James Metz, MD

Chair, Radiation Oncology
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia , PA, United States

Position:
Chair of the Department of Radiation Oncology & Henry K. Pancoast Professor

Educational and work background:
• Medical Degree: UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Med School (Medicine)
• Residency: Hospital University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
• Chair Radiation Oncology Department, Hospital University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
• Henry K. Pancoast Professor of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
• Executive Director, OncoLink, Abramson Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
• Associate Director for Clinical Service & Programs, Abramson Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
• Recognized by America's Top Doctors 2015 – 2019
• Recognized in Philadelphia magazine's annual Top Docs issues, 2011 - 2021
• IBA, Medical Advisory Board
• Varian, Medical Advisory Board
Specialty and research field of interest: Dr. Metz specializes in the use of radiation for the treatment of gastrointestinal malignancies. His research interests include the treatment of GI malignancies in the multidisciplinary setting, as well as the utilization of complementary and alternative medications by cancer patients.
Dr. Metz has led the development of the Roberts Proton Therapy Center, the largest proton center in the world that opened in 2010. He also pioneered the use of online cancer survivorship care plans and web-based cancer education and information. Dr. Metz is nationally recognized as the longtime Editor-in-Chief and now Executive Director of OncoLink, named as one of the Top 10 medical websites in the world by the National Library of Medicine.

I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

Presentation(s):

• Proton Therapy: Here to Stay, or Gone in a Flash?

  Friday, March 11, 2022
  8:05 AM – 9:05 AM US EST