Ryan Lanning, MD, PhD

Professional Titles

• Assistant Professor

Publications

• Bayat F, Sabounchi R, Pyakurel U, Hu J, Bliley R, Kavanagh B, Lanning R, Robin T, Altunbas C. A pilot study evaluating 2D antiscatter grid based scatter suppression for quantitative cone beam CT in radiotherapy. Radiother Oncol. 2026 Jan;214:111278. PubMed PMID: 41232778
• Eldib ME, Frantz WN, Borden MA, Lanning R, Miften M, Thomas DH. Radiation induced vaporization of exoskeletal droplets as potential x-ray acoustic contrast agents. Med Phys. 2025 Aug;52(8):e18017. PubMed PMID: 40781778
• Swetter SM, Johnson D, Albertini MR, Barker CA, Bateni S, Baumgartner J, Bhatia S, Bichakjian C, Boland G, Chandra S, Chmielowski B, DiMaio D, Dronca R, Fields RC, Fleming MD, Galan A, Guild S, Hyngstrom J, Karakousis G, Kendra K, Kiuru M, Lange JR, Lanning R, Logan T, Olson D, Olszanski AJ, Ott PA, Ross MI, Rothermel L, Salama AK, Sharma R, Skitzki J, Smith E, Tsai K, Wuthrick E, Xing Y, McMillian N, Espinosa S. NCCN Guidelines® Insights: Melanoma: Cutaneous, Version 2.2024. J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2024 Jul;22(5):290-298. PubMed PMID: 39019054
• Wilky BA, Lanning RM. Behaving Badly: Thinking Outside the Box for Treatment of Sarcoma in a Challenging Location. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2024 Jul 15;119(4):1055-1056. PubMed PMID: 38925763
• Bliley R, Avant A, Medina TM, Lanning RM. Radiation and Melanoma: Where Are We Now?. Curr Oncol Rep. 2024 Aug;26(8):904-914. PubMed PMID: 38822928
• Kolva E, Karam SD, Carr AL, Roberts S, Torkko K, Lanning R, Cox-Martin E. Guided imagery for treatment (GIFT): protocol of a pilot trial of guided imagery versus treatment as usual to address radiotherapy-related distress in head and neck cancer. Pilot Feasibility Stud. 2022 Sep 5;8(1):199. PubMed PMID: 36064748
• Martin JD, Lanning RM, Chauhan VP, Martin MR, Mousa AS, Kamoun WS, Han HS, Lee H, Stylianopoulos T, Bawendi MG, Duda DG, Brown EB, Padera TP, Fukumura D, Jain RK. Multiphoton Phosphorescence Quenching Microscopy Reveals Kinetics of Tumor Oxygenation during Antiangiogenesis and Angiotensin Signaling Inhibition. Clin Cancer Res. 2022 Jul 15;28(14):3076-3090. PubMed PMID: 35584239
• Swetter SM, Thompson JA, Albertini MR, Barker CA, Baumgartner J, Boland G, Chmielowski B, DiMaio D, Durham A, Fields RC, Fleming MD, Galan A, Gastman B, Grossmann K, Guild S, Holder A, Johnson D, Joseph RW, Karakousis G, Kendra K, Lange JR, Lanning R, Margolin K, Olszanski AJ, Ott PA, Ross MI, Salama AK, Sharma R, Skitzki J, Sosman J, Wuthrick E, McMillian NR, Engh AM. NCCN Guidelines® Insights: Melanoma: Cutaneous, Version 2.2021. J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2021 Apr 1;19(4):364-376. PubMed PMID: 33845460
• Martin JD, Panagi M, Wang C, Khan TT, Martin MR, Voutouri C, Toh K, Papageorgis P, Mpekris F, Polydorou C, Ishii G, Takahashi S, Gotohda N, Suzuki T, Wilhelm ME, Melo VA, Quader S, Norimatsu J, Lanning RM, Kojima M, Stuber MD, Stylianopoulos T, Kataoka K, Cabral H. Dexamethasone Increases Cisplatin-Loaded Nanocarrier Delivery and Efficacy in Metastatic Breast Cancer by Normalizing the Tumor Microenvironment. ACS Nano. 2019 Jun 25;13(6):6396-6408. PubMed PMID: 31187975
• Morgan R, Chin BB, Lanning R. Feasibility of rapid integrated radiation therapy planning with follow-up FDG PET/CT to improve overall treatment assessment in head and neck cancer. Am J Nucl Med Mol Imaging. 2019;9(1):24-29. PubMed PMID: 30911435
