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About Us
Cancer Specialists By Last Name
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| George Alfieris, M.D. | Pediatric cardiothoracic surgery |
Radiation oncology for genitourinary cancers |
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| Cargill Alleyne, M.D. | Surgical oncology; Skull base cancers |
| Joy Anderson, M.D. |
Low dose rate and high dose rate brachytherapy |
| Carl Andrus,M.D. | Surgical oncology |
| Cynthia Angel M.D. | Gynecological cancers (endometrial, cervical, ovarian, uterine) |
| Barbara L. Asselin, M.D. | Childhood Leukemias, Lymphoma, Pharmacology of chemotherapy drugs; Asparaginase |
Sterotactic radiosurgery; women's health |
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| Robert Bakos, M.D. | Surgical management of pain, stereotactic neurosurgery, linac radiosurgery, functional stereotactic surgery for Parkinson's disease patients, microelectrode recordings and deep brain stimmulators |
Tumor immunology and virology |
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Crystallography of proteins involved in cell cycle regulation |
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Swati Basu, M.D. |
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| Michael Becker, M.D. | Hematology / Oncology |
Clinical trials for multiple cancers |
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Effects of radiation on DNA |
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Development of novel immunotherapeutic approaches to the treatment of patients with lymphoproliferative disorders |
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Blood transfusion immunology |
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Signals that enable cancer cells to grow |
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The papilloma virus and cervical cancer |
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DNA sequences/how immune cells become cancerous |
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Novel antigens that protect against cancer |
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Brachytherapy for prostate cancer |
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| Andrew Brooks, M.D. | |
Clinical studies to treat basal cell carcinoma Microsopically controlled surgery for cutaneous malignancies. |
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| Lauren Bruckner M.D., Ph.D. | Pediatric bone marrow transplant |
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Molecular mechanisms of prostate cancer progression |
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Clinical trials for radiation side effects
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Radiation oncology and use of MRI for detecting brain tumors for children |
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| Jennifer Cooper, M.D. | Skin cancer; Mohs surgery; melanoma |
Regulation of exocrine cell secretion and gene expression |
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| Tulsi Dass, M.D. | Surgical oncology |
Cancer vaccine development |
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| Timothy Doerr, M.D. | Oncologic reconstructive surgery; Skull base surgery; Skin cancer reconstruction |
| George T. Drugas, M.D. | Pediatric surgical oncology |
| Brent DuBeshter, M.D. | Gynecological cancers (endometrial, cervical, ovarian, uterine) |
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| Erdal Erturk, M.D. | Surgical oncology; Kidney cancer |
| Doctor Farhataziz M.D., Ph.D. | Radiation oncology |
Classification and pathobiology of lymphomas, leukemias and myelodysplasia and post-therapy changes of immunotherapy |
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Bruce M. Fenton, Ph.D. |
Physiological outcomes of the different angiogenic growth factors in breast cancer |
Overall direction of the Cancer Center and clinical trials for multiple cancers |
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Viral etiology of malignancy |
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| Thomas Foster, M.D., Ph.D. | Imaging methods to characterize tumor oxygenation and tumor environment |
Edward J. Fox, M.D. |
Orthopaedic oncology |
| Charles Francis, M.D. | Blood and coagulation disorders |
Surgical oncology |
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T-cell differentiation |
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Abdominal imaging |
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| John Girotto, M.D. | Surgical oncology; Craniofacial reconstruction |
Basic enzyme mechanisms. Rational design of anti-tumor and antiviral drugs |
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| Mary J. Hauk, D.D.S. | Salivary function in long term survivors of cancer |
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DNA structure; chromatin; protein-DNA interactions |
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| Clinical trails for chemotherapy side effects and for multiple myeloma | |
How hormones effect tumor growth Photodynamic therapy (PDT), for a variety of malignancies |
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Molecular cell regulation |
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Hiroko Holfreter, Ph.D. |
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| Cell signaling | |
| William Hulbert, M.D. | Surgical oncology; Pediatric urologic cancers |
Treatment of chemotherapy-induced osteoporosis in breast cancer patients |
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Clinical trials for Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, leukemia, and multiple myeloma |
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Surgical oncology |
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Cancer Stem cells in the hematopoietic system |
