About Me
Jessica Cruttenden is a radiation oncology resident at the Huntsman Cancer Institute. She began her career as a registered nurse in a neonatal intensive care unit before deciding to pursue medical school at the University of Texas Medical Branch where she discovered the field of radiation oncology. Her academic and career interests include global radiation oncology, health equity and access to oncologic care (particularly for unhoused and rural populations), patient advocacy, and medical humanism. In her free time, she loves nearly all forms of physical activity including aerial acrobatics, yoga, weight training, snowboarding, and hiking. She also enjoys anything involving coffee, travel, books, the outdoors, and her family.