Nitika Paudel, MD, PhD, is a radiation oncologist in the Department of Radiation Medicine at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. She is passionate about improving patient outcomes with collaboration, patient education, and clinical research. Dr. Paudel specializes in: 

• Three-dimensional conformal radiation therapy
• Intensity and volumetric-modulated radiation therapy
• Image-guided radiation therapy
• Stereotactic body radiation therapy
• Stereotactic radiosurgery
• Proton therapy
• High dose rate brachytherapy

Dr. Paudel is currently an active member of the American Society of Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology, American College of Radiation Oncology, Chicago Radiologic Society, and several other groups. She has been published in several prestigious scientific journals, including Surgical Oncology, Practical Radiation Oncology, International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology and Physics, and Journal of Virology.

Dr. Paudel’s main areas of clinical expertise include:

• Lung and Thoracic malignancies
• Breast malignancies
• Gynecological malignancies
• Head and neck malignancies
• Lymphomas/leukemia
• Palliative oncology