• Chohan MO, Ryan CT, Singh R, Lanning RM, Reiner AS, Rosenblum MK, Tabar V, Gutin PH. Predictors of Treatment Response and Survival Outcomes in Meningioma Recurrence with Atypical or Anaplastic Histology. Neurosurgery. 2018 Jun 1;82(6):824-832. PubMed PMID: 28645194
• Stokes WA, Stumpf PK, Jones BL, Blatchford PJ, Karam SD, Lanning RM, Raben D. Patterns of fractionation for patients with T2N0M0 glottic larynx cancer undergoing definitive radiotherapy in the United States. Oral Oncol. 2017 Sep;72:110-116. PubMed PMID: 28797446
• Stokes WA, Abbott D, Phan A, Raben D, Lanning RM, Karam SD. Patterns of Care for Patients With Early-Stage Glottic Cancer Undergoing Definitive Radiation Therapy: A National Cancer Database Analysis. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2017 Aug 1;98(5):1014-1021. PubMed PMID: 28721883
• Chohan MO, Ryan CT, Singh R, Lanning RM, Reiner AS, Rosenblum MK, Tabar V, Gutin PH. Predictors of Treatment Response and Survival Outcomes in Meningioma Recurrence with Atypical or Anaplastic Histology. Neurosurgery. 2017 Jun 21. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 28645194
• Rusthoven CG, Lanning RM, Jones BL, Amini A, Koshy M, Sher DJ, Bowles DW, McDermott JD, Jimeno A, Karam SD. Metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma: Patterns of care and survival for patients receiving chemotherapy with and without local radiotherapy. Radiother Oncol. 2017 Jul;124(1):139-146. PubMed PMID: 28433411
• Robin TP, Jones BL, Gordon OM, Phan A, Abbott D, McDermott JD, Goddard JA, Raben D, Lanning RM, Karam SD. A comprehensive comparative analysis of treatment modalities for sinonasal malignancies. Cancer. 2017 Aug 15;123(16):3040-3049. PubMed PMID: 28369832
• King MT, Voros L, Cohen GN, Lanning RM, Ganly I, O'Suoji CC, Wolden SL. High-dose-rate brachytherapy of rhabdomyosarcoma limited to the external auditory canal. Brachytherapy. 2017 Jan - Feb;16(1):181-185. PubMed PMID: 27528589
• Lee N, Schoder H, Beattie B, Lanning R, Riaz N, McBride S, Katabi N, Li D, Yarusi B, Chan S, Mitrani L, Zhang Z, Pfister DG, Sherman E, Baxi S, Boyle J, Morris LG, Ganly I, Wong R, Humm J. Strategy of Using Intratreatment Hypoxia Imaging to Selectively and Safely Guide Radiation Dose De-escalation Concurrent With Chemotherapy for Locoregionally Advanced Human Papillomavirus-Related Oropharyngeal Carcinoma. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2016 Sep 1;96(1):9-17. PubMed PMID: 27511842
• Lok BH, Jiang G, Gutiontov S, Lanning RM, Sridhara S, Sherman EJ, Tsai CJ, McBride SM, Riaz N, Lee NY. Palliative head and neck radiotherapy with the RTOG 8502 regimen for incurable primary or metastatic cancers. Oral Oncol. 2015 Oct;51(10):957-62. PubMed PMID: 26282714
• Lanning RM, Morrow M, Riaz N, McArthur HL, Dang C, Moo TA, El-Tamer M, Krause K, Siu C, Hsu M, Zhang Z, Pei X, McCormick B, Powell SN, Ho A. The Effect of Adjuvant Trastuzumab on Locoregional Recurrence of Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2-Positive Breast Cancer Treated with Mastectomy. Ann Surg Oncol. 2015 Aug;22(8):2517-25. PubMed PMID: 25564167
• Lemon CM, Curtin PN, Somers RC, Greytak AB, Lanning RM, Jain RK, Bawendi MG, Nocera DG. Metabolic tumor profiling with pH, oxygen, and glucose chemosensors on a quantum dot scaffold. Inorg Chem. 2014 Feb 17;53(4):1900-15. PubMed PMID: 24143874
