Maity cares for patients with hematologic malignancies using radiation therapy, a type of treatment that delivers precise beams of energy to shrink or kill tumors within the body. His laboratory focuses on ways to improve the efficacy of radiation therapy through 研究 in new therapeutics that may enhance the sensitivity of tumor cells to radiation.
"Dr. Maity is a national leader in his field," said Michael L. Good, MD, CEO of University of Utah Health. “他的专业知识, 经验, and leadership will help bring an already exceptional department to even greater heights in caring for our patients, 推进研究, and training the next generation of clinicians and scientists."
主席, Maity will oversee all radiation oncology clinical care, 研究, and training programs at U of U Health. The department is located at Huntsman Cancer Institute, the only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center in the Mountain West. The department provides radiation oncology care to adults and children in one of the largest services areas in the country, an area that includes Utah, 爱达荷州, 蒙大拿, 内华达, 和怀俄明州, and comprises 17 percent of the landmass of the continental United States. As home to the region’s first and only center for proton therapy among all other state-of-the-art radiation therapy modalities, the department is broadly recognized for expertise in medical physics with sophisticated technologies for precision-guided delivery of radiation therapy. Clinical trials evaluating new methods of radiation therapy for 癌症 patients is a priority of the department. A major focus of its clinical 研究 efforts is evaluation of methods that reduce the number of radiation therapy doses required to treat a tumor, an effort to meet unique needs of HCI’s rural service area where many patients must travel significant distances for such treatment.
"We are thrilled to welcome Dr. Maity to Huntsman Cancer Institute," said 萨钦·阿普特，医学博士, chief clinical officer of HCI. "Approximately half of all 癌症 patients receive radiation therapy as part of their treatment. Radiation therapy is a critical area of focus for Huntsman Cancer Institute in terms of advancing compassionate, science-based medicine and training the next generation of radiation therapy care providers."
Maity completed his medical degree at Boston University, followed by a residency in internal medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York and then a residency in radiation oncology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. He subsequently completed a PhD at the University of Pennsylvania and then pursued post-doctoral 研究 training at Johns Hopkins University, and later leadership training at Harvard University.
"I am excited by the opportunity at University of Utah Health and Huntsman Cancer Institute because of their commitment to exceptional patient-centered 癌症治疗, and to cutting-edge 研究 aimed at improving outcomes,麦蒂说。. "I am looking forward to working with the exceptionally talented teams there and helping them to achieve even more in our field." 
Maity begins his service on June 1, 2022. 他成功了 Dennis Shrieve，医学博士，博士, who has served as chair of the department since 2000. Shrieve will remain on staff where he will continue to care for 癌症 patients at HCI. "We are extremely grateful to Dr. Shrieve for his visionary leadership of the department of radiation oncology for over two decades, and for his continued service to 癌症 patients,古德说. "Dr. Shrieve was instrumental in bringing new modalities, like stereotactic radiosurgery and proton therapy to Utah, and his leadership of the department has brought together a robust group of radiation oncologists, 医学物理学家, 库里, 技术人员, administrative professionals and more who are united in advancing radiation therapy care for the benefit of 癌症 patients."