Nayana L Vora, M.D.

Clinical Specialties

Radiation Oncology

Areas of Expertise

Breast Cancer
Head and Neck Cancers
Intra-operative Radiation Therapy (IORT)
Image-Guided Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IG-IMRT) / TomoTherapy
Brachytherapy

Research Focus

Radiation Treatment for Breast and Head & Neck Cancers

Other Languages Spoken

Hindi
Gujarati

Few medical professionals are as well-versed and experienced in all facets of Radiation Oncology as Nayana L. Vora, M.D. For more than three decades, Dr. Vora has been a fixture at City of Hope, where she serves as a Clinical Professor, and Director of the Department of Radiation Oncology.

Dr. Vora is a nationally recognized authority on brachytherapy, which uses radioactive “seeds” to target tumors. In addition to her work on breast cancer, she helped develop the City of Hope Prostate Seed Program for localized prostate cancer.

Dr. Vora has authored over 50 publications in peer-reviewed journals and delivered dozens of abstracts and presentations. She serves on numerous committees at City of Hope, as well as national committees.

Professional Experience

1998 - present, Clinical Director, Department of Radiation Oncology, City of Hope, Duarte, CA
2002, Clinical Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California, Irvine
1995 - 1998, Acting Chair, Department of Radiation Oncology, City of Hope, Duarte, CA
1993 - 1995, Clinical Director & Acting Associate Chair, Department of Radiation Oncology, City of Hope, Duarte, CA
1991 - present, Associate Clinical Professor, University of California, Irvine
1988 - 1992, Associate Radiation Oncologist, Department of Radiation Oncology, City of Hope, Duarte, CA
1985 - 1990, Assistant Clinical Professor, University of California, Irvine
1979 - 1987, Staff Radiation Oncologist, Department of Radiation Oncology, City of Hope, Duarte, CA
1978 - 1979, Staff Radiation Oncologist, Intercommunity Hospital, Covina, CA