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Office
3601 The Vanderbilt Clinic
Nashville, TN 37232Phone+1 615-322-3000
Summary
- Dr. Anthony Cmelak is a radiation oncologist in Nashville and in Franklin, TN and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Tennessee Valley Healthcare System. He received his medical degree from McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University and has been in practice over 25 years. He did his specialty training in Radiation Oncology at Stanford University, and specializes in breast cancer, central nervous system tumors, and head & neck and is experienced in squamous cell carcinoma, radiosurgery, SBRT, prostate cancer, meningiomas, and gliomas.
Education & Training
- Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford UniversityResidency, Radiation Oncology, 1993 - 1996
- St Mary's Hospital and Medical CenterInternship, Internal Medicine, 1992 - 1993
- Northwestern University The Feinberg School of MedicineClass of 1992
- University of California, IrvineB.S., Biological Sciences, 1983 - 1988
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 1993 - Present
- TN State Medical License 1996 - 2025
- FL State Medical License 2020 - 2022
- AL State Medical License 2020 - 2020
- American Board of Radiology Radiation Oncology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- “Best Doctor in Middle Tennessee” Nashville Business Journal
- America’s Top 1% Doctors U.S. News and World Report, 2012-2016
- America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2012-2016
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Clinical Trials
- Chemotherapy and Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Stage III or Stage IV Larynx or Oropharynx Cancer Start of enrollment: 2001 Jun 06
- RT With or Without Cetuximab in Treating Patients Who Have Undergone Surgery for Locally Advanced Head and Neck Cancer Start of enrollment: 2010 Mar 31
- Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Essential Tremor and Parkinsonian Tremor Start of enrollment: 2013 Feb 21
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 431 citationsIncreased epidermal growth factor receptor gene copy number is associated with poor prognosis in head and neck squamous cell carcinomas.Christine H. Chung, Kim Ely, Loris McGavran, M. Varella-Garcia, Joel S. Parker
Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2006-09-01 - 1148 citationsCisplatin and fluorouracil alone or with docetaxel in head and neck cancer.Marshall R. Posner, Diane Hershock, Cesar R. Blajman, Elizabeth Mickiewicz, Eric Winquist
The New England Journal of Medicine. 2007-10-25 - 189 citationsGene Expression Profiles Identify Epithelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition and Activation of Nuclear Factor-κB Signaling as Characteristics of a High-risk Head and Neck Sq...Christine H. Chung, Joel S. Parker, Kim Ely, Jesse Carter, Yajun Yi
Cancer Research. 2006-08-15
Journal Articles
- Dose to the inferior pharyngeal constrictor predicts prolonged gastrostomy tube dependence with concurrent intensity-modulated radiation therapy and chemotherapy for l...Vlacich G, Spratt DE, Diaz R, Phillips JG, Crass J, Li CI, Shyr Y, Cmelak AJ, Radiotherapy and Oncology, 1/16/2014
- Clinical neurological outcome and quality of life among patients with limited small-cell cancer treated with two different doses of prophylactic cranial irradiation in...Le Péchoux C, Laplanche A, Faivre-Finn C, Ciuleanu T, Wanders R, Lerouge D, Keus R, Hatton M, Videtic GM, Senan S, Wolfson A, Jones R, Arriagada R, Quoix E, Dunant A; ..., Ann Oncol, 5/1/2011
- Infusion Reactions Associated with Monocloncal Antibodies in Patients With Solid TumorsCmelak AJ, Goldberg R, Oncology, 3/13/2009
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Press Mentions
- ECOG-ACRIN 2399: Analysis of Patient Related Outcomes After Chemoradiation for Locally Advanced Head and Neck CancerDecember 22nd, 2020
- In Treating Some Cancer Patients, Less Is More: U.S. StudiesMay 30th, 2014
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