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Kevin S. Roof, MD | SERO Doctors | Novant Health Huntersville, NC

Kevin S. Roof, MD

Radiation Oncologist

"I chose a career in medicine to be able to improve patient's quality of life, and or their longevity."

- Dr. Roof

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(704) 380-0730

Hospital Affiliations Novant Health Huntersville Medical CenterNovant Health Presbyterian Hospital
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About

I love being able to help patients by either curing their cancer or helping alleviate symptoms they may be experiencing related to their disease. When I am not working, I enjoy spending time with my wife and three children, and our friends at Lake Norman or in the great outdoors.

Board Certification

January 4, 2005

Licensure

Training Medical License, State of Hawaii

Training Medical License, Commonwealth of Massachusetts

State of Massachusetts

State of North Carolina

State of North Carolina

Texas State

Professional Organizations

American Society of Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology 2000-Present

American Society of Clinical Oncology 2002-Present

American Medical Association 1994-Present

Massachusetts Radiological Society, Member 2000-2004

Education

Undergraduate / Bachelor of Science

1990 — 1994

Bachelor of Science with Distinction
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill, NC

Medical School

1994 — 1999

Doctor of Medicine with Honors
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill, NC

Residency

2000 — 2002

Resident, Radiation Oncology
Massachusetts General Hospital
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Residency

2002 — 2003

Chief Resident, Radiation Oncology
Massachusetts General Hospital
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Postgraduate & Post Doctorate Training

1999 — 2000

Preliminary Internship, Internal Medicine
University of Hawaii
Honolulu, HI

- Publications

1. Roof KS, Coen J, Lynch TJ, et al: Concurrent Cisplatin, 5-FU, pachtaxel and radiation therapy in patients with locally advanced esophageal cancer. Int Journal Radiation Onoclogy Biol Phys. 2006 July 15; 65 (4): 1120-8.

2. Roof KS, Fidias P, Lynch TJ, Ancukiewicz M, Choi NC: Radiation Dose Escalation in Limited-Stage Small-Cell Lung Cancer. Int. J. Radiation Oncology Biol. Phys. 2003; 57:701-708.

3. Roof KS, Fidias P, Lynch TJ, Choi NC. Radiation Dose Intensification in Limited-Stage Small-Cell Lung Cancer. Clinical Lung Cancer 2003; 4:339-346

4. Reap EA, Roof K, Maynor K, Borrero M, Booker J, and Cohen PL: Radiation and Stress-Induced Apoptosis: A Role for Fas / Fas Ligand Interactions. Proceedings of the National Academy of Science. 1997; 94: 5750-5755.

5. Reap EA, Roof K, Maynor K, and Cohen PL: Markedly Diminished Radiation-induced Lymphocyte Apoptosis in lpr Mice Suggests a Role for Fas in Eliminating Damaged Cells. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 1997; 815:116-118.

+ Selected Meeting Presentations

1. Roof K, A Mazal, S Sarkar, J Leong, AL Zietman, G.T.Y. Chen, WU Shipley. Inter-f raction bladder motion during radical radiotherapy treatment of muscle invading bladder cancer: An analysis of serial CT images and CT-BAT data to better define appropriate PTV expansion beyond the bladder. Poster Presentation at the ASTRO Annual Conference in Atlanta, GA 10/2004

2. Roof K, Coen J, Lynch TJ, Wright C, Fidias P, Willett CG, Choi NC. Neo-adjuvant radiation, cisplatin, 5-FU +/- paclitaxel in locally advanced esophageal cancer. Presented at ASCO 2004 Annual Conference in New Orleans, LA 6/2004.

3. Roof K, Ancukwiecz M, Fidias P, Lynch T, Choi, NC: Radiation Dose Escalation in Limited Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer. Poster presentation at the 2002 ASCO Annual Conference in Orlando, FL 5/2002.

4. Roof K and Cowan K. Purging of Breast Cancer Cell Contaminants from Autologous Stem Cell Harvests: A Novel Gene Therapy Based Approach. Platform presentation at Howard Hughes Medical Institute-National Institutes of Health Research Scholars’ Science Symposium in Bethesda, MD 5/19-21/98.

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