JAMES MICHAEL HEVEZI
Profession:
Medical Physicist
Birth:
June 21, 1940 Gary, Indiana
Education:
B.S., Illinois Benedictine, Physics
Ph.D., University of Notre Dame, Nuclear Physics
Certifications:
ABR, Diagnostic Radiological Physics
ABR, Therapeutic Radiological Physics
Fellowships:
NIH Fellow, University of Wisconsin (Madison)
James Picker Foundation Fellow
Career:
Dr. Hevezi has practiced in the area of medical physics for 35 years. Hevezi is a member of the American College of Radiology Board of Chancellors and serves as Chair of the ACR Medical Physics Commission. He currently holds adjunct faculty appointments at the University of Texas Health Sciences Center at San Antonio as Professor of Radiology and Radiation Oncology. He served as Director of Medical Physics at the Cancer Therapy and Research Center in San Antonio from 1991- 2005, where he introduced IMRT, Radiosurgical techniques and HDR and LDR Brachytherapy techniques. He is currently an independent practitioner of medical physics as lead medical physicist at the CyberKnife® Center at the Methodist Hospital in San Antonio and has been working with CyberKnife® for the past 2.5 years. Dr. Hevezi is Board Certified in Diagnostic Radiological Physics and Therapeutic Radiological Physics by the American Board of Radiology. He is a Fellow of the American College of Radiology (ACR) and the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM). He serves in leadership positions in the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ASTRO) and AAPM. Dr. Hevezi has published widely in the fields of radiology, medical physics and radiation oncology and has mentored graduate students in the Ph.D. and M.S. programs at several prestigious institutions. He has given many invited presentations at national society meetings and served on the Board of the local Texas Radiological Society. He served on the medical advisory boards of several radiological companies including Philips North American (as Marconi Medical Systems) and IMPAC Medical Systems. He has had wide experience in medical economic issues as they pertain to radiation oncology procedures and equipment. He has served as Chair of the ACR/COMP Economics Committee (1996-2002) and is the current Chair of AAPM’s Economics Committee. He serves on ASTRO’s Health Policy Executive Committee having presented data to the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and the American Medical Association (AMA) Relative-value-system Update Committee (RUC) for the introduction of new CPT codes and procedures in radiation oncology.
Appointments:
Assistant Professor of Radiology, U.T. M.D. Anderson Hospital, Houston, TX; Associate Professor of Radiology, University of Arizona; Vice-President, Radiological Physics Associates, Phoenix, AZ; Professor of Radiology and Radiation Oncology, University of Texas Health Sciences Center at San Antonio, TX; Director of Medical Physics, Cancer Therapy & Research Center, San Antonio, TX; Director of Medical Physics, South Texas Oncology & Hematology, San Antonio, TX; Lead CyberKnife Physicist, Methodist Cancer Center, San Antonio, TX.
Publications [Up to 15]:
Behof, A.F., HEVEZI, J.M., and Spalek, G.: Polarization of Neutrons Elastically scattered from 3HE at 3.33 and 7.90 MeV. NUCLEAR PHYSICS, 84:290, 1966.
Kelsey, C.A., HEVEZI, J.M., Wiley, A.L., Boone, M.L.M., and Spalek, G.: Gas Target Source for Neutron Radiation Therapy, RADIOLOGY, 98: 686, 1971.
Harle, T.S., HEVEZI, J.M., Rogers, L.F., Martin, J.E. and Jing, B.S.: Xerotomography of the Tracheobronchial Tree. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF ROENTGENOLOGY, RADIUM THERAPY, AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE, 124: 353, 1975.
HEVEZI, J.M. and Harle, T.S.: An Intensifying Screen for Xeroradiography. MEDICAL PHYSICS, 2: No. 5, 280, 1975.
Giarratano, J.C., Waggener, R.C., HEVEZI, J.M., and Shalek, R.J.: Comparison of Voltage Divider, Modified Ardran-Crookes Cassette and Ge(Li) Spectrometer Techniques to Determine kVp. MEDICAL PHYSICS, 3, No. 3, 142, 1976.
Kaufman, H.H., Anderson, J.H., Woo, J., Handel, S.F., Cannon, D.C. and HEVEZI, J.M.: Radioiodinated Fibrinogen for Clot Detection in a Canine Model of Cervical Carotid Thrombosis. JOURNAL OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE, 19 (4), 370, 1978.
