Advancing the profession of radiation therapy within an interprofessional context, while supporting the highest quality person centred care. Key areas of focus include integration of professional practice, education, research, quality improvement and academic practice
Guided by pillars of practice; clinical, technical, research/education and leadership to facilitate innovation and impact positively on the patient/caregivers, the system and the profession.
Team lead in CT simulation/planning with responsibilities of ensuring the delivery of high-quality front line care, maximizing scope of practice and creating workflow efficiencies.
Administered radiation therapy in prescribed doses and to designated anatomy to directly affect target areas.
Maintained adequate patient and personnel protection in presence of radiation
Certificate of Registration, Radiation Therapy, College of Medical Radiation and Imaging Technologists of Ontario, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Registration #11759 (2003 - present)
Canadian Association of Medical Radiation Technologists, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Certification #28575 (2003)
Associate Member, Canadian Association of Radiation Oncology, Markham, Ontario, Canada. Membership #1208 (2012 - present)
Canadian Association of Medical Radiation Technologists Steward of the Profession Award, Canadian Association of Medical Radiation Sciences (CAMRT), Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Honours a CAMRT member who has advocated for and worked to advance the profession at both the national and provincial levels. By doing so the member has demonstrated the importance of playing an active role in strengthening and advancing their profession (2024)
University of Toronto Department of Radiation Oncology, Professional Development and Continuing Medical Education Award,
Awarded annually to a UTDRO faculty member for outstanding contribution to Continuing Medical Education/Professional Development at a local, national or international level, thereby raising the profile of the university department, and contributing to enrichment of the specialty. (2024)
PBRI TAHSNp Fellowship Mentorship Award, Practice-Based Research and Innovation, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (nominated by Jugdip Auklah) (2024)
PBRI TAHSNp Fellowship Mentorship Award, Practice-Based Research and Innovation, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (nominated by Yannie Lai) (2023)
Ontario Association of Medical Radiation Sciences Practitioner of the Year Award, Ontario Association of Medical Radiation Sciences (OAMRS), Toronto, Ontario, Canada. In recognition of outstanding practice, contribution and influence in their workplace, with coworkers/students and patients. (2021)
Radiotherapy and Oncology Research Insight Selection. Specialty: Distinction Recognition for Outstanding Research and Scholarly contribution – ‘Local control and fracture risk following stereotactic body radiation therapy for non-spine bone metastases’ (2019)
1. Erler D, Gillan C. Tools of the Trade: Untangling Medical Directives, Delegations, and the Medical Radiation Technology Regulatory Landscape in Ontario. JMIRS. 2025 Mat; 56(3):1-8, Principal Author
2. Erler D, Brotherston D, Sahgal A, Cheung P, Loblaw D, Chu W, Soliman H Chung H, Kiss A, Chow E, Poon I. Local control and fracture risk following stereotactic body radiation therapy for non-spine bone metastases. Radiother Oncol. 2018 May;127(2):304-309. Principal Author
3. Poon I, Erler D, Dagan R, Redmond KJ, Foote M, Badellino S, Biswas T, Louie AV, Lee Y, Atenafu EG, Ricardi U, Sahgal A. Evaluation of definitive stereotactic body radiotherapy and outcomes in adults with extracranial oligometastasis. JAMA Netw Open. 2020 Nov 2;3(11):e2026312. Coauthor
4. Madani I, Sahgal A, Erler D, Stish BJ, Olivier KR, Park SS, Eppinga WSC, Seravalli E, Redmond KJ, Cao Y, Siva S, Chang D, Nguyen TK, O'Neil M, Guckenberger M. Stereotactic body radiation therapy for metastases in long bones. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2022 Nov 15;114(4):738-746. Coauthor
5. Chen H, Badellino S, Biswas T, Dagan R, Erler D, Foote M, Poon I, Redmond KJ, Ricardi U, Sahgal A, Louie AV.
Conditional survival of patients with extracranial oligometastatic treated with stereotactic body radiation therapy: An international consortium study. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2022 Dec 1;114(5):902-909. Coauthor