Roger F. Anderson, Jr., M.D.


Birthplace:

Durham, North Carolina


Marital Status:

Married, three children


Education:

 

1977 A.B.

Duke University, Durham, NC
Magna Cum Laude, Distinction in Chemistry, Phi Beta Kappa

1981 M.D.

Duke University School of Medicine,
Durham, North Carolina


Postdoctoral Training:

Internship and Residences:

 

 

1981-1982

Intern in Medicine,
Duke University Medical Center
Durham, North Carolina

1982 -1985

Resident in Radiation Therapy,
Joint Center for Radiation Therapy
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA


Research Fellowships:

 

1982 -1983

National Research Service Award Fellow in Radiation Therapy, Joint Center for Radiation Therapy, Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA


Certification and Licensure:

 

1982

Diplomate, National Board of Medical Examiners

1985

American Board of Radiology
(Therapeutic Radiology)

1985-1988

State of Massachusetts

1988-1990

State of Maryland

1988-1990

District of Columbia

1990-Present

State of North Carolina



Organizations:

American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology

American College of Radiology

American Society of Clinical Oncology

American College of Radiation Oncology

American Medical Association

North Carolina Medical Society

Wake County Medical Society

Raleigh Academy of Medicine


Academic Appointments:

 

1982-1985

Research Fellow in Radiation Therapy,
Joint Center for Radiation Therapy,
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

1985-1988

Instructor,
Joint Center for Radiation Therapy,
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

1989-1990

Clinical Assistant Professor,
Department of Radiation Medicine
Georgetown University Medical Center
Washington, DC


Clinical Experience:

 

1985 -1988

Staff, Joint Center for Radiation Therapy
Harvard Medical School
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Dana Farber Cancer Institute
Children's Hospital Medical Center
Boston, MA

1988-1990

Staff, Department of Radiation Oncology
Doctors Groover, Christie and Merritt
Washington Hospital Center
Sibley Hospital
Washington, DC

1990-Present

Staff, Triangle Radiation Oncology Services
Department of Radiation Oncology
Rex Healthcare Cancer Center
Raleigh, NC

2005-Present

Staff, Triangle Radiation Oncology Services
Smithfield Radiation Oncology
Smithfield, NC


Medical Staff Appointments:

 

1990-Present

Department of Radiation Oncology
Rex Healthcare Cancer Center
4420 Lake Boone Trail
Raleigh, NC 27607

1990-Present

Consulting Privileges
Wake Medical Center
Raleigh, NC

1990-Present

Consulting Privileges
Duke Health Raleigh Hospital
Raleigh, NC

1990-Present

Consulting Privileges
Western Wake Medical Center
Cary, NC


Employment:

 

1985-1988

Joint Center for Radiation Therapy
Harvard Medical School
Boston, Massachusetts

1988-1990

Doctors Groover, Christie and Merritt
Bethesda, Maryland

1990-Present

Triangle Radiation Oncology Services
4420 Lake Boone Trail
Raleigh, North Carolina 27607

1993-Present

Partner, Secretary
Triangle Radiation Oncology Services
4420 Lake Boone Trail
Raleigh, North Carolina 27607


Publications:

1. Hedlund LW, Anderson RF, Goulding PL, Beck JW, Effman EL, Putman CE: Two methods for isolating the lung area of a CT scan for density information. Radiology 144: 353-357, 1982.

2. Clark JR, Norris CM, Dreyfuss AI, Fallon BG, Balogh K, Anderson RF, Chaffey JT, Anderson JW, Miller D: Nasopharyngeal carcinoma: The DFCI experience with 24 patients treated with induction chemotherapy and radiotherapy. Ann Otol Rinol Laryngol 96: 608-614, 1987.

3. Clark JR, Fallon BG, Dreyfuss AI, Norris CM, Anderson JW, Ervin TJ, Anderson RF, Chaffey JT, Miller D, Frei E: Chemotherapeutic Strategies in the Multidisciplinary Treatment of Head and Neck Cancer. Seminars in Oncology 15 (Suppl 3): 35-44, 1988.

4. Anderson RF, Chin JL, Au KS, Simmons J: Radiation Therapy for Gastric Carcinoma. In Sugarbaker PH (ed): Gastrointestinal Oncology IV: Recent Developments in Management of Gastric Cancer. Kluwer Academic Publishers, Norwell, MA, 1991: 247-264.

5. Scarantino, CW, Ornitz, RD, Hoffman, LG, Anderson, RF: Radiation-Induced Emesis: Effects of Ondansetron. Seminars in Oncology 19 (Suppl 15): 38-43,1992.

