Kelly Cooper Younge Paradis, PhD
Associate Chair
Department of Radiation Oncology
Clinical Associate Professor of Radiation Oncology
Ombudsperson
Radiation Oncology - Physics
1500 East Medical Center Drives
Ann Arbor, Mi 48103-5010
[email protected]

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Kelly Cooper Younge Paradis, PhD
Clinical Associate Professor
  • About
  • Qualifications
  • Research Overview
  • Recent Publications
  • About

    Dr. Kelly Paradis is an Associate Professor of Medical Physics and the Associate Chair of Wellbeing and Equity within the Department of Radiation Oncology at Michigan Medicine. She received her PhD from the University of Michigan in 2010 with her thesis entitled, “Rydberg Atoms for Quantum Information”. Dr. Paradis was an Academic Clinical Medical Physics Resident at Michigan Medicine from 2010-2013, and worked as a staff medical physicist at Trillium Health Partners in Mississauga, ON for a year before returning to Michigan as a faculty member in 2014.

    Qualifications
    • Patient Safety and Quality Leadership (PASQUAL) Scholars Program
      Michigan Medicine, Ann Arbor, 2017
    • Academic Clinical Medical Physics Resident
      Michigan Medicine, Department of Radiation Oncology, 2013
    • PhD, Physics
      University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 2010
    • MS, Physics
      University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 2007
    • BA, Physics
      Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter, 2005
    Research Overview

    Areas of Interest:
    Reirradiation
    Gender equity in STEMM

    Clinical Interests:
    Special medical physics consults for reirradiation
    Advanced treatment planning
    Spine stereotactic body radiation therapy and stereotactic radiosurgery
    Patient safety and quality improvement

    Recent Publications See All Publications
    • Presentation
      Strategies for Managing Re-irradiation with Eclipse
      Paradis KC. 2024 Jun 20;
    • Journal Article
      Leadership Experiences and Perceptions of Mid-Career to Senior Clinician-Scientists: A Qualitative Exploration.
      Greene AK, Szczygiel LA, Thomas JD, Jones RD, Cutter CM, Feldman EL, Kerr EA, Paradis KC, Settles IH, Singer K, Spector ND, Stewart AJ, Telem D, Ubel PA, Jagsi R. Acad Med, 2024 Jun 4; DOI:10.1097/ACM.0000000000005777
      PMID: 38838195
    • Presentation
      From Night to Day: Progress in Reirradiation Analysis
      Paradis K. 2024 Apr 20;
    • Journal Article
      Professional Experiences and Career Trajectories of Mid- to Senior-Career Women Clinician-Scientists: A Qualitative Study.
      Szczygiel LA, Greene AK, Cutter CM, Jones RD, Feldman EL, Paradis KC, Settles IH, Singer K, Spector ND, Stewart AJ, Ubel PA, Jagsi R. JAMA Netw Open, 2024 Apr 1; 7 (4): e246040 DOI:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.6040
      PMID: 38602674
    • Journal Article
      Burnout Among Mid-Career Academic Medical Faculty.
      Paradis KC, Kerr EA, Griffith KA, Cutter CM, Feldman EL, Singer K, Spector ND, Ubel PA, Jagsi R. JAMA Netw Open, 2024 Jun 3; 7 (6): e2415593 DOI:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.15593
      PMID: 38857049
    • Presentation
      Caregiving on the Frontlines
      Paradis KC. 2024 Mar 21;
    • Presentation
      Caregiving on the Frontlines
      Paradis KC. 2024 Mar 21;
    • Journal Article
      The Disproportionate Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Time Allocation of Recipients of NIH Career Development Awards Who Are Women or Caregivers of Dependents.
      Jacobson CE, Griffith KA, Krenz C, Jones RD, Cutter CM, Singer K, Paradis KC, Stewart AJ, Feldman EL, Settles IH, Kerr EA, Ubel PA, Spector ND, Jagsi R. Acad Med, 2024 Mar 7; DOI:10.1097/ACM.0000000000005681
      PMID: 38452218