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Gary Gunn, MD, Radiation Oncology, Houston, TX

GaryBrandonGunnMD

Radiation Oncology Houston, TX

Head & Neck, Skin Cancer

Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology; Associate Vice President-Radiation Oncology Medical Operations; https://faculty.mdanderson.org/profiles/gary_gunn.html

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  • Office

    The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Division & Department of Radiation Oncology
    Proton Therapy Center, 1840 Old Spanish Trail, Unit 1150
    Houston, TX 77054
    Phone+1 713-563-2562
    Fax+1 713-563-2366

Summary

  • Dr. G. Brandon Gunn is a Professor in the Department of Radiation Oncology at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and the Associate Vice President-Radiation Oncology Medical Operations. He received his medical degree and graduated valedictorian from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, School of Medicine in Lubbock, Texas in 2004. Following completion of his clinical residency in Radiation Oncology at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, Texas, he joined the MD Anderson faculty in 2009. Dr. Gunn specializes in the management of patients with malignancies of the head and neck, including skull base, thyroid and skin cancers. He is dedicated to securing the best possible outcomes for his patients, by prioritizing a patient-centered approach, comprehensive multidisciplinary patient evaluation and care, attention to detail and quality assurance, clinical trial participation, and implementation of advanced radiation therapy approaches and technologies including intensity modulated proton therapy, volumetric arc radiation therapy, MRI-simulation and treatment planning, adaptive radiotherapy, and brachytherapy. Dr. Gunn leads numerous research efforts and clinical trials in patient reported outcomes, quality of life, patient symptom and toxicity reduction, proton therapy, aggressive thyroid malignancies, has over 200 scientific publications, and is the radiation oncology lead of the MD Anderson Head and Neck Cancer Symptom Working Group, radiation oncology lead of the Facilitating Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer Specialized Treatment (FAST) Team, and co-lead of the MD Anderson Head and Neck Cancer Service Line.

Education & Training

  • University of Texas Medical Branch Hospitals
    University of Texas Medical Branch HospitalsResidency, Radiation Oncology, 2005 - 2009
  • St. Joseph Medical Center
    St. Joseph Medical CenterInternship, Transitional Year, 2004 - 2005
  • Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine
    Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of MedicineClass of 2004

Certifications & Licensure

  • FL State Medical License
    FL State Medical License 2021 - Present
  • AZ State Medical License
    AZ State Medical License 2023 - 2026
  • GA State Medical License
    GA State Medical License 2023 - 2026
  • TN State Medical License
    TN State Medical License 2023 - 2026
  • WA State Medical License
    WA State Medical License 2023 - 2026
  • LA State Medical License
    LA State Medical License 2023 - 2025
  • MS State Medical License
    MS State Medical License 2023 - 2025
  • American Board of Radiology Radiation Oncology
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Symptom Burden Associated with Late Lower Cranial Neuropathy in Long-Term Oropharyngeal Cancer Survivors  
    C David Fuller, Ehab Y Hanna, Linda B Piller, G Brandon Gunn, Stephen Y Lai, Katherine A Hutcheson, Jan S Lewin, JAMA
  • Decreased Gastrostomy Tube Incidence and Weight Loss After Transoral Robotic Surgery for Low‐ to Intermediate‐Risk Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma  
    G Brandon Gunn, F Christopher Holsinger, Katherine A Hutcheson, Clifton D Fuller, Amy C Hessel, Adam S Garden, Michael E Kupferman, Head & Neck
  • Comparing Intensity-Modulated Proton Therapy with Intensity-Modulated Photon Therapy for Oropharyngeal Cancer: The Journey from Clinical Trial Concept to Activation  
    Steven J Frank, G Brandon Gunn, Adam S Garden, Katherine Hutcheson, Paul M Busse, Merrill S Kies, Nancy Y Lee, Alexander Lin, Erich M Sturgis, C David Fuller, J Jack L..., ScienceDirect

Press Mentions

  • Skin Cancer Survivor Finds Courage, Support in Other Patients
    Skin Cancer Survivor Finds Courage, Support in Other PatientsJuly 27th, 2018