Austin Sim, MD

Austin Sim, MD

Physician

4.9 out of 5

Specialty:Radiation Oncology

Gender: Male

Languages: English

Academic Title: Assistant Professor in the College of Medicine

  • About Me

    I am a radiation oncologist who specializes in the treatment of patients with hematologic and thoracic cancers, serving as the Director of Hematologic Radiation Oncology and the departmental Director of Medical Student Education. I work as an integral part of a multi-disciplinary team, including surgeons, medical oncologists, and hematologists to provide the best, personalized care for each of our patients. I believe even the best doctors can only do so much good for their patients within the four walls of the clinic if the system itself is not optimized. Clinical and lab-based research is one such way to improve care. My research interests include advanced radiation techniques, such as MR-guided and adaptive radiation to improve efficacy and reduce toxicity, optimizing the integration of radiation with novel cell therapies, like CAR T-cell therapy, and leadership education. My other interests lie in the legislation and implementation of health policy as a means to globally improve care. I have authored and co-authored numerous articles in journals, such as the International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, and Physics, Frontiers in Oncology, and the Journal of Cancer Education. I serve on the Editorial Advisory Board of Applied Radiation Oncology. I also serve as an ex-officio member of the Board of Directors and Inaugural Chair of the Early Career Committee of the American Society for Radiation Oncology, among other committees, as well as on committees within the American College of Radiation Oncology, NRG Oncology, SWOG, and the International Lymphoma Radiation Oncology Group. Because there is no routine cancer, each patient deserves an expert multi-disciplinary team to provide personalized care. I am honored to be a part of the world-class team at the OSUCCC - James.

  • Clinical Expertise

    • Myelodysplastic Syndromes
    • Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
    • Radiosurgery
    • Lymphoma, T-Cell, Cutaneous
    • Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma
    • Acute Myeloid Leukemias
    • Hairy Cell Leukemia
    • Radiation Oncology
    • Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemias
    • Leukemia, Myeloid
    • Rectal Cancers
    • Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive
    • Multiple Myeloma
    • Lymphomas
    • Hodgkin Lymphoma
  • Where I See Patients

    The Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute

    The Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute

    Location Information
  • Education & Training

    Residency - Radiation Oncology

    • H Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute
      12902 Usf Magnolia Dr, Tampa, FL

    Medical School

    • University of Virginia
      PO Box 800539, Charlottesville, VA

    Internship - Internal Medicine

    • Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center
      1250 E Marshall St, Richmond, VA
  • Academic Office & Contact Information

    Academic Office:

    James Cancer Hospital
    460 W 10th Ave
    Columbus, Ohio 43210-1240

  • Reviews

    Patient Satisfaction Review

    The overall patient satisfaction rating is an average of all patient responses to the five questions gathered from the Outpatient Oncology survey, developed by Press Ganey Associates for use in oncology clinics across the country. On behalf of The James, Press Ganey administers the survey to patients who see our providers in an outpatient clinic office. For additional information about the patient satisfaction survey, please visit our Patient Satisfaction Survey page

    The comments are submitted by patients and reflect their view and opinions. The comments are not endorsed by and do not necessarily reflect the views of The James.

    4.9 out of 5 overall

    Kept you informed about your condition and treatment
    4.9 / 5
    Amount of time spent with you
    4.9 / 5
    Concern for your questions and issues
    4.9 / 5
    Skill and knowledge
    4.9 / 5
    Overall quality of care
    4.9 / 5

    Patient Comments

    Reviewed on December 10, 2024

    The care providers are kind and caring.

    Reviewed on December 1, 2024

    I have nothing but praise for each and every caregiver with whom I have come in contact. They are competent, respectful, and friendly.

    Reviewed on November 27, 2024

    Dr. Sim was excellent. Friendly, professional, explained plan of completely and in way we could understand everything. Exceptional care.

    Reviewed on October 10, 2024

    Exceptionally good care by Andrew and Dr Sim. All the staff were very kind.

    Reviewed on September 22, 2024

    Everything was good

    Reviewed on August 6, 2024

    All my questions were answered with the detail that made me confident that they took my concerns seriously.

    Reviewed on May 12, 2024

    Dr. Sims was like talking to a friend!

    Reviewed on February 6, 2024

    This applies to each and every visit

    Reviewed on January 18, 2024

    NP was great!

    Reviewed on January 7, 2024

    The doctor was very personable, took time to explain the treatment plan. I felt very good about his knowledge and experience.

    Reviewed on December 19, 2023

    Waited way to long in exam room--approaching 2 hrs

    Reviewed on December 19, 2023

    Both Dr Sim & Andrew NP were wonderful!!

    Reviewed on November 21, 2023

    The doctor was very thorough and clear in his explanation of the risks and benefits of having radiation.

    Reviewed on October 5, 2023

    Dr. Sim has always been very good at explaining things & prompt to address my questions and concerns.<br />Dr. Sim has always been very good at explaining things & prompt to address my questions and concerns.

    Reviewed on September 14, 2023

    Wonderful group at diagnosis level, to infusion groups; and radiation group. DIAGNOSIS you fixed my blood pressure I have been battling for 10 YRS. in the first two weeks. Thanks.

    Reviewed on June 15, 2023

    The team is wonderful!

  • Publications

    November 15, 2024

    A NORMAL Approach to Anorectal Mucosal Melanoma.

    Ritter AR, Sim AJ

    Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys

    September 9, 2024

    Imbalanced specialty representation of USMLE and NBME test writers.

    Mahoney MT, Linkowski LC, Mix MD, Wong R, Sim AJ, Hoffe SE, Sura KT

    BMC Med Educ

    September 7, 2024

    A Single Institution Experience in the Management of Localized Neuroendocrine Carcinoma of the Bladder.

    Liveringhouse C, Sim AJ, Zhang J, Jain RK, Naidu SU, Linkowski L, Zemp LW, Yu A, Sexton WJ, Spiess PE, Gilbert SM, Poch MA, Pow-Sang J, Li R, Manley BJ, Vosoughi A, Dhillon J, Xu H, Torres-Roca JF, Johnstone PAS, Yamoah K, Grass GD

    Clin Genitourin Cancer

    July 1, 2024

    Safety and Feasibility of Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Patients with 15 or more Brain Metastases.

    Upadhyay R, Palmer JD, Klamer BG, Perlow HK, Schoenhals JE, Ghose J, Rajappa P, Blakaj DM, Beyer S, Grecula JC, Sim AJ, Lu L, Zoller W, Elder JB, Chakravarti A, Thomas E, Raval RR

    Adv Radiat Oncol

    May 22, 2024

    Structure-specific rigid dose accumulation dosimetric analysis of ablative stereotactic MRI-guided adaptive radiation therapy in ultracentral lung lesions.

    Bryant JM, Cruz-Chamorro RJ, Gan A, Liveringhouse C, Weygand J, Nguyen A, Keit E, Sandoval ML, Sim AJ, Perez BA, Dilling TJ, Redler G, Andreozzi J, Nardella L, Naghavi AO, Feygelman V, Latifi K, Rosenberg SA

    Commun Med (Lond)

    April 9, 2024

    Habitat escalated adaptive therapy (HEAT): a phase 2 trial utilizing radiomic habitat-directed and genomic-adjusted radiation dose (GARD) optimization for high-grade soft tissue sarcoma.

    Naghavi AO, Bryant JM, Kim Y, Weygand J, Redler G, Sim AJ, Miller J, Coucoules K, Michael LT, Gloria WE, Yang G, Rosenberg SA, Ahmed K, Bui MM, Henderson-Jackson EB, Lee A, Lee CD, Gonzalez RJ, Feygelman V, Eschrich SA, Scott JG, Torres-Roca J, Latifi K, Parikh N, Costello J

    BMC Cancer

    October 1, 2023

    Bridging Radiotherapy Prior to Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-Cell Therapy for B-Cell Lymphomas: An ILROG Multi-Institutional Study.

    Yegya-Raman N, Wright CM, Ladbury CJ, Chew J, Zhang S, Sun SY, Burke S, Baron J, Sim AJ, LaRiviere MJ, Yang JC, Robinson TJ, Tseng YD, Terezakis SA, Braunstein SE, Dandapani SV, Schuster S, Chong EA, Plastaras JP, Figura NB

    Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys

    June 1, 2023

    Representation Matters: Expanding the Leadership Table for All Radiation Oncology Trainees.

    LeCompte MC, Vidal GS, Rivera A, Sim AJ, Chaurasia A, Pereira I, Tye KE, McVorran S, Franco I

    Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys

    May 1, 2023

    Magnetic Resonance-Guided Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy/Hypofractionated Radiation therapy for Metastatic and Primary Central and Ultracentral Lung Lesions.

    Sandoval ML, Sim AJ, Bryant JM, Bhandari M, Wuthrick EJ, Perez BA, Dilling TJ, Redler G, Andreozzi J, Nardella L, Feygelman V, Latifi K, Rosenberg SA

    JTO Clin Res Rep

  • Consulting and Related Relationships

    At The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, we support a faculty member’s research and consulting in collaboration with medical device, research and/or drug companies because a faculty member’s expertise can guide important advancements in the practice of medicine and improve patient care. In order to provide effective management of these relationships, the university requires annual disclosures from all faculty members with external interests related to their university responsibilities. As of 09/30/2024, Dr. Sim has reported relationships with the companies or entities listed below. If you have questions about the relationships listed below, please ask the faculty member. If you have questions about how these relationships are monitored by The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, please contact our Compliance Office.

    • American Society for Radiation Oncology