Arya Amini is an associate professor in the Department of Radiation Oncology at City of Hope National Medical Center. His primary clinical and research focus is thoracic, head and neck, and skin cancer. He serves as the chief of thoracic radiotherapy at City of Hope National Medical Center with the responsibility of leading the main center and community network in up to date treatment management of lung cancer. He is on national committees through SWOG, ASTRO, ARS, and ACR. He has published over 160 peer-reviewed manuscripts and multiple book chapters. He has received multiple grants and principal investigator on several investigator initiated phase I and II trials.