Biographical summary
Dr. Jean-Claude M. Rwigema is a senior associate consultant and assistant professor in the department of radiation oncology at Mayo Clinic Arizona. He completed residency in radiation oncology at UCLA where he served as chief resident, followed by a Mayo scholar proton therapy fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania. He treats primarily head and neck cancer and genitourinary malignancies.
Conditions treated
Procedures performed
Interests
- Proton therapy
- Lung cancer
- Genitourinary cancers
- Head and neck cancers
Mayo Clinic locations
Phoenix, Arizona
Education
- 2017
Mayo Clinic Scholar - Proton TherapyUniversity of Pennsylvania Health System
- 2016
Residency - Radiation OncologyUniversity of California, Los Angeles
- 2012
Internship - Internal MedicineBanner Good Samaritan Medical Center
- 2011
MDUniversity of Pittsburgh
- 2005
BSEUniversity of Pittsburgh
- 2002
BS - ChemistryLa Roche College
Activities and honors
Certifications
- 2017
Radiation OncologyAmerican Board of Radiology
Awards and honors
- 2019
Recognized as Highest Patient Recruiting Physician in Clinical TrialsMayo Clinic Cancer Center
- 2018
Top Poster Presentation Award2018 ESTRO Meets Asia Annual Meeting-Singapore
- 2015
Travel Grant AwardRoswell Park Cancer Institute
- 2011
Excellence in Radiation Oncology Research AwardUniversity of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
- 2011
Gateway Medical Society AwardUniversity of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
- 2010
ASTRO Medical Student Research AwardUniversity of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
- 2010
Minority Scholar in Cancer Research AwardAmerican Association for Cancer Research
- 2010
Research & Education Foundation Research Medical Student GrantRadiological Society of North America
- 2010
Stanford Clinical and Translational Research (CTR) Scholars Program Travel Grant AwardStanford University School of Medicine
- 2007
Research AwardAmerican Federation for Aging Research
- 2005
Dean Nomination as Top 0.05% of US College StudentsThe National Dean's List
- 2005
Omega Chi EpsilonUniversity of Pittsburgh Swanson School of Engineering
- 2004
Engineering Co-Op Student of the YearUniversity of Pittsburgh Swanson School of Engineering; College of Arts and Sciences
- 2002
Summa Cum LaudeLa Roche College
Professional memberships
- 2022
Committee MemberFourth American College of Radiology (ACR) Radiation Oncology Practice Accreditation (ROPA) Site Survey, Department of Radiation Oncology
- 2022 - present
MemberData Set Validation, Head Neck Working Group, Department of Radiation Oncology
- 2022 - present
Mayo Clinic Cancer Center RepresentativeGuideline Panel: Testicular Cancer, National Comprehensive Cancer Network
- 2021 - present
MemberGoogle Health/Platform Team Project
- 2021 - present
MemberCEO Advisory Council
- 2021 - present
ChairRadiation Oncology 3 Site Meeting, Department of Radiation Oncology
- 2020 - present
Career AdvisorMayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Department of Education Administration
- 2017 - present
MemberResidency Admissions and Interview Committee, Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science
- 2017 - present
MemberGU Committee, Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology
- 2017 - present
MemberRare Cancer Network
- 2017 - present
Clinical Trials Protocol ReviewerScientific Review Committee, Mayo Clinic Cancer Center - Arizona, Mayo Clinic Cancer Center
- 2017 - present
MemberClinical Practice Committee (CPC), Department of Radiation Oncology, Mayo Clinic Cancer Center - Arizona
- 2015 - 2016
Resident RepresentativeResidency Admission and Interview Committee, Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
- 2014 - 2016
MemberYoung Professionals Program, Los Angeles World Affairs Council; Young Professionals Program
- 2014 - present
Resident RepresentativeInternal Advisory Committee Center, UCLA Center for World Health
- 2012 - 2016
MemberAssociation of Residents in Radiation Oncology
- 2012 - 2016
MemberAmerican Brachytherapy Society
- 2012 - 2016
MemberRadiological Society of North America
- 2012 - present
MemberAmerican Society for Radiation Oncology
- 2011 - 2013
MemberEducation Task Force Committee, American Society for Radiation Oncology
- 2009 - 2011
PresidentRadiation Oncology Interest Group, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
- 2007 - 2008
PresidentUniversity of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Christian Medical Association
- 2006 - 2011
Student AdvisorUniversity of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Student National Medical Association
- 2006 - 2007
MemberMedical Student Admissions Interviewing Committee, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine