Evan Porter

Evan Porter, PhD, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Radiation Oncology at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) School of Medicine. He earned a BA in Physics from Grinnell College (2017), a PhD in Medical Physics from Wayne State University (2022), and completed a residency at UCSF in 2024.

His research focuses on brain metastases, image processing of large imaging datasets, and clinical scripting for radiation therapy. He has published extensively on spatial modeling for precision imaging and deep learning applications in contour quality assurance for radiotherapy, with recent work appearing in Nature Communications and Radiation Oncology.

Scientific Awards:

• AAPM Practical Big Data Workshop 2021 Early Career Investigator Award
• AAPM Spring Clinical Meeting 2024 Young Investigator Symposium - 3rd Place
• AAPM Annual Summer School 2024 Summer School Scholarship

He collaborates with co-authors such as Olivier Morin (UCSF), Christopher Hess (UCSF), and Jean Nakamura (UCSF), with networks extending to institutions like UCLA and UCSD.