Derek Bergsma
Clinical Assoicate Professor of Radiation Oncology and Medical Director
St. Mary's -Lacks Cancer Center
Radiation Oncology
250 Cherry St SE
Grand Rapids, Michigan 49503
[email protected]

Available to mentor

Derek Bergsma
Clinical Associate Professor
  • Research Overview
  • Recent Publications
  • Research Overview

    Radiotherapy treatment of lung cancer specifically patterns of care, quality (outcomes and toxicity), oligometastatic disease, and stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT).

    Recent Publications See All Publications
    • Journal Article
      Factors associated with acute esophagitis during radiation therapy for lung cancer.
      Herr DJ, Yin H, Bergsma D, Dragovic AF, Matuszak M, Grubb M, Dominello M, Movsas B, Kestin LL, Boike T, Bhatt A, Hayman JA, Jolly S, Schipper M, Paximadis P, Michigan Radiation Oncology Quality Consortium . Radiother Oncol, 2024 Aug; 197: 110349 DOI:10.1016/j.radonc.2024.110349
      PMID: 38815695
    • Journal Article
      Cardiac and Pulmonary Dosimetric Parameters in Patients With Lung Cancer Undergoing Postoperative Radiation Therapy Across a Statewide Consortium.
      Herr DJ, Yin H, Allen SG, Bergsma D, Dragovic AF, Dess RT, Matuszak M, Grubb M, Dominello M, Movsas B, Kestin LL, Hayman JA, Paximadis P, Schipper M, Jolly S, Michigan Radiation Oncology Quality Consortium . Pract Radiat Oncol, 2023 13 (3): e254 - e260. DOI:10.1016/j.prro.2023.01.010
      PMID: 36754278
    • Proceeding / Abstract / Poster
      Cardiac and Pulmonary Dosimetric Parameters in Lung Cancer Patients Undergoing Post-Operative Radiation Therapy in the Real-World Setting
      Herr DJ, Yin H, Allen SG, Bergsma DP, Dragovic A, Dess RT, Matuszak MM, Grubb M, Dominello MM, Movsas B, Kestin LL, Hayman JA, Paximadis PA, Schipper M, Jolly S. International Journal of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics, 2022 Nov; 114 (3): e374 - e375. DOI:10.1016/j.ijrobp.2022.07.1512
    • Journal Article
      Effect of Education and Standardization of Cardiac Dose Constraints on Heart Dose in Patients With Lung Cancer Receiving Definitive Radiation Therapy Across a Statewide Consortium.
      Herr DJ, Hochstedler KA, Yin H, Dess RT, Matuszak M, Grubb M, Dominello M, Movsas B, Kestin LL, Bergsma D, Dragovic AF, Grills IS, Hayman JA, Paximadis P, Schipper M, Jolly S. Pract Radiat Oncol, 2022 12 (5): e376 - e381. DOI:10.1016/j.prro.2022.01.002
      PMID: 35121192
    • Journal Article
      Racial Differences in Treatments and Toxicity in Patients With Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer Treated With Thoracic Radiation Therapy.
      Laucis AMB, Hochstedler KA, Schipper MJ, Paximadis PA, Boike TP, Bergsma DP, Movsas B, Kretzler A, Spratt DE, Dess RT, Mietzel MA, Dominello MM, Matuszak MM, Jagsi R, Hayman JA, Pierce LJ, Jolly S. JCO Oncol Pract, 2022 Jun; 18 (6): e1034 - e1044. DOI:10.1200/OP.21.00224
      PMID: 35167337
    • Presentation
      Expert Panel Discussion on the Management of Head and Neck Cancer
      2022 Apr 1;
    • Journal Article
      Uptake of Adjuvant Durvalumab After Definitive Concurrent Chemoradiotherapy for Stage III Nonsmall-cell Lung Cancer.
      Bryant AK, Yin H, Schipper MJ, Paximadis PA, Boike TP, Bergsma DP, Movsas B, Dess RT, Mietzel MA, Kendrick R, Seferi M, Dominello MM, Matuszak MM, Jagsi R, Hayman JA, Pierce LJ, Jolly S, Michigan Radiation Oncology Quality Consortium . Am J Clin Oncol, 2022 Apr 1; 45 (4): 142 - 145. DOI:10.1097/COC.0000000000000899
      PMID: 35271524
    • Journal Article
      Patterns of recurrence after intracranial stereotactic radiosurgery for brain-only metastases from non-small cell lung cancer and the impact of upfront thoracic therapy with synchronous presentation.
      Bergsma DP, Moravan MJ, Suri JS, Cummings MA, Usuki KY, Singh DP, Milano MT. J Thorac Dis, 2022 Jun; 14 (6): 1869 - 1879. DOI:10.21037/jtd-21-1640
      PMID: 35813734