James M. Metz, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology
Editor-in-Chief, OncoLink, an award winning Internet resource from the University of Pennsylvania Cancer Center, http://www.oncolink.org
Education
- B.S. Juniata College 1989
- M.S. Hahnemann University, Clinical Immunology/Microbiology 1991
- M.D. UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School 1995
- Internship, Department of Internal Medicine Cooper University Medical Center, Camden, NJ 1995-1996
- Residency, Department of Radiaiton Oncology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 1996-2000
- Chief Resident, Department of Radiation Oncology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 1998-1999
- Clinical Instructor, Department of Radiation Oncology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 1999-2000
Board Certifications
- American Board of Radiology, Radiation Oncology 2000
Areas of Interest
My specialialty is in the treatment of gastrointestinal malignancies with radiation therapy. I also specializes in the use of radiation implants (brachytherapy) and photodynamic therapy (PDT) for a number of malignancies. I also serve as Editor-in-Chief of OncoLink (http://www.oncolink.org), the oldest and largest cancer information resource on the Internet. My research interests include multimodality clinical trials for the treatment of gastrointestinal cancers, the use of the Internet by cancer patients, and the use of complementary and alternative medical therapies by cancer patients. I am also a key member of the clinical team for the development of a proton therapy treatment center at the University of Pennsylvania, and I have authored numerous publications in scientific medical journals and has also written numerous books for patients regarding cancer treatment.
Publications:
Metz JM, Jones H, Devine P, Hahn S, Glatstein E: Cancer Patients Use Unconventional Medical Therapies Far More Frequently Than Standard History and Physical Examination Suggests. Cancer J Sci Am 7:150-155, 2001.
Stripp D, McDonough J, Masters HM, Levin WP, Hahn SM, Jones HA, Metz JM: Comparative Treatment Planning Between Proton and X-ray Therapy in Pancreatic Cancer. Medical Dosimetry 26:255-259, 2001.
Metz JM and Friedberg JS: Endobronchial Photodynamic Therapy for the Treatment of Lung Cancer. Chest Surgery Clinics of North America 11:829-839, 2001.
Santiago R, Metz JM, Hahn SM: Chemoradiotherapy in the treatment of rectal cancer. Hematology/Oncology Clinics of North America 16:995-1014, 2002.
Jones H, Metz JM, Devine P, Hahn S, and Whittington R: Rates of Unconventional Medical Therapy Use In Patients with Prostate Cancer: Standard History versus Directed Questions. Urology 59(2):272-6, 2002.
Metz JM, Devine P, DeNittis A, Jones H, Hampshire M, Goldwein J, Whittington R: A Multi-Institutional Study of Internet Utilization by Radiation Oncology Patients. Int J Radiat Oncol Bio Phys 56(4):1201-5, 2003.
Smith RP, Devine P, Jones H, DeNittis A, Whittington R, Metz JM: Internet Usage by Prostate Cancer Patients Undergoing Radiation Therapy. Urology. 62(2):273-7, 2003.
Metz JM, Smith D, Mick R, Lustig R, Mitchell J, Cherakuri M, Glatstein E, Hahn SM: A Phase I Study of Topical Tempol for the Prevention of Alopecia Induced by Whole Brain Radiotherapy. Clinical Cancer Research 10:6411-6417, 2004.
Wei SJ, Metz JM, Coyle C, Hampshire M, Jones HA, Markowicz S, Rustgi A: Recruitment of Patients into an Internet-Based Clinical Trials Database: The Experience of OncoLink and the National Colorectal Cancer Research Alliance (NCCRA). J Clin Oncol 22:4678-4684, 2004.
Metz JM, Coyle C, Hudson C, Hampshire MK: First Report of an Internet Based Cancer Clinical Trials Matching Resource. Journal of Medical Internet Research 7(3): e24, 2005.
» TOP
© University of Pennsylvania | School of Medicine | University of Pennsylvania Health System