Trudy C. Wu, MD
- Radiation Oncology
About
Dr. Trudy Wu is an Assistant Professor at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, where she specializes in the treatment of gastrointestinal malignancies. She completed her undergraduate studies in Biology at The Ohio State University and earned her medical degree Magna Cum Laude from The Ohio State College of Medicine, where she was inducted into the Landacre Research Honor Society for her scholarly achievements.
Dr. Wu’s academic and clinical work has increasingly focused on advancing the care of patients with gastrointestinal cancers, with a particular research interest in cholangiocarcinoma. Her work has been published in leading journals including JAMA Oncology and the International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics, with over fifteen first-author publications to date.
At UCLA, Dr. Wu is actively engaged in institutional initiatives aimed at enhancing education, mentorship, and professional development for medical students and trainees. She plays an evolving role within the educational leadership community at DGSOM, contributing to curriculum design and resident teaching. She also created and hosts the At The Beam podcast, a widely used resource for oncology education among early-career professionals.
Nationally, Dr. Wu is recognized for her contributions to medical education and mentorship. In 2024, she received the ARRO Resident Educator of the Year award. She currently serves as Chair of the ROCKET (Radiation Oncology Career Knowledge for Early Career Trainees) Task Force within the American Radium Society and is a member of its Executive Committee.
Motivated by a personal connection to cancer, Dr. Wu is deeply committed to improving outcomes for patients with cholangiocarcinoma and has served as a Research Advocate for The Cholangiocarcinoma Foundation since 2019.
Beyond her professional endeavors, Dr. Wu is an accomplished marathon runner, finishing 28th in her age group at the Los Angeles Marathon. She is also a former figure skater and has passed both her senior free skate and moves in the field with the US Figure Skating Association.
Languages
Education
Residency
Internship
Degree
Recognitions
- Association of Residents in Radiation Oncology (ARRO), Resident Educator of the Year, 2024
- Radiological Society of North America (RSNA), Roentgen Resident Research Award, 2024
- American College of Radiation Oncology (ACRO), Luther Brady Educational Grant Recipient, 2022
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Locations
Hospital Affiliations
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center
Medical Services
Areas of Focus
Videos
Research
Interests
- Gastrointestinal Malignancies
- MR-guided radiotherapy
- Adaptive Radiotherapy
Publications
- Ghafarian M, Cao M, Kirby KM, Schneider CW, Deng J, Mellon EA, Kishan AU, Maziero D, Wu TC. Magnetic Resonance Imaging Sequences and Technologies in Adaptive Radiation Therapy. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2025 Jul 15;122(4):805-817. doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2025.04.017. Epub 2025 Apr 29. PMID: 40298856.
- Farrell MJ, Wu TC, Raldow AC. A Letter of Recommendation Regarding Impersonal Personal Statements. N Engl J Med. 2025 Apr 3;392(13):1257-1259. doi: 10.1056/NEJMp2414494. Epub 2025 Mar 29. PMID: 40162627.
- Wu TC, Luterstein E, Neilsen BK, Goldman JW, Garon EB, Lee JM, Felix C, Cao M, Tenn SE, Low DA, Kupelian PA, Steinberg ML, Lee P. Accelerated Hypofractionated Chemoradiation Followed by Stereotactic Ablative Radiotherapy Boost for Locally Advanced, Unresectable Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: A Nonrandomized Controlled Trial. JAMA Oncol. 2024 Mar 1;10(3):352-359. doi: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2023.6033. PMID: 38206614
- Wu TC, Farrell MJ, Karimi-Mostowfi N, Chaballout BS, Akingbemi WO, Grogan T, Raldow AC “Evaluating the Impact of Race and Ethnicity on Health-Related Quality of Life Disparities in Patients with Esophageal Cancer: A SEER-MHOS National Database Study” Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2023 Nov 28. doi: 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-23-0789. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38015776
- Wu TC, Deng J, Chu F, Sadeghi S, Finn R, Agopian VG, Lee P, Raldow AC “A Single Center Experience Using Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT) on Orthotopic Liver Transplant Protocol for Unresectable Cholangiocarcinoma” HPB (Oxford). 2023 Dec 10:S1365-182X(23)02011-7. doi: 10.1016/j.hpb.2023.12.004. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38142182
- Wu TC, Smith LM, Woolf D, Faivre-Finn C, Lee P. Exploring the Advantages and Challenges of MR-Guided Radiotherapy in Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer: Who are the Optimal Candidates? Semin Radiat Oncol. 2024 Jan;34(1):56-63. doi: 10.1016/j.semradonc.2023.10.007. PMID: 38105094.
- Wu TC, Smith CP, Li JS, Burton J, Jackson NJ, Tao R, Ludmir EB, Raldow AC. A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Pathologic Complete Response Rates for Patients with Unresectable Cholangiocarcinoma treated on Orthotopic Liver Transplant Protocols. J Surg Oncol. 2023 Nov 20. doi: 10.1002/jso.27511. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37986552
- Wu TC*, No HJ*, Rahimy E, Kishan AU, Steinberg ML, Raldow AC, Beadle BM. Performance Analysis of a Radiation Oncology Educational Podcast. J Am Coll Radiol. 2023 Jul 27:S1546-1440(23)00533-1. doi: 10.1016/j.jacr.2023.06.026. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37516159.
- Wu TC, Stube A, Felix C, Oseguera D, Romero T, Goldman J, Garon EB, Lee JM, Glaspy J, Lisberg AE, Rusthoven CG, Camidge DR, Siva S, Solomon B, Lee A, Tenn SE, Shaverdian N, Steinberg ML, Raldow AC, Lee P. Safety and Efficacy Results from iSABR, a Phase I Study of Stereotactic Ablative Radiotherapy (SABR) in Combination with Durvalumab for Early-Stage Medically Inoperable Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC). Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2023 Apr 4:S0360-3016(23)00325-5. doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2023.03.069. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37023987.
- Wu TC, McCloskey SA. Established and new horizons in radiotherapy for breast cancer. Ther Adv Med Oncol. 2023 Mar 18;15:17588359231161415. doi: 10.1177/17588359231161415. PMID: 36950271
- Wu TC, Yoon SM, Cao M, Raldow AC, Xiang M. Identifying predictors of on-table adaptation for pancreas stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT). Clin Transl Radiat Oncol. 2023 Feb 22;40:100603. doi: 10.1016/j.ctro.2023.100603. PMID: 36896266
- Wu TC, Sanford NN, Anand S, Chu FI, Wo JY, Raldow AC. Current Practice Patterns in Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer at Academic Institutions: A National Survey Among Radiation Oncologists, Medical Oncologists, and Colorectal Surgeons. Clin Colorectal Cancer. 2022 Dec;21(4):309-314. doi: 10.1016/j.clcc.2022.06.001. Epub 2022 Sep 16. PMID: 36216758
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Recognitions
- Association of Residents in Radiation Oncology (ARRO), Resident Educator of the Year, 2024
- Radiological Society of North America (RSNA), Roentgen Resident Research Award, 2024
- American College of Radiation Oncology (ACRO), Luther Brady Educational Grant Recipient, 2022
- Mount Carmel Health System, Foundation President’s Excellence Fund, 2020