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Specialty:: Radiation Oncology
Department Affiliation:: Radiation Oncology
State License:: A60934
Phone:: 818-885-5331
Health Plans:: Accepted Plans

About Me

Dr. Safa has practiced at Northridge Hospital Medical Center for over 14 years where he serves as the Chair of the Cancer Committee and the Medical Director of the Harold and Carole Pump Radiation Oncology Department. Dr. Safa has expertise in IMRT, IGRT, SBRT, Gamma Knife Stereotactic Radiosurgery, and Brachytherapy. He is recognized in Super Doctors® and Best Doctors in America for over 11 years.

Professional Societies:

Chair, Code Utilization Committee-American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO)
Past President-Los Angeles Radiological Society (LARS)

Links

radonc.ucla.edu

Primary Office: Harold and Carole Pump Radiation Oncology Department
Primary Address: 18300 Roscoe Blvd
Northridge, California 91328
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Phone: 818-885-5331

Medical Board Certifications: Radiation Oncology, American Board of Radiology, 2000
Residency: Radiation Oncology, UCLA School of Medicine, 1996-2000
Internship: Internal Medicine, UCSD Department of Medicine, 1995-1996
Degree: UC San Diego School of Medicine, MD, 1995

Interests

Advanced Malignancies
Bladder Cancer
Bladder Cancer: Introduction
The bladder is a hollow organ in the lower pelvis. Learn what happens when cancer strikes this organ.
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Brain Tumor
Brain Tumors: Introduction

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Breast Cancer
Breast Cancer: Introduction
Breast cancer is one of the most common types of cancer in women in the U.S. Once breast cancer occurs, cancer cells can spread to other parts of the body, making it life-threatening. The good news is that breast cancer is often found early, before it has spread.
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Cancers of the Digestive Tract
Clinical Trials
Functional Image-Guided Radiation Therapy (Functional IGRT)
Gastrointestinal Malignancies
General Radiation Oncology
Therapeutic Radiology Overview

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Genitourinary
Home Page - Genitourinary and Kidney Disorders
Detailed information on genitourinary and kidney disorders in children
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Gynecologic Oncology
Gynecological Cancers
Detailed information on the most common types of gynecological cancers, including symptoms, risk factors, diagnosis, and treatment
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Head and Neck Cancers
Head and Neck Cancer: Introduction
There are many types of head and neck cancer. Here's an overview of the types and which areas they affect.
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Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT)
Interstitial Brachytherapy
Brachytherapy
Brachytherapy is radiation treatment that is given inside the patient, as close to the cancer as possible. The radiation is delivered to the body site with radioactive isotopes inside wires, seeds, or rods. These devices are called implants.
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Lung Cancer
Lung Cancer: Introduction
Lung cancer is cancer that starts in the lungs. It has two main types: non-small cell and small cell.
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Lymphoma
Lymphomas
Detailed information on lymphomas, including Hodgkin's lymphoma and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
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Melanoma
Melanoma: Diagnosis
If your healthcare provider thinks you might have melanoma, you will likely need certain exams and tests to be sure.
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Multimodality Cancer Therapy
Multiple Myeloma
Multiple Myeloma: Introduction
Multiple myeloma is cancer that starts in your bone marrow. Learn more about this type of cancer.
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Pancreatic Cancer
Pancreatic Cancer: Introduction
Learn the basics of pancreatic cancer, including the types of cancer in the pancreas.
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Prostate Brachytherapy
Prostate Cancer: Internal Radiation Therapy (Brachytherapy)
Prostate cancer may be treated with radiation therapy. It is also called radiotherapy. It works by sending radiation to the cancer sites. This can kill cancer cells or stop them from growing.
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Prostate Cancer
Prostate Cancer: Introduction

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Rectal Cancer
Anal Cancer: Diagnosis
If your healthcare provider thinks you might have anal cancer, you will need certain exams and tests to be sure.
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Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT)
Liver Cancer: Radiation Therapy
Radiation for liver cancer is given in two main ways: external, with a machine, and internally, with radioactive beads.
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Stereotactic Radiosurgery
Gamma Knife Radiosurgery
Gamma Knife uses very precise beams of gamma rays to treat an area of disease (lesion) or growth (tumor). It’s most often used in the brain.
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Research Interests

