Akila Ninette Viswanathan MD, MPH, MSc

Akila Viswanathan, M.D., M.P.H., is the interim director for Johns Hopkins Radiation Oncology and Molecular Radiation Sciences, the director for the National Capital Region for radiation oncology, and a professor of radiation oncology and molecular radiation sciences for Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Dr. Viswanathan sees patients at the Johns Hopkins Hospital and at the Kimmel Cancer Center at Sibley Memorial Hospital. She is board certified in radiation oncology by the American Board of Radiology.

Dr. Viswanathan has expertise with gynecologic cancers and their treatment, including cervical and uterine cancers and image-guided brachytherapy. She has developed numerous clinical innovations, such as intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) techniques for gynecologic cancer treatment, a magnetic resonance (MR) active tracking catheter, and hydrogel spacer techniques. While at Johns Hopkins, she designed MR-compatible stirrups and several software tools including Clinical Trial Management System and integrated system clinical informatics software.

Dr. Viswanathan earned her undergraduate degree at Harvard, her medical degree at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, followed by her Masters in Public Health and Masters in Epidemiology at the Harvard School of Public Health. She completed a residency in radiation oncology at the Joint Center for Radiation Therapy at Harvard Medical School, where she served as chief resident. Dr. Viswanathan served as the director of gynecologic radiation oncology at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital.