Candice A. Johnstone, MD, MPH

Professor; Medical Director of Radiation Oncology, Kramer Cancer Center, Froedtert West Bend Hospital

Locations

Radiation Oncology

Contact Information

(414) 805-4488

Education

MPH, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, 2004
MD, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, 2000

Biography

Training

Residency, Radiation Oncology, Joint Center for Radiation Therapy, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (2001 - 2005)

Internal Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (2000 - 2001)

Certifications

Radiation Oncology, American Board of Radiology (2006)

Patient Care Emphasis

General Radiation Oncology
Lung and Esophageal Cancers
Breast Cancer
Pediatric Cancer
Palliative Care

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Leadership Positions

Medical Director, Radiation Oncology, Froedtert Health St. Joseph's Hospital, The Alyce and Elmore Kraemer Cancer Care Center

Research Interests

Clinical and research interests include breast cancer, lung and esophageal cancer, sarcoma and the palliative use of radiation therapy.

Single vs. multiple fraction non-inferiority trial of stereotactic ablative radiotherapy for the comprehensive treatment of oligo-metastases/progression: SIMPLIFY-SABR-COMET.

(Olson R, Abraham H, Leclerc C, Benny A, Baker S, Matthews Q, Chng N, Bergman A, Mou B, Dunne EM, Schellenberg D, Jiang W, Chan E, Atrchian S, Lefresne S, Carolan H, Valev B, Tyldesley S, Bang A, Berrang T, Clark H, Hsu F, Louie AV, Warner A, Palma DA, Howell D, Barry A, Dawson L, Grendarova P, Walker D, Sinha R, Tsai J, Bahig H, Thibault I, Koul R, Senthi S, Phillips I, Grose D, Kelly P, Armstrong J, McDermott R, Johnstone C, Vasan S, Aherne N, Harrow S, Liu M.) BMC Cancer. 2024 Feb 03;24(1):171 PMID: 38310262 PMCID: PMC10838428 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85184116739 02/04/2024
Omission of Radiotherapy After Breast-Conserving Surgery for Women With Breast Cancer With Low Clinical and Genomic Risk: 5-Year Outcomes of IDEA.

(Jagsi R, Griffith KA, Harris EE, Wright JL, Recht A, Taghian AG, Lee L, Moran MS, Small W Jr, Johnstone C, Rahimi A, Freedman G, Muzaffar M, Haffty B, Horst K, Powell SN, Sharp J, Sabel M, Schott A, El-Tamer M.) J Clin Oncol. 2024 Feb 01;42(4):390-398 PMID: 38060195 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85182364228 12/07/2023
Can I Leave? Perspectives on Parental Leave and Parenthood in Medical Training Among Program Directors and Trainees in Oncologic Specialties.

(Beltrán Ponce S, Jagsi R, Florez N, Thomas CR Jr, Banerjee A, Jasti S, Bailey MM, Lawton CAF, Johnstone C, Clarke CN, Bedi M, Jovanovic M, Saeed H.) J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2024 Feb;33(2):218-227 PMID: 38011014 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85179389889 11/27/2023
Stereotactic body radiation therapy versus conventional external beam radiotherapy for spinal metastases: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

(Wong HCY, Lee SF, Chan AW, Caini S, Hoskin P, Simone CB 2nd, Johnstone P, van der Linden Y, van der Velden JM, Martin E, Alcorn S, Johnstone C, Isabelle Choi J, Nader Marta G, Oldenburger E, Raman S, Rembielak A, Vassiliou V, Bonomo P, Nguyen QN, Chow E, Ryu S.) Radiother Oncol. 2023 Dec;189:109914 PMID: 37739318 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85173136187 09/23/2023
Appropriateness of the 30-day expected mortality metric in palliative radiation treatment: a narrative review

(Navarro-Domenech I, Behroozian T, Hoskin P, Johnstone C, Recht A, Menten J, Oldenburger E, van der Linden YM, van der Velden JM, Nguyen QN, Simone CB, Johnstone P, Lutz S, Milton L, Andratschke N, Willmann J, Kazmierska J, Spałek M, Marta GN, Chow E, Raman S.) Annals of Palliative Medicine. 31 May 2023;12(3):620-632 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85160224286 05/31/2023
Overcoming Burnout and Promoting Wellness in Radiation Oncology: A Report From the ACR Commission on Radiation Oncology.

(Beltràn Ponce S, Small CJ, Amini A, Johnstone C, Parikh JR, Rosenthal SA, Salerno KE, Schechter NR, Small W Jr.) J Am Coll Radiol. 2023 May;20(5):487-493 PMID: 36925094 PMCID: PMC10149602 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85151668379 03/17/2023
Definitive Chemoradiation Associated with Improved Survival Outcomes in Patients with Synchronous Oligometastatic Esophageal Cancer.

(Matoska T, Banerjee A, Shreenivas A, Jurkowski L, Shukla ME, Gore EM, Linsky P, Gasparri M, George B, Johnstone C, Johnstone D, Puckett LL.) Cancers (Basel). 2023 Apr 28;15(9) PMID: 37173988 PMCID: PMC10177457 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85159164697 05/13/2023
Radiation Therapy at the End of-Life: Quality of Life and Financial Toxicity Considerations.

(Yerramilli D, Johnstone CA.) Semin Radiat Oncol. 2023 Apr;33(2):203-210 PMID: 36990637 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85151206960 03/30/2023
Stereotactic body radiotherapy for metastatic sarcoma to the lung: adding to the arsenal of local therapy.

(Gutkin PM, Gore E, Charlson J, Neilson JC, Johnstone C, King DM, Hackbarth DA, Wooldridge A, Mannem R, Bedi M.) Radiat Oncol. 2023 Mar 01;18(1):42 PMID: 36859309 PMCID: PMC9976442 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85149210071 03/02/2023
Society for Palliative Radiation Oncology: Report from the Ninth Annual Meeting (2022).

(Hill J, Johnstone C, Martin E, Tseng YD, Chang E, Bruggeman A, Alcorn S, Simone CB 2nd.) Ann Palliat Med. 2022 Dec;11(12):3848-3851 PMID: 36636008 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85146194888 01/14/2023
Update on the systematic review/meta-analysis of uncomplicated bone metastases treated with external beam radiation.

(Behroozian T, Navarro I, Hoskin P, Johnstone C, Recht A, Menten J, Oldenburger E, van der Linden Y, van der Velden JM, Nguyen QN, Simone CB 2nd, Johnstone P, Lutz S, Milton L, Andratschke N, Willmann J, Kazmierska J, Spałek M, Chow E, Raman S.) Radiother Oncol. 2022 Sep;174:109-110 PMID: 35850265 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85134933915 07/20/2022
Is 5 the New 25? Long-Term Oncologic Outcomes From a Phase II, Prospective, 5-Fraction Preoperative Radiation Therapy Trial in Patients With Localized Soft Tissue Sarcoma

(Bedi M, Singh R, Charlson JA, Kelly T, Johnstone C, Wooldridge A, Hackbarth DA, Moore N, Neilson JC, King DM.) Advances in Radiation Oncology. 1 May 2022;7(3) SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85127293946 05/01/2022