CharlesE.RiggsJr.MD
Oncology • Gainesville, FLHead & Neck Cancer, Hematologic Oncology
Professor, Medicine, University of Florida College of Medicine
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Office
1600 Sw Archer Rd
Gainesville, FL 32610Phone+1 352-273-7822Fax+1 352-273-5006
Summary
- Dr. Charles Riggs is an oncologist in Gainesville, FL and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including UF Health Shands Hospital, Lake City Veterans Affairs Medical Center, and Malcom Randall Veterans Affairs Medical Center. He received his medical degree from The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and has been in practice 41 years. He specializes in head & neck cancer and hematologic oncology and is experienced in hematologic oncology, lung cancer, and head and neck cancer.
Education & Training
University of MarylandFellowship, Hematology and Medical Oncology, 1981
University of FloridaResidency, Internal Medicine, 1976 - 1978
Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineClass of 1976
Certifications & Licensure
FL State Medical License 1977 - 2026
IA State Medical License 1983 - 2003
MD State Medical License 1976 - 1987- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine Medical Oncology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012-2013
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 18 citationsSquamous cell carcinoma of the anal marginHeather E. Newlin, Robert A. Zlotecki, Christopher G. Morris, Steven N. Hochwald, Charles E. Riggs
Journal of Surgical Oncology. 2004-05-01 - 38 citationsConcomitant weekly cisplatin and altered fractionation radiotherapy in locally advanced head and neck cancer.Heather E. Newlin, Robert J. Amdur, Charles E. Riggs, Christopher G. Morris, Jessica Kirwan
Cancer. 2010-10-01 - 34 citationsManaging cetuximab hypersensitivity-infusion reactions: incidence, risk factors, prevention, and retreatment.Thomas J. George, Kourtney D. LaPlant, Edmund O. Walden, Arlene B. Davis, Charles E. Riggs
The Journal of Supportive Oncology. 2010-03-01
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