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| Jean Joseph, M.D. | Prostate cancer & genitourinary oncology (adrenal, bladder, kidney, penile, prostate, testicular, urethral) |
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| P. Andrew (Andy) Karam, Ph.D. | The effects of environmental and medical procedure radiation levels on health |
Radiation Oncology |
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| Peter C. Keng, Ph.D. | DNA repair and proteins regulating cell cycle |
NMR imaging and spectroscopy; Tumor biology; RNA structure determination; anion transport |
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| Tumor angiogenesis | |
HIV Reverse Transcriptase: Role in viral evolution, mutagenesis and cell type specificity |
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| The mechanisms that initiate blood cell development | |
Kelly Kita |
Study of Tamoxifen and Raloxifene (STAR) for the Prevention of Breast Cancer |
Cancer vascular biology; cancer coagulation |
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| David N. Korones, M.D. | Brain tumors; Neuro-oncology |
| Surgical oncology; Gastrointestinal / colorectal cancers |
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Peter LaCelle, Ph.D. |
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Hartmut Land, Ph.D. |
The molecular basis of oncogene co-operation, cell cycle control and signal integration mechanisms |
Molecular Biology of DNA-damage induced mutagenesis. |
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Pediatric hematology / oncology |
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| Willis Li, Ph.D. | Cell signaling |
Growth factor regulation of bone marrow cells. Clinical trials for leukemia and non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma |
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Cancer in women: breast and gynecologic
malignancies |
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Haisong Liu |
Improve accuracy of radiation techniques |
Cell-mediated immunity to tumors |
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Health-outcomes to evaluate new treatments in terms of their efficacy, impact on quality of life and economic consequences to the individual and society |
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Sanjay Maggirwar, Ph.D. |
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Regulation of signaling molecules in the brain |
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Biochemistry / Biophysics RNA metabolism in human disease, studies focused on RNA decay pathway |
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Surgical oncology; Brain cancer |
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| Margot Mayer-Proschel, Ph.D. | Biological and molecular mechanisms governing precursor cell division, differentiation and survival in the brain |
The metastatic process |
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Self-help interventions for smoking cessation and behavioral change with various populations |
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Hepatocellular carcinoma |
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Early detection, prevention, and treatment of urologic malignancies |
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Pediatric urologic cancers |
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| Michael Milano, M.D., Ph.D. | Head and neck cancer, lung cancer, CNS cancer, extracranial radiosurgery, cranial radiosurgery and melanoma |
| Craig Miller, M.D., Ph.D. | Developing therapeutic strategies for treating cutaneous malignancies, specializing in cutaneous T-cell lymphomas |
Pediatric bone marrow transplant |
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| Hiroshi Miyamoto, M.D., Ph.D. | Cancer biology Proteins in prostate cancer |
| Nimish Mohile, M.D. | Brain cancer |
Colon, rectal, gastric, pancreas, prostate and bladder |
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Dysregulation of tyrosine kinase receptors in type 2 diabetes and breast cancer |
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Cancer control and clinical trials |
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Immune regulation by T-cell subsets and their cytokines |
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| Deborah Mulford, M.D. | Leukemia |
| Craig Mullen, M.D., Ph.D. | Pediatric hematology/oncology |
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Surgical oncology; brain cancer |
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Stem cell biology Eliminating cognitive impairment associated with the treatment of brain tumors |
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Surgical oncology; Head and neck cancers; Skull base cancers |
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| Walter O'Dell, Ph.D. | Accuracy of radiation techniques in treating lung and liver cancers |
Orthopaedic oncology (bone and soft tissue tumors) |
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Radiation oncology, specializing in urologic, gastrointestinal and neurologic cancers |
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Surgical oncology; breast cancers |
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| Deborah J. Ossip-Klein, Ph.D. | Behavioral medicine; health impact of lifestyle changes with particular focus on cigarette smoking, obesity, aging, child/adolescent outcomes measurement, and community intervention |
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Urologic oncology; prognostic biomarkers; inflammation and carcinogenesis; improving clinical outcomes post-surgery |
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| James Palis, M.D. | Pediatric hematology/oncology |
Breast, lung, gastrointestinal cancers and prevention |
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Kevin J. Parker, Ph.D. |
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Daksha Patel, Ph.D. |
