Biographical summary
Michael P. Grams, Ph.D., is a medical physicist, with specialty interest in Radiation Oncology. His clinical physics focus includes:
    - Development and characterization of treatment planning and delivery techniques for spatially fractionated radiation therapy (SFRT)
 
    - Radiation therapy treatment planning
 
    - Linac-based stereotactic radiosurgery
 
    - Evaluation and verification of delivered radiation doses using radiochromic film dosimetry
 
    - Image guidance in radiation therapy, particularly conebeam CT and respiratory gated imaging
 
    - Adaptive radiation therapy
 
Beyond his clinical activities, Dr. Grams is active in research and education, providing guidance and instruction to both medical and physics residents.
         
        
        
        
        Interests
- Gafchromic film dosimetry
 - Image guided radiation therapy
 - Conebeam CT localization
 - Adaptive radiotherapy and its applications to lung cancer
 - Small animal irradiation
 - Design and development of novel radiation therapy phantoms
 
 
        Mayo Clinic locations
        Education
- 2014
ResidentRadiation Oncology Medical Phy, Programs in Rochester, Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
 - 2014
Clinical Fellowship - Radiation Oncology Clinical Medical Physics Fellowship	
Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
CAMPEP-accredited comprehensive clinical training programMayo School of Graduate Medical Education, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
 - 2005
Ph.D. - PhD	Experimental Solid State Physics
	Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
Thesis Title: “Novel Cryogenic Sources for Liquid Droplet and Solid Filament Beams”Arizona State University
 - 1999
BS - Physics for Information SystemsDakota State University
 
 
        Activities and honors
Certifications
- 2015
Therapeutic Medical PhysicsAmerican Board of Radiology
 
Awards and honors
- 2022
Practical Radiation Oncology's Top 20 Downloads of 2021Practical Radiation Oncology
 - 2022
Mayo Clinic Radiation Oncology Distinguished Clinical Service AwardMayo Clinic
 - 2022
Mayo Clinic Radiation Oncology Excellence In Research AwardMayo Clinic
 - 2021
Mayo Clinic Teacher of the Year Award for Radiation PhysicsMayo Clinic Radiation Oncology
 - 2014
1st Place, Young Investigator CompetitionNorth Central Chapter of AAPM
 - 2012
3rd Place, Young Investigator CompetitionNorth Central Chapter of AAPM
 - 2012
3rd Place, Young Investigator CompetitionNorth Central Chapter of AAPM
 - 2006
Research Associateship AwardNational Research Council
 - 2000
Summer Chair Fellowship Research AwardArizona State University
 
Professional memberships
- 2022 - present
Associate MemberMayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center
 - 2022 - present
Associate MemberMayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center
 - 2020 - present
MemberThe Radiosurgery Society
 - 2016 - present
MemberAmerican Society for Radiation Oncology
 - 2015 - present
ChairMachine Group, Department of Radiation Oncology
 - 2015 - present
MemberPhysics Clinical Practice Committee, Department of Radiation Oncology
 - 2011 - present
MemberAmerican Association of Physicists in Medicine
 
Publications
Research activities