6. Scarantino, CW, Ornitz, RD, Hoffman, LG, Anderson, RF., Mechanism of Radiation-Induced Emesis (RIE): The role of serotonin. Int.J.Rad,Onc.Phys. 1994; 30: 825-830.


Abstracts:

1. Scarantino, CW., Ornitz, RD., Hoffman, LG., Anderson, RA., On the mechanism of radiation-induced emesis (RIE): The role of serotonin. Int. J.Rad. One .Bio .Phys., 1993;27(suppl.l): 159.

2. U, R, Ornitz, RD, Hoffman, LG, Scarantino, CW, Anderson, Jr., RF, Cavanaugh, PJ,: Clinical results using 8 MHz Radiofrequency Capacitive Hyperthermia and Radiotherapy for recurrent breast cancer; 7th International Congress on Hyperthermic Oncology. Roma, Italy, April 9-13:1996. -Vol. II 295-297.


Presentations:

"Two Methods for Isolating the Lung Area of a CT Scan for Density Information," presented at the R.S.N.A. Annual Meeting, Dallas, Texas, December 1980.

"Radiation Therapy in the Treatment of Gastric Cancer," presented to the Rex Tumor Board, Rex Healthcare Cancer Center, Raleigh, NC, 1995.

"New Innovations in Radiation Therapy of Prostate Cancer," presented to the Wake County Man to Man Prostate Support Group, Rex Healthcare Cancer Center, Raleigh, NC,2002.

"What is Radiation Therapy: An Interactive Program to Explain Cancer Treatment to Children of Parents with Cancer," presented to the children in "Kids Can" program, Raleigh Healthcare Cancer Center, Raleigh, NC, 2004-2007.

"Role of Postoperative Chemoradiotherapy in High Risk Head and Neck Cancer," presented at the CCNC Community Symposium on Head and Neck Cancer, Cary, NC, October 2006.

Moderator for Rex Healthcare PETtCT Center Talk "Using PETtCT to Define the Role of Neck Dissection in Head and Neck Cancer After Radiation Therapy" presented by Terence Wong, MD of the Depts. of Radiology and Radiation Oncology, Duke University Medical Center, Cary, NC, January 2007.


American College of Radiology Activities:

 

2000 to Present

North Carolina Chapter of the American College of Radiology, Executive Committee Member

2000 to Present

Alternate Delegate to the ACR Council, North Carolina Chapter of the American College of Radiology

2000 and 2007

President, North Carolina Chapter of the Council of Affiliated Regional Radiation Oncology Societies (CARROS)


Hospital Committees:

 

1996-1998

Rex Healthcare Hospital Staff Credentialing Committee

1997-Present

Rex Healthcare Radiation Safety Committee

2000-Present

Department of Radiation Oncology, Rex Healthcare Cancer Center, Performance Improvement Committee

2005-Present

Triangle Radiation Oncology Services Radiation Safety Officer, Smithfield Radiation Oncology, Smithfield, North Carolina


Other Clinical Experience:

 

1985-1988

Staff Radiation Oncologist
Head and Neck Multimodality Clinic
Dana Farber Cancer Institute
Boston, Massachusetts

1985-1988

Associate Staff Radiation Oncologist
Pediatric Radiation Oncology
Children's Hospital Medical Center
Boston, Massachusetts

1987-1988

Associate Staff Radiation Oncologist
Gynecologic Radiation Oncology
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts

1988-1990

Head and Neck Brachytherapy
Department of Radiation Oncology
Washington Hospital Center
Washington, DC

1998-Present

Prostate Brachytherapy
Department of Radiation Oncology
Rex Healthcare Cancer Center
Raleigh, NC

2004-Present

Prostate IMRT using BAT Ultrasound for IGRT
Department of Radiation Oncology
Rex Healthcare Cancer Center
Raleigh, NC

2004-Present

Leader, Head and Neck IMRT Service
Department of Radiation Oncology
Rex Healthcare Cancer Center
Raleigh, NC

2001-2005

Novoste Beta-Cath Intravascular
Brachytherapy for Treatment of Coronary
Artery In-Stent Restenosis
Rex Healthcare Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory
Raleigh, NC

2005

MammoSite Breast Brachytherapy Training Course, Atlanta, GA

2005

Varian Gammamed and Varisource HDR Brachytherapy Training Course
Department of Radiation Oncology
Rex Healthcare Cancer Center
Raleigh, NC

 

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