• Somers RC, Lanning RM, Snee PT, Greytak AB, Jain RK, Bawendi MG, Nocera DG. A Nanocrystal-based Ratiometric pH Sensor for Natural pH Ranges. Chem Sci. 2012;3(10):2980-2985. PubMed PMID: 26413260
• Baish JW, Stylianopoulos T, Lanning RM, Kamoun WS, Fukumura D, Munn LL, Jain RK. Scaling rules for diffusive drug delivery in tumor and normal tissues. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2011 Feb 1;108(5):1799-803. PubMed PMID: 21224417
• Vakoc BJ, Lanning RM, Tyrrell JA, Padera TP, Bartlett LA, Stylianopoulos T, Munn LL, Tearney GJ, Fukumura D, Jain RK, Bouma BE. Three-dimensional microscopy of the tumor microenvironment in vivo using optical frequency domain imaging. Nat Med. 2009 Oct;15(10):1219-23. PubMed PMID: 19749772
• Chauhan VP, Lanning RM, Diop-Frimpong B, Mok W, Brown EB, Padera TP, Boucher Y, Jain RK. Multiscale measurements distinguish cellular and interstitial hindrances to diffusion in vivo. Biophys J. 2009 Jul 8;97(1):330-6. PubMed PMID: 19580771
• Au P, Daheron LM, Duda DG, Cohen KS, Tyrrell JA, Lanning RM, Fukumura D, Scadden DT, Jain RK. Differential in vivo potential of endothelial progenitor cells from human umbilical cord blood and adult peripheral blood to form functional long-lasting vessels. Blood. 2008 Feb 1;111(3):1302-5. PubMed PMID: 17993613
• Merritt S, Bevilacqua F, Durkin AJ, Cuccia DJ, Lanning R, Tromberg BJ, Gulsen G, Yu H, Wang J, Nalcioglu O. Coregistration of diffuse optical spectroscopy and magnetic resonance imaging in a rat tumor model. Appl Opt. 2003 Jun 1;42(16):2951-9. PubMed PMID: 12790444
• Cerussi AE, Jakubowski D, Shah N, Bevilacqua F, Lanning R, Berger AJ, Hsiang D, Butler J, Holcombe RF, Tromberg BJ. Spectroscopy enhances the information content of optical mammography. J Biomed Opt. 2002 Jan;7(1):60-71. PubMed PMID: 11818013
• Gulsen G, Yu H, Wang J, Nalcioglu O, Merritt S, Bevilacqua F, Durkin AJ, Cuccia DJ, Lanning R, Tromberg BJ. Congruent MRI and near-infrared spectroscopy for functional and structural imaging of tumors. Technol Cancer Res Treat. 2002 Dec;1(6):497-505. PubMed PMID: 12625777
• Tromberg BJ, Shah N, Lanning R, Cerussi A, Espinoza J, Pham T, Svaasand L, Butler J. Non-invasive in vivo characterization of breast tumors using photon migration spectroscopy. Neoplasia. 2000 Jan-Apr;2(1-2):26-40. PubMed PMID: 10933066

Professional Memberships

• American Society for Radiation Oncology, Full Member
• American Society of Clinical Oncology, Full Member

Practice Locations

University of Colorado Cancer Center - Anschutz Medical Campus
1665 Aurora Ct
Aurora, CO 80045
720-848-0300

UCHealth Radiation Oncology - Anschutz Medical Campus
1665 Aurora Ct
Aurora, CO 80045
720-848-0100

UCHealth Radiology - Highlands Ranch Hospital
1500 Park Central Drive
Highlands Ranch, CO 80129
720-516-1002

Rocky Mountain Gamma Knife Center - Anschutz Medical Campus
1635 Aurora Ct
Aurora, CO 80045
720-848-1290

Hospital Affiliation

• University of Colorado Hospital
• Veterans Affairs Medical Center
• Denver Health Medical Center
• UCHealth Highlands Ranch Hospital

Specialty Information

Specialties

• Radiation Oncology, Board Certification (2017)

Conditions & Treatments

• Cancers - Head and Neck Cancer
• Cancers
• Cancers - Melanoma
• Cancers - Radiation Therapy
• Cancers - Sarcoma
• Cancers - Skin Cancer