School of Radiation Therapy - Faculty Members

Didactic Faculty

Heather Mallett, MBA, R.T.(T)
Program Director
School of Radiation Therapy
Northwestern Memorial Hospital
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​Natasha Murphy, MS, CMD
Physics III, Instructor
Department of Radiation Oncology
Northwestern Memorial Hospital

Dena Abdelhameed, PharmD, RPh, BCNP
Nuclear Pharmacist, Instructor
​Department of Radiation Safety
Northwestern Memorial Hospital

​Matt Mielke, MS, CMD
Medical Dosimetrist, Instructor
Department of Radiation Oncology
Northwestern Memorial Hospital​

Clinical Faculty

Bharat B. Mittal, MD, FACR, FASTRO
Professor and Chairman
Department of Radiation Oncology
Northwestern Memorial Hospital

Jonathon Strauss, MD, MBA
Medical Advisor
Associate Professor of Radiation Oncology and Medical Education
Vice-Chair for Education
Department of Radiation Oncology
Northwestern Memorial Hospital

Meredith Chandler, BS, R.T.(T)
Radiation Therapy Manager and Clinical Preceptor
Department of Radiation Oncology
Northwestern Memorial Hospital  

Kamil Szopa, BS, R.T.(T)
Radiation Therapist and Clinical Preceptor
Department of Radiation Oncology
Northwestern Memorial Hospital

​​​​Tim Herman, BS, R.T.(T)
Senior Radiation Therapist and Clinical Preceptor
Department of Radiation Oncology
Northwestern Memorial Hospital

Hector Martinez, BS, R.T.(T)
Radiation Therapist II and Clinical Preceptor
Department of Radiation Oncology
Rush University Medical Center

Jennifer Gonzalez, BS, R.T.(R)(CT)(T)
Radiation Therapist II and Clinical Preceptor
Department of Radiation Oncology
Rush University Medical Center

Tina Rios, BS, R.T.(T)
Radiation Therapist and Clinical Preceptor
Department of Radiation Oncology
Northwestern Lake Forest & Grayslake Hospitals

Rachel Blauw, R.T.(T)
Radiation Therapist and Clinical Preceptor
Northwestern Medicine Proton Center

Jarrod Walters, R.T.(T)
Radiation Therapist and Clinical Preceptor
Northwestern Medicine Proton Center

In addition to the faculty members above, our experienced instructional staff includes:

• Board-certified radiation oncologists
• Resident physicians
• ARRT registered radiation therapists
• Medical physicists
• Medical dosimetrists
• Registered nurses
• Social workers
• Administrative and support staff