Our Faculty

Jooyoung Sohn

Dr. Jooyoung (James) Sohn is an Assistant Professor and Medical Physicist in the Department of Radiation & Cellular Oncology at the University of Chicago. He teaches Health Physics (MPHY397) and Practicum in Radiation Therapy (MPHY344) and serves as a committee member of the Graduate Program in Medical Physics (GPMP). Prior to joining the University of Chicago, Dr. Sohn worked as an Assistant Professor at Northwestern University, focusing on MR-guided Radiation Therapy (MRgRT) and brachytherapy. His research interests include brachytherapy and hardware & software developments in various areas of radiation therapy. Additionally, Dr. Sohn oversees Oncosoft, an AI-driven auto-contouring company.



If you are interested in collaborating or joining Dr. Sohn's lab, please contact him via email at jooyoung.sohn@bsd.uchicago.edu.

Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, VA
Residency - Medical Physics
2022

Emory University
Atlanta, GA
Postdoc - Medical Physics
2020

Catholic University of Korea
Seoul, Korea
PhD - Medical Physics & Biomedical Engineering
2018

University of Florida
Gainesville, FL
Visiting Scholar - Medical Physics
2018

Stanford University
Palo Alto, CA
Visiting Scholar - Medical Physics
2014

Catholic University of Korea
Seoul, Korea
MS - Medical Physics & Biomedical Engineering
2014

Characteristics of a plastic scintillation detector in photon beam dosimetry.
Characteristics of a plastic scintillation detector in photon beam dosimetry. J Appl Clin Med Phys. 2024 Jan; 25(1):e14209.
PMID: 37983685