Ahmad Sakaamini, PhD
Assistant Professor
Radiation Oncology
School of Medicine
Dr. Ahmad Sakaamini is an Assistant Professor In Residence in the Department of Radiation Oncology at UCSF. He is passionate about identifying real clinical challenges and building solutions through hardware/firmware/software development, robotics, and AI.
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His work spans robotic surface‑guided positioning for brain SRS, automated proton FLASH delivery on the SARRP, and AI‑assisted universal phantom analysis for QA, and he is particularly interested in advancing motion compensation/management in radiation therapy. He also seeks to push boundaries by collaborating within and beyond radiation oncology to translate engineering approaches across medicine.
Dr. Sakaamini earned his BS and MS in Physics at California State University, Fullerton, and completed a PhD in Physics at the University of Manchester (UK), where he performed precision (e,2e) electron‑impact ionization experiments to test quantum mechanical models. He subsequently held two postdoctoral fellowships: one at CSU Fullerton on benchmark electron‑scattering experiments, and another at the University of Pennsylvania developing robotic and dosimetric innovations. He then completed a therapeutic medical physics residency at the University of Pennsylvania before joining UCSF.
Awards
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- Associate of the AAPM Science Council Associates Mentorship Program (SCAMP), AAPM, 2025-2026
- Conference Presentation Funding Award, University of Pennsylvania, 2022
- Radiation Oncology Postdoctoral Grant, University of Pennsylvania, Department of Radiation Oncology, 2021-2023
- Conference Travel Fund, Institute of Physics (IOP), 2019
- Research Student Conference Fund, Institute of Physics (IOP), 2017
- Overseas Research Scholar Award, University of Manchester, 2015-2019
- Constance Beech Eiker & Raymond V. Adams Creativity Award, California State University, Fullerton, Dept. of Physics, 2014
- Constance Beech Eiker & Raymond V. Adams Creativity Award, California State University, Fullerton, Dept. of Physics, 2013
Education & Training
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- Medical Physics Residency Radiation Oncology Physics University of Pennsylvania 06/2025
- Certificate (CAMPEP-Accredited) Medical Physics University of Pennsylvania 06/2023
- PhD Atomic & Molecular Physics University of Manchester 12/2019
- MS Physics California State University, Fullerton 05/2015
- BS Physics California State University, Fullerton 05/2013
Interests
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- Radiation Oncology
- Physics
- Motion Management
- Hardware Development
- Software Development
- Robotics
Websites
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- UCSF Radiation Oncology Profile (radonc.ucsf.edu)
- Linkedin (linkedin.com)
- Google Scholar (scholar.google.com)
Publications (4)
Top publication keywords:
Artificial IntelligenceCone-Beam Computed TomographyPhantoms, ImagingImage Processing, Computer-Assisted
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An AI-based universal phantom analysis method based on XML-SVG wireframes with novel functional object identifiers.
Physics in medicine and biology 2023 Sakaamini A, Van Slyke A, Partouche J, Wu T, Wiersma RD -
An experimental control system for electron spectrometers using Arduino and LabVIEW interfaces.
The Review of scientific instruments 2020 Patel M, Sakaamini A, Harvey M, Murray AJ -
Triple differential cross-section measurements for electron-impact ionization of methane from a coplanar geometry to the perpendicular plane.
The Journal of chemical physics 2019 Harvey M, Sakaamini A, Patel M, Amami S, Madison D, Murray AJ -
Triple differential cross sections for electron-impact ionization of methane at intermediate energy.
The Journal of chemical physics 2019 Ali E, Granados C, Sakaamini A, Harvey M, Ancarani LU, Murray AJ, Dogan M, Ning C, Colgan J, Madison D