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Arno J. Mundt, M.D. Professor and Chair Gynecologic Cancers Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy Image Guided Radiation Therapy

A native of Honolulu, Hawaii, Dr. Mundt graduated from Stanford University with a degree in Philosophy and went on to Medical School at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.  Following Medical School, he completed an Internship in Internal Medicine and a Residency in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at George Washington University in Washington DC.  During his PM&R training, Dr. Mundt developed an interest in Oncology and decided to enter the field of Radiation Oncology.  

Following a residency in Radiation Oncology in the Department of Radiation and Cellular Oncology at the University of Chicago, Dr. Mundt joined the faculty at that institution specializing in gynecologic, brain and soft tissue/bone malignancies.  In addition, Dr. Mundt served as the Director of Residency Training Program and Medical Director of the University of Illinois at Chicago.  In March 2006, Dr. Mundt was recruited to be Professor and Chair of the Department of Radiation Oncology at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD).

Dr. Mundt is an internationally recognized radiation oncologist in the treatment of gynecologic malignancies and also the use of novel radiation technologies, notably intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) and image-guided radiation therapy (IGRT) in gynecologic and other tumors.  An author of over 100 journal articles, book chapters and other publications, Dr. Mundt is the co-editor of the first comprehensive international textbook on IMRT entitled IMRT: A Clinical Perspective, with over 170 contributors from 42 institutions in 9 countries.  He is a frequent invited speaker at national and international oncology seminars and symposia.

Outside the hospital, Dr. Mundt is an avid classical pianist and golfer.  He enjoys travel and has a considerable interest in foreign languages, having studied 8 languages (his best are French, German and Italian). 

Dr. Mundt's Publications                 
PDF version of Dr. Mundt's Curriculum Vitae