Walter J. Curran, Jr, MD
Lawrence W. Davis Professor and Chair of Radiation Oncology
Chief Medical Officer, Emory University, Winship Cancer Institute
Walter J. Curran, Jr, MD, is group chairman of the Radiation Therapy Oncology Group,
Lawrence W. Davis Professor and Chair of Radiation Oncology and Chief Medical Officer at Winship Cancer Institute.
Dr Curran is the principal investigator of several national
clinical protocols for both brain tumor and lung cancer patients. Additionally,
Dr Curran leads a National Cancer Institute-funded effort to determine the
clinical relevance of genomic alterations in colorectal cancer and several
trials evaluating novel systemic agents in conjunction with radiation. He
serves on the editorial board of 6 journals and has authored or co-authored
more than 200 publications. Among other awards, Dr Curran has received an
American Cancer Society Fellowship and an ASTRO/ESTRO Travel Grant.
Dr Curran graduated cum laude from Dartmouth College and
received his medical degree from the Medical College of Georgia. He completed
his residency in the Department of Radiation Therapy at the University of
Pennsylvania Medical Center and an internship in internal medicine at
Presbyterian Medical Center in Philadelphia. Dr Curran is board certified in
radiation oncology.
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