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Surgical oncology; breast cancers; Gastrointestinal / colorectal cancers |
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Surgical oncology; Pediatric surgical oncology |
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| Jeffrey Peters, M.D. | Surgical oncology; Esophageal cancer; Gastrointestinal / colorectal cancers |
| Alice P. Pentland, M.D. | The role of phospholipases and cycloxgenases in epidermal function |
Stem cell transplantation for leukemia, lymphoma and multiple myeloma |
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| Richard Phipps, Ph.D. | Injury to the lung from exposure to chemotherapeutic agents Control of malignant lymphoma cells and regulation of antibody Producing lymphocytes by prostaglandins |
Oxidative stress in tissue injury and neoplasia |
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Surgical oncology; Brain cancer |
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Radiation Oncology |
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| K. N. Prasad | |
| J. Edward Puzas, Ph.D. | Molecular and cellular biology of the skeletal system |
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| Raman Qazi, M.D. | Gastrointestinal / colorectal cancer |
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| Ronald Rabinowitz, M.D. | Surgical oncology; Pediatric urologic cancers |
| Vincent Reale, M.D. | Surgical oncology |
Causes, treatment and prevention of bladder cancer |
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Human Papillomavirus (HPV) and Human Immunodeficiency virus infections (HIV) |
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Evolution of immune surveillance; thymocyte differentiation and thymic tumorigenesis |
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| Thomas Rodenhouse, M.D. | Surgical oncology; Brain cancer; Craniofacial reconstruction; Skull base cancers |
| Joe Roscoe, M.D. | |
Human papillomavirus vaccines |
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Regulation of endochondral ossification |
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Prostate cancer/sonoelasticity, prostate cancer/diagnostic efficacy, contrast agent development-liver and vascular ultrasound, three-dimensional ultrasound, intra-operative ultrasound, US/MR/CT fusion. |
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Oncology and radiation effects, cardiovascular radiation medicine |
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Urologic and geriatric oncology |
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Psychosocial adaptation to childhood cancer; complimentary medicine therapies |
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| Rabih Salloum, M.D. | Surgical oncology; Gastrointestinal / colorectal cancers |
| Mary Santos, M.D. | Pediatric surgical oncology |
Radiation oncology |
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Protein expression in breast cancer |
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| Luke Schoeniger, M.D., Ph.D. | Surgical oncology; Gastrointestinal / colorectal cancers |
Melanocyte biology and melanocyte tumors |
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Immune-central nervous system interactions: autoimmunity and tumor immunotherapy |
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Chronic leukemia; control of cell maturation |
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Preventing tumors from developing resistance to chemotherapy |
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| Michelle Shayne, M.D. | Breast cancers; Gastrointestinal / colorectal cancers |
Antigen processing by IFN-induced proteasomes and T-cell immunity |
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| Howard Silberstein, M.D. | Surgical oncology; Brain cancers; Craniofacial reconstruction |
Modulation of pulmonary inflammatory using gene transfer techniques |
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Patricia J. Simpson-Haidaris, Ph.D. |
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| Kristin Skinner, M.D. | Surgical Oncology, Breast Cancer, Melanoma, Thyroid & Parathyroid Disease, Soft Tissue Tumors |
| Brian D. Smith, M.D. | Hematology / Oncology |
| Elizabeth Smith | |
| Alan V. Smrcka, Ph.D. | Molecular mechanisms of signal transductions |
P. K. Srivastava |
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The process of tumor suppression |
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Brain cancer |
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Endocavitary radiation for rectal cancer; hyperthermia; prostate implant |
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Nicholas Theodorakis |
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| Eugene Toy, M.D. | Gynecological cancers (endometrial, cervical, ovarian, uterine) |
Dermatology |
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| Stephen Vega, M.D. | Surgical oncology; breast reconstruction |
| Roger Vermillion, M.D. | Pediatric cardiothoracic surgery |
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| Peng Want | |
Surgical oncology; Lung cancer; Esophageal cancer; Gastrointestinal / colorectal cancers |
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Diagnosis, treatment and prevention of diseases of salivary glands and salivary gland hypofunction |
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How abnormal maturation of lymphocytes may lead to malignancies such as lymphoma. |
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Tumor progression and metastases |
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Shared T-cell defined antigens of human epithelial tumors |
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How cellular proliferation is regulated |
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Molecular oncology and cancer biology |