
Zook J., Sandrasegaran, K., Saxena, R. Price, T., Kwo P., Maluccio, M., Johnstone, P., Cardenes, H. Orthotopic Liver Transplant (OLT) Following Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT) in Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC): Radiologic and Pathologic Correlation. IJROBP 75(3, supp 1); S285-6 (2009). Poster presentation at ASTRO 2009. Chicago, IL.
Price, T.R., Perkins, M., Sandrasegaran, K., Henderson, M., Maluccio, M., Zook, J.E., Tector, A., Vianna, R., Johnstone, P., Cardenes, H. Evaluation of Response after Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy for Hepatocellular Carcinoma. IJROBP 75(3, supp 1): S677-8 (2009). Poster presentation at ASTRO 2009, Chicago, IL.
Zook, J., Wurtz, D., Cardenes, H. Intra-articular Chromic Phosphate (P32) in the Treatment of Pigmented Villonodular Synovitis. ARS Proceedings 2009, P102. Poster presentation at American Radium Society Meeting, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
PUBLICATIONS
Price, TR; Perkins, SM; Sandrasegaran, K; Henderson, MA; Maluccio MA; Zook JE; Tector J; Vianna RM; Johnstone PA ; Cardenes, HR. Evaluation of Response after Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy for Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Accepted for publication in Cancer.
Andolino Dl, Johnson Cs, Maluccio M, Kwo P, Tector Aj, Zook J, Johnstone Pa, Cardenes Hp. Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy for Primary Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2011 Jun 4 [Epub ahead of print].
Zook JE, Wurtz D, Cummings J, Cardenes H. Intra-articular Chromic Phosphate (P32) in the treatment of diffuse pigmented villonodular synovitis. Brachytherapy. 2011 May-Jun;10(3):190-94.
Lo S, Teh B, Wang J, Huang Z, Zook J, Price T, Mayr N, Grecula J, Timmerman R, Cardenes H. Imaging Changes after Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy for Lung and Liver Tumor. Expert Rev Anticancer Ther. 2011 Apr;(11)4: 613-620.
Blackstock W, Russo SM, Suh WW, Cosman BC, Herman J, Mohiuddin M, Poggi MM, Regine WF, Saltz L, Small W Jr, Zook J, Konski AA. ACR Appropriateness Criteria: local excision in early-stage rectal cancer. Curr Probl Cancer, 2010 May-Jun:34(3): 192-200.
Herman J, Messersmith W, Suh WW, Blackstock W, Cosman BC, Mohiuddin M, Poggi MM, Regine WF, Saltz L, Small W Jr, Zook J, Konski AA. ACR Appropriateness Criteria: rectal cancer-metastatic disease at presentation. Curr Probl Cancer. 2010 May-Jun:34(3):201-10.
BOOK CHAPTERS
Co-Author: Endometrial Carcinoma and Carcinoma of the Vagina, for Technical Basis of Radiation Therapy, Practical Applications. 5th Revised Edition.

