Grace Li Smith

Grace Li Smith is an Assistant Professor and Associate Professor at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, where she specializes in radiation oncology and surgical oncology. Her research focuses on liver-directed radiotherapy for malignancies, including reirradiation techniques for liver tumors and intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma, as well as treatment modalities for recurrent rectal cancer and anal cancer. She has led clinical trials utilizing single-photon emission computed tomography functional liver imaging to facilitate safe reirradiation, and has contributed to ASTRO clinical practice guidelines for gastric cancer radiotherapy. Her recent work examines imaging-based biomarkers of response, radiation dose escalation strategies, and longitudinal cancer survivorship outcomes.