Novy, S., Samuels, B. HEVEZI, J.M., Smith, J., Wallace, S. and Dodd, G.D.: Ultrasound in the Evaluation and Diagnosis of Ovarian Tumors. Chapter in ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE, Vol. 1, D. White Editor. Plenum Publishing Company, New York, NY, 1981.
Aristizabal, S.A., Surwit, E.A., HEVEZI, J.M. AND Heusinkveld, R.H.: Treatment of Advanced Cancer of the Cervix with Transperineal Irradiation. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY, BIOLOGY, PHYSICS, 9, 1013, 1983.
Heintz, B.H., Wallace, R.E., and HEVEZI, J.: Comparison of I-125 Sources Used for Permanent Interstitial Implants. MEDICAL PHYSICS, vol. 28(4): 671-82, April 2001.
Salter, BJ, HEVEZI, JM, Sadeghi, A, Fuss, M, and Herman, TS: An oblique arc capable patient positioning system for sequential tomotherapy. MEDICAL PHYSICS, vol. 28, no. 12, 2391-2593, December 2001.
HEVEZI, JM and Thomas, C: Image Guided Brachytherapy: Interventional Brachytherapy. Journal of Vascular and Interventional Brachytherapy, in Ray C., Hicks M., Patel NH (eds) SCVIR Syllabus Vol XII: Interventions in Oncology. Fairfax, VA, pp 225-37, 2003.
HEVEZI, JM: Emerging Technology in Cancer Treatment – Radiotherapy Modalities, ONCOLOGY, vol 17, no. 10, 1445-1464, Oct. 2003.
Potters, L, Steinberg M, Wallner P, HEVEZI J: How one defines intensity-modulated radiation therapy. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys., vol. 51, no. 2, 609-10, Jul 1, 2003.
Potters L, Steinberg M, Rose C, Timmerman R, Ryu S, HEVEZI JM, Welsh J, Mehta M, Larson DA, Janjan NA: American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology and the American College of Radiology Practice Guideline for the Performance of Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys., vol. 60, no. 4, 1026-32, Nov 15, 2004.
Bao A, Zhao X, Phillips WT, Wooley FR, Otto RA, Goins B, HEVEZI JM: Theoretical Study of the Influence of a Heterogeneous Activity Distribution on Intratumoral Absorbed Dose Distribution. Med Phys., vol. 32, no. 1, 200-8, Jan 2005.
Awards: Patents
HEVEZI, J.M., Marsh, L.M., and Zermeno, A.: Imaging by the Point Absorption of Radiation. Serial No. 601,233. Filed 8/1/75, Granted 12/5/77.
HEVEZI, J.M., Ong, P.S., Zermeno, A., Cowart, R. and Marsh, L.M.: Light/Electronic X-Ray Readout Device. Serial No. 781,165. Filed 7/6/81, Granted 5/1/84.
Fellow, AAPM
Fellow, American College of Radiology
Board of Chancellors, American College of Radiology
American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) Activities:
President, SWAAPM Chapter
Chair, Professional Economics Committee
Member
Professional Council
Low Energy Brachytherapy Source Calibration
Placement Service
Government and Regulatory Affairs
Medical Physics Education of Allied Health Professionals
Public Education
Diagnostic Radiology
Consultant
TG#101, Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy
Associate Editor: Medical Physics
Reviewer: AAPM Annual Meeting Abstracts
Other Professional Organization Activities:
- American College of Radiology (ACR) Activities:
Chair, Commission on Medical Physics
Vice Chair, Commission on Medical Physics
Chair, Economics Committee/Medical Physics Commission
Councilor-at-Large
Member
Coding and Nomenclature
Commission on Economics
Council Steering Committee
Mammography & Diseases of the Breast
Mammography Equipment
Mammography Education Coordinating Committee - The American Society For Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ASTRO) Activities:
Chair, Emerging Technology
Vice-Chair, IGRT Work Group, Health Policy
Vice-Chair, Code Development & Valuation
Member
Health Policy Executive Committee
Joint Economics Committee (ACR)
Physics Committee
Civic Activities:
Lecturer: Health Effects of Radiation
Volunteer: American Cancer Society
Avocations and Special Interests:
Fly-fishing, golf, RV’ing, ranching, boating
Family:
Spouse: Suzanne
Children: Julie, Lloyd, Matthew, Lisa, Martin & Jane
Grand-children: Michael, Nicholas, Madison, Natalie, Owen, Mason