| Place of Birth |
Ferdinand, Indiana
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| Education |
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| Feb 1988-Sept. 1988 |
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Cheif Resident, Radiation Oncology Dept. Chapel Hill, NC 27514
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| Sep. 1985-Sep. 1988 |
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Residency in Radiation Oncology Chapel Hill, NC 27514
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| July 1981-Dec. 1983 |
Ball Memorial Hospital Residency in Internal Medicine Muncie, IN 47303
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| July 1980-July 1981 |
Medical Center of Central Georgia Internship Year Macon, Georgia 31204
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| Aug. 1976-May 1980 |
Indiana University School of Medicine Indianapolis, IN 46224 M. D. Degree
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| Aug. 1973-Aug. 1976 |
Indiana University Bloomington, IN 47401 Degree in Zoology, B.A.
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| Employment |
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| January 1990-present |
Southeast Radiation Oncology Group, P.A. 200 Queens Road, Suite 400, Charlotte, NC 28204.
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| October 1988-Dec. 1989 |
Employed with University Radiologists, S.C., Springfield, IL as Dir. of Radiation Oncology at Carbondale Memorial Hosp, Carbondale, IL
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| March 1984-Sept. 1985 |
Staff Physician, Emergency Depts. Winter Park Memorial Hospital, Winter Park, FL and South Seminole Community Hospital, Longwood, FL 32750
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| Medical Licensure |
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| November 1989 |
State of South Carolina
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| November 1988 |
State of Illinois
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| March 1987 |
State of North Carolina
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| November 1983 |
State of Florida
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| August 1980 |
State of Indiana
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| Board Certification |
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| May 1988 |
Board Certification, Radiation Oncology American Board of Radiology. Issued May 26, 1988.
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| Sept. 1984 |
Board Certification, Internal Medicine. American Board of Internal Medicine, Certificate Number 097249
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| Professional Organizational Membership |
Diplomate, American Board of Radiology
Diplomate, American Board of Internal Medicine
Member, North Carolina Medical Association, Mecklenburg Co. Affiliate.
Member, American College of Radiology
Member, American Society of Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology
Member, American Society of Clinical Oncology
Member, American Brachytherapy Society
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| Professional Service/Committees |
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| July 2008-present |
Medical Director, CHS School of Allied Health, Radiation Therapy Technology students
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| July 2005-present |
Associate Director, Radiation Oncology Department, Carolinas Medical Center
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| June 2005-present |
Chairman, Cancer Quality Assurance Committee, Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, N.C.
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| January 1999-present |
Member, Isotope Committee, Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC.
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| January 1999-present |
Member, Cancer Committee, Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC
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| January 1999-present |
Member, Cancer Quality Assurance Committee, Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC
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| January 1993-1996 |
Member, Nuclear Medicine Committee Board, Gaston Memorial Hospital, Gastonia, NC.
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| June 1992-1996 |
Member, Cancer Committee Board, Gaston Memorial Hospital, Gastonia, NC.
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| Nov. 1988-Dec. 1989 |
Member, Cancer Committee Board, Carbondale Memorial Hospital Carbondale, IL.
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| May 1984-Sept. 1985 |
Coordination Committee, Critical Care Services, South Seminole Hospital, Longwood, FL
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| Teaching Responsibility |
Informal Resident Teaching via Tumor Clinics and periodic lectures to residents and faculty at Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, N.C.
Faculty/Staff Appointment with Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield and Carbondale, IL, from Oct. 1988-Dec. 1989.
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| Presentations |
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| November 6, 1997 |
"Radiotherapy After Wide Local Excision in Rectal Cancer" Delivered at the Southern Medical Association Meeting Charlotte, NC
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| December 10, 1992 |
"Update on Innovations in Radiotherapy of Gynecologic Malignancies" Delivered at Gynecology Grand Rounds at Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, N.C.
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| February 7, 1991 |
"Brachytherapy Techniques in Control of Advanced Pelvic Malignancies". Delivered at Gynecology Grand Rounds at Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, N.C.
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| November 18, 1989 |
"Radiation Therapy of Colorectal Malignancies". Delivered at regional meeting of American Cancer Society, Symposium on Colorectal Cancer. Carbondale, IL
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| February 22, 1989 |
"Use of Radiotherapy for Palliation in Cancer Patients". Delivered at regional meeting of Illinois Academy of Family Practice Carbondale, IL.
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| November 5, 1988 |
"Conservative Surgery and Radiation Therapy for Early Stage Breast Cancer". Delivered at American Cancer Society regional symposium on "Update on Breast Cancer". Carbondale, IL
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Research/ Publications |
Concurrent Carboplatin with Pelvic Radiation Therapy in the Primary Treatment of Cervix Cancer Authors: Robert V. Higgins MD, Wendel R. Naumann MD, James B. Hall MD, Michael Haake MD Journal: Gynecologic Oncology 89 (2003) 499-503
Concurrent carboplatin and paclitaxel with pelvic radiation therapy in the primary treatment of cervical cancer American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Volume 197, Issue 2, Pages 205.e1-205.e7 R. Higgins, M. Bussey, W. Naumann, J. Hall, D. Tait, M. Haake
Awaiting publication: Use of TUIP/limited TURP for treatment of LUTS prior to prostate brachytherapy. Wakeman CM, Hubbard RT, Ducey TJ, DeVoe WB, Kennelly MJ, Haake MR, Teigland CM. Presented at the 2010 GU Cancer Symposium, San Francisco, CA on March 6, 2010 as poster.
Awaiting publication: Phase I Trial Results of Neoadjuvant Radiotherapy prior to Prostatectomy for High Risk Prostate Cancer Bridget F Koontz1,3, Brian P Quaranta4, Madeline Carroll1, Zeljko Vujaskovic1,3, WR Lee1,3, Michael Haake5, Mitchell S Anscher6, Cary N Robertson2, 3, Thomas J Polascik2, 3, and Judd W Moul2, 3
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| Awards/Honors |
Named in "Best Physicians of North Carolina" in Business Journal of North Carolina, 2004-2010.
Named in "Best Physicians of North Carolina" in Business Journal of North Carolina, Sept 2004-2011.
Named in Charlotte Magazine's "Top Doctors" 2004-2011.
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