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Jan C. Buckner, MD
Professor of Oncology, Mayo Clinic
College of Medicine Consultant, Mayo
Clinic Group Chair, North Central Cancer Treatment Group
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Jan C. Buckner, MD, is group chair of the North Central Cancer
Treatment Group, Professor of Oncology at Mayo Medical School, and a consultant
in medical oncology at Mayo Clinic, both in Rochester, Minnesota.
Dr Buckner has distinguished himself in academics, research,
clinical treatment, and administration. As a neuro-oncologist, Dr Buckner
specializes in the research and treatment of cancers affecting the brain and
nervous system. A prolific researcher, Dr Buckner has authored or co-authored
nearly 200 articles and has given more than 70 scientific lectures and
presentations. In 2001, Dr Buckner received the Society for Neuro-Oncology
Award for Excellence in Clinical Research.
In addition to treating patients, Dr Buckner currently holds
several positions at Mayo Clinic, including Chair of the Division of Medical
Oncology and Clinical Trials Management Steering Committee. Additional current
professional activities include: member of the Scientific Advisory Council of
the American Brain Tumor Association, member of the Editorial Boards of the
Journal of Clinical Oncology and Neuro-Oncology, and consultant of the Food and
Drug Administration Center for Drug Evaluation and Research in the Division of
Oncology Drug Products and Oncologic Drug Advisory Committee. He serves as an
external advisor to brain tumor research programs of the University of
California, San Francisco, MD Anderson, Children’s Oncology Group, and the
Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium. He also serves on the National Cancer
Institute’s Clinical Trials Management System Steering Committee.
Dr Buckner graduated from the University of North Carolina
School of Medicine in Chapel Hill in 1980. He completed an internship and
residency in internal medicine at Butterworth Hospital in Grand Rapids,
Michigan. Dr Buckner completed his fellowship in medical oncology at Mayo
Clinic in 1985 and has since then been associated with Mayo Clinic. He is
certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and the Medical Oncology
Subspecialty Board.
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