Mylin A. Torres, MD

Biography

Mylin Torres, MD is a professor and serves as the vice chair of academic operations and the director of the Division of Health Services Research, Outcomes, and Policy in the Department of Radiation Oncology at Emory University School of Medicine. Dr. Torres serves as co-leader of the Cancer Prevention and Control research program at Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University where she coordinates and promotes all of the cancer prevention and control-related research activities. She previously served as director of the Glenn Family Breast Center.

A board certified radiation oncologist, Dr. Torres practices general radiation oncology and specializes in the treatment of breast cancer.

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Titles & Roles

• Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology

  Emory University School of Medicine
• Co-Leader, Cancer Prevention and Control Research Program

  Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University
• Vice Chair of Academic Operations, Department of Radiation Oncology

  Emory University School of Medicine
• Director, Division of Health Services Research, Outcomes, and Policy, Department of Radiation Oncology

  Emory University School of Medicine

Education & Training

Education

• Residency, Radiation Oncology, 2008

  Univ of TX M.D. Anderson Cancer Ctr
• Internship, Transitional, 2004

  Highland General Hospital
• Medical Education, MD, 2003

  Stanford University School of Medicine

Board Certifications

• Radiation Oncology

  American Board of Radiology, 2009

Professional Memberships

Dr. Torres holds memberships with American Association for Women Radiologists, American Society for Therapeutic Radiology, and Oncology and American Society of Clinical Oncology.

Research

Dr. Torres' research interests include multi-disciplinary treatment techniques to improve breast cancer outcomes. Her research includes clinical trial development, outcomes measures, identifying patients at risk for side effects of breast cancer treatment and the life quality of breast cancer survivors.

Grants

Publications

Dr. Torres is a manuscript reviewer for the prestigious International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics and she serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Clinical Oncology. She has written and co-authored a number of publications and abstracts.

Awards

Dr. Torres has been awarded many accolades for breakthroughs in breast cancer research and patient care. She has received highly competitive grants from the National Cancer Institute, Radiation Oncology Group (now NRG Oncology), Susan G. Komen and Winship Cancer Institute.

Dr. Torres received research awards and a traveling scholarship from Harvard and Stanford Universities. At MD Anderson Cancer Center, she was awarded the Barkley Award for Outstanding Resident Research (two consecutive years) and the Connie and Jim Walter Fellowship in Sarcoma Research.

Dr. Torres is the recipient of the Yamagiwa-Yoshida Memorial International Study Grant from the Union for International Cancer Control. With the grant, she studied a novel Japanese technology which enables real time tumor tracking radiotherapy.

For her work with patients, Dr. Torres received the Winship Above and Beyond Award. For her research on breast cancer treatment toxicities and side-effects, she was selected as the recipient the 2014 Health Care Heroes Rising Star Award sponsored by the Atlanta Business Chronicle.

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