Gamma Knife Stereotactic Radiosurgery
Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy (Trilogy)
Respiratory Motion Management(GI, Lung)
Image Guided Radiation Therapy (IGRT)
Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy (IMRT)
Brachytherapy

Publications

Weng E, Rege S, Safa A, Sadeghi A, Juillard G, Mark R, Santiago S, Brown C, Mendelkern M, Tran L. Accuracy and Clinical Impact of Mediastinal Lymph Node Staging with FDG-PET Imaging in Potentially Resectable Lung Cancer. American Journal of Clinical Oncology 2000, 23(1):47-52.
Rege S, Safa A, Chaiken L, Hoh C, Juillard G, Withers HR. Positron Emission Tomography: An Independent Indicator of Radiocurability in Head and Neck Carcinomas. American Journal of Clinical Oncology, 2000; 23(2): 164-169.
Weng E, Rege S, Safa A, Sadeghi A, Juillard G, Mark R, Santiago S, Brown C, Mandelken M, Tran L; “Accuracy and clinical impact of mediastinal lymph node staging with FDG-PET imaging in potentially resectable lung cancer.” IJROBP, 1998, 42(1) Supplement: 332. Radiology, 1998, 209(P) Supplement: 163-164.
Lee JT, Chen P, Safa A, Juillard G, Calcaterra TC The role of radiation in the treatment of advanced juvenile angiofibroma. Laryngoscope. 2002 Jul;112(7 Pt 1): 1213-20
Vongtama R, Safa A, Gallardo D, Calcaterra T, Juillard G. Efficacy of radiation therapy in the local control of desmoplastic malignant melanoma. Head Neck. 2003 Jun; 25(6): 423-8.

In The News

Radio-KFWB- NEWS 980 AM- Dangers of Tanning Saloons and risk of skin cancer in young adults.
Radio-KFWB - NEWS 980 AM--Radiation effects on the food chain 3/18/2011
Television KTLA Channel 5 – TV News-3/6/2013--Valerie Harper and Leptomeningeal carcinomatosis.
Television (LIVE) - KCAL Channel 9/ CBS News 3/17/2011-Featured LIVE at 8pm, 9pm and 10pm. Answered questions from Channel 9 TV viewers on general radiation and radiation poisoning in response to the nuclear disaster in Japan.
Radio-KFWB - NEWS 980 AM--Radiation effects on the food chain 3/18/2011
Radio-KFWB - NEWS 980 AM--Iodine dangers and the rush to purchase in the event of a nuclear disaster. 3/17/2011
Radio-KFWB - NEWS 980 AM--Radiation exposure with the nuclear accident in Japan 3/15/2011
Radio-KFWB - NEWS 980 AM--Melanoma treatment. 8/26/10
Radio-KFWB - News 980 AM--Prostate Cancer. 3/16/09
San Fernando Valley Business Journal - Valley Healthcare Leaders- Health Care Rising Star. 12/19/05
Television - KCBS Channel 2 – TV News--Esophageal Cancer and Reflux disease - 10/11/2005
Television - KCAL Channel 9 – TV News--Esophageal Cancer and Reflux disease - 10/10/2005

Awards

Listed in Best Doctors in America 2013 - 2014
Listed in Los Angeles Magazine, Southern California Super Doctors® 2013
Listed in Preeminent Women’s Health Doctors, LA Magazine 2012
Listed in Southern California Super Doctors® 2010 - 2012
Listed in Best Doctors in America, 2007 - 2010
“Top Healthcare Professional in the Valley”. San Fernando Valley Business Journal, 2006
Los Angeles Radiological Society Award for Contribution to the Growth & Development of the society, 2006
Listed in Best Doctors in America, 2003 - 2006

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Bladder Cancer: Introduction

Brain Tumors: Introduction

Breast Cancer: Introduction

Therapeutic Radiology Overview

Home Page - Genitourinary and Kidney Disorders

Gynecological Cancers

Head and Neck Cancer: Introduction

Brachytherapy

Lung Cancer: Introduction

Lymphomas

Melanoma: Diagnosis

Multiple Myeloma: Introduction

Pancreatic Cancer: Introduction

Prostate Cancer: Internal Radiation Therapy (Brachytherapy)

Prostate Cancer: Introduction

Anal Cancer: Diagnosis

Liver Cancer: Radiation Therapy

Gamma Knife Radiosurgery