The Department of Radiology

Christopher Brett, MD

Assistant Professor

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2958-599X

Clinical Focus

Head and Neck and Thoracic Malignancies

Education

Medical School
University of Missouri-Kansas City, 2014

Residency
Mayo Clinic Florida
Internal Medicine

Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, 2021
Radiation Oncology

Certifications

American Board of Radiology
American Board of Internal Medicine

Honors and Awards

Chief Resident, VUMC Department of Radiation Oncology
Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society
UMKC School of Medicine-Suma Cum Laude
UMKC Curator Scholar

Professional Affiliations

American Society of Radiation Oncology - Member of Congressional Relations Subcommittee
American Society of Clinical Oncology
American College of Radiation Oncology

Current Publications

Schwartz DL, Brett C, Gleysteen JP.
Changing what can be changed: Validating navigation as essential care in modern oncology. JCO Oncol Pract. 2025 Mar 26:OP2500020. doi: 10.1200/OP-25-00020. Online ahead of print.

Rumberger Rivera L, Springer NL, Bailey K, Patel J, Brett C, Barker E.
Opportunities in the translational pipeline for pediatric brain cancer therapies. Pediatr Res. 2025 Feb 1. doi: 10.1038/s41390-025-03847-y. Online ahead of print.

Brett C.
Improving the timely delivery of postoperative radiation in head and neck cancer: [Timely postoperative radiation]. Pract Radiat Oncol. 2024 Oct 9:S1879-8500(24)00270-4. doi: 10.1016/j.prro.2024.09.009. Online ahead of print.