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.
Kevin S. Roof, MD
About Dr. Roof
"I chose a career in medicine to be able to improve patient's quality of life, and or their longevity."
Dr. Roof
Board Certification
January 4, 2005
Licensure
North Carolina
South Carolina
Texas
Massachusetts
Hawaii, Training Medical License
Massachusetts, Training Medical License
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
Awards & Affiliations
Education
University of Hawaii
1999 — 2000
Honolulu, HI
Preliminary Internship, Internal Medicine
Harvard Medical School
2002 — 2003
Boston, MA
Massachusetts General Hospital
Chief Resident, Radiation Oncology
Harvard Medical School
2000 — 2002
Boston, MA
Massachusetts General Hospital
Resident, Radiation Oncology
University of North Carolina
1994 — 1999
Chapel Hill, NC
Doctor of Medicine with Honors
University of North Carolina
1990 — 1994
Chapel Hill, NC
Bachelor of Science with Distinction
Publications
Find Dr. Roof’s full list of publications on PubMed here.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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
- 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.
- 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
- Roof K, A Mazal, S Sarkar, J Leong, AL Zietman, G.T.Y. Chen, WU Shipley. Inter-fraction 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
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
