Beth Beadle, MD, PhD is a professor and director of Head and Neck Radiation Oncology in the Department of Radiation Oncology at Stanford University’s School of Medicine. She has been on faculty at Stanford since January 2017, where she holds several academic appointments with Stanford Bio-X, Maternal and Child Health Research Institute, Stanford Cancer Institute, and Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute. Prior to Stanford, she served as a member of the Radiation Oncology Department at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center since 2009.
Dr. Beadle’s clinical interest focuses on improving outcomes for patients with head and neck cancer in different communities throughout the world through practical technology and education. She has served on numerous committees, including her current role as vice chair of the Annual Meeting Education Committee for the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO), and has led the head and neck scientific and educational tracks for ASTRO annual meetings. She has received several awards and recognition for her work in radiation oncology and has co-authored a book on radiation therapy for head and neck cancer. She has also been awarded grants to monitor patients during head and neck cancer treatment at home, to minimize ER visits and hospitalization as well as to improve access to care in underserved areas using Radiation Planning Assistant (RPA), a fully automated radiation treatment planning system.
Dr. Beadle earned her medical degree from Northwestern University in Chicago, IL, where she also earned her PhD in biophysics and structural biology and her bachelor’s degree in chemistry. She completed her residency at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and is board certified in Radiation Oncology.
