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Aba Lippuner, Ph.D., DABR

Aba Lippuner portrait
Clinical Associate Professor, Radiation Oncology

Director of Quality Assurance (QA) Services, Director of QA Services, Radiation Oncology

nmensah-brown@kumc.edu

Professional Background

Dr. Lippuner is board certified in Therapeutic Radiologic Physics by the American Board of Radiology and is a member of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine. She served as the President of the Missouri River Valley chapter of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine in 2022. Her research interests include quality assurance and medical physics education of the public. She currently serves on the AAPM’s Public Education Committee and hosts a YouTube channel (Cancer Zappers by Aba) to educate the public about medical physics.

Education and Training
  • PhD, Medical Physics, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
  • MS, Medical Physics, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
  • BS, Physics, Franklin & Marshall College , Lancaster, PA
  • Residency, Medical Physics, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
Licensure, Accreditations & Certifications
  • DABR, American Board of Radiology
  • Therapeutic Medical Physics, American Board of Radiology
Professional Affiliations
  • American Physical Society, Member, 2018 - 2019
  • American Association of Physicists in Medicine , President, 2010 - Present
  • Pi Mu Epsilon – Mathematics Honor Society, Member, 2004 - 2005
  • Pi Sigma Pi - Physics Honor Society, Member, 2004 - 2005

Publications
  • Mensah-Brown, N.., A., Lutter, W.., J., Comani, S., Strasburger, J.., F., Wakai, R.., T.. 2010. Independent component analysis of normal and abnormal rhythm in twin pregnancies. Physiol Meas. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21098910/
  • Mensah-Brown, N.., A., Wakai, R.., T., Srinivasan, B., Stasburger, J.., F.. 2010. Assessment of left ventricular pre-ejection period in the fetus using simultaneous magnetocardiography and echocardiography